'42 WLA Harley Davidson WIP

[thecorporation]

I finally pulled the trigger on picking up a Maisto '42 WLA Harley. I knew going in that I was going to do some modding and customizing to it to make it better, but I had no idea how. After some brainstorming, this is what I came up with to start from:

The first project was to make the rifle scabbard functional. I considered just cutting down a thompson and gluing it on to look like it was sticking out of the scabbard, I thought about drilling the original stock out to fit a Thompson, but in the end I decided the best way was going to make a new fully functional scabbard. I ended up using Gaff Tape to make it, and after a few failed expirements, came up with something I liked.

The new scabbard ended up being a little bigger than the original but the Thompson fits!

Now I'm trying to figure out a way to replace the saddlebags with functional ones.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

Only way id mess with them is if you can hollow them out...they look too good to gt rid of...

 

[K-Tiger]

That strap across the top is actually part of the bike, and should OD as well.

I confined most of the mods on mine to the paint category, though I did add a Dragon M1910 e-tool to the holster.


And in some of the best detailing I've ever seen, they actually have the text on the oil bath case.

 

[Dropshipbob]

That scabard looks great, it even has texture!

I have the same bike and the only thing I've done to it so far is add some weathering.

 

[Giga Bread]

I've been trying to figure out the same thing for some saddlebags for a Monkeywrench custom. Only I'm going with leather cases than bags because it's suppose to be similar to the setup James Colburn has in Duck, You Sucker.

 

[Dropshipbob]

I suppose they could be molded and then cast in latex rubber, then painted with a mix of prosaide and latex.

The positive...you'll be able to open them.
The drawback...they won't last forever.