Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:18 pmGreat job showing this. Well done Dave!
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:18 pmRe: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:37 pmgreat write up dave!
Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:57 pmwait we are suppose to tear apart our blood sweat and tears to build another on :( i cant do that to my children....
Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 4:58 pmgreat post Dave, you know I have built quite a few like this, and they are cheap and fun. its good to let new folks know they can have cool stuff, and it does not have to cost and arm and a leg to do it.
Bob
Bob
Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:54 pmAnd don't forget the honeycomb board. It makes it so easy to get everything aligned and in the right place before you solder.
Good thread, Dave, the biggest cost in Scratchbuilding is the wheels, tires and gears. Correct that, the tires are cheap, and there is nothing wrong with plastic wheels and gears if the car is just for fun. What I often do is build with the plastic ones with the view to replace with fancy when I can afford to.
For the past two years I have only gotten two RTR cars, and they were both prizes. I have probably built two dozen or more cars in that time.
Go for it!
Keith
Good thread, Dave, the biggest cost in Scratchbuilding is the wheels, tires and gears. Correct that, the tires are cheap, and there is nothing wrong with plastic wheels and gears if the car is just for fun. What I often do is build with the plastic ones with the view to replace with fancy when I can afford to.
For the past two years I have only gotten two RTR cars, and they were both prizes. I have probably built two dozen or more cars in that time.
Go for it!
Keith
Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:10 pmAn excellent and inspiring post!
Thank you,
Rick V.
Thank you,
Rick V.
Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 7:22 pmNice work Dave! Still not ready to dive in, but this is bookmarked for that time.
Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 6:54 amFor me...a home built is almost always cheaper unless I'm buying used cars. Bodies are the costly part sometimes but there's always the junk pile.
Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 9:22 amOh man Dave! That is looking sweet!!!! :text-bravo:
Re: Brass build on a budget
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 9:32 amWhen you get a dead CD drive out of a computer, open it up and often, but not often enough the have an FF-050 style motor. These usually turn about 16K. A cheap motor.
Re: Track "T" Roadster brass build on a budget
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 10:43 amLooking good!
Re: Track "T" Roadster brass build on a budget
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 11:48 amYes sir, well done. This is a cool and affordable sled :)
Re: Track "T" Roadster brass build on a budget
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 1:26 pmneat post Dave!
What do you think one will have in it total,including body and all when done?
Thanks
rusty
What do you think one will have in it total,including body and all when done?
Thanks
rusty
Re: Track "T" Roadster brass build on a budget
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 1:44 pmGreat stuff Dave. Time to start to look thru my parts bin.
Tom
Tom
Re: Track "T" Roadster brass build on a budget
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 2:03 pmGreat looking car regardless of price! Cool that it can be built on the cheap and look so good.
Bob
Bob