Motorcycles in 1/24

[Terry Jessee]

http://public.fotki.com/TerryJessee/little-motorcycles/

If you like looking at motorcycles, I've got a small collection of 1/24 scale bikes, mostly diecast and plastic models, factory-assembled. There are Franklin Mint, Brookfield Collectors' Guild, Maisto, Ixo, and even a Hallmark Christmas tree ornament.

Here's one of my favorites--1966 Triumph Bonneville T-120.

Terry

[Modelmartin]

You have a very cool collection of bikes there, Terry. It is amazing the number and quality of 1/24th motorcycles available now. Here are a few of my favorites. I mostly go for Ducatis and GP bikes.

Minichamps BMW

IXO Mobilette - French moped thingie!

IXO MV Agusta

Ixo Ducati 450 Scrambler

Andy Martin

Edited December 22, 2008 by Modelmartin

[Harry P.]

http://public.fotki.com/TerryJessee/little-motorcycles/

If you like looking at motorcycles, I've got a small collection of 1/24 scale bikes, mostly diecast and plastic models, factory-assembled. There are Franklin Mint, Brookfield Collectors' Guild, Maisto, Ixo, and even a Hallmark Christmas tree ornament.

Here's one of my favorites--1966 Triumph Bonneville T-120.

Terry

Considering the scale, the detail level on that is incredible!

Very cool!

[jbwelda]

heres some ive picked up or built over the years:

moto guzzi die cast:

mini bike out of the bed of some truck model i think:

and finally (its been a short career in motorcycle building), the vespa from campus friends set:

one more of it, this time real fuzzy but you can see the extracter system i built:

one of these days i need to break into the revell parts packs motorcycles i have, its too bad they never did reissue those, though you can get a resin triumph from replicas and mins of mary

[Modelmartin]

The Revell 1/25th bikes wre reissued in the 80s as part of the "Grease" series. Of course that is over 20 years ago now. I would think the tooling still exists.

Andy Martin

[jbwelda]

yeah i have that grease reissue too, but i think mine only has the honda and the stock triumph; were the harley and the custom triumph reissued as well?

i remember just a few years back revell and/or monogram was scheduled to reissue all the motorcycles in a parts pack issue like with the motors, but then all of a sudden it disappeared from their release sheets. too bad to, i was chomping at the bit for that to come out.

[randx0]

I like those too I buy them when ever I see them. the minichamps bmws are pretty nice.I haven't been able to track down a domestic supplier for the ixo and onyx motorcycles. also it sure would be nice if someone would make some after market wheels and tires for the plastic ones especially the vintage dirt bikes in some of the older kits. thanks for sharing these terry.as far as plastic motorcylces go, don't forget about the entex ones, most weren't that great but a couple are passable wth a little work and some had drivers and side cars.

Edited December 26, 2008 by randx0

[Modelmartin]

There is a seller on Ebay that goes by the name "Stealth Wholesale" who usually has great deals on IXO bikes and occasionally others. I just looked and they still have some of those Ducati 350 for $12.99 !! You can not beat that price. They have a lot of GP stuff and they also had a real cute 1951 Peugeot motorcycle listed. I have bought a lot from this seller and their service is great!

Andy Martin

[tim boyd]

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Here's a picture of the AMT Triumph Bonneville built to replicate a vintage restoration including the white/french blue color scheme. This one is based on the Replicas and Miniatures rebop of the original that appeared (in pieces) in the 1962 AMT Annuals and as a complete model in the AMT 1963 Chevy pickup kit....TIM BOYD

[tim boyd]

Here's the Revell Triumph Parts Pack cycle....TIM BOYD

[tim boyd]

And here's the Revell Part Pack Harley. It was reissued as a double pack (with the Honda) in the Grease series in 1982 (the other double pack was the Triumph/BSA). TIM BOYD

[tim boyd]

In case anyone is interested, here is the link to my Fotki album with about 11 different 1/25th scalel cycle builds....TIM

http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/boyd-scale-cycles-/

[Terry Jessee]

And here's the Revell Part Pack Harley. It was reissued as a double pack (with the Honda) in the Grease series in 1982 (the other double pack was the Triumph/BSA). TIM BOYD

I want one of those Harleys....

Terry

[tim boyd]

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Here's a link to my post of 8 photos of the MPC Honda Chopper including under-construction shots in the "kit reviews" section of this board....TIm

[jbwelda]

thanks for the correx tim, i dug my grease kit out and like you say its the triumph & bsa.

and i was confused about the R&MM one i guess; didnt even know amt made a triumph, thought revell had a corner on that market.

[tim boyd]

thanks for the correx tim, i dug my grease kit out and like you say its the triumph & bsa.

and i was confused about the R&MM one i guess; didnt even know amt made a triumph, thought revell had a corner on that market.

Bill....glad that I could help out. Like most AMT kits of the era vs. Revell,,,,the AMT was sturdier, easier to build, but lacking a touch of the delicacy of the Revell Triumph. I've built it in two of the three versions...restored stock and custom (with the ape hangers and the racing seat)....the Bonneville version is next.....best regards TIM