1/12 Tamiya Honda Endurance racer . The best kit I could find to do a MadMax style ,post-apocalyptic mutant ridden cycle.
No aftermarket ,no resin , no p/e . This lacking will be made up for in scratch details and weathering.
This will be a quick one with some weapons attachments and the rough ,dusty finish of the bikes in the film series , it will be beat to s#$t and very well used.
Sprues soaked and washed.
There are shots of a Superglide in the movies but I cant do this to a Harley!
Starting the madness here with a thoroughly spurious magneto attachment ala Vertex…
I do need pix of a Jappo inline 4 turbo charger installation if any one has any , that will be the next addition…
this is going to be cool I can tell already! [H]
Trey -Gettin’ in on the ground floor! Thanks.
Here are the pipes ,swept back and gathered at the left side ,I will transition to a flange into the turbo.
Pipes are 1/8" aluminum welding rod.
Wez would definately approve. I’ll be following this one with interest !
WWay- thanks keep watchin’ and post more pix of the bike shown if poss.
Turbo pipes cut off , reduction pipe carved , plenum box from 3/16" box acrylic.
Battery box detailing , header/turbo pipe connected , gas tank sealed off and mutant spout attached w/weld detail to follow , nitrous bottle from 1/48 B-17 500 lb bomb , rear fairing framework and damage done.
Some more shots as things progress…
I see a lot of crafty crafting, um that was almost redundant?
BUT, I really got a kick from the tucked away nitrous bottle.
Great stuff.[H]
S2U -Thanks , performance package almost complete, weapons package to come…
starting to look tasty!Nice scratch build skills!
Trey -Thanks -I’m thinkin’ like a mutant…
Not much out there actually.
Depending on who you listen to, it was either a Kawasaki Z900/Z1000 or a Suzuki GSX1100
Wway -Thanks- anyone else have any info on the bike in question? I was always of the opinion it was a KZ1000-900 .With a Rajay turbocharger. I would have thought the bike would be well documented .Anyway its not real relevant to this build which, if you are not clued in yet, is totally spurious.
When watching the special features on the Mad Max re-release it was mentioned that Kawasaki sponsored the bikes used by the gang in that episode. Not sure what made it into the second movie though?[*-)]
But what is certain is the progress on your bike!
Coming along great!
You can always spot a good modeler who is very proficient with reference materials or personal experience. I’d wager you’re both.[t$t]
S2U There are a number of different bikes in the movies , I dunno about Kawasaki’s supply of bikes…
There is a Superglide in one shot but you can see its a privately owned bike as it is not all mutated.
Thanks for the comps and keep watchin!
I know my ole eyes are tired, but from the photos I have seen, my vote goes to a KZ1000, besides, in the day, this was the fastest bike one could straddle and fill their need for speed, turbo charged or not. Many a day @ local Drag Strip watching one of these burning the pavement up w/one of these monsters.
Gmaster -Yeah they were fast ,the best part was when it was used up, you pushed it in the ditch and bought another!
Some more progress , gettin’ a little impatient with the fairing breaking alla time. Turbo mount worked out , carbs with plenum attached,doubly skewered with brass rod , air cleaner and air feed tube from left to right. Tach drive off intake camshaft . Oil filter mounted. And a throttle cable mount on the top of the engine.
Here is the fairing with cut down windshield ,mutant style…
