Motor Cycle help needed!!!!

[Guest]

Graham, whats not to be happy with, a magnificent build, and what a gift to receive.:thumbs-up:

[Guest]

Graham, we are always our own hardest critics but sometimes we have to sit back and try to be a bit more objective and a bit less emotionally attached. If this particular bike means something to someone and it has been hand built by a modeller, making it completely unique, anyone would be blown away by it as a gift. It doesn't matter what standard it is built to that part will always be there anyway.

As for the build quality where else would anyone get a model of this bike to this standard anyway? Die cast doesn't come anywhere near and who else is going to build one for them? This is a statement of thanks and the thought and care that has gone into it is the gesture that matters not the standard of the build, which incidentally is fine anyway.

So it was a SOB to put together, the smile on the guys face will say it all and I have absolutely no doubt about that.

Just a thought, I have a couple of bikes on racing stands and they are a bit of a pain to handle. I would fix the stand to the wooden base and then fix the bike down as well so it can't move. .......and paint the stand black.

[Guest]

Cheers Richard. Yep, the stand will be epoxy resined to the base and each wheel will have a peg drilled into it and into the base. I want it so that it can be picked up by the base and held at any angle to explore the hidden detail (such as it is). You are right, I am my own worse critic as we all are. It is just that I see things in it that I hope no one else does lol. It will be going to it's new owner as a gift, what he does with it afterwards is for him to decide lol. From what I heard when talking to him about his love of old racing bikes of this period and Agostini in particular, he gets it all from his Dad, who may 'confiscate' the model anyway lol

[Guest]

That is truly magnificent, I can hear it crackling on the over-run

[Ian M]

I think you have been way to hard on yourself Graham.

That looks reary great and I think the new owner will be well chuffed with it.

Ian M

[Guest]

That's lovely! So much nicer than a diecast. Your daughter's teacher should be very pleased to receive that, I know I would be!

[Guest]

Awesome job Graham. 5 Stars from me.

Tony..