Indian Chief 1952 2 cyl 1200 cc sv

[DarBeck]

Hi everyone! I am a newly registered user of your forum. I come from Polish and I would like to present you my new and slightly older works. For over 30 years dealing with modeling, and more than 5 years I build models from scratch, antique motorcycles. I want to present you my newest model. It is built from the ground INDIAN CHIEF model of 1952.
























Kind regards


Dariusz Beck

[Malachi Constant]

Hi Darius --

Welcome .... and wow!  Beautiful model.  What is the scale?  What materials did you use?  Did you shoot any photos during construction!

Cheers,
Dallas

[mabloodhound]

My first motorcycle was a 1946 Indian Chief, a former Springfield, Mass. police bike.   My buddy had a 1951, but they were all pretty much the same.
That model sure brings back some memories.   The only difference was that mine had a windshield and saddlebags and a growler siren.   
Also, there were not two cables from the handlebar levers; only one for the front brake.    The clutch was the rocker foot pedal on the left.   Handshift was on the right.
And if I had kept the bike I could be a rich man today.
Sure would like to see more of your work.

[DarBeck]

Hi! I'm new to this forum, so I do not really know if I can in this thread show pictures of the construction. Please hint. But to answer your questions. Indians in the scale 1 / 9. I built it from aluminum, plastic, bronze. The saddle is covered in genuine leather. The frame I made from old plastic molded parts, tank and fenders are made of resin. It's a bit of steel, for example the spokes. I built it for 6 months. In Poland, Indiana were used after World War I in the police. Few survived to them today, but how to meet them are very expensive, I think with you in the U.S. are also included. 
Yours

Darius Beck

[finescalerr]

http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=3.0

Dariusz, click on the link above. It explains exactly how to post photos of your model(s).

Guys, you definitely must see Dariusz' modeling. It will blow you away.

Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Welcome aboard, Darius! That is a stunning model! If you had not said it was a model, I'd have thought it was real.

Photos of construction are always welcome here.

[W.P. Rayner]

Welcome to the forum Dariusz. That's a gorgeous bike and superb work... looking forward to seeing more.

Paul

[chester]

Welcome and thank you very much for showing this stunning model. Beautiful work.

[Chuck Doan]

Welcome! That is a beautiful model!

[DarBeck]

Hello! I decided to show a series of pictures from the construction of my Indiana. I had a lot of work with this model, many problems and difficulties to overcome. See for yourself how it all looked.






















Dariusz Beck

[finescalerr]

Yes, that is what we want to see! Show more. -- Russ

[Junior]

Welcome Darius! Even during construction it looks real ! Fantastic work indeed!

Anders 

[marc_reusser]

Welcome Darius.  Truely a beautiful model, and great photos of the process. Thanks for sharing.

Marc

[Malachi Constant]

Hello! I decided to show a series of pictures from the construction of my Indiana. I had a lot of work with this model, many problems and difficulties to overcome. See for yourself how it all looked.
Dariusz Beck

YES!  Thank you for these photos ... we can all appreciate the beauty of the finished model ... but we also like to see how it was built.  Very nice work.  More photos please! 

Dallas

[DarBeck]

Hello everyone. The hardest to perform was the fuel tank and fenders. First I made of foam plastic fenders and tank two, which later I made the mold. The resin forms with elements ready done. Only the engine gave me so much work, but the engine will tell later.






















Kind regards