Harley-Davidson FLSTFB Fat Boy Lo - 2010 - Reference pics
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This motorbike is quite a challenge, since there are not a lot of colors to make the bike look cool, so all I have are flat black, semigloss black and gloss black, apart from aluminium and chrome of course. Let's find out how this will go 😉
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First we start with the engine block, which is assembled and sprayed flat black. The stud bolts are fixed to the engine, which will make it a lot easier to fix the cilinder heads later on.
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Next we fix some small but important details such as the metal bolts and some photo-etched identification plates.
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On the other side some aluminium engine parts are fixed as well.
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I started to enhance some of the details by picking out the "six speed" letters and fixing the "103" decal.
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Next I start to assemble the frame. A lot of work was put into the removing of the many seams running along the tubular parts of the frame.
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Next the engine block is attached to the frame with real metal bolts. A few decals complete this image.
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View from the right hand side of the frame with installed engine block.
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Next the oil tank is fixed to the rear of the frame.
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And the battery is installed inside the oil tank as well.
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Now I can start to assemble the rear swing arm. Again a lot of time is consumed in the sanding of the many seams running along the tubular parts.
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This is where the swing arm will be attched later on, but first I will have to tackle the rear wheel, which is a challenge, as you will see...
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I read in an article of TMMI #227 that Phil Devos encountered some "paint peeling"problems when painting the satin black wheel centre. So I decided to try it myself, but using different materials.
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So I used Tamiya flexible masking tape instead of the regular, and Tamiya X-18 acrylic paint instead of TS-29. I also removed the masking tape when the paint was still wet. The result looked ok to me, so I guess this method works.
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Next I fixed the 2 wheel halves together. I sanded the ugly seam on the rubber tire away and put in on the wheel. Then I bolted the belt crown to the wheel. I don't understand why Tamiya decided to use 3 real bolts and 2 plastic ones...
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Next I fixed the beautiful aftermarket Tamiya brake disc in turned metal to the other side of the wheel.
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Finally I could install the wheel into the swingarm. The belt is already in place, although it still has to be tightened later on.
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On the other side the brake calliper is fixed as well.
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Then it's time to prepare the soft-tail shocks which are fully functional by the way. Here they are masked with Maskol, ready to be spray painted.
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So once the shocks were painted, I fixed them to the swing arm, which went fairly easy.
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But installing them into the bottom of the bike was a whole other story! It felt like I always had one arm too short... Eventually they went in after half an hour or so.
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From this moment on, the model starts to like like a real motorbike. Tamiya also recommends the use of the central support from this moment on, to avoid damaging the bottom of the bike.
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View from the right hand side.
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Next the chain case is attached to the Harley. The gear pedals and the support arm are installed as well. I also fixed the "103" cover to the chain case, which I painted instead of using the decal.
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Again, view from the right hand side, but the work at this side hasn't been done yet.
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Now it is time to start working on the cylinders. Each cylinder is made of 12 discs, which are assembled on top of each other. I used metallizing buffing powder to give the edges a metaalic shine.
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Next I painted the rest of the disc in flat black. Finally the 12 discs are put on top of each other to form a cylinder.
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Here you see the finished cylinder in the front of the bike. The rear cylinder still has to be put in color.
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Once the cylinder are fixed in place, I can continue putting together the cylinder heads. They are formed in a similar way, but this time they are formed with 9 discs.
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Once the cylinder heads are put together, they are fixed on top of the cylinders by means of metal head bolts.
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Here you see a close-up of the 2 finished cylinders, except for the rocker covers which still have to be assembled.
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Now I can finally fix the rockers and the rocker covers on top of the cylinder heads. I also fitted the exhaust pipes.
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Right hand view from the bike with the chromed exhausts. Almost a shame that they will be hidden behind the satin black exhaust pipe covers...
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And here I fitted the exhausts at the end of the pipes, as well as the satin black covers.
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View from the rear, which gives you a good look at the exhausts. they are made from turned aluminium (they came with the aftermarket kit).
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The satin black covers take away part of the chrome splendor, but hey! It's not an Electra Glide of course, it's a Fat Boy Lo 😉
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At the left hand side it's time to fix the horn and the spark plugs with their wiring.
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And at the right hand side I installed the fuel injection module and the brake pedal.
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In the meantime my air compressor broke down... Luckily Santa came early this year to bring me a new one. The front wheel was the very first part that I airbrushed with my new compressor.
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So once the wheels were painted, the front fork was assembled and fixed into place. This model will be the first ever that I built using 2 different compressors 😉
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View of the front fork from the left hand side. You can clearly see the aftermarket aluminium turned brake disc and the photo-etched "Harley-Davidson" logo.
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Next I attached the reverse cover of the front fork, after which I could start assembling the fuel tank parts. Once the fuel tank is ready, I fix it to the bike.
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Next the tail light is attached to the rear fender, after which it is fixed to the rear supports.
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Finally I can fix the driver's seat on top of the frame and rear fender.
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Overview of the bike so far, seen from the rear. The newly fixed fuel tank, rear fender and driver's seat give the bike finally the looks of a real Harley...
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View from the front. The handlebar is still missing of course. This will be the final stage to tackle.
Коментари
1 10 December 2017, 12:38
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Nice, something different on Your shelf between the masses of race cars 😄
10 December 2017, 19:38
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Definitely pulling up a chair for this one. Looks great so far.
10 December 2017, 19:44
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Wow! I'm impressed with your progress, it looks like a real bike! 👍
15 December 2017, 23:18
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it looks fantastic!!!!. what did you use for the leather? it is simply perfect!
22 December 2017, 11:39
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looking very good like this... nice build on a pretty big machine...
22 December 2017, 11:54
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The leather is made by Tamiya, straith from the box! I didn't change a thing, because like you said it is perfect!
22 December 2017, 19:11