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refreshing miliput

don't want to sound tight (even though maybe I am) but has anyone successfully freshened up miliput that is a little long in the tooth? I don't have a local retailer and cant be arsed ordering just a...

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Fiat 643n Race transporter

Hi boys,Worked on a racetransporter for the last month.Cab, chassis inlet and inserts are made by Toni Ruvira. He made a perfect job on this parts.Heads are painted by Lynne ( ember) she made a so...

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going down

my current project (build thread to follow soon) has to sit as low as absolutely possible but how low is too low purely in practical terms? it wont be a racer so outright performance isn't an issue and...

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Auto Union Type C "HillClimb"

Hi,Here is my interpretation of « what should have been” an Auto Union Type C “Hillclimb”In order to have another driver than the usual one, I’ve decided to use a LMM instead of the original.I had to...

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rat rod bus

ive had this one in mind to do for a while and after picking up a kinsmart vw bus for pennies , it seemed rude not to. im aiming for a low riding , crusty looking rat rod. I've not seen a long cab one...

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Cooper Climax T53

Does any any know the 1/32 scale wheelbase and front and rear track of the Cooper Climax T53 pleaseTony

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Scarab and Lola GT MK VI

Hi working on these two little beauties - I got the bodies from Tassie ResinsA Scarab and a Mecom Racing Team Lola GT MK VI just need a decal or two for the Lola - the decals for the Scarab came from...

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Code of honour reffering to copied resin bodies

Hello dear friends at slotforum,as I saw, a lot of discontinued bodys made by several makes became copied and sold by several other mostly small casting companies. I don´t want to critisize this but...

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Brabham BT 48

A few pictures of my Brabham BT 48.

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Spray Turntable

After a long time of looking at an Airfix kit bought 2 years ago I finally got round to motorising it. The usual problem of how to mount the body for spraying was given some serious thought and...

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Mash up - Aston Martin DBR1

Hope this is the right place for this posting. It’s not a scratch build but a bit of a ‘mash-up’. Whilst I do have some nice cars out of the box I like to fiddle and try and ‘improve’ with some of less...

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Thinking of trying some double flanged wheels. Any negatives?

Thinking of trying some double flanged, flanges on the outside like 1:1, wheels. Has anyone used these before and will I encounter any problems using "conventional" tires normally used on std. wheels...

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Maserati 4CL

Just to prove that some projects take me less than 2 years to complete here is my rendering of Dave Jones's fibre-glass Maserati shell. A slimline motor doesn't seem too powerful with the weight of a...

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Ferrari 365 GT/4 BB

Hello all,a new entry for my Le Mans collection.Based on a french -Proto-Slot-kit- this model shows the -NART- racing team carwhich run at Le Mans in 1977.Have a look:vbr, claus

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Hesketh Racing

DNQ has done it again! Do I need to say more?Hesketh Racing#24 Hesketh 308D - Harald ErtlBesides the DNQ resin kit you see the usual PP and Scalextric stuff. Reissorg is at the moment working on the...

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Escort MK1 "Grasstrack" - The "Wreckscort!"

Here is the progress on a new car I am working on. I am developing a new chassis for Magracing which will have an onboard microcontroller, battery and steering. There are currently no saloon cars...

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One off Specials

Whilst stumbling around the ‘tinternet I found myself spending a bit too much time admiring some hill-climb specials. Fantastic creativity from the earliest modified road cars with leaf spring...

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Cooper Climax T53

Her is my latest finished project, it is a Cooper Climax T53. The body shell is Scalex but the chassis is scratch-built brass and piano wire with a brass rattle plate underneath. It has a 30K motor and...

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Paper body BMW Series 8

Feeling a little bored waiting for some more bits to arrive from eBay...I downloaded a paper BMW Series 8 to put onto a chassis that I have but couldn't find a suitable body for.It's the spare chassis...

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Alfa Romeo P2 GP

A rendition of the Alfa P2 as raced in the 1920s; the body was from Geodies with quite a lot of brass added - exhaust, radiator frame and various filler caps punched out from plastic card with brass...

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