My father has always been a hard working dedicated working man, who would only call in sick if he was in the hospital or on his death bed. Most weeks he would work 6 days a week, and on occasion 7! I can remember as a child him waking at all hours to go into work to "get the line running". Workers like him are hard to come by! I am not sure his employer really realized the asset he was to the company, he worked for them as if he had a personal stake invested. I would like to think that I have learnt from him, not only in my work ethic, but also in my day to day life.
This is why, as the days to retirement counted down; literally…they were Xed off the calendar, I struggled with the perfect retirement cake for my Dad. I came up with the idea of doing a motorcycle theme, since he is an avid motorcyclist and wants to increase his saddle time when he retires. I searched on the internet for days trying to find inspiration or a tutorial, as I was very nervous taking on this project. I found nothing to my liking, or rather to the standard that needed to be met to celebrate this incredible occasion. SO…I put my own plans into the works.
First, I snuck a picture of his candy red Honda 1300 Cruiser. I then blew it up to the size I wanted to model it. I then went to work. It sort of built itself, and not all parts turned out perfect, but it turned out very well! And he loved it!
Here is a picture progression, everything is edible except a few wires holding things in place:
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| Being held up until dry |
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| Note the stitching on the seat and the "holy shit" handle on back |
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| Side view, still missing an exhaust, it will come later |
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| The only thing not edible is this wire that holds the forkes to body of bike |
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| Tail light |
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| I love the shape of the tank! |
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| Another side view |
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| And the first paint job. Some Candy Apple Red and Chrome! |
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| Everything hand painted |
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| Second exhaust in place, awaiting a chrome job |
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| From the back |
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| Other side |
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| Different angle |
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| Closer view, highlighting details |
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| From the front, I even added tread to tires |
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| And the finished Product! I am so happy how this bike turned out! |
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| Congratulations Dad! Happy Retirement! |
