Subject: Re: building small bike Posted by: Al on November 14, 2005 at 06:24:26: In Reply to: Re: building small bike posted by Rob on November 12, 2005 at 20:10:01:

Message: >>hello everyone >>how would you go about building a very small, basic sculpture of a bicycle? >>thanks >Study Picasso. I think he did some very interesting scupltures. He just brazed together some objects he found lying around. If you want to make ANY scale model, the way that it is generally done is to begin with two drawn-to-scale perspectives: * side view * top view Front & rear views are optional. You could simply get a TREK bicycle catalog (others may be suitable), and begin there -- scale up or down according to your needs -- grid off the chosen picture ... grid off a blank "sheet" of paper which is slightly larger than the model you want to build ... roughly transfer the "information" inside each box to the corresponding box on your new grid ... "connect" the lines on your re-scaled drawing. Your drawing is the to-scale "blueprint" onto which you can lay the pieces of "tubing" which you will join to make the frame. Choose your material based on the size of the model AND your familiarity with the material(s).