old-hermit Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Yea you read it right, 1/6. After a long journey into wee scale I'm back into biggies. Take one 1/6 scale Tamiya Harley, one 1/6 scale GI Joe Harley, one 1/6 scale Harley Panhead diecast engine, put them in a blender and see what pops out. This will be converted to a ridgid frame and retro fitted to an early 50's fat bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-hermit Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 I got the frame mostly done, built a horse shoe oil tank for it and took the front fender and moved it to the rear. I also had to modify the gas tanks for clearance and stole a seat from the parts box. It's actually starting to look like something now. I had a minor frame alignment problem but got it fixed without much difficulty. Since the late model swing arm frame had hydraulic brakes and a foot shift I had to fabricate just about everything to convert it over to mechanical brakes and foot clutch/hand shift. I still have some tweaking to do on the GI Joe pedals but you get the idea. I used the bottom of two pill bottles to create a brake backing plate & drum. I used round plastruc for the brake actuating pivot tube and made the linkage with flat plastruc & piano wire. This has been more tedious than I expected and I have a lot of little fiddly details to go so stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Bowers Jr. Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 This one is right up my alley. I'll definitly be watching this. looks good so far, but do you plan on recurving the rear fender to make the frame/tire fit equal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddgass Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Good looking work. I like (NICE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-hermit Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Well, I finally finished this one. Now maybe I can get on to something new. New pics here ... http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage/motorcycles/16-scale/panhead-bobber/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Looks great! I've been planning to build Bobber style HD from Revell's 1/12 scale chopper kits. I just don't like too modern style choppers, so I must build old styled bobber. But finding correct rear tire is hard, I don't like so wide and low profile one, Revell has in that kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 always impressive work, al!!!! very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewCfromSC Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Looks really cool! Now you need to build a full scale one unless you alrady have! Drew C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Wow, that finished pic looks like a 1:1!!! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 i agree, it looks like a 1:1. if i didnt know that this was a model, i would have thought real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill w Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Nice work Al, looks real cool! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djway3474 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 That is KEWELLLLLLL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Looks like a great candidate for the REAL OR MODEl thread. Wonderful work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I vote 'real' on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 GREAT model, Al! Very realistic in that scale. Pill bottle for a brake drum - genius! Now could you dress GI Joe up to be the rider? Maybe paint on some tattoos, and a beard from cotton balls? Just a thought. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytricia Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 that is the bomb!-it looks so cool-so real---WOW!!!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I love the motor.......what was the source?? Heres Mine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semijoe Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 very impressive build. looks so real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-hermit Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the comments guys. I've been in a real slump lately and am glad it's finished. Drew C - I've built several real Harleys over the last 40 odd years since I started riding. If I can find my old photo album I'll scan a few pics and post them here. Mike MC - If I remember correctly the engine is a die cast issued by Harley for their 75th anniversary. They made a Knuck, Pan & Shovel. You can find them on e bay but the price is usually steep. I like you Pan, what year is it ? Sam - I Have the GI Joe that came with the 45 but don't think thats gonna happen. heh heh heh. Edited October 18, 2011 by old-hermit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd82 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 OLD HERMIT my friend, that is a cool bike. Is this the Model that we are competeing with for the January 2012 build. !!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I love the work you guys do on motorcycles. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polandmob Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Kick a$$ bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semijoe Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 great work on the bike man, i agree on the 1:1 look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverwolf Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Awsome. I am simply blown away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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