Getting a little bit involved in some 132 proxy racing meant I needed some chassis's. Having pretty good luck with the Gift card chassis in 143, I decided to take what I learned and move it over to 132 scale.
The following is the resulting 132 BARC Gift Card Chassis.
Using a solid fixed front axle, there is little body role going into corners, and the very low COG means the ass end kicks out nicely letting you know you are on the edge without loosing control. I have been very pleased in testing this chassis, and it looks like a Gift card works as good in 132 scale as it does in 143. The cards themselves are very flexible, but when you add the brass side pods with the fastening C channel they become very stiff. This car without a body on will lift the guide right out of the slot on acceleration. There are a couple of things I can do to prevent this, and one of the ideas is cutting slots on each side of the motor bracket. This will allow the card to flex to some degree and work like a ladder traction bar in a drag car. The other is adding a round counterweight over the guide pin.
No special skill is needed to build these. Some Lego blocks, brass strip, a sharp utility knife, a gift card, and some CA. I think you might be surprised how well these run, and the chassis costs pennies to build. This is a Tim Hortons( Canadian Coffee shop) gift card that was given to me for nothing when I asked politely if I could have a couple of blank cards.
Cheers
Dan
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The following is the resulting 132 BARC Gift Card Chassis.
Using a solid fixed front axle, there is little body role going into corners, and the very low COG means the ass end kicks out nicely letting you know you are on the edge without loosing control. I have been very pleased in testing this chassis, and it looks like a Gift card works as good in 132 scale as it does in 143. The cards themselves are very flexible, but when you add the brass side pods with the fastening C channel they become very stiff. This car without a body on will lift the guide right out of the slot on acceleration. There are a couple of things I can do to prevent this, and one of the ideas is cutting slots on each side of the motor bracket. This will allow the card to flex to some degree and work like a ladder traction bar in a drag car. The other is adding a round counterweight over the guide pin.
No special skill is needed to build these. Some Lego blocks, brass strip, a sharp utility knife, a gift card, and some CA. I think you might be surprised how well these run, and the chassis costs pennies to build. This is a Tim Hortons( Canadian Coffee shop) gift card that was given to me for nothing when I asked politely if I could have a couple of blank cards.
Cheers
Dan
