This was a fantastic kit I absolutely love Black and Gold, like Lotus JPS F-1 cars. I saw this kit and couldn’t resist, price was right because the box was damaged.

I enjoyed every aspect of this bike, the detail, the colors, the rake of the front fork.

Pic are a bit out of sequence but this was the full build. I used a gold paint “Sharpie” to do the lettering and I left the little side panels off for the outdoor shots :). It was built over the summer months this year

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I really like this one, Cricket (@bikequeen). It's easy to see why they call it The Midnight Special. In 1/6 scale it probably puts my 1/9 motorcycle to shame.

Fantastic build! Your detail work is really nice @bikequeen! Very realistic.

You could definitely use more desk space though.

@chinesegeorge Thanks George! I do enjoy building them…most of them anyway. Since retiring from the Fire Department I have tons o time on my hands

@brithebuilder To true Brian! I have a very tiny house and work on the kitchen table, so every other day I have to clear it off so I can use it for silly things like preparing and eating food 😉

I also sympathize, Cricket (@bikequeen). I have a workbench, but I tend to just keep piling stuff up as I use them instead of putting them away. Every couple of weeks, I have to stop and clean because there is no workspace left on the bench. So I put everything away and the cycle starts over. I also sympathize about the price of the kits. I am old enough that I see a kit re-released for $100 that I paid $25 for 20 years ago. I am building a lot of my stash simply because I don't want to pay for new kits.

@gblair thanks George, I collected kits for the last 25 years only to realize I didnt like what I collected, and the really good ones I didnt want to build because I was afraid I would ruin them, so everything just kinda was idle. Had a Ducati bike kit…forget the manufacturer…for years…got excited about it and went for it…turned out to be a terrible kit. Then I found my first Tamiya Ducati a year and a half ago and that was it….i got hooked big time :). I did 9 1/12th scale and in January of this year I got hooked on the 1/6 bikes…and here I am. Still got a few kits in my stash but have no interest in the subjects….SIGH. Ok this tirade is done 🙂

Cricket (@bikequeen): Our one remaining local hobby shop will sell kits on consignment. I take the kits I don't plan to build to the hobby store, they sell them, and I get store credit. It helps pay for some of the new high-price kits I want. Perhaps there is someplace near your house that has consignments.