Everyone at the last meeting saw Scots then in-progress build of the 1:9 scale German field motorcycle.  Scot has now finished the bike and now it’s my turn to complete the figure and his “kit” (term for gear).

The figure itself is a shame in that it is such a large scale but is toy-ish in appearance.  The arms did not fit and the plastic used was barbie-doll like; it just laughed at my Tamiya thin cement.  I had to use Gorilla super glue instead!

The rider, as molded, looks like a 29 yr old young boy.  Dragon opted to mold him with his body smock on instead of a jacket and uniform-which would have added depth and interest to the figure.  To overcome the over-simplicity of the as-molded figure I added a new hair do, eyebrows, forehead lines, and crows feet by the eyes.

I scratch built two mp-40 mag pouches from lead foil and Magic Sculp.  Straps were added to the gas mask container from lead foil and non slip was added to the large carry bag that goes on the bike to give it texture.

The mp-40 had its front sight bored out and the barrel’s end was drilled out.  The strap is from foil.
Dragon usually makes great kits. This kit was made years back and maybe then they were getting their act together.  If I had my druthers I would just chunk this figure and get the one aftermarket 1:9 scale rider— but at a cost of US$ 110 that would be a big pill to swallow!!!

The instructions have all of his kit attached to the bike, which is not entirely correct.  By putting the gas mask container, rifle, and mag pouches to the figure he should be a more interesting piece and better accompany the motorcycle.

To add some more to the figure, I added a riding glove to the right hand and made the left hand glove.  The soldier’s helmet will be off and upside down on top of the bike’s gas tank while he stops on the road to take a break.

– Chris