Recently Completed - Apr-Jun 2009
I've got two motorcycles and two cars on the workbench. We had our 24 hour build, which turned out to be about a 14
hour build for me due to work committments.
Toyota 88C 1989
Fiat Abarth
(Site last updated June 15, 2009 - next update mid-October 2009
I was quite stunned when my Silver Dart took a number of awards at the HeritageCon 3 model contest. They had a
special theme category '100th Anniversary of Canadian Flight' and I thought that the first powered flight in Canada was
a perfect subject. Little did I know how much work this would entail!
I consider myself a motorcycle modeller and yet when I look over the list of models completed in the last year, there are
only 2 on the list and I've got 5 cars on the bench! I'll have to try and complete more motorcycles this year.
Recently Completed - Jan-Feb 2009
Silver Dart
Results of the 2009 Supershow Motorcycle Model Contest can be found HERE
Many thanks to:
- Bar Hodgson and the staff of the Supershow
- Group 25 members Howard Cohen and Ted Waters
- Special thanks to Dave Bailey of Peel Scale Modellers
Recently Completed - Dec 2008
BMW K100
(Site last updated Jan, 2008 - next update mid-Mar 2009)
Recently Completed - Oct-Nov 2008
deHavilland Beaver
Manx Custom Dune Buggy
London, National NNL and the Ajax shows, with photos available from the Contest page (link at left)
Recently Completed - Aug-Sep 2008
Soap Box Derby Racer
2006 Mustang Bullitt
Some slower building during the summer, but I did manage to finish a couple and had a great time at the Megacity
Show in Toronto, photos in the Contest page (see link at left menu)
We had our annual 24hour Le Mans build on Father's Day weekend in June. The progress and final photos
can be seen on Trevor's Fotki site here.
Recently completed - Jun-July 2008
Toyota 88C Minolta
Indian Girl Canoe
Recently completed - Apr-May 2008
Renault Alpine A224B Le Mans 1978 - number 2
Renault Alpine A224A Le Mans 1978 - number 4
Porsche 935 Le Mans 1978 - 'Moby Dick'
Porsche 959 convertible
Honda RC211V 2006 Konica Minolta GP bike
Finally got a number of projects completed and off the table. The 3 Le Mans cars were pretty straightforward because
they were the old battery powered kits from the early 1980's from Tamiya - no engine or chassis details to speak of.
The TORCAN 2008 contest was held May 24, 2008 in Markham. The space was a bit cramped, but the turnout was
very good. A few pictures are on the Contest page.
Why motorcycles and why 1/12 scale?
I've always had a problem getting a really good paint job - probably a matter of not being patient enough. So I decided to
concentrate on building motorcycles and not as many cars. There is usually less bodywork that needs to be painted with a
motorcycle kit as opposed to a car. The downside is that bodywork on bike models can be as complicated as car bodies,
especially when it comes to polishing out a paint job. The other aspect of motorcycle modelling is that it the engine and brake
parts are usually out for everyone to see and detailing is critical. The exception to this are the modern GP bikes that have full
fairings.
I prefer building older bikes for two reasons:
- Many older racing bikes did not have fairings and it never made sense to me to do a lot of engine detailing and then not be able
to see it under a fairing.
- The bikes I've seen at a lot of model contests and photos appear to have a 'sameness' to them. There are a lot of modern GP
racing bikes and if you've seen one Honda RC211V, you've pretty well seen them all. Not to take away from some of the
workmanship people put into these kits, I like to see a lot more variety in the shape and style of motorcycle models that I build.
I find that I prefer 1:12 scale for building for a few reasons:
- A 1:12 scale motorcycle takes up about the same shelf space as a 1:24 scale car, so you are not giving up space (which we all
know we never have enough of)
- There are a great variety of 1/12 scale kits, more than most people could build in a lifetime. I have a motorcyle kit database that
has over 350 different motorcycle kits that have been produced. With kit bashing and scratch building, the limits are only your
imagination.
- Detailing bolt heads and nuts is more accurate in 1:12 scale compared to 1:24 scale. For example, a 12 mm bolt head would be
1 mm in 1:12 scale and you could see that as a hex head without a magnifying glass. Miniature hex head screws of 00-90 size can
be used for wheel axle nuts, swing arm pivots and steering heads. These scale to about 24 mm bolts (2 inches) in 1:1. There are
very few places where these can be scaled properly in 1:24 scale because they represent a 48 mm (4 inch) bolt head!
- The detailling also extends to braided fittings and throttle and other return springs - much more in scale accuracy can be
achieved in 1:12 scale.
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Introduction - Jan 1, 2005
I build scale models of various kinds, mostly 1/12 scale motorcycles, but also 1/24 scale cars and some sci-fi models. You can see
the models in the various galleries section, which includes both pictures and descriptions of the models.
I live in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, about an hour west of Toronto. Like many modellers today, I built model kits as a kid and
enjoyed it thoroughly. Then school, marriage, career and family kind of got in the way of my building and I did not build a model
for close to 20 years. In the early part of 2003, I started building again and had about a dozen unbuilt kits at that time. Thanks to
eBay and Internet vendors, I now have all the kits I need to build the 4 dozen or so projects that I've identified. I have had some
success in entering local model contests, which has encouraged me to keep building.
I have most of the tools I need, which include an airbrush, material to cast resin parts and a Sherline mini-lathe and milling machine
attachment.
I have found a great community of model builders thanks, in part, to the Internet. People have been very willing to offer help and
suggestions for any project that I have. I wish to return the favour and if you have any questions about the models you see,
please contact me.
