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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: SRXweb on July 11, 2012, 08:39:13 PM

Title: model kit
Post by: SRXweb on July 11, 2012, 08:39:13 PM

or kit model ?

Did I show you pictures of my twin sisters ?



(http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/11/94/21/94/th/kitgir10.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=223&u=11942194)

(http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/11/94/21/94/th/kitgir11.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=224&u=11942194)

(http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/11/94/21/94/th/kitgir12.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=225&u=11942194)

found on : http://club.caradisiac.com/mario_59/section-maquette-monter-17558/photo/2012051408-2286479.html#photo-2286486-94d-678221-jpg (http://club.caradisiac.com/mario_59/section-maquette-monter-17558/photo/2012051408-2286479.html#photo-2286486-94d-678221-jpg)

Very nice job
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(http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/11/94/21/94/th/kit110.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=226&u=11942194)

(http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/11/94/21/94/th/kit210.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=227&u=11942194)

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: SteveC#222 on July 11, 2012, 09:40:20 PM

At the Lincoln Steam Rally last year a chap in the model tent had made this model of a Suzuki GSX750 - it took him 15 winters!!

My blurry pictures don't even start to do it justice, every single part of the bike is scratch built, he even moulded the correct tyres for the year! It really did look like someone had put the bike in front of a miniturisation ray!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X3rM_O6Uiao/T_3xZxteigI/AAAAAAAAAPg/8wA0MVSpBmo/s640/PIC_0286.JPG?gl=GB)

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: Mark on July 12, 2012, 06:20:01 AM

Quote from: SteveC#222 on July 11, 2012, 09:40:20 PM

At the Lincoln Steam Rally last year a chap in the model tent had made this model of a Suzuki GSX750 - it took him 15 winters!!

My blurry pictures don't even start to do it justice, every single part of the bike is scratch built, he even moulded the correct tyres for the year! It really did look like someone had put the bike in front of a miniturisation ray!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X3rM_O6Uiao/T_3xZxteigI/AAAAAAAAAPg/8wA0MVSpBmo/s640/PIC_0286.JPG?gl=GB)

A GS750, they would have been a nice bike when he started it. ;D

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: Ian on July 12, 2012, 07:15:34 AM

I believe that this model was at Stafford Show a couple of years ago, sat on top of the real thing....I will have to see if I can dig a photo of "them" out.
What patience tho....anyone who can build an "airfix" type model is good but producing this quality from scratch is out of this world.

Ian :)

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: Andy M on July 12, 2012, 11:34:00 AM

He forgot to glue the little plastic man on top  ;D

Andy

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: SteveC#222 on July 12, 2012, 11:55:19 AM

Quote from: Andy M on July 12, 2012, 11:34:00 AM

He forgot to glue the little plastic man on top  ;D

Andy

This is a man who spent 15 years building a model of his bike, he's not going to glue the little plastic man on top  >:( ...

.....he's probably cloning a 'mini me' of himself as we speak!! ;)

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: J.Y.Kelly on July 13, 2012, 02:18:54 PM

All very nice, but does it run?

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: JOOLZ on July 13, 2012, 03:14:58 PM

Outstanding work

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: tommy on July 13, 2012, 11:45:32 PM

yeah your right ian i think it was the stafford show 08/09 tommy

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: johnr on July 14, 2012, 09:51:44 AM

theres a website somewhere, i will try and find it, of a guy whoi is building a 2/3rds size replica of a douglas fore and aft twin, from scratch, every component made by hand, right down to the spark plugs which took him a week, but he is building this one to run, its taken him years to get it where he is. his website has all his drawings on it. stunning work.

Title: Re: model kit
Post by: guest40 on July 14, 2012, 01:25:41 PM

You mean this one, John?



https://sites.google.com/site/halfsizedouglasmotorcycle/