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my dp freestyler model ## NOW WITH PAD SET ##

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firebird:
after seeing the mini ripper i thought it would be cool to have a go building a mini dp freestyler

the first thing i did was to measure the frame and divide all the measurements by 3 that gave me the scale i needed to work from

i bought the tubing from B&Q and a local hobby store. most of the frame is made from ally and the rest brass

here are some pics i took, not great as i had to use the iphone



i started on the bottom tube and head tube, butting all the joints together using the dremil and some files



next was the the BB and seat tube, i pre drill the the bb ready for fitting the chain stays



to make sure i got the angles correct i used a protractor and then copied the angles over onto some paper



to make sure u got the seat gussett right i traced over the one on the frame, scanned it in and reduced the scale down, cut it out and drew round it onto the ally sheet





the next stage was to make the rear dropouts, this was done in the same way as the gussett



i had already made up the top tubes for the frame but hadn't taken any pics. the best way i found to form them the same way was to tape them together and bend them both at the same time.



the chain stays were made the same way as the top tubes, they fitted straight in!!



what i found cool was that all the parts fitted together really well, the scale and measurements was spot on  8)

next up, the forks

as before, taping both tubes together to form the bends, and cutting one end off ready for the dropouts







both legs now glued on



the first dropout fitted to the fork leg



the forks almost finished with the head set. i cut the stearing tube down and fitted a threaded bolt into the top



head set fitted in the head tube to see how well it would fit



and finally, the forks fitted into the frame. i need to do some more work with some filling and sanding, then it will be ready for painting



i'll get some more pictures up when i do some more work on it, hope you like it  8)

steve

QUADROPHENIA:


for a flid you done a pukka job old pal  :daumenhoch:

QUADROPHENIA:


just showed sandra, she is shocked that you have been able to make that at home with no tools, there are a few very talented people on this site steve and your one of them  :daumenhoch:

sid1972:
that is amazing Steve! Love it - great job, cannot wait to see the next pictures....

daz bmx it!:
Quality Steve :4_17_5:  :daumenhoch:

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