5 WWII Motorcycles from 5 Manufacturers

[Model Maniac]

I'm into anything military and military motorcycles are one of my favorite subjects. These are recent works built by "Art Instructor" - my main modeler and shown this year:

Master Box's German Motorcycle WWII (BMW w/ sidecar & PE):

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Mini Art's US WWII Motorcycle WLA:

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Zvezda's R-12 German Heavy Motorcycle w/ Rider and Officer:

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Pit Road's IJN type97 Motorcycle with Sidecar : RIKUO:
Would you believe this is in fact Harley Davidson's VL series (1200cc), license-produced by the Japanese?:

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Bronco's Triumph 3HW Motorcycle w/ British MP Set:

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More are being built (Greatwall's R-75 Motorcycles (x2) and Zundapp KS-750 ). Comments and suggestions are welcome!

 

[Dario Risso]

Nice motorbikes!!

If I can make some constructive critics...(I'm not an expert modeler, but I can see a little lack of details here.)

Master Box's German Motorcycle WWII: lack of some wires, MG 34 with solid tip, lack of gloss coat under decals (decals silvering) and the front fender looks a little high

Mini Art's US WWII Motorcycle WLA: decal silvering, excess of drybrush and some detail paint on the rear stowage case

Regards

Darío

 

[alex wence de leon]

'motorcycle-mania' love that! It is excellent to see the model companies bringing out the 2-wheelers in miniature scale.

 

[modelguru]

alexander good to see you here bro you need to share some of those ba a$$ scratch skills ....and dont foget to post the two wheeler pics......your work is too cool not to share

 

[Model Maniac]

Dario Risso wrote:

Nice motorbikes!!

If I can make some constructive critics...(I'm not an expert modeler, but I can see a little lack of details here.)

Master Box's German Motorcycle WWII: lack of some wires, MG 34 with solid tip, lack of gloss coat under decals (decals silvering) and the front fender looks a little high

Mini Art's US WWII Motorcycle WLA: decal silvering, excess of drybrush and some detail paint on the rear stowage case

Regards

Darío

Thanks, Dario, for your kind and constructive comments. You're right in every aspect, there're things to be desired. Maybe 1:35 is too small to do fine details. Throw in 1:9 and the same modeler can do better:

 

[Model Maniac]

Alexander W De Leon wrote:

'motorcycle-mania' love that! It is excellent to see the model companies bringing out the 2-wheelers in miniature scale.

You'll see more tomorrow. I'll make a new page available on my site showing 3 new armors, a new howitzer (IJA 28cm Howitzer), a new motorcycle (Zundapp with sidecar from GreatWall/LionRoar) and two dioramas! Two R75 motorcyles also from GreatWall/LionRoar are being built, and two Zundapps are on their way from HK to Thailand. (A box cantains two).

In real life I'm a dirt bike mania myself. I've never owned a car, I own and ride only dirt bikes (despite my age). This is my former bike that I used for nearly 4 years:

Last month it failed to start because of engine problem. So I bought myself a new one, this one. It's very fun to ride!