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I'm not a model maker (I do prefer the 1:1 scale) but models of the bikes I have are " must have's ".
As far as I know, there are only few models made of the Norton Commando Production Racer. On e-bay, a 1:18 cheap, low quality model is for sale plenty of times but apart from that, I think only Protar made one to scale 1:9 a long time ago. The latter is quite rare but I managed to find one. So as we had a cold winter, I was the right time to build it.
Although Protar considered the Norton as one of their high quality models (probably because it had a metal frame), I must say I was often disappointed about the bad fit and some wrong details which I tried to modify as good as possible.
Here it is:
When I received the Protar box, I noticed that some parts were already assembled, so I had to take everything to pieces again.
The screws of old watches I never could throw away and many other modifications made it look more realistic.
More detailed photo's, you can find here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29850993@N ... 3281920726
As far as I know, there are only few models made of the Norton Commando Production Racer. On e-bay, a 1:18 cheap, low quality model is for sale plenty of times but apart from that, I think only Protar made one to scale 1:9 a long time ago. The latter is quite rare but I managed to find one. So as we had a cold winter, I was the right time to build it.
Although Protar considered the Norton as one of their high quality models (probably because it had a metal frame), I must say I was often disappointed about the bad fit and some wrong details which I tried to modify as good as possible.
Here it is:
When I received the Protar box, I noticed that some parts were already assembled, so I had to take everything to pieces again.
The screws of old watches I never could throw away and many other modifications made it look more realistic.
More detailed photo's, you can find here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29850993@N ... 3281920726