Tom Daniel King Chopper II Trike 1/8 Scale Model Kit Build Review Harley Atlantis Models Monogram
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2020
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1/8 Scale. Now Shipping! Molded in Metallic Purple, 2 huge sprues of chrome parts, clear sprue, red and clear tubing and big rubber tires for the back and front. The build up was done straight out of the box with only glosscoat, black & white paint used. Used tan and a mix for the Condors neck. Carefully read through the instructions and check off each step as you go along. The decal sheet has also been updated. Take your time and use a quality glue with a precision applicator.
This makes for an incredible show piece to add to your collection! What a great design from Tom Daniel. It derives from the Monogram tooling. Originally issued in 1969-70. Skill level 3 ages 14 and up.
Officially Licensed with Tom Daniel Intellectual Properties.
This kit also comes with a free Flexi-file and a sturdy corrugated bottom to give this jammed packed box more protection. Please note: the tubing and the clear tree are in the bag with the purple parts.
King Chopper II Three-Wheel Show Trike:
Bikes are big, and this Tom Daniel design is the biggest and wildest ever seen! Daniel built the King Chopper around a cut down Harley-Davidson 74 because of its big displacement, big horsepower, and big torque. Using a neat, low-slung frame to hang the engine, he used two small-diameter wide Indy ovals on the rear with a chain drive to harness all that power. Front spoked wheel with full-width racing drums is set at an extreme rake. The pleated saddle seat with high-back is a work of art and topped with a 'sissy bar' that serves as a perch for Tom's pet mean and ugly California Condor. Big 1/8 scale model is over 15 inches long and nearly 13 inches tall. It's a BIG-BIG model that's bound to be a BIG-BIG hit with the biker crowd. A powerful package in far out psychedelic colors will move this kit with all the speed of the real King Chopper!
A chopper is a type of custom motorcycle which emerged in California in the late 1950s. The chopper is perhaps the most extreme of all custom styles, often using radically modified steering angles and lengthened forks for a stretched-out appearance. They can be built from an original motorcycle which is modified ("chopped") or built from scratch. Some of the characteristic features of choppers are long front ends with extended forks often coupled with an increased rake angle, hardtail frames (frames without rear suspension), very tall "ape hanger" or very short "drag" handlebars, lengthened or stretched frames, and larger than stock front wheels.[1] The "sissy bar", a set of tubes that connect the rear fender with the frame, and which are often extended several feet high, is a signature feature on many choppers.
Perhaps the best known choppers are the two customized Harley-Davidsons, the "Captain America" and "Billy Bike", seen in the 1969 film Easy Rider.
Harley-Davidson, Inc., HD, or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression, along with Indian.[3] The company has survived numerous ownership arrangements, subsidiary arrangements, periods of poor economic health and product quality, and intense global competition[4] to become one of the world's largest motorcycle manufacturers and an iconic brand widely known for its loyal following. There are owner clubs and events worldwide, as well as a company-sponsored, brand-focused museum.
Harley-Davidson is noted for a style of customization that gave rise to the chopper motorcycle style.[5] The company traditionally marketed heavyweight, air-cooled cruiser motorcycles with engine displacements greater than 700 cc, but it has broadened its offerings to include more contemporary VRSC (2002) and middle-weight Street (2015) platforms.
Harley-Davidson manufactures its motorcycles at factories in York, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kansas City, Missouri (closing); Manaus, Brazil; and Bawal, India. Construction of a new plant in Thailand began in late 2018.[6] The company markets its products worldwide, and also licenses and markets merchandise under the Harley-Davidson brand, among them apparel, home decor and ornaments, accessories, toys, scale figures of its motorcycles, and video games based on its motorcycle line and the community.
In 1968, Monogram then hired stylist Tom Daniel who designed more than 80 fantastical vehicles, not always based on real cars.
When the company was bought by Mattel in 1968, custom vehicles designed by Tom Daniel and others were seen in both small and large sizes in Hot Wheels diecast - and then in Monogram kit form. By around 1970, many of these models were molded in bright reds and oranges and did not require painting.
When I was a kid so many decades ago, my mom would give my brother and I $3.00 a piece to go to Model Village in Verdun, Montreal to get the latest models. It would keep us busy at home while she went about the “wife” things they did in the ‘60s. We didn’t have the “Super” glue we have today, so we used a lot of wooden clothes pins and thread to hold stuff together while the cheap Chin-se glue dried. But we loved it. It’s a shame the young kids today have no use for anything that doesn’t light up or cruise the InterWeb these days. It was a different time, for sure.
Excellent job Chris, this looks awesome!
It's great to see this kit back on the shelves, now if they would see fit to re-release the Dragon Fire 3 wheeled chopper, and the Evil Iron man 3 wheeled chopper and the L.A. Street Chopper from the late 70's , like your videos , keep them coming
Very cool!! Love the purple paint
Nice work !...Just got mine autographed by Tom !
Just a little history, This kit began life as the King Chopper in 1969. It had a single head light and a "California Condor" on top. The kit was re-popped in 1974 and came with dual headlights, new decals, some other minor difference and new box art.
Did this one when it first came out in the 70's under Monogram. Nice build HPI.
The vulture is absolutely sweet, and the whole bike is outstanding. You're an artist Chris. Great'n kool.
you need the flexi file with the amount of flash on there!...kudos to Atlantis for bringing out that kit...I heard they just secured a licensing agreement with GM so hopefully we will se some classic auto tooling from the vaults soon!
Get to the chopper!
Killer build Chris!! I love the color choices and detail painting tips!!
love it im in my fiftys and i remember in the late 70s i had a few chopper modles like that i got a k mart or hobby town in mass good old days tinrs were slow and nice love your chan im gonna break out my many parts boxes and build somr cars iv had for years God Bless America🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you for all of your videos! Your videos have so many different tips and tricks and each new build comes with something different. I've just ordered my second kit, and I'm very excited to build it... because of you. Thank you. You probably won't ever realize what that means for me
I came for the modeling tips, stayed for the story. 🥰
Chris, PLEASE keep making these AWESOME videos!
This is how I built and detailed models in the 80s. Still good work.
kool , I had The evil iron trike , when I was 7yrs old...Rock onnn
Sweet Drippin Styrene Goodness!
Like to see you do some more motorcycles. Thanks for sharing your videos.
Would be cool if the Dragon bike was next from Atlantis...