Post by old23 on Aug 27, 2015 17:23:08 GMT
I just completed building this car as an entry in the "Tiddlers" class of The Last Open Road Proxy race. I based the livery on the MGA Team entries at Sebring in 1956.
My starting point was a vintage Lindberg model kit. Lindberg released this kit a few times back in the 60's (and perhaps before?), but the one I got my hands on was in a 2-car box alongside a Jaguar XK140. Believe it or not, they were marketed as a pair of 1/4-mile drag-racers! It's hard to think of two cars less likely to be raced in this manner, though I do love the fanciful box art.
The cars were equipped with plastic gears and the motive power was provided by rubber bands. The MGA was moulded in two major sections, the chassis part also included the lower portions of the bodywork.
The top and bottom sections were glued together and the vestigial MGA chassis parts carved away along with the lower bits of the cockpit. This would be a slot car, after all, so space needed to be made for the motor and chassis. For the latter, I tried something new (to me): 3D printed chassis components by Devis3D. A simple platform cockpit deck with a partial driver was glued atop the BWA motor.
Skinny wheels from RS, Dart/BWA inserts, Slot.it running gear and a D3D printed guide completed the project.
After much body-filling and sanding, especially the Panama Canal-sized channel for the original bulky windscreen frame, the body was sprayed with creamy Tamiya Racing White. Decals were from Pattos.
And off she goes to race against other 50's era cars on tracks around the USA and Canada.
Old23
My starting point was a vintage Lindberg model kit. Lindberg released this kit a few times back in the 60's (and perhaps before?), but the one I got my hands on was in a 2-car box alongside a Jaguar XK140. Believe it or not, they were marketed as a pair of 1/4-mile drag-racers! It's hard to think of two cars less likely to be raced in this manner, though I do love the fanciful box art.
The cars were equipped with plastic gears and the motive power was provided by rubber bands. The MGA was moulded in two major sections, the chassis part also included the lower portions of the bodywork.
The top and bottom sections were glued together and the vestigial MGA chassis parts carved away along with the lower bits of the cockpit. This would be a slot car, after all, so space needed to be made for the motor and chassis. For the latter, I tried something new (to me): 3D printed chassis components by Devis3D. A simple platform cockpit deck with a partial driver was glued atop the BWA motor.
Skinny wheels from RS, Dart/BWA inserts, Slot.it running gear and a D3D printed guide completed the project.
After much body-filling and sanding, especially the Panama Canal-sized channel for the original bulky windscreen frame, the body was sprayed with creamy Tamiya Racing White. Decals were from Pattos.
And off she goes to race against other 50's era cars on tracks around the USA and Canada.
Old23
