FAO the forum modellers, my bike (sort of)

[yambabe]

You may remember a while ago I acquired a model kit of my bike, which I wanted to build to go on top of my wedding cake last year.

After taking advice, especially from some of you here, I decided it was way beyond my capabilities to build and luckily a friend of ours offered to do it as our wedding present.

I thought you might like to see the finished result, cos I think he did an awesome job.

Here it is on the cake on the day:

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Bits%20%20Bobs/252330_10150870766330940_482735768_n.jpg

and here are some close-up shots showing the fabulous attention to detail:

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Bits%20%20Bobs/206198_10150870742940940_2000845340_n.jpg

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Bits%20%20Bobs/599160_10150870742620940_828298346_n.jpg

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Bits%20%20Bobs/538575_10150870743145940_1384262810_n.jpg

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Bits%20%20Bobs/165824_10150870743425940_609228144_n.jpg

Finally, for scale and so you can see how much detail he put in, here it is on my actual bike

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a229/Yambabe/Facebook/Bits%20%20Bobs/598911_10150870742215940_43490990_n.jpg
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[andy_uk]

Hmmm... subframe looks twisted

Seriously though...wow! the attention to detail is amazing!!!
Absolutely fantastic.
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[temeluchus]

Even down to the rust and dents!
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[panrider_uk]

Birdshit on the tank - now that is attention to detail

Mark
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[plugger147]

Chains to tight, top job on that fair play...
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[Hetzer]

A very fine job.
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[Ariel Badger]

Most excellent work! I do however see a slight discrepancy on the tank lettering.
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[MarJay]

Hmm... That would make me want to go out and clean my bike. There is even mould on the dual seat!

If he were a painter in the Elizabethan times, he'd have had his head chopped off for showing the Queen's warts, her hair lip and her squint in a painting.

Still, you can't argue with accuracy. The dude has talent!
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[yambabe]

[st3v3]

Cool.

Where does one look for such kits?
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[yambabe]

The kit came off ebay, it was a fairly well-known (amongst modellers anyway) brand iirc but I'm blowed if I can remember which one.

Bear in mind that it came plain though. Apart from the decals, my mate did all the paintwork himself using pics of my bike. He also made the screen, crashbars, rear rack and numberplate. And the taxdisc holder that I have on my bars (long story, involves the Bulldog Bash)

He is either a genius or an OCD nutter lol.
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[keggyhander]

As an ex-modeller I can say that's amazing.

I'd have left the ugly screen off though.

[sidewinder]

Top notch job Very skilled and talented nice cake to
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[Werny]

When I noticed the mud and rust on it, I was checking the pictures to see how you'd photoshopped the real bike in. Truly impressive work, you have a very kind and talented friend there

[Pete.]

The artist should get credit, that's fantastic work!
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Ariel Badger]

[scorps]

That is absolutely brilliant
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[10 pence Short]

Awesome that! Loads of attention to detail.

I just showed it to Mrs Short, her Reply?

"You dragged me away from Christian Grey for that?"

No class I tell you, No class.
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[Old Git Racing]

That is really cool

OGR
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[hellkat]

Was that Harold wot did that? I remember he was pretty geeky about miniature modelly type things when we went to the Steampunk exhibition in Oxford.

Even if it wasn't, that's pretty awesome detailing, I really thought I was looking at your actual bike sitting on a huge cardboard box and I was about to ask where you were sending it to

... but then, it is late, and I have been laying it on a bit thick with the vision-affecting codydramol again tonight
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[yambabe]

Yes it was Harold.
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