New project GTO

[proxieken]

I have been trying to build scale models inot slot cars for a Carrera digital track. This is a first attempt. I got a model kit at Hobby Lobby to practice on and purchased an old Exclusive Corvette to steal the chassis from.

I cut the chassis and lengthened it with some styrene strips and cleared out some space for the digital chip.



I also cut the axles a little bit to make it fit under the car better. The body and wheelbase fit fine. The tires look properly scaled to me, which is a problem I had with some other chassis kits which had tires that did not look correct.



I have to get the mounting posts and work on the interior. I will post more pics as the project progresses.

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I should mention this is a first attempt at 1/24 scale. I did some other 1/32 scale cars before.

[dge467]

Coming along nicely!

[jmsh54]

That looks like a great looking slot car. Look forward to seeing it done. Regards, John

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Some basics done. The decals with the kit are kind of odd but it fits in with the retro street racing theme I have been kind of stuck on.



The lighting and interior are going to be a challenge. I had to massively cut out the headlight bezels to try and fit bulbs in. The chassis is located at a decent height. This kit came with excellent rear tail light lenses so at least the back lights are going to be a breeze.

[RazorJon]

good looking car, nice job

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I put a couple of passengers in the car. They have no legs so I just painted blue stripes on the floor where the legs should be.



With the front lights wired up. I have been buying some lights from Radio Shack and it is cheaper to buy the random pack with a variety of colors. Parking lights are a good place to use up the yellow bulbs.



This angle shows the speedo lit up. That variety pack comes with green bulbs so I threw one under the dash. Not sure it really shows up very well, but at least I got some use out of it.

Now I have to rig up mounting posts and race it.

[dreinecke]

That is VERY cool!!! Nice work!

[TsgtRet]

Very neat build. From your pictures I can imagine the passenger saying, "Henry, put your hands back on the wheel and quit showing off!"
What are your lights wired into? I concur on the Radio Shack LED multi pack....I needed to replace a head light on a Scaley 911 GT3 and found a bulb in there that worked and was even yellow like the original!

[jmsh54]

Greetings, and finish it you did. From the paint to the interior wow. Regards, John

[dge467]

That came out nice! Great details and I love the lights!