Post by tatocorvette on Apr 14, 2020 18:40:25 GMT -8
Hello,
A blast from the past! I see some growing interest in bikes here. Back around 2006 Revell released some chopper motorcycles in 1/12. I am a complete ignorant when it comes to motorcycles. But I thought it was cool. So I picked one (don't even remember which one) and customized a custom bike. This is a re-post summary of that 2007 thread on MCM forum. At the bottom I'll put some in-progress pictures. I hope you like it.
La Chopa Atomica
First a disclaimer: I'm a motorcycle ignorant. That been said, I was curious about Revell's chopper kits and decided to do one. I called it La Chopa Atomica. "Chopa" is actually a puertorican slang for a fish, somewhat similar to a bass. "Atomic" because the color used is Atomic Orange, a 2007 Corvette color (what a surprise!).
I ended up modifying almost everything. Only the frame, wheels and tires were spared form modification. The fenders were reshaped, added a small tail light, the front fork was machined out of aluminum and tubing, handle bars are soldered brass and plastic, and the fork brackets are sheet styrene. The tank was widened and a new gas cap was machined. The seat was sanded smooth. The oil tank was machined in 4 parts and the air cleaner housing was also machined out of aluminum.
Spark plugs were scratchbuilt and fully wired. Everything else was wired and plumbed: including: brake lines both front and rear, battery cables, starter, fuse box with wiring harness going into the frame, throttle cable, clutch cable, fuel line, oil lines in and out of the oil tank, headlight wire, shifting linkage, etc. Both brake lines have chrome clamps about halfway each, to keep them in place. Different wire gauges were used throughout.
A digital speedometer/data/trip computer was machined and the display was created and printed in my computer.
Several shades of aluminum, magnesium, chrome silver, silver chrome trim etc were used. The kit's chrome in the headlight was scratched. But it turned out to be my best Alclad job ever. The chain was detailed with brass paint and black wash.
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The sun really brings out the color to life!
And some in progress pics:
Thanks,
Ismael
A blast from the past! I see some growing interest in bikes here. Back around 2006 Revell released some chopper motorcycles in 1/12. I am a complete ignorant when it comes to motorcycles. But I thought it was cool. So I picked one (don't even remember which one) and customized a custom bike. This is a re-post summary of that 2007 thread on MCM forum. At the bottom I'll put some in-progress pictures. I hope you like it.
La Chopa Atomica
First a disclaimer: I'm a motorcycle ignorant. That been said, I was curious about Revell's chopper kits and decided to do one. I called it La Chopa Atomica. "Chopa" is actually a puertorican slang for a fish, somewhat similar to a bass. "Atomic" because the color used is Atomic Orange, a 2007 Corvette color (what a surprise!).
I ended up modifying almost everything. Only the frame, wheels and tires were spared form modification. The fenders were reshaped, added a small tail light, the front fork was machined out of aluminum and tubing, handle bars are soldered brass and plastic, and the fork brackets are sheet styrene. The tank was widened and a new gas cap was machined. The seat was sanded smooth. The oil tank was machined in 4 parts and the air cleaner housing was also machined out of aluminum.
Spark plugs were scratchbuilt and fully wired. Everything else was wired and plumbed: including: brake lines both front and rear, battery cables, starter, fuse box with wiring harness going into the frame, throttle cable, clutch cable, fuel line, oil lines in and out of the oil tank, headlight wire, shifting linkage, etc. Both brake lines have chrome clamps about halfway each, to keep them in place. Different wire gauges were used throughout.
A digital speedometer/data/trip computer was machined and the display was created and printed in my computer.
Several shades of aluminum, magnesium, chrome silver, silver chrome trim etc were used. The kit's chrome in the headlight was scratched. But it turned out to be my best Alclad job ever. The chain was detailed with brass paint and black wash.
The sun really brings out the color to life!
And some in progress pics:
Thanks,
Ismael
