Formula 2 Sidecar Outfit:Parts1 ,2 and3

[dreinecke]

That is seriously cool work! Nice job!!!

[MrAdept]

WOW!
That is excellent work.

Mark

[TuscoTodd]

[Wolseley Hornet]

Todd, I really do appreciate your suggestions, and the trouble you've taken with the pictures.

The thing is, I have to keep as much room as possible on the platform for the "chair man".

I think Frankenslot.de are going to get round the problem by using an anglewinder drive to the sidecar wheel, and having its axle extending to just past the midline of the main body, and driving the rear wheel with spur gears.

I'll keep these suggestions in mind while I press on along this track for the present. It may be unwarranted optimism,but I've got a feeling that making the chassis heavier, ensuring that all the wheels spin freely, and using a really sticky tyre on the rear , together with using one of Ed Bianchi's Slide Guides to reduce friction and drag, will result in it running well enough to be worthwhile. If not, I've still got the option of driving both the rear and the sidecar wheels.

If we do get as far as having a Fun Run proxy, it'll be interesting to see the variety of chassis designs that people come up with. That is if there are enough bike-crazed slot racers in HRW.

All the best,

David.

[munter]

I might be wrong, I usually am when talking to SWMBO, but shouldn't the front and rear wheels be in alignment?

[Dangermouse]

This look interesting

http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.p ... es-Sidecar

[Wolseley Hornet]

[noddaz]

I realize that you want to keep the sidecar guy(?) as realistic as possible. But what about another driven wheel off the rear axle that is hidden by the body work? It might also help shift some weight to the guide to plant it better.

Scott

[ccobra]

Now all you need to do is hook up a linkage to get the rider to lean out on the left and right. It might even help the cornering issue.

[btaylor]

Late to this party as usual, But WOW! This is some keen work you have done. Looking forward to your further results and finished product. I am still tweaking the versions i made from the bikes you sent me. they are a ton of fun. I too, am looking at a brass chassis for weight reasons to aid traction and cornering.
Very impressive so far! Thanks for sharing this.

Bob

[Wolseley Hornet]

[btaylor]

That is some fantastic work David. I could not imagine carving a figure to come out like that.
Very impressive to say the least.

Bob

[TuscoTodd]

WOW!!! Those figures look AWESOME in there!
:text-bravo:

[Wolseley Hornet]

Thanks for the kind comments, chaps.

What the pictures don't show is the number of times lumps of soggy modelling clay were thrown across the room - or the domestic friction caused by filling the kitchen with the smell of burning polymer, after leaving it in the oven too long!

However, the smell has just about gone, and the oven is useable again. So it's on with the attempts to make silicone moulds - I've just got to work out where the parting line should be for each figure, as I'm hoping to do each as one piece.

David.

[Alaskaracer]

Let me know if you decide to sell resin bodies.