plastic vs. metal

[DHansen]

[DAVE]

Marty;

So Dennis finally came out with a coined nose piece. The car I have from him has a separate guide
tongue soldered on. I think I will invest in one. I also have a Can-Am chassis built by him. He and I
are both fans of Peter Bryant, and are the only ones who actually paint the Ti-22 bodies the way
they were actually painted.

[slothead]

In this link the Champion Thumper chassis looks like it's brass, but I've only seen it in steel. Is this just the lighting, or is there really a brass version of this for $8? If so it would be a better deal than that Parma brass chassis at $11. Brass is great for cutting and soldering, but the steel one will probably take more abuse and stay straight.

Slothead

[slothead]

Oops, here's the link: http://www.ncphobbies.com/champion-1/32 ... rs/cha401/

Slothead

[DHansen]

I beleive that is just the lighting. I've never seen a brass Champion Thumper chassis before.

[Dangermouse]

The extra bracing on Ninco is to stop the dreaded Ninco hop.
I think the torque in the motor causes the plastic chassis to flex too much and so she starts hopping (also don't know if I have ever seen a Ninco sidewinder??)

Before bracing

After bracing


I have braced most of my Ninco cars sometimes simply with a piece of plastic card cut to fit on the pan behind the motor and under the axle but usually with a piece of 90 degree angled aluminium cut to shape and glued up against the motor and onto the pan under the axle.
Works a treat.

My brother did the car in the video I think he just used a bit of hot glue (ok maybe a lot of hot glue :lol: )

David