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1/9 scale Harley Davidson army WLA finished (pics)

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1/9 scale Harley Davidson army WLA finished (pics)
Posted by FoxbaT73 on Friday, January 25, 2008 10:03 AM

 

After the 1/9 scale Triumph 3HW and the 1/9 scale Zundapp KS750, i started the next project; the 1/9 scale HD WLA (Liberator) from Italeri.

The engine and frame are finished, the next thing is the frontfork and the wheels.

Greets,

 

Karel


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Posted by panzerguy on Friday, January 25, 2008 10:38 AM
  Fox,WOW! My brother has a Harley shop here in New Hampshire and he has a couple of old "flatties" and you've got the look down pat with the oil stain's and grung under the frame.Looking foward to seeing this when it's done.

"Happiness is a belt fed weapon"

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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:17 PM

Finished the tank and frontfork.





 

and a close up from the fork

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Posted by Brumbles on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:37 PM

Karel,

Are you the guy who makes these things out of paper and card stock?  Even if not -- incredible work!  Thanks for sharing!   

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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:39 PM

No i am not that guy, but thanks for your comment.

The wheels are finished.



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Posted by Luftwoller on Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:29 AM

Crazy work fella. You have the weathering off too a fine art. Could you give us a few pics on the process of weathering a part? Im sure there are a few of us who would find it invaluable.

Great work.

...Guy

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:46 AM
AH SUM
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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:42 PM

it`s very difficult to explain the weathering because i use many different techniques to achieve this finish.

In case of the battery (pictures below); first of all i paint it the base color, Olive Drab (enamel)

Then i apply the light colored orange-rust pastel from the Tamiya weathering kit.

After dry, i apply thinned Raw-Umber oil paint (70-30%) directly on the pastels, which give the dark rust colors.

Strangly, because of the pastels the oil paint dries immediately (at least it looks like it because it gets matt/dull the moment the oil paint mixes with the pastels)

By adding more or less thinnner (white spirit) you can change the rust shades.

Then i spray on a coat of matt clearcoat to seal the paint, because the pastel/oilpaint mixture is very vulnerable.

The little rust dots i apply with a tiny piece of sponge.

Forgive me for writing/language faults because i`m not writing English that often Wink [;)]

 

The battery is ready and mounted

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Posted by rios on Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:48 PM

The coloring is absolutely godly.

Where can I see your other models?

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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:34 PM

Thanks,

below is the same kit as the Liberator, but i changed it into a late 40`s bobber.

 

This is a 1/9 scale triumph 3HW from Italeri


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And here is the 1/9 scale Zundapp KS750 wich i finished last month

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Posted by rios on Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:57 PM
your models are perfect. from the paint surface to the color and varnish choices, they're just
 incredible. I can't stop looking at them! Can't wait to see more of your work, man.
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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Sunday, February 3, 2008 6:35 AM

The fenders are ready and mounted

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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Monday, February 4, 2008 7:54 AM

The wheels and chain are mounted



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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Thursday, February 7, 2008 9:17 AM

Finished and mounted the exhaust today



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Posted by Luftwoller on Monday, February 18, 2008 2:16 PM

Awesome fella, simply awesome.

...Guy

..'Your an embarrassment to the human genus, makes me ashamed to call myself Homo'.
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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Monday, February 18, 2008 2:21 PM

The WLA is finished.....Party [party]

Comments are welcome,

Greetz,

Karel

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Posted by the doog on Monday, February 18, 2008 2:46 PM

WOW, Karel--that's what we call "scary good" around here!

That's simply outstanding! Quite honestly some of the best weathering I've ever seen!

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Posted by T-rex on Monday, February 18, 2008 3:07 PM
Its one of those models that look like the real thing, Fantastique work.

Working on: Trumpeter SU-152 (1/35) Trumpeter E-10 (1/35) Heller Somua (1/35)

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Posted by rios on Monday, February 18, 2008 11:04 PM
 the doog wrote:

WOW, Karel--that's what we call "scary good" around here!

That's simply outstanding! Quite honestly some of the best weathering I've ever seen!

that what I was saying man. these are MAGNIFITO! True master pieces.

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Posted by Luftwoller on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:50 PM

Fantastic work again. You are the Motorcyclemeister.

It just looks spot on.

...Guy

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Posted by Bodge on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:22 PM
UN BLOODY BELIEVABLE,The best ive seenBow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]
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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:33 PM

wow.... thanks everybody....Thumbs Up [tup]

 

Karel

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Posted by Townsy11 on Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:26 PM

Got shivers lookin at this one... just looks so dang real! looks just like what my Grandpa drove across the states and eventually lost his leg on in the 50's

Simply amazing work!!!

"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his."-- General George S. Patton
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Posted by 44Mac on Friday, February 22, 2008 10:32 AM

Outstanding! Dont think I´ve ever seen anything like your weathering. You should write a how to for all us less talented mortals. How long did it take you to do that? I´ve been sitting here for about half an hour saying wow and a few other words they won´t let me print here over an over again. The bobber is killer as well! Keep on building and posting, folks are definitely impressed.

                                       Regards, Mac

Strike the tents...

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Posted by FoxbaT73 on Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:51 PM

Thanks everybody Make a Toast [#toast], a friend of mine came along this evening with a very expensive camera so we shoot this pictures, wich are way better than the pictures i took with my small camera. The brown-tints on the pictures from my small camera were not good.







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Posted by panzerguy on Saturday, February 23, 2008 9:00 PM

 The only way to tell this is a model and not a real harley,no oil stain's under it!

   Bravo FoxBow [bow] 

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Posted by DerOberst on Saturday, February 23, 2008 9:40 PM

Wow. Amazing.

As someone who is struggling to master the basics, this appears to be black magic!  I have no idea how you get this stuff to look this good.

The rust looks, well, exactly like rust. The glass, glass.  I am flabbergasted!

Nicely done, sir!

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