The Harley conversion from 1/18th street bike to 1/16th racer is going well.I have put a 10mm addition to the frame where the front fork meets the frames body.This increases the distance between the handlebars and the seat.
I increased the wheels diameters also by 10mm and elliminated the spokes and and made up solid cheerywood discs instead.The fenders were shortened and one of the fender braces eliminated and the other shaped and refined.The rubber tires were stretched and fitted to the wheel discs.The wheel discs themselves have been divided into 8 pie like sections and colored over the bare wood with colored pencils.(red,white and blue)Do not finish the wood before penciling as the color may not adhere properly.Weather as required with pastels.
The added 10 mm in length and height seems to do the trick.Now when I stand a 1/16th figure beside the bike it looks about the same as the Harley pictures.
Next step is to break the bike down into pieces again and repaint,de-chrome,weather and modify as need be. Cheers! John.
