let the building begin!

[btaylor]

Just got my kits today! cant wait to get started on these. My tire molds for both style tires are done, so I can have Box art realism, and traction too. Already have several sets poured and cured. These should be a blast on my little scale 1/8th mile track. Plan is brass chassis', Jaws or colgate motors, 9/33 gears and skinny a$$ rear tires. should add up to a handful of crossed up power sliding action! Going to do the first group using the box art as the template, as I really like the old school look of these cars. Then I will probably do some up in a similar way using my own color choices and decals. should be an absolute hoot!


Bob

[slothead]

Looking forward to seeing these cars come to life on your, and other guys, tracks.

Where are all you guys getting these models? Is there a single source you're ordering from?

Are these actual old school car bodies, or fabrications of some sort? They look cool but have no real resemblance to any makes and models I know about. But they may be based on cars from the 20's & 30's, an era I don't know much about car-wise.

[JamieB]

Ate these 1:32 or 1:24/25 models? They look pretty cool!

[btaylor]

[historiceng]

BOB!!!

This is brilliant, I am going to enjoy your posts so much!!

And slothead, you might like to try this, I watch it over and over.. :)

[slothead]

Great video - thanks for posting it. Standing on the top row of the grandstands as a feature full of dirt track modifieds power through turns 3 and 4 on their way to take the green flag is my favorite thing in sports. Love it.

One odd thing though, check out image at 2:08. The cars are going clockwise, which means turning right. I've never seen an oval race, dirt or asphalt, that wasn't counter-clockwise, all left turns. Maybe that image was from England or Australia, where they may have a different style. I've never even driven clockwise on a slot car oval, just would't be right somehow.