Tamiya 1/6th scale Harley Davidson Fat Boy Lo

[ScaleMotorcars]

Thats a real bike.

I think.....

[camwader]

I can't imagine why anyone would post pictures of a real bike and claim it to be a model - where's the fun in that?

I can assure you that what you are looking at is 100% Tamiya , 0% Milwaukee. No trick photography, no digital image manipulation. I am of course pleased that my model is good enough to cause doubt in your mind, but I thought the dollie pic would give it away. All credit to Tamiya though, it is a superb model.

[ScaleMotorcars]

I was just yanking your chain...

One of the best bike builds I've seen in a long time.

Question... What did you use for the asphalt and those 1/8 scale Maple leaves. Those really trick the eye into thinking these bikes are 1/1 .

[camwader]

Well you got me there - really wasn't sure how serious you were being - it's a bit difficult to judge on text alone. Thanks for the compliment on my build.

Leaves. The little fellas you see lying around in these shots are not actually leaves at all, but birch seeds. I bought a small packet with a large price from a scenery stall at a model railway exhibition, only to discover a few months later that there were piles of the things under a tree in a street close to my home.

It so happens that I've also been playing with 'maple' leaves, using a cheap paper punch.

The tarmac was some old satin black furniture paint with fine sand mixed in - it was one of those rewarding experiments where it worked out just right first time.

[DominiqueBeerts]

Not all credit should go to Tamiya . The builder did an outstanding job on this one. As always.

[camwader]

Thanks Dominique. With this kit it really is easy to make a good job. With all the mechanical fasteners it's more like putting together a Tamiya RC car. As long as you can make a reasonable job of the paintwork you'll end up with a really good model. Making the older Tamiya Fat Boy from 1996 was much harder.

[utzelu]

OMG this is an amazing model indeed! Tamiya did a great kit with this one and the build is great as well. I need to get me one of these. My birthday is coming soon... :D

[Dr Dave]

Hey Jon, they are right. It's not just the quality of the kit, it's the skill of the modeller that turns the kit into the fine piece we see here. Beautiful work mate, well done. And your photography is exceptional also.

[camwader]

Thanks very much Dave. It was a very enjoyable build - I even bought a second one because it was such a good price that it seemed a shame not to.

[petert]

Brilliant Model, Visited your own WEB site and I cant make my mind up as to whether the workshop photos are of the model or the real thing. If its the model and you have a scale model workshop what a fantastic job. If its trick photography (green screen ) then equally well done, if its the real deal you are a lucky man..I am currently building the Pocher Ducati Penegale, and what a super kit, to be followed by the Fatboy. I have downloaded the workshop manual but having trouble finding original photographs.

[ritual19]

Great bikes and great build. It is nice to look at the pictures.