Bike models, anyone still do them?

[98tls]

Not the ones with tits though enjoy if you areI mean as in little bikes,years back i used to enjoy putting them together/painting etc and with the onset of winter wouldnt mind having another go.For anyone that does wheres the good shops to buy them,looking for something a little different than the same old MHR replicas etc that have been around for years.

[Steam]

I'd like to do some, but only of bikes I have owned. Sadly nobody does replicas of GN250's, KLR250's and CX500's.

[Jorja]

there are not too many model or hobby shops around any more unfortunately. I used to make lots of model cars. Tried a bike about 10 years ago. Hardest part was trying to fit all of the little black hoses etc.

Have a model of the car from the dukes of hazard I was thinking about doing the other day.

Hmmm I think I might dig out the phone book and look for a model shop in Auckland. Will let you know what I find.

[Headbanger]

I have been considering doing one, Been checking out the model shops in Palmy and Wellington, Found a few that I would love to have a crack at, But they were expensive and my detailing is utter shit, so I would hate to go to all that effort and have it look like pants.....

[Slingshot]

I've got one half completed, I keep meaning to pull it out and finish it.

[alanzs]

I have a collection of about 60+ small toy motorcycles. When I was traveling over the years in the US, everywhere I'd go, I'd go to the local Walmart and pick one up. They sit, alone, lonely, despondent in a bag in a cupboard...
I may be getting older but I refuse to grow up....

[Jorja]

http://www.modelcraftsandhobbies.co....rucks_bikespl&

This website seems to have quite a few to choose from.

[Blackbird]

Tamiya do heaps. You can see a Blackbird, a Ducati 900ss and a BMW K100 that I built on page 1 of the album on my profile page. I was too anal in building and painting the Blackbird (took about a month!) and it put me off model building forever

[TLDV8]

Tamiya do heaps.

A pity quite a few of the older models are discontinued.

If they are not available here they could probably be bought over the internet via paypal ?

http://www.tamiyausa.com/search.php?...x=21&image.y=8

* Length: 355mm
* Side covers can be removed, allowing observation of oil tank and electric equipment.
* Retractable main and side stands.
* Realistic semi pneumatic tires.

[zadok]

I have a few of these I did years ago:

http://www.tamiya.com/english/produc...e/kit14001.htm

[mouldy]

Not the ones with tits though enjoy if you areI mean as in little bikes,years back i used to enjoy putting them together/painting etc and with the onset of winter wouldnt mind having another go.For anyone that does wheres the good shops to buy them,looking for something a little different than the same old MHR replicas etc that have been around for years.

There's a good one in Newmarket but i don,t know its name , my mrs bought me a tamiya hayabusa for my birthday , they are so detailed .

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Not the ones with tits though enjoy if you areI mean as in little bikes,years back i used to enjoy putting them together/painting etc and with the onset of winter wouldnt mind having another go.For anyone that does wheres the good shops to buy them,looking for something a little different than the same old MHR replicas etc that have been around for years.

I use to years gone by make various models from planes, bikes, cars, tanks etc... I would make them again can be relaxing and when you finish can be satisfying... Can be a relaxing hobby...

There is (I think its still there) a model & hobby shop here in Dunedin (lower Stuart street)

I wouldn't mind making a model of the Firestorm...

[fliplid]

Ah, a discussion about "glue sniffing", as it were... Aint there a model shop down the road from Red Baron, towards the city? One in Papakura ,Steves Models, near the cop shop/roundabout as well.

May your epoxy never set unexpectedly!

[Nat]

For something a bit unusual you should check this out:
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global...nt/papercraft/

Very cool...

[HenryDorsetCase]

Keep an eye on tardme for interesting stuff. I bought a 1:9 scale model of Freddie Spencer's 1983 World Championship winning NS500, and also a YZR500 as well, I think I paid a bit for them (and of course I havent had time to do anything with them, plus the myriad other models I have) I also bought an SR500 street tracker from Acorn models as well.

I bought a Minichamps CB750 1:12 last week, but its made up already. brilliant models the Minichamps stuff, if very expensive.

http://www.acornmodels.co.nz/

these guys do internet shopping, looks like