Post by jbwelda on Aug 20, 2018 0:36:31 GMT -5
Had this one sitting around for a couple years so decided to do a quickish slap together in between other projects. Original Revell Triumph Custom Motorcycle Parts Pack, picked up on ebay fairly right as a builder.
These bikes are very fiddly in nature but this one is remarkably without major faults. Everything fits together as it should. The chrome was faded out on this one, hence the budget price I picked it up for, so I went with the look, combined with Tamiya Candy Lime, left over from another project. Stance looks great to me, the only gripe I had was with the front fender, it sits too high but is a puta' to lower down, so it remained. Perhaps could have been left off altogether for a cleaner looking front end.
Man I wish Revell had seen fit to reissue these motorcycles. As it is they bring increasingly berserk prices on the bay. I want the Harley but hasn't happened so far.
Anyway, short build thread because it is almost done, just need the front end attached and the chrome touched up a bit but here is a look at it:
closer look at the frame, its just begging for a chain on that sprocket:
as always, comments encouraged!
jb
These bikes are very fiddly in nature but this one is remarkably without major faults. Everything fits together as it should. The chrome was faded out on this one, hence the budget price I picked it up for, so I went with the look, combined with Tamiya Candy Lime, left over from another project. Stance looks great to me, the only gripe I had was with the front fender, it sits too high but is a puta' to lower down, so it remained. Perhaps could have been left off altogether for a cleaner looking front end.
Man I wish Revell had seen fit to reissue these motorcycles. As it is they bring increasingly berserk prices on the bay. I want the Harley but hasn't happened so far.
Anyway, short build thread because it is almost done, just need the front end attached and the chrome touched up a bit but here is a look at it:
closer look at the frame, its just begging for a chain on that sprocket:
as always, comments encouraged!
jb
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