Building plastic models is a tried and true method of getting a younger generation involved in learning the valuable and rewarding hands on skills that can last a lifetime.
Motorcycle scale models
Every new model by Pere Tarragó is an absolute work of art, the meticulous attention to detail, the appearance of not being a model at all, but a real motorcycle, somehow magically shrunken to model proportions. His latest work, shown here, is a BMW R32. He sent a series of photos documenting the entire construction [...]
Pere Tarragó has just completed another of his exquisite scale models, this one is a Benelli 250 4 cylinder GP bike. The photo above is one of those where you look at it and think, “Hmm …, nice bike,” then you see the piece of candy in the foreground. The model is 15 3/4 inches [...]
Got a note from Pere Tarragó of Barcelona, Spain, he thought I might be interested in looking over his scale model motorcycles. I went to his website, took a quick look and slowed way down, this was something special. Pere has been building scale model motorcycles for about 35 years, he’s been doing it professionally [...]
