Knight Hauler Harley Davidson 100th Anniversary Edition

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And then nearly a year later, the paint process....oh I dreamed of this day. I am very happy with the results. It is not perfect, but as a first attempt, I got the kind of finish that I wanted.

In primer:


Base coat:


Masked up for the silver:


Parts painted but no clear coat:






For the graphics, I found a company online that specialise in RC graphics. They were really helpful. I searched for ages for a Harley font, but could not get it as it is a patented design that was originally done by hand in the old days. What I had to do was get two pages of script (data/code) called a vector so that the guys' plotter could cut it out of vinyl. They did the bar and shield logos for me and the 100th Anni badge also. I know the bar and shield is normally orange and white, but on the 100th Anni badges and bikes themselves, it's all gold and I didn't want to introduce other colours to the overall black, silver and gold scheme.

TADA:




Graphics:






Closeup of the clear, wet sanded to 2500 grit, then buffed for ever with cutting compound, then AutoGlym HD wax and finally, TurtleWax Nano Tech gel wax.


I thought the black mesh for the grille was a bit weak, so I cut some chrome mesh to size. I think it looks way better:



Managed to get a 1/14 scale road map and binder for the dash - cool....

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The last few details I did was was hand paint in all the door jambs, hinges and handles etc, tint out the sleeper windows and add some CB antennas to the mirrors, made from guitar string.

Looking at it now, I don't like the beacons. They were sold as accessories for Tamiya tractor trucks, but to me they look to be 1/10 scale, too big. Also, they use 3V bulbs instead of LEDs and just dont look realistic to me. You don't really get the "rotating" effect, you see each bulb light in sequence. I might stick them on the 1/10 scale Land Rover Defender I bought my dad. It's actually a CC01 Land Cruiser kit modified to take an RC4WD Defender body.
I noticed somebody on here put a link to LED beacons by Pistenking. I had never heard of that site until I came on here. I have already learned loads from this forum. The Pistenking beacons look way better and are cheaper too. I paid 70 odd euro for these ones.....ah well.

For the future, I think I would like to stretch the chassis and paint it and the axles etc and add some more LED's etc. For now though, the next project is a trailer.

All comments and suggestions welcome. Thanks for looking!