Thread: 2/3 scale Indian Straight Four.

you're confusing me, I think yuou built your frame the wrong way round. The back is on the wrong sode of the page.

ok I'll just hang around till you have final option (the other hubs may have been a closer match) does that help?


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

Don't worry about a little bit of confusion Dave.
The hub on the front wheel has a drum brake.
I can modify the bicycle wheel to look very much like it.
Now that I've decided which wheels I'm going to use I can work
around the problems as they arise, and I'm sure they'll be quite a few.

But that's half the fun!

Cheers.

If I said this was a frame for an Indian Straight Four would you believe me?

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It really looks funny in its component sections.
But once you start putting it together it makes a little more sense.

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I had a good run at it today and got the steering throat in place.

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I think with a little luck I should have the frame ready to paint by the end of the weekend.
And yes that is MDF on the throat, when its all painted it will all look like one piece.

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The two points in red in the picture below will be the last pieces I wield.
After their wielded I'll cut the ends off and shape the joints.
Hopefully I'll have everything straight at that point.

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It's nice to be able to see the area of the petrol tank, I'm really looking forward to
getting started on building it.
I think its all going pretty well, but I'll be glad to get back to making some sawdust!

Cheers
Trevor.

your still building your bike the wrong way round ... this is gonna ride off the screen to the left where as the picture of the indian 4 will exit stage right.

aside from that she is loooking mighty fine


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

Ok Cowboy,
I don't wont to get to technical on you but stage right would be to the left of the screen.
Otherwise known as opposite prompt.
Stage left or prompt is to the right of the screen.
Direction is always taken as if you were standing on stage looking out to the audience.
So if your looking at the stage from the gallery left is right and right is left.
As it stands the picture of the Indian would exit stage left to prompt!

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You got it back asswards mate

You would know lol


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

Now we know you are a couple of comedians.

Regards

The hole worlds a stage guy's

....and the band keeps playing.....

Originally Posted by rwbuild

....and the band keeps playing.....

I'm guessing were not talking some great orchestral piece here.
More something along the lines of the Loony Tunes theme.

You sing and I'll lip sink


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

You sing and I'll lip sink

No way dude you'll get all the fame and credit, probably even a Grammy!
When I said the hole world was a stage, I wasn't planning on putting Milli Vanilli on it

I was working on the Indian the other day when I heard a truck backing up the driveway.
It was the boys from Aroundagain the local recyclers with something they thought I should have.
I don't know that to many people get one of these dropped off at their place everyday.

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It's a dolly from a television studio made in the early 70's.
I have to say it's a heck of a piece of engineering, the pan head and the height adjuster both
work so smoothly.

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When the guy's from Aroundagain saw it they straightway thought I could turn it into something
like my Dalek from Dr. Who.

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I think they were a little surprised when I said there was no way I was cutting it up.
It's just to good as it is!
The first thing I thought was if I make a fake BBC television camera how kool it would look.

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You could even make a studio set that looked like it was from the series in the 70's.

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I did a quick bit of research online and found that their not the sort of thing you'd be throwing away.
But there you go "One Mans Trash"
It will be some time before I get around to doing anything with it.
But honestly I sometimes just can't believe the things people throw away.

Trevor.

Hate to be the one to throw the bucket of water....

But, the scale is totally inappropriate... It would dwarf your other creations...

Not to mention the fact it is just to realistic looking....

Nope, I'm afraid to say, that simply will not pass muster, no sir, no way...

:tongue

Edit: Either that or it could be utilised as the base and frame of "The Robot" off Lost in Space.... Yes, yes... I can hear it now, "Warning" , "Warning", "Take cover Will Robinson"