I first made this kit in my very early teens , probably 1972 or 73, and have been looking to find another ever since. One or two have appeared on Ebay but were either far too expensive or were incomplete. This one was being sold by a UK seller (although I have no problem buying from overseas if the postage is reasonable) and is only very partially started, and cost me less than £25.00. I loved the shape of this bike so much the original kit I built featured in one of the piece of the artwork I had to submit for my Art 'O' Level a year or two after the kit was completed and had pride of place on my bedroom shelf.
Presumably tooled in the USA...
...but Made in Britain
Much of the chrome plating will be stripped and re-chromed with Alclad. In spite of what it says on the side of the box, this one clearly is not molded in Flame Red, but I do remember that my first one was and as such did not need to paint the frame or gas tank.
No decals are supplied with this kit so I will have to employ some fancy artwork for the tank, but try to keep the feel of a 70's chopper rather than have my head turned by the likes of the more modern OCC designs and artwork.
Cheers
Al.
EDIT (for those who like choppers)
Here are a couple of pics of my build of the Revell 1/8th scale Chopped Hog, released around the same time, also built by me as a teenager and then sourced again a few years ago on eBay (in fact I also have another part started one in the stash).
Photos taken at Automodellismo at Donington Parks a few years back.
Cheers
Al.
