BMW R75 revisited

[slownlow]

I was lucky enough to score two of this kit. One was started and had a few parts missing. That one I turned into a bobber and posted it some time ago.

Now I’ve started the second one and will give it military livery for the desert campain.  That is not a helmet on the fuel tank it’s the air intake positioned to avoid dust and such.

[1320]

That's cool! It's coming along great.  Ive often looked at the esci kits and wondered about them. What's the fit like? Are they the same mould as the protar?

Jim

 

[slownlow]

Thanks for the kind words. The molding and alignment are good. The only issues I see are the usual seams where the  mold halves    join. So far as comparing with Protar I haven’t built any of their kits but this one is nice.

Here are a couple of pics of my current progresss

[mustang1989]

I frickin' LOVE these bikes. If you need any picture references I've got a couple of books on these. Beautiful detailing and paint work Bob and I like the black one that you posted as well.

These are just cool lookin' bikes man.

[slownlow]

Thanks Joe. Working with the larger scale does offer more detail but that demands more effort.
I’ve always loved old BMW’s too. In fact I had a 67 until I passed it on to my son a year ago. 

[JollySipper]

This is really nice to see... Looks huge on the work bench! There's a community build dedicated to all things BMW, you would be more than welcome to post this in, also!

My next kit purchase will probably be the Revell Police bike.

[slownlow]

Well, the bike is all but done. Now onto the car Along the way I found a way to hold the bike as I was adding fiddley bits.

The square peg coming from the rear wheel allows the side car wheel to also have power. They were asking a lot of the 750 cc engine, especially if the rig was fully loaded and on soft ground.

[Belugawrx]

Nice airbrush work on the camo..and well done on the clutch and trans linkages.... (linkages..is that a word?)

Coming along ?

Edited April 16, 2023 by Belugawrx
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[slownlow]

Thanks Bruce. For paint I started by covering every thing with Tamiya Desert Yellow (XF 59). Then used their Field Gray (XF 65) that’s the sort of green blue. And finally a dash of Khaki (XF 49). The kit is so big I had to get the big bottle of the Desert Yellow