The inserts are the plastic wheels from the kit. The paint is Testors enamel.
The chassis is made using Slot.its Boxer inline motor pod. The main rails are 1/16" brass rod. The brass plates are .062" thick brass sheet (yes it is heavy). The pans are .032 brass sheet. Since the pictures were taken it has been lightened quite a bit. The wheels are slot.it 17x10 and the tires are PG 221005SE. Closest I could come to the correct size. Guide is TSRF. Geared 9/27. The front axle tube is 1/8" brass tubing. Good thing I used the Boxer motor as it is quite heavy (150 grams). It handles pretty good with the skinny tires.
This is my second try at soldering a brass chassis. The body is one that has seen better days (old Scaley Mini). The task was to build a chassis that allowed the wheels to fit inside the body. The pans stick out a bit but the body rests on them. The rails are 1/16" brass rod. The pans are .032" brass sheet. Bracket is Professor Motor forged with oilites. Wheels are Slot.it 16.5x8, with yellow dog rear and slot.it fronts. Guide is PM. Geared 9/27. Moor shown is Slot.it 19.5k. It has since been changed to the Monogram motor out of my Lola T70. In testing the chassis with the Monogram motor the times were on par with my Slot.it Porsche 962 which is 8 seconds around a twisty 69 ft. track. Theses two chassis are the two tries at soldering brass. I soldered many an electrical circuit as technician and engineer but not brass.
Next is to try building a sidewinder and working on body mounts.
Joseph
