what scaley chassis for airfix cars???
The good lady wife has said she will buy me the following Airfix kits Triumph herald, VW Beetle,E-type Jag and the aston martin DB5. As she thinks if I'm building them I will spend less time on E-bay...
View ArticleA long Bug
Just received my second Pendle PCS chassis. This one is just about long enough for the Atlantic, will probably need a bit of help to stop flexing too much. I just lurve the wire wheels, they make such...
View ArticleHand Controllers
Hand Controller BuildersI have been playing around building a hand controller (HC) for a little bit and thought itÂ’s about time to get some input from the community now that I have some knowledge about...
View ArticleUniversal chassis
Hi Delta wing project is still on hold , waiting for the correct filament .Anyway today I finished off a chassis I was working on .It is roughly based on the well known universal chassis PCS/Slot...
View ArticleBecoming an obsession
I've been back into slot cars now for about 4 years and building cars about 3 years, I seam to be spending more and more time now building cars planning builds researching liveries and trawling ebay...
View Articlea tip...
This will go to EBAY, although I had preferred that one of the really excellent builders here would have been able to buy it directly.It is the mould and the kit as to be seen. The third picture shows...
View ArticleHelp please!
Hello allI am hoping that someone out there will be able to help me out with some replacement exhaust pipes for a C14 Matra MS11. I am building a scratch model using a classic shell and want to cheat...
View ArticleLotus 21 Jim Clark
I'm building my first '60's car for the Wolves half litre weekend.Thought I'd show a little progress....Its using my Policar Universal Chassis prototype.More photos to come but Photobucket just froze...
View Articlesome cars of the Carrera Panamericana
Hello Sirs,Well here a small sample of my collection of cars that ran the Pan American ...Apologies for the quality of the photos, are made with the mobile, and I really have not the artistic day...
View ArticleNissan GTR LM Scratchbuilt Slot Car
Hi guysWe wanted to show you a great project that’s been in planning for the last few months-and also keep you updated as work continues.The story starts on the Monday after the fourth running of the...
View ArticleArrows A2 Scratchbuilt Slot Car
Hi guysAfter the Nissan project was completed for the race in Eindhoven, and with six months or so to go until Henley for the 24hours, and other teammates working on developing the chassis, I thought...
View ArticleHelp me find these wheels
I am after 4 rears, from the scaly 330 p4 ferrari. Phil smith does not have any, slot city only sell the under pan and front axle with wheels but this would work out very expensive.Looked on flea bay...
View ArticleFord Escort mk2 - Lee & Michelle Morelli
Hi all,So here is the latest of my builds (and why I was posting about the group c scalextric wheels!!)Lee & Michelle Morelli's Escort mk2 from the Festival of Speed car show in Lisburn NI this...
View ArticleDecals / Transfers where do you get yours
I am in the middle of a repaint of a Ford mirage into gulf colours, looking good. the Decals I ordered from ebay have arrived and to be honest they ain't the best.when decal dries background is white...
View Articlebored now
12 weeks (plus it looks like a few more to go yet) into a 8-10 week building job (don't think maths are the builders strong point) ,I am now really getting withdrawal symptoms from not having any slot...
View Article1/32 STP Paxton Turbine Indy Car
The start of another build, a 1/32 STP Paxton Turbine Indy Car. I have always liked the unusual cars and in my early days I used to race a 1/24 version. The chassis is going to be a scratchbuilt inline...
View Article"1963 Ford Galaxie" Slot Car Build
Hi there all..Here are a few photos of my latest scratchbuild/conversion of a 1963 Ford Galaxie which I built for the Wolves Saloon car meeting in October this year (2015)I started off with a...
View ArticleCAD info wanted for Lister Knobbly Jaguar
Has anyone here created, or know of, where I can find 3D CAD info for the famous Lister 'knobbly' Jaguar?I'm actually building a 1/8 scale model and will get the body shell 3D printed, but I can't find...
View ArticleAustin Healey 100 Le Mans 1953
Hello all, an english man at Le Mans race : # 33, one of two -Healey-cars (driven by Becquart / Wilkins) entered 14th place over all.I bought this resine body from a little spanish manufacturer. All...
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