I've got two motorcycles and two cars on the workbench. We had our 24 hour build, which turned out to be about a 14
hour build for me due to work committments.
Toyota 88C 1989
Fiat Abarth
(Site last updated June 15, 2009 - next update mid-October 2009
I was quite stunned when my Silver Dart took a number of awards at the HeritageCon 3 model contest. They had a
special theme category '100th Anniversary of Canadian Flight' and I thought that the first powered flight in Canada was
a perfect subject. Little did I know how much work this would entail!
I consider myself a motorcycle modeller and yet when I look over the list of models completed in the last year, there are
only 2 on the list and I've got 5 cars on the bench! I'll have to try and complete more motorcycles this year.
Recently Completed - Jan-Feb 2009
Silver Dart
Results of the 2009 Supershow Motorcycle Model Contest can be found HERE
Many thanks to:
- Bar Hodgson and the staff of the Supershow
- Group 25 members Howard Cohen and Ted Waters
- Special thanks to Dave Bailey of Peel Scale Modellers
Recently Completed - Dec 2008
BMW K100
(Site last updated Jan, 2008 - next update mid-Mar 2009)
Recently Completed - Oct-Nov 2008
deHavilland Beaver
Manx Custom Dune Buggy
London, National NNL and the Ajax shows, with photos available from the Contest page (link at left)
Recently Completed - Aug-Sep 2008
Soap Box Derby Racer
2006 Mustang Bullitt
Some slower building during the summer, but I did manage to finish a couple and had a great time at the Megacity
Show in Toronto, photos in the Contest page (see link at left menu)
We had our annual 24hour Le Mans build on Father's Day weekend in June. The progress and final photos
can be seen on Trevor's Fotki site here.
Recently completed - Jun-July 2008
Toyota 88C Minolta
Indian Girl Canoe
Recently completed - Apr-May 2008
Renault Alpine A224B Le Mans 1978 - number 2
Renault Alpine A224A Le Mans 1978 - number 4
Porsche 935 Le Mans 1978 - 'Moby Dick'
Porsche 959 convertible
Honda RC211V 2006 Konica Minolta GP bike
Finally got a number of projects completed and off the table. The 3 Le Mans cars were pretty straightforward because
they were the old battery powered kits from the early 1980's from Tamiya - no engine or chassis details to speak of.
The TORCAN 2008 contest was held May 24, 2008 in Markham. The space was a bit cramped, but the turnout was
very good. A few pictures are on the Contest page.
Why motorcycles and why 1/12 scale?
I've always had a problem getting a really good paint job - probably a matter of not being patient enough. So I decided to
concentrate on building motorcycles and not as many cars. There is usually less bodywork that needs to be painted with a
motorcycle kit as opposed to a car. The downside is that bodywork on bike models can be as complicated as car bodies,
especially when it comes to polishing out a paint job. The other aspect of motorcycle modelling is that it the engine and brake
parts are usually out for everyone to see and detailing is critical. The exception to this are the modern GP bikes that have full
fairings.
I prefer building older bikes for two reasons:
- Many older racing bikes did not have fairings and it never made sense to me to do a lot of engine detailing and then not be able
to see it under a fairing.
- The bikes I've seen at a lot of model contests and photos appear to have a 'sameness' to them. There are a lot of modern GP
racing bikes and if you've seen one Honda RC211V, you've pretty well seen them all. Not to take away from some of the
workmanship people put into these kits, I like to see a lot more variety in the shape and style of motorcycle models that I build.
I find that I prefer 1:12 scale for building for a few reasons:
- A 1:12 scale motorcycle takes up about the same shelf space as a 1:24 scale car, so you are not giving up space (which we all
know we never have enough of)
- There are a great variety of 1/12 scale kits, more than most people could build in a lifetime. I have a motorcyle kit database that
has over 350 different motorcycle kits that have been produced. With kit bashing and scratch building, the limits are only your
imagination.
- Detailing bolt heads and nuts is more accurate in 1:12 scale compared to 1:24 scale. For example, a 12 mm bolt head would be
1 mm in 1:12 scale and you could see that as a hex head without a magnifying glass. Miniature hex head screws of 00-90 size can
be used for wheel axle nuts, swing arm pivots and steering heads. These scale to about 24 mm bolts (2 inches) in 1:1. There are
very few places where these can be scaled properly in 1:24 scale because they represent a 48 mm (4 inch) bolt head!
- The detailling also extends to braided fittings and throttle and other return springs - much more in scale accuracy can be
achieved in 1:12 scale.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Introduction - Jan 1, 2005
I build scale models of various kinds, mostly 1/12 scale motorcycles, but also 1/24 scale cars and some sci-fi models. You can see
the models in the various galleries section, which includes both pictures and descriptions of the models.
I live in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, about an hour west of Toronto. Like many modellers today, I built model kits as a kid and
enjoyed it thoroughly. Then school, marriage, career and family kind of got in the way of my building and I did not build a model
for close to 20 years. In the early part of 2003, I started building again and had about a dozen unbuilt kits at that time. Thanks to
eBay and Internet vendors, I now have all the kits I need to build the 4 dozen or so projects that I've identified. I have had some
success in entering local model contests, which has encouraged me to keep building.
I have most of the tools I need, which include an airbrush, material to cast resin parts and a Sherline mini-lathe and milling machine
attachment.
I have found a great community of model builders thanks, in part, to the Internet. People have been very willing to offer help and
suggestions for any project that I have. I wish to return the favour and if you have any questions about the models you see,
please contact me.
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