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I have found my niche with Tamiya motorcycle models (both 1/6 and 1/12 scales) in the last 2 or so years. I was nicknamed "Bike Queen" by a very good friend and it stuck and I’m proud to carry it.
Up until now I have built all Tamiya bikes, (about 30) I now have a few Aoshima and Fujimi bikes in the queue and most recently the Pocher, Ducati Panigale 1299 Final Edition 1/4 scale.
I am a volunteer firefighter for a small rural fire department.
I am also a certified watchmaker but no longer in the trade. My skills in that field have served me greatly in the last 2 and a half years of building 1/12th scale bikes. (Not to mention the tools)
I lost my husband in September of 2024, and it’s been a devastating blow, it’s been difficult to pick up the pieces and move on especially with modeling as he was my biggest fan. I will miss him forever.
I must thank the numerous members of iModeler who have reached out to me with support.
I am happy to have found iModeler and join a group of world class model builders of all scale and subjects!
You can see some of my work at the iModeler group Motorcycles here https://imodeler.com/groups/motorcycles-854753595/
Or visit me at https://bike-queen.org/news
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In less than 3 and a half years I have done many motorcycle Engines, 44 of them to be exact, but I have never built one like this.
It was a good build until I got to the turbocharger pipes and tubes. UGH. But now I know what to do when I [...]
This was a simple but fun build, took about 3 days ( i know I cant help it 🙂 ). I painted several parts even they it was not required, I thought it offered some contrast.
The plugs didn’t fire right so I had to repair that. Also it [...]
I have had my eye in theirs kit for awhile now, price was right so I grabbed it. Was fairly simple but that may have been because I had built 2 of them for the 1/6th bikes one of which was the weathered touring bike
It was a fun kit but [...]
After a few months of trying to put my life back together, i decided to jump back in with this cute little kit.
But first I want to thank all of you who reached out to me with your condolences about my husband’s death. And I apologize [...]
I chose this kit because it was the clear view version. I dont know why but i like these kits. I wasn’t particularly liking the car, I just bought it for the clear baddy, I was pleasantly surprised.
The Merc 300SL was a trend setting [...]
I did this about 2 years ago, not my best build but I enjoyed it. The tires were a mess all hardened and shrunk up. The seller had no interest in back up his sale and he was in Japan so. Really had no recourse. I found some other tires, [...]
My latest, Yep another bike 🙂
I choose the Tamiya 1/12th Ducati Superleggera V4 kit # 14140. It’s one of Tamiya’s newest motorcycle kits.
“Superleggera” is Italian for Super Light owing to it use of carbon fiber fairings and [...]
Here is a bit of history on the Panigale, taken from totalmotorcycle.com
With the 1299 Panigale R Final Edition, Ducati pays tribute to the twin-cylinder engine that has made Superbike World Championship history. From Marco Lucchinelli’s [...]
Some months ago I published an article on my Hearse build, but apparently last night someone took offense at its historical inaccuracy. I explained to the “gentleman” I build for fun. He proceeded with more of a tirade on how the [...]
I didn’t except much from this kit as I thought it was an older Tamiya kit (2007). I added Tamiya Detail Up forks #12619 and Top Studio #Md29005 detail set.
I was at first unimpressed with Top Studio set but as I began to work with it [...]