Rocky Mountain RM6

Hello to all! This e' my first one thread on AF! They are an Italian boy and I want to show my last job to you. I have reproduced my RM6 in scale 1/8 scratchbuilding all with the exception of rubbers and chain! to this link the process http://195.250.236.135/forum/Public/HTML/B7/19085-1.topic.html What of thoughts? Sorry for my poor english! Hello

the foto link:

http://195.250.236.135/forum/Public/Uploads/Post-7-23958-finita_1.jpg

http://195.250.236.135/forum/Public/Uploads/Post-7-23959-finita_2.jpg

http://195.250.236.135/forum/Public/Uploads/Post-7-23960-finita_3.jpg

http://195.250.236.135/forum/Public/Uploads/Post-7-23961-finita_4.jpg

Nice model!

Amazing!! Any in-progress photos? What is it made of? Brass, aluminum, plastic, all? Welcome to AF, you've made us all fall out of out chairs!

Nice job on the Zokes 888's. I'll be getting some for my DH bike soon.

Thanks!! The progress link :
http://195.250.236.135/forum/Public/HTML/B7/19085-1.topic.html
it's all plastic at exception of the disk brake,is photoetched made by me!

Damn! That's really a very, very nice project you have acompplished...I am amazed...really..
Congratulations..:eek7:

PS - :eek2: (and I NEVER use this smilie)

thats awesome!, sure looks real to me!

Dayum!

The RM-6 is a kickass bike and you've done a kickass job of replicating it!!

WOW! thats amazing!!!

Unreal!!!!
There are a lot of us DH'ers here!!

Thank's !!!
More photo here:
http://it.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/robiturbo74/album?.dir=/55cf&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//it.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/robiturbo74/album%3f.dir=/%26urlhint=actn,del%253as,1%253af,0

Welcome on AF! Impressive entry! It really looks 1:1 scale! Thanks for sharing! Your english isn't so poor, and your pic are rich!

Very nice build, I've been thinking about modelling my Orange DH bike for a while, but I'm stuck for how to do the tyres!

How many other mountain bikers do we have on here?

nice bike dude! i love that model of it!:) i have also a cuite expensive bike... a santa crus cameleon... i ame wondering about building it in 1:24 scale... but i do't know whata to use as tires...

Very nice build, I've been thinking about modelling my Orange DH bike for a while, but I'm stuck for how to do the tyres!

How many other mountain bikers do we have on here?

One totally crazy for DH rider here. Live in Vancouver and hit the shore almost weekly. Next weekend = chairlift assisted runs at Whistler! I dig Orange bikes,be a cool one to build.

Sweet!!

WOW!!!!!!!! It looks fantastic! very acurate reproduction! As a mountain biker myself I should try to replicate my bike! And again awesome work!!!!!!
Dave

At first i didn't think it was a model. Great job.

That's just too cool!! Excellent work!!:sunglasse:sunglasse

That looks soo real.

Awesome!! I use to be an Avid mountain biker myself and when i saw a thread saying Rocky Mountain RM6 I almost wet myself!! Nice build! (ps i have a kona now) :thumbsup:

sort-of-ex freerider/dher here... BUt I think I just bought a secondhand banshee scream and 01 Monster T's, so I won't be an ex-mtber for long! :evillol: let the hucking begin!!

Very nice build, I've been thinking about modelling my Orange DH bike for a while, but I'm stuck for how to do the tyres!

How many other mountain bikers do we have on here?

Yeah, how did you do the tyres? I want to build a replica of my KONA Stinky Dee-Lux!! At least 'try' to build a replica. :p

Thank's to all!!On the progress link is explain how build the tyres,i'm start to a fujimi's kit buy to hlj, this is the link :
http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?FUJ08308
I have maintained the chain, wheels, modified tyres as it is looked at from the progress, and the pedals

if this wasnt a modeling forum, i would thing thats real

How many other mountain bikers do we have on here?

Raced XC and Off Road Epics.

my friend rides for DEAN. and i've done a couple races mostly i liked to freeride and ride backcountry xc.

Ammazing! :sunglasse

nice model man... i actually did work experience for school at the rocky mountain factory for a week... that was pretty cool... but i didnt work on any rm6's, but i did work on rm7's and alot of other bikes... all of them built here in vancouver

Verry impressive!!

Oh, and welcome to the AF-family! :wave: