It's a BIG space to fill!

       

Getting there - but there's a long way to go.

   

Must be nearly done if we're using the walls!

   

Doors open.

   

That's what it's all about 

   

The generation gap?

   

A new racer in the making.

   

Doesn't that just take the cake?   

   

Yes, we built it - and they came. We filled the space - and so did the visitors.

   

Late Sunday. Nearly time to pack up and still they're coming.

   

Here's a 3D printed Lotus 33-inspired car I make. The unibody design (no chassis) allows for an ultra narrow body that is perhaps the first proportionately correct one built in this scale range. The motor and mechanical bits fit directly into the body.
 My old Tyco S car, looks like the Good Year blimp by comparison. 
   

The video shows how it goes together, except for the fitting of the pickup braids (or wipers that some prefer):


   
And some pics of how they look when they are built - these examples are done by Mr. Dave Wonacot. He buys the printed bodies from me and sells them as RTR collector cars.
   

Hello from Southern Connecticut, 

I've been around other forums for a while - some may recognize me - I've been designing and modeling custom 3D printed chassis, bodies, and hard-to-find replacements.

My passion is building the most accurately proportioned "HO" slot cars possible. Which led me to develop the ultra-narrow, fully adjustable wheelbase "HWP-SL2" chassis, with lots of input and encouragement from the very talented lads from Slot Lodge. 

My sons and I now produce vintage 1965 F1s which feature a chassis-less "unibody" system, C-Cab hot rod trucks for T-jets, 427 Roadster with optional roofs for AFX Mega G/G+, and numerous other customs. We also make true-to-scale 1/64 figures - pit crews, spectators, etc.

I've been 3D modeling slot cars for nearly 10 years now, and happy to lend a hand to guys looking to get started. 

See you 'round the paddock!

Jim Miller
HWP Slot Cars

The 2020-21 Scalextric Club Ford Escort Mk1 has just been revealed...

   

It's the very tasty John Fitzpatrick / Yvette Fontaine Chevron-sponsored car from the 1969 Spa 24 hour race - finishing second in class.

To join the club and reserve your Escort for delivery in January 2021, pop over to the Scalextric website: www.scalextric.com/uk-en/memberships

I have one of these chassis. I bought it out of interest and have built it up. There have been a couple of motor changes from wild to mild.
Wheel changes too from wide to narrow but there is a question I have that puzzles me.

Why are the body mounting holes on the central chassis piece when the outer pans are hinged? this is a plumber design ie the outer pans are hinged from the front. To me the body should be mounted to the pans so I did that.

I made some changes as I built mine....front axle tube, central cross brace, pans drilled and counter punched/sunk, all joins soldered.

Another issue I faced was if the body was mounted at a scale height the chassis sides would be visible (I dont like that) so it had to be low.

New lockdown project ,the Professor Motor ex Monogram Cooper Ford .Got most parts ,Flat 6 motor , PP chassis , waiting for wheels and tyres .Make a proper start tomorrow 

Steve

Found a surprising but obscure issue with mine when it came to 'magless' track time.

The performance was disappointing even taking into account the fact it was a more simple 'Home Series' car. 

Reviews seemed to point at it being not too far off the pace of the full race version but mine was sluggish, 'front end hopped' around corners and cornering was quite unpredictable, with varying degrees of breakaway even at a steady throttle. 

Trying various different tyres didn't make much difference but it was when finally replacing the originals that I noticed - the back end of the interior tray wasn't fixed in place.

Effectively it was hinged from the front fixing points and moved up and down at the rear. At rest it looked ok but when moving rubbed on the tyres to varying degrees depending on acceleration, braking and cornering. 

Removing it was a bit of a fiddle as it looked like the interior was installed before the rear rolled pan/bumper was fixed in place but it was possible to ease it out, clean up the mounting points and reinstall it after a liberal dose of GS Hypo cement on all four corners. I left it for most of the afternoon to set, before reassembling the car and giving it a quick run - and boy was it quick, even with the standard tyres.

Still had the front end hop though, which turned out to be a jamming guide flag. It's sprung loaded but would stick at the top of its travel, before suddenly releasing. This was happening several times in quick succesion in a corner, accounting for the hop. For now I've just oiled the shaft and spring but will need to either remove the spring or replace the whole thing at some point. However, so far I've had no luck removing the flag.

They've all got it in for me! Electrical items that is.

I have never had so many electrical things go tits up in such a short space of time. In March just before lockdown the washing machine broke (twice!) and both showers in the household partially died. The repair man sorted out the washing machine but replacement showers were on a month's delivery so we had 30 second lukewarm ones in the meantime and the plumber had to fit the new ones after lockdown which meant he had to do it wearing a mask while we sat in the garden.

Since then the tale of woe has continued:
Printer died.
Central heating/hot water timer only worked part time when it felt like it.
Kettle refused to switch off.

Replaced those three and thought my problems were at an end............
...........then the pond pump became an ex parrot!

I did the wiring for it 20 years ago, it is encased in conduit and buried a foot down. It was originally on the surface but soil just built up over the years. SWMBO is not going to be best pleased when I dig up some of her favourite plants to replace it.

While in Atlanta, Georgia in 2018 I suggested to SWMBO that she might like a little retail therapy. This met with her approval so we drove to a very large outlet mall called Sugarloaf Mills and I left her to browse in Sears while I went for a wander.

Imagine my surprise when I came across a commercial slot track right opposite! Not that I had any prior knowledge of course.
   

It was a bit big! 457ft six lane Ninco, 75ft main straight with 29 bends and a total area of over 1800 square ft.
               
The owner turned out to be an enthusiast and not just a business man. Once he discovered I was 'not from round here'  and had some club racing experience we had a nice long chat and then he let me play on the track for the next hour or so. Brilliant stuff and he even refused to take any money off me! Eventually my good lady turned up, told me that playtime was over and we had a 200 mile drive to complete so we headed out.

Unfortunately I think it closed sometime in 2019 but it was definitely the longest permanent track I have ever come across. Apart from temporary ones constructed for record attempts and the like has anybody found a bigger one?