The Motorcycle Channel at iModeler (10 articles)

The Motorcycle Channel at iModeler

Items tagged with Motorcycle
10 articles
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BMW R/75 Motorcycle w/Side-car 1/48th Bandai

by Walt B on May 3, 2020
in Armor — 5 Comments

Being a model builder primarily of what some consider the one true scale, 1/48th the plethora of aircraft models has never really been an issue. The availability of vehicles though was not so abundant. Bandai issued a large series of 1/48th sc[...]

Tamiya 1/6 Harley Davidson FLSTFB Fat Boy Lo

by Haslam Yeoman on January 1, 2020
in Automotive — 15 Comments

Happy New Year to all. Here is something that flies but on the ground instead of in the air. This kit was absolute fun to build. Typical Tamiya superb quality let down only by the sub standard brake rotors and exhaust mufflers which were rep[...]

Yamaha YZF R1M

by Richard Mcstay on April 26, 2019
in Automotive — 17 Comments

Hi again folks, I've got another motorcycle here for you. The R1M! I do have a soft spot for Yamaha bikes. I've been lucky enough now to have owned three. I've owned an R6, and two R1's. And I've never crashed a Yamaha neither, so I consider th[...]

Repsol Honda RC213V

by Richard Mcstay on April 15, 2019
in Automotive — 16 Comments

Hi Folks. It's almost Easter, so Happy Easter if that's your thing. I personally just like the chocolate. This is the fairly recent Tamiya 1/12 kit of the 2014 MotoGP championship winning bike, rode by Marc Marquez. Marquez won the Moto 2 cham[...]

1/9 Montesa Cota 247

by Adolfo Coelho on October 15, 2018
in Automotive — 26 Comments

Now finished: WIP here: Cheers! Dolf

Perfect Chrome

by Nikolajs Negeriss on April 12, 2018
in How-to — 35 Comments

After I have done couple of motorcycle models I learned something about chrome. I tried a lot of paints and combinations, including Molotow, Gunze SM06 and SM08, Testors, Tamiya enamel, Vallejo Metal Color, Alclad and AK Extreme Metal paints. Al[...]

Holy Grail?

by Harry Brogan on October 14, 2017
in Automotive — 8 Comments

George Williams hit the nail on the head with the 1/6 Tamiya kit. So here's what I'll be building soon. Yes, it's a 1/6 Tamiya Harley with the sidecar. Personally, I consider this to be the "Holy Grail" of the Tamiya motorcycles. I built on[...]

Tamiya 1/12 suzuki gsx1100s katana

by Harry Brogan on October 8, 2017
in Automotive — 8 Comments

Well, this one is now complete. Although an older kit from Tamiya it was a good build. With the exception of just a couple of very minor issues. Starting off was the usual engine build. Seems that almost all of the Tamiya motorcycle start [...]

TAMIYA 1/6 scale KAWASAKI KZ1300 B TOURING

by Harry Brogan on July 24, 2017
in Automotive — 22 Comments

The model of the Kawasaki KZ1300 B Touring motorcycle finally arrived. Needless to say I wasted almost no time in opening the package. I did a visual inventory before opening the plastic bags. The, one by one, I opened them to make sure t[...]

Revell 1/12 Custom Chopper

by Harry Brogan on January 20, 2017
in Automotive — 6 Comments

I'll be reviewing the Revell Custom Chopper here. This is kit number 85-7324 As you can see by the box art there doesn't seem to be a lot of detail on this kit. However, upon opening of the kit there are a number of options available. Extra[...]