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Post by Aurora on Jan 2, 2012 11:23:55 GMT -5
Hello all, I just joined the forum and posted in the intro board. I'm looking forward to participating and seeing all the great work on here. Hopefully I can learn a lot and contribute myself. Lately, I've been working on a few 1/32 slot cars - I hope it's OK to discuss slot car modeling in this forum. This is a 1962 Cooper Mk3 T59 Formula Junior, modified from an old slot car. Cheers, The original car  Parts waiting for final assembly  The reworked model  With modern helmet  Vintage style helmet  |
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Post by kurzheck on Jan 2, 2012 12:42:51 GMT -5
Welcome aboard. Beautiful work! What did you use for the rivets at the base of the windscreen?
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Post by Aurora on Jan 2, 2012 13:15:03 GMT -5
Thanks kurzheck. The rivets are solder balls. They are surprisingly uniform and spherical.
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Post by SWT500 on Jan 2, 2012 14:48:53 GMT -5
You obviously can make chicken salad out of chicken...
feathers!!!
It's BEAUTIFUL.
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Post by gavkiwi on Jan 2, 2012 16:06:39 GMT -5
wow, what a transformation, with the modern helmet, could be mistaken for a car seen at Goodwood lol. Very cool !!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2012 16:32:05 GMT -5
What a fantastic result, really impressive. I would be worried about putting on the track though. But then you probably have more skill than me with the hand controller!
Regards, Steve.
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Post by Patrick on Jan 2, 2012 18:39:47 GMT -5
Very nice work sir! I wish there was a Scalectric 1/24 Lotus 20! I am interested in the small formula cars and your Cooper is well done. Nice addition of the camera on the roll bar!
Patrick
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Post by robh on Jan 2, 2012 20:22:19 GMT -5
Remarkable transformation. I wouldn't have looked at the model in the first photo twice, but you made a show stopper out of it.
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Post by rick on Jan 2, 2012 21:10:18 GMT -5
That is impressive!
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Post by Aurora on Jan 3, 2012 11:13:05 GMT -5
Thank you all for your kind comments. I wish there was a Scalectric 1/24 Lotus 20! Yes, they don't make the Lotus 20 in 1/24 - only in 1/32. That exact model is my next project. As you may know, Scalextric does make the Lotus 38 in 1/24, but they are expensive collectors items. |
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Post by Patrick on Jan 3, 2012 14:47:23 GMT -5
What paint did you use for the Cooper. It is very close to the green that many cars wore here in the SCCA SF Region!
Patrick
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Post by Aurora on Jan 4, 2012 2:43:03 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 17:01:58 GMT -5
What an amazing transformation! It must be going to a modern historic event, it even has a muffler!
John
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Post by Aurora on Jan 13, 2012 11:30:51 GMT -5
Thanks John! You are correct, this car was modified to represent a Cooper T59 as it might be prepared today for vintage racing. When the real T59s were made in 1962, they didn't have much in the way of decoration or safety equipment. This T59 slot car was first released in 1963, and as you can see, it didn't have much decoration either. So I thought it would be fun to bring this old model up to modern specifications. The muffler is so the car can race at Laguna Seca, which has draconian noise limits. It comes off when the car runs at Goodwood.  |
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