1/43 Legends of Racing, Lorenzen & Pearson finished!

[Cjent]

That looks good, Bill!
To get the wheels off, I take the tires off, and use 2 pair of pliers to twist them off the axle.

[mgs75thmeu]

[racer6583]

They are looking good Bill, gee you keep workin like that you'll be done by next week.

wish I had the time, when I get home from working in the cold and the nice warm house I set down and the heat makes me goto sleep must be getting old.
So I never get to the room to get my little projects done

[mgs75thmeu]

Thanks Guys. You're right Peter. i couldn't leave it like that. I've got Curtis Turner and Fireball Roberts ready for mounting. Had to extend the Pontiac chassis though, no way to cheat :violin: . After these 2 I'll start on the 12. 5 of those will be repaints.

[Tigeracer]

The cars look great ,Bill!
For the wheels that won't budge, someone once suggested heating the axle first.
Might be worth a try...
Keep 'um coming'!

[mgs75thmeu]

Finished Fireball Roberts with the extended SCX chassis.

Here's the chassis mounted to the body. I'll fill in the gap and paint it.

[Broman62]

[mgs75thmeu]

The tires will not come off the wheels. I don't need the tires off. Now I have no problems taking the wheels off the axles either. I've figured the cuts I need to make in the SCX chassis that enables me to pop the axle out and back in to the chassis. With the axle out of the chassis, it's no problem for me to get a hand on each wheel and twist one off if I need to shorten the wheelbase. I can't lengthen the wheelbase the way I shortened it because the post for the guide and the metal contact strips are in the middle there and right in the way.

[mgs75thmeu]

Wonder how much I can get for these, considering the Cars were 5/$20($4each) and the New SCX chassis were $10each. LOL

[mgs75thmeu]

This is the last of the doubles. Still not sure if I want to go on to the 12I've got David Pearsons 71 Cyclone and Jack Smiths 60 Bonnie down off the shelf though. I took my drivers test in a 60 Bonneville, whatta boat!! I'd learned to drive in my Dad's little 55 Caddie what a difference when I got into that Pancho at the registry!!!

[dreinecke]

Bill - what I like most about you is that when you get to it, you really GET to it! Holy cow have you been busy! The cars look great!!!

[mgs75thmeu]

[mgs75thmeu]

Fred Lorenzen and David Pearson:

[dge467]

That is a great field of vintage stockers you are kit bashing! Nice work!

[Broman62]