Indian Chief 1952 2 cyl 1200 cc sv

[finescalerr]

That looks like it was hard to do. -- Russ

[DarBeck]

This part of the picture shows the ready, glued and painted elements. The model I made based on photographs of the original Indiana, the colors were so original. Indian head on front fender, done with modeling clay.



























Dariusz Beck

[DarBeck]

At this stage the model was beginning to look like real. Lacquer for cars highlighted color.
















The modeling greetings

Darius Beck

[Ray Dunakin]

Very interesting stuff, thanks for posting it!

[DarBeck]

Hi all! Thank you for your appreciation. Very pleased to read such positive feedback about my modeling. I want to show pictures of the construction of the engine. This is the hardest and most labor-intensive construction phase. Work on the engine lasted about 2 months. Everything had to fit together in the final stage of the engine had to fit perfectly in the frame of the motorcycle. The hard work paid off and thanks to my model engine looks almost like the original.









Regards


Dariusz Beck

[DarBeck]

Regards


Dariusz Beck

[JohnP]

Very beautiful. You make the curving parts like art. You also make the mechanical parts out of different materials- plastic, metal, lathe turnings, putty. Wonderful to see. 

Thanks, John

[finescalerr]

Satisfactory. -- Russ

[chester]

Thanks for these photos dariusz. I'm curious about the way you did the painting, particularly on the fuel tank. Stencils, hand painted?

[DarBeck]

Thanks for these photos dariusz. I'm curious about the way you did the painting, particularly on the fuel tank. Stencils, hand painted?


Hi Chester, airbrush painting a whole, and when it comes to inscriptions on the fuel tank that I cut them on the plotter with adhesive aluminum foil. In the original the word "Indian" was in three dimensions, rather than painted.


Yours Darius Beck

[DarBeck]

Hi friends, when I started building the engine I was wondering how do cylinders. The easiest and fastest way to their execution, was to cut out segments of aluminum. That's how the whole aluminum cylinders. Not polished them to look like the original. Some cylinders later painted in black gloss.






















Dariusz Beck

[DarBeck]

Hello. Have a look at the finished engine.






























Have a nice weekend


Dariusz Beck

[Malachi Constant]

WOW!  Thank you for taking the time to post the construction photos and notes -- truly inspiring (and informative)!  Dallas

[finescalerr]

Gentlemen, it would appear Dariusz has proven himself worthy of this forum, n'est-ce pas? -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Truly awesome!

Just curious, why aluminum instead of styrene? I would have thought that plastic would be easier to cut and shape. Also, did you glue the aluminum fins onto the cylinder, or solder them?