California Chopper

[James2]

California Chopper done up in Ohio. This was a fun build, a bit fidgety and finicky. Most of the chrome is Alclad with Revell chrome touch ups. The tank is fingernail polish by Karen, my wife. I changed things up some, after all it is a chopper! Build thread in the WIP section….

[John Verkerk]

LOOKS!! GREAT!!

[Paul Payne]

Ditto!

[Ulf]

Wonderful, an incredibly difficult kit but the reward is a model with both the right lines and the ”right” parts, the best Harley (chopper) kit.

[mustang1989]

That's a pretty clean OOB build James. Great efforts put forth on it and some fantastic results on a trying kit. 

[Mike C.]

nice Pan head

[Old Buckaroo]

Wow what a beauty, did your wife airbrush the tank or use the brush that comes with the polish? 

Got a soft spot for this kit for two reasons ,(1) I think its one of the first models I ever laid eyes upon being built by an older brother. The thing I remember the most was his stern"Don't Touch"  (2) In my mid 20's I bought a '53 Pan basket and rebuilt it.  The old wishbone frame still had the side hack brackets when I got it.

[James2]

22 minutes ago, Old Buckaroo said:

Wow what a beauty, did your wife airbrush the tank or use the brush that comes with the polish? 

Got a soft spot for this kit for two reasons ,(1) I think its one of the first models I ever laid eyes upon being built by an older brother. The thing I remember the most was his stern"Don't Touch"  (2) In my mid 20's I bought a '53 Pan basket and rebuilt it.  The old wishbone frame still had the side hack brackets when I got it.

Thanks guys! It was the brush. Being the older brother I can relate to the "don't touch it" comment, never owned a pan but I do have a Shovelhead in the garage. You can't beat old iron.

Edited May 22 by James2

[Dragline]

A Proppa Choppa