Ninco cars at LEB Hobbies

[Modlerbob]

[balsaworks]

Bob, I've had a similar experience with mine. I bought the red one with the long sloping roof. It is very noisy and shakey, and doesn't run at all as smoothly as you have come to expect from a Ninco classic. No doubt the front-mounted motor and drive shaft contributes to this. Also the clamshell construction makes it difficult to uncouple the body from the chassis without major surgery.

[HomeRacingWorld]

Mine was not that bad really. Some people love them, some not. In this series it appears there is a variance in QC that we usually don't see often.

[Modlerbob]

My next action will probably be to remove and replace the coil spring drive shaft connector with some plastic tubing as there did seem to be excessive vibration. After that maybe a switch to a milder motor than the 20k type provided. The car is not disappointing, I just think it can run better.

[dreinecke]

Love the car, but mine actually wouldn't move as it had major problems with the rear wheels and tires being stuffed into the fenders. Took a little work but it runs well now. I still love stock Ninco rubber for these on my wood track.

[crossovercrazy]

Thanks for the tip on this, Bob. I just picked up a few of these just minutes ago.

[goosenapper]

I have the plain red one, and was also not too impressed at how it first ran straight from the box. The NC-9 is too over-powered for how I'd like the Classics to run. I swapped the NC-9 to an NC-8, removed the magnet, and ditched the spring in the drivetrain for some magical clear tubing that our illustrious Janitor had graciously provided, and it made a world of difference. The car's long wheelbase combined with it's short track means that it's not going to rival a Ninco XK120, Ferrari 250 TR, or Corvette, (maybe it will if you leave the magnet in there) but it's still fun to drive.