Steel Base frame
Cladding frame
Welding Canopy sections
Finished canopy inserts
Canopy attached
Canopy fabric dye samples
Dying canopy
Sewing canopy 01
Sewing canopy 02
Canopy scenic
canopy rear scenic
Attach this bike
A quick ride before I demolish it…
Disassembly 01
Disassembly 02
Rear shock mounts
Rear brake
Such a shame
Mounting bike to trailer
bike mount detail
brake mock up
brake pad detail
brake mechanism detail
brake detail
Connecting the 2 sides to activate with 1 lever
finished lever
locking mechanism
non lever side
more brake
finished brakes side
finished brakes front
Foliatec removable spray film paint job on bike
Mostly finished
looking good
Fake engine detail made by martin
Trike I made for the opera “Turk in Italy”. Steel chassic with lever action brakes, wheelbarrow wheels, detachable canvas canopy with pully action side panels, plastic spray film painted motorbike with dummy prop engine to reduce weight.
Link to foliatec removable spray film product
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6aouI83Kgw
See also similar american product “plastidip”
Great to see this in action at the Opera House last night Buster. It made an impressive entry and contributed to the humour in some scenes in the way it was used. A successful prop and worth the effort! Congratulations