Slot Car Corner '73 IROC Proxy - Builds & Usual Chatter

[TuscoTodd]

Sweet deal!!!!

[SRQSloter]

Took a break from the body to finish up doing the inserts. I likie. :) Tires not trued.



:handgestures-thumbup:

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Dang. I'm a caveman doing it by hand! Great spoilers!

Hmmm. I feel a reggae song comin' on... "I'm an apeman, I'm an ape-ape man, I'm an apeman. I don't wanna die in your nuclear war, I don't know what a cell phone is for, I am an apeman." [anybody here old enough to remember the Kinks? Ray Davies?]

Oh yeah. And the inserts look good, too!

[SRQSloter]

Yes I do remember the Kinks. Thanks Rob.

[TuscoTodd]

Love the update photo - she is looking pretty sweet! :D

And for a little video/audio for waay... :)

[Fumey]

Hey - Ray didn't mention cell phones in that song ! :lol:

[waaytoomuchintothis]

VERY good! I never thought anybody would get that. Very well done!

I thought it might get attention from a generation later than the song. There weren't any cell phones in existence then. Very impressive! Warms the cockles of my heart... and you know how I like hot cockles! (recognize that one?)

[Fumey]

Woody Allen ! Bananas ?

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Impressive! I may have to get back to work on the car just to keep from having to come up with these.

[studioRS]

RSR spoiler / valances are in the post for those that requested (3 of you). I included two per order, just in case something goes wrong with the first one and or if you feel inspired to build another, go Dave love the RSR! (note: Dave do you want me to send you the remaining RSR spoilers?)

- I sanded the bottom of the resin flat, then lightly sanded the plywood and used thin CA glue on the plywood to the resin.
- Go back over the backside underneath where the two meet and added another layer of CA, then hit it with kicker, wipe clean.
- Next was to soak the plywood with CA and then wait a little… if any wet looking CA is still there wipe it off. Hit that with kicker and wipe clean.

Using the steps above the plywood will get soaked with CA and make sanding and using the micro files fun, rather than having the wood splinter all up.

- After it is all shaped, I might lay down a thin coat of thick CA and fiberglass to the backside and on the resin body. Helps to spray glue the fiberglass to the piece, THEN apply CA.

[studioRS]

Just posted to the Porsche Facebook page, already at 13k likes...

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[waaytoomuchintothis]

I compared the real car and the provided guides in this topic, and as far as I can tell with these old eyes, you have it. What worries me is that as you described it, I hope it isn't fragile. You clearly worked hard on this, but is it going to be disturbed by later handling and clearcoating? Did you write down your formula for this latest, successful color? I remember a difficult shade to match from a few years ago that I ruined by handling it and doing my decalling. When I clearcoated it I ruined it because the handling contaminated it. I still remember the sting when I stripped it and never got it quite right again. Your experience in static modelling could easily be superior to mine (slot car guys usually have made a decision for mechanical rather than visual expertise at some point in their history), but I thought it wise to mention my experience.