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INTERMEDIATE BUILD

HARRIET ON A BIKE

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

HARRIET ON A BIKE

est known for its aircraft

models, accessories

and pilot figures, Model

Design Construction

(MDC) also has quite a generous

stock of fantasy figures.

Harriet and her bike was more

in-line with steampunk than

fantasy, even if the powerplant

was indeed a fantasy construction,

with a dragon encased in a type of

crystal to energise it, rather than a

mechanical engine. The resin parts

and the plastic ‘crystal’ came in a

sturdy black box with magnetic lid,

which unfortunately lacked any

protective packing material, so a

few parts were damaged. There

were no instructions with the kit,

and the box had just a name tag,

which meant that construction

and painting was up to the builder

to figure out. Overall, the kit was

of reasonable quality, with some

really fine details such as Harriet’s

goggles and the bike’s frame, while

other areas seemed to have been

a little rushed. No casting plugs

were evident, which was a great

bonus, but on the other hand

some of the parts suffered from

significant blemishes.

Black-chrome and

copper

The motorcycle parts consisted

of the main frame, front and rear

wheels, drive chain with gears,

handlebar and front fork, crystal

‘engine’ covers, chain protection

and finally a form of ornamental

shield, which also incorporated

the headlight. Sparse amounts of

flash and several mould lines had

to be removed, but most of the

Johan Augustsson ventures into

Steampunk territory with MDC’s

resin ‘Harriet on a bike’

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MODEL SPEC

Harriet on a bike

By: Model Design

Construction

Stock Code: None given

Scale: None given

Price: £55

Available from:

modeldesignconstruction.co.uk

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

HARRIET ON A BIKE

Johan Augustsson ventures into

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 Unfortunately, there were several

deep blemishes on the rear wheel, which

were almost impossible to correct and

the tread pattern was lost in some places.

 For such a large kit, there were surprisingly few parts; here all were prepared for

assembly, although the brake and clutch handles still needed to be corrected. Also

evident were the copper rod and tubes that constituted the rear axle.

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