Refreshing old cars with 3D printed parts
As the title suggests I've been making new parts to revive some of my old (and new) slot cars with my 3D printer. I got hold of an E3D V6 hotend that has interchangeable nozzles and installed a 0.25mm...
View ArticleA kick in the right direction please and thanks
Hi all it has been a very long time but I am starting to tinker again with some slot car related projects and since I have been out of the loop for so long was hoping that some of you could point...
View ArticleBetta and Classic body shells
My first try at the Betta and Classic fibreglass bodyshells, at £10 each they are nicely priced, plus there was a little extra off thanks to the slotforum plus discount.Though cold outside, thanks to...
View ArticleLancia D50 wheels
Per my sources sixteen by five and a half front sixteen by seven rear. A scale sixteen inch wheel will have an outer diameter of about fourteen millimeters.
View ArticleAnother trial post
Using a different web browser. The topic is Lancia D50 wheels. Typical of cars of the era, the D50 carried a 5.50 X 16 front and a 6.50 or 7.00 X 16 tire at the rear. A 16 inch wheel in 1/32 scale will...
View ArticleRefreshing old cars with 3D printed parts
As the title suggests I've been making new parts to revive some of my old (and new) slot cars with my 3D printer. I got hold of an E3D V6 hotend that has interchangeable nozzles and installed a 0.25mm...
View ArticleA kick in the right direction please and thanks
Hi all it has been a very long time but I am starting to tinker again with some slot car related projects and since I have been out of the loop for so long was hoping that some of you could point...
View ArticleBetta and Classic body shells
My first try at the Betta and Classic fibreglass bodyshells, at £10 each they are nicely priced, plus there was a little extra off thanks to the slotforum plus discount.Though cold outside, thanks to...
View ArticleFestive Season Stress Relief
As I spent Christmas and New Year as the only man in the house with five women, you might imagine that I needed to escape occasionally to calm my nerves!Luckily I had a few projects on the go to soothe...
View ArticleMercedes 1939 W154 project help
Gathering hardware, parts and info for a 1939 W154 project. One of my sources is the MM Walkden Fisher article and dwg. I have also mined the web for photos etc. and am left with 2 unresolved...
View ArticleTamiya lose/abandon BMW license
It appears that Tamiya no longer have a licensing deal with BMW.This means their 1:24 Mini (real one, I.e. BMC) static kits will be discontinued. And some Bavarian rubbish but nobody really cares about...
View ArticleFerrari 375 MM/Plus
Hello sirsIn the subject of cars, we all have a secret love ... something we know we can not have, but that makes us "crazy" .... in my case the Ferrari 375 ... versions MM or Plus ....he Ferrari 375...
View ArticleSlot it HSR build
HiNew to this scratch build I have changed the chassis on a auto art Subaru used Slot.it HSR chassis and wired in a slot.it S-Can 21,000rpm motor when I put it on track motor runs slow for 5-10 seconds...
View ArticleSideway White Kit Glue
I'm building a 935 and wonder what type of glue to use on this kit? I've used Tamiya model glue for other kits but this plastic is very thin.
View ArticleProject Mercedes W196 Streamliner
Project Mercedes W196 Streamliner (CSCRA legal).Trying to scale a scale drawing didn't work so I printed it out, measured the actual print then rescaled to get the right wheelbase.CSCRA rules don't...
View ArticleFerrari D246, GP of France 1959
It was the beginning of this year, that I have built my last slotcar and that explains my long absence from this forum.Now I have built the Ferrari D246, which was driven by Jean Behra in the 1959 GP...
View ArticleRenault 12 SINPAR - rallye Côte Côte 1977
Hi guys!Here is my last one. It is a Renault 12 engaged in 1977 for the African Rally Côte Coast. It is 4 wheels motirce like the real one with a chassis MSC. The alu rims were made speciphically...
View ArticlePSK - Lola Aston-Martin LM67
Here is a Lola Aston-Martin proposed by PSKKit was pre paintedI used a PSK chassis All mobile pieces are Slot-it except wheels which comes from BRM (wheels and tires)Enjoy...Pike
View ArticleMy apologies, where is my post ?
I think it was titled "eight versions of the same thing" was about a Ferrari 375 ..Was there something wrong, that has made the moderators erase it ??At least a private message to tell me something I...
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