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Any British Motorcycles in 1/35?
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 07:48 AM UTC
I know Tristar are making the welbike in 1/35 but are any of the more common British motorbikes availables such as the BSA, The Triumph or the Norton. Metal or resin I don't care. There are lots of Dispatch rider and MP figures who are dressed for motor cycling but where are the bikes?

When Jakrei were still going Pete Morton hinted that a motorbike would be released. Is the master out there gathering dust?
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 07:59 AM UTC
I have a SOL Models British Triumph with MP. I don't know how readily available it is presently, but I think it is nicely done...
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 08:17 AM UTC
1:35 British Triumph Motorcycle(Reference #GSV008)
Ex-SMAV119


I've never been able to figure out what they have and what they don't have from the old SMA line.
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 08:46 AM UTC

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1:35 British Triumph Motorcycle(Reference #GSV008)
Ex-SMAV119


I've never been able to figure out what they have and what they don't have from the old SMA line.



Thanks Dave

1:35 British Triumph Motorcycle(Reference #GSV008) Ex-SMAV119

That's all the info on the Scale link site about that, no pic, no price. Anyone know anything about it?
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 08:54 AM UTC
Further investigating, (funny how reading through other sections of their site) has revealed that if there is no "add to cart button", it is not in stock, not not to bother emailing about it. I recall an announcement a long time ago after SMA went belly up that Scale-Link bought the rights and molds for their products. They have some of the former SMA products with "add to cart" buttons---- just not what I'm interested in.
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 10:18 AM UTC
Propaganda Kompany has released a resin 1/35 Norton 16 H along with a Norton Big 4 + sidecar
http://propaganda.kompany.free.fr/en-us/dept_14.html

HTH
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 11:45 AM UTC
Thanks Frenchy - again nothing more than a thumbnail photo- doesn't seem to be available.
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Posted: Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 01:13 AM UTC
Hi Pat,
I am struggling myself for 1/3th British bikes. I build plenty of the German & the heller french Gnome bikes.
I have built the SMA British triumph which is okay if you can get it, but the Swash Triumph knocked socks off it but is not available any more.!
Mark
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Posted: Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 09:48 PM UTC

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I have a SOL Models British Triumph with MP. I don't know how readily available it is presently, but I think it is nicely done...



Thanks Jim but this doesn't seem to be available either. Funny how there are so many dispatch rider figures though and no bikes
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Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008 - 01:41 AM UTC

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but the Swash Triumph knocked socks off it but is not available any more.!
Mark





It does look good but at €63.29 ($80) I'm not surprised it's discontinued.
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