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11-26-2012, 09:34 PM
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Alan, it is nice to see you are designing/building a new model again!!!
 As always you are doing a superb job. And I like the idea of several vintage Harleys models. Will have to make your two designs together (That is if I ever finish my current bike project  )Keep up the good work!! 
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11-29-2012, 04:48 AM
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I can't really pretend that this is a new design - just a rather minor tweak on the old one. I have thoughts of creating other vintage models (not necessarily HDs), but that will be some way off. I have amassed quite a pile of models to build - motorcycles, vintage cars and architecture - which will keep me occupied for some while! Best wishes, Alan
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11-29-2012, 04:50 AM
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From now on, things are much the same as before for the Model 7A. The front forks are quite fiddly, but reasonably interesting to construct.
 The fenders needed a change to the paint scheme to the simple double-red line, but are otherwise identical to the Model 7's.  Then things were assembled thus far. 
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12-03-2012, 09:10 AM
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Finally we come back to those wheels! The rear wheel needs the drive pulley attached
 and then gets fitted, together with the rest of the main drive.  The front wheel goes on the - er - front. 
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12-04-2012, 03:25 PM
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nice build Alan
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12-05-2012, 06:57 AM
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Hi Alan,
Great desing once again and very clean build of the bike as usual. I like the vintage look of your models and it's not coming from the subject matter only. I'm talking about the all pale appearance and subtle colours you use and maybe also some design choices you make - as an example the tyre design where you achieve convincing 3D tyre side profile by just layering the paper (no tweaking, no sanding, no need to paint but the edges). True and a bit old school design work and I love it. Best Regards, Tappi
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12-05-2012, 10:36 AM
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Alan,
Always a pleasure to watch these threads. How were you able to achieve such smooth cuts for the rocker plates on the forks? I myself have difficulty cutting such small curved parts, especially if they are thick. Bob
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12-05-2012, 02:04 PM
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Hello to you all - lovely to read your comments.
Tappi, I wish I could say that the muted colours were derived from aesthetic considerations reflecting the "vintage" subject, but sadly the real reason is far more prosaic. I have a preferred type of paper, which I have found over the years that I enjoy using, but it does have the disadvantage of not taking the colour from my (old HP) printer as well as some other papers. I stick to it, though, because for me the pleasure of the hobby is principally in the making, rather than in the final product. Of course, it does rather suit these old Harleys, which were not called "The Silent Grey Fellow" for nothing. Bob, I don't have any magical skill in cutting - cutting tight curves in small pieces is hard, and sometimes needs two or three attempts. I use scalpels for nearly all my cutting - one is fitted with a No.10A blade (much the same shape as an Xacto No.11, though smaller) which I use most of the time. For very tight curves I switch to a No.11, which has an even more acute-angled point. This can be stabbed down vertically to take tiny nibbles off the curve, almost like a chisel. Needless to say I try to keep the blades as sharp as possible, using a small slipstone every few cuts. Alan
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12-09-2012, 03:08 PM
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I have been busy - but too engrossed to take many pictures.
So, the saddle and pedals  and then handlebars and lots of tiny bits, cables, stays etc. later, we are done.   Yes, I know this looks pretty much identical to the Model 7A, but *I* know it is different! Alan
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