Thread: 2/3 scale Indian Straight Four.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Stuck my head round the corner at last on this one that is a work of art well done.

Thanks for that mate glad you like it.

Originally Posted by Andrew Nicholls

:freaky

I'm pretty happy with the way the Indian Head logo came out on the gear lever.
The hole thing was a bit freaky in that Ian (who hasn't even seen the bike) said he thought he had something that looked
like what I was talking about.
Then it just happened not only to be almost identical to the original but the right scale for the bike!
All the ducks lined up neatly in a row on that one mate.

Cheers Guy's


I spent a lot of the day mucking around with the old Ariel, getting it ready for the local Art Exhibition.
But I did manage to add the extension to the rear mudguard.
It looks much better now.
Or at least it should once I clean it up and get some paint on it.





Great stuff fibreglass but I really need to learn to wear long sleeves when using it.
3 in the morning and I'm still scratching. (hopeless)

Cheers
Trev.

Really looking the Bees knees now Trev, and not that far off completion. Paint work is top notch.

Originally Posted by Dalboy

Really looking the Bees knees now Trev, and not that far off completion. Paint work is top notch.

Thanks mate although I was hoping that the Indian would look more like a motorcycle.

Cheers mate.

With getting the Ariel ready for the Exhibition I haven't gotten to much done on the Indian.
But I did get the fiddly little job of filling and painting the 13 screws that go into the rear mudguard done.



I filled the top of each one to get rid of the "HORRIBLE" posi drive slot.
Then painted and clear coated them to match the mudguard.
The two extra ones are in case of OOPS!

With the Indian nearly finished I've lashed out and spent some penny's on a Van.
I don't think trying to move it around in the back of a sedan was going to work very well.
I picked it up yesterday a really nice 2.5 litre turbo diesel.



It will make travelling with the bike and other of my work so much easier.
Really looking forward to the trip to Dave's early in the new year, then Sydney a bit later on.

Cheers
Trev.

Could even make a small fold down bed in the back

Originally Posted by Dalboy

Could even make a small fold down bed in the back

Spot on mate I'm not seeing a hole lot of Motel bills in the future

Cheers
Trev.

Well it ain't getten any reda!
I had time yesterday to put a base coat on the rear mudguard and chain guard.







Both parts still need several coat of paint then pin striping and clear coat.
But the overall appearance of the bike is there.

Cheers
Trev.

What a lovely bunch of photos! The model is looking truly amazing Trevor. Almost brings a tear to the eye

Trevor, While the bike looks absolutely amazing and I am in awe of the journey from junk to masterpiece, may I please request a couple of photos with some sort of household item that all would know to size the bikes scale, thank you. Cheers, Peter

Originally Posted by crowie

Trevor, While the bike looks absolutely amazing and I am in awe of the journey from junk to masterpiece, may I please request a couple of photos with some sort of household item that all would know to size the bikes scale, thank you. Cheers, Peter

A Bic lighter is one of the usual aids for scaling.

Originally Posted by chrisb691

A Bic lighter is one of the usual aids for scaling.

Maybe something a little larger would work better with a 2/3 scale motorbike......... .......

Originally Posted by Repliconics

Thanks mate although I was hoping that the Indian would look more like a motorcycle.

Cheers mate.

With getting the Ariel ready for the Exhibition I haven't gotten to much done on the Indian.
But I did get the fiddly little job of filling and painting the 13 screws that go into the rear mudguard done.



I filled the top of each one to get rid of the "HORRIBLE" posi drive slot.
Then painted and clear coated them to match the mudguard.
The two extra ones are in case of OOPS!

With the Indian nearly finished I've lashed out and spent some penny's on a Van.
I don't think trying to move it around in the back of a sedan was going to work very well.
I picked it up yesterday a really nice 2.5 litre turbo diesel.



It will make travelling with the bike and other of my work so much easier.
Really looking forward to the trip to Dave's early in the new year, then Sydney a bit later on.

Cheers
Trev.

Oh I am so jealous. I wanted one of them. Happy travelling. Not sure howmany more posts there after this. Had a bit of catching up.

As for the Indian. You know what I think. .... Where's the like button

Originally Posted by crowie

Trevor, While the bike looks absolutely amazing and I am in awe of the journey from junk to masterpiece, may I please request a couple of photos with some sort of household item that all would know to size the bikes scale, thank you. Cheers, Peter

He did sometime ago. He had me sit on it. Most people know how small I am. Why even the cowboy smurf is close to a 1:1 scale model of me lol

Originally Posted by chrisb691

A Bic lighter is one of the usual aids for scaling.

I had the seat off working on it. So the top of the battery box seemed the ideal place to put something for scale.
The lighter kinda works, but maybe Peter's right a little understated.

Originally Posted by crowie

Maybe something a little larger would work better with a 2/3 scale motorbike.

So I've gone with the classic 375ml Coke can, it's got to be about the most recognizable thing in the world
Man even to me that can looks big!

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

He did sometime ago. He had me sit on it. Most people know how small I am. Why even the cowboy smurf is close to a 1:1 scale model of me lol

Don't worry Dave there's no way the Indian's finished until the final picture of the "Cowboy & Indian".

Cheers Guy's
Trev.

Hi,
Glad to see the Coke can back, I was worried it might have been incorporated in the build somewhere.
Looking fantastic anyway.
Regards