after my last project (Harley Davidson WLA, /forums/894344/ShowPost.aspx ), i finally started on my next motorcycle; the BMW 1000GS wich won the Paris Dakar rally in 1985.
I won this rare kit from Protar on Ebay, it has a metal frame and some other metal parts.
The first thing i did was re-spoke the front wheel with thin brass wire because the original plastic spokes were to thick. I still need to remove some glue residue and it needs to be painted but the wheel is almost finished.
Meanwhile i started on the engine
The parts for one cilinder…
One cilinder mounted on the engine case
Test fit of the engine in the frame
The engine spraypainted
I damaged and scratced the engine guard a little bit
The next thing was to glue the two frame halfs together, sand al the seams and sprayed the frame gloss white.
The frame is highly detailed, even the welds are made
Next thing was to make a VIN code plate, i found a picture of the real VIN code plate from the original Dakar BMW, so i used that to print a decal from 6mm wide.
I love the bike and the build you are doing a fantastic job on it. I love the weathering as most people just paint it out of the box and never weather them unless its military, for the weathering did you use just pastels or model pigments?
