The Italeri 1/9th scale WLA Harley Davidson WW2 motorcycle build in progress.
Hi friends,
I have started this 1/9th scale WLA for a customer. I don't normally build motorcycles but I am finding this to be great fun! Kit is going together without much problems other than the parts are not numbered and the sprues have no identification either but it is pretty easy to figure out. I understand that this kit was not produced by Italeri but by another company and is a rebox.
Anyway, it is fun to weather as I go along!
That is some seriously impressive weathering.
Looks well used and beat up.
Cheers,
Alistair
An excellent entry, Rick @rickschad
The weathering is indeed perfectly done.
You might consider to enter this amazing build in the motorcycle group. Would be great to see you progressing this Harley.
Thanks John! I’ll do that!
Great entry and fantastic progress so far, Rick!
Looking forward to see it in the Motorcycles Group!
Thanks my friend! I’ll make sure to post it.
Great beginning on a great kit! It builds nicely. Look up my post of this kit here on iModeler. Maybe it will help some. I downloaded the U.S. Army field Manual for the WLA to help with my build...
https://ia800304.us.archive.org/4/items/TM9-879/TM9-879.pdf
Thank you so much! This is a great resource!
Because the parts are so realistic, you can almost call yourself a "motorcycle mechanic" when you are finished with it.
I built one of these a few years ago. It is an enjoyable kit to build. Looking good so far.