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Post by Aurora on Aug 26, 2015 13:49:38 GMT -5
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Post by indy on Aug 26, 2015 14:31:49 GMT -5
That is a nice looking BRM. Is this the V16? What a monster!!
Jordan
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Post by IndyCarModels on Aug 26, 2015 14:42:15 GMT -5
Nice work
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Aug 26, 2015 14:49:19 GMT -5
Really nice! What kit(s) is it or is it scratch built?
Sandy
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Post by Art Laski on Aug 26, 2015 16:03:15 GMT -5
Nice model. I like it a lot!
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Post by clm1545 on Aug 26, 2015 17:04:25 GMT -5
That's very nice, good work!
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Post by racerbrown on Aug 26, 2015 17:30:41 GMT -5
beautiful!
please give us all the details.
duane
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Post by Aurora on Aug 27, 2015 0:30:10 GMT -5
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Post by johnwebster on Aug 27, 2015 1:13:57 GMT -5
WOW! Nice metal work.
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Aug 27, 2015 5:31:30 GMT -5
Amazing work! Thanks for posting the details.
Sandy
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Post by indy on Aug 27, 2015 7:53:54 GMT -5
Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing the build pics, too!
Jordan
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Post by clm1545 on Aug 27, 2015 9:24:39 GMT -5
1/32, and a slot car. WOW  |
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Post by Aurora on Aug 27, 2015 9:50:19 GMT -5
Thank you for the generous comments.
Once every year or so I come here and post a new project. But it is always nice to see all the beautiful examples of my favorite style of automobile - I must remember to check in more often.
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Post by Patrick on Aug 27, 2015 17:17:28 GMT -5
Aurora, You and Bearcat do such nice work, but it seems that with all that brass the car would be heavy. Is that so? The suspension looks outstanding and you got the droop of the nose just right! I wish I still had my brass space frame chassis Brabham BT3! That was back in 1967. I made it outta rod and not tubing. It was too flexible and, well, it got whacked into the wall one too many times! LOL! Are looks more important than speed in 1/32? I'm an old 1/24 man and we needed both!
Patrick
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 21:15:00 GMT -5
That is really, really nice  |
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Post by Aurora on Aug 28, 2015 1:20:54 GMT -5
Are looks more important than speed in 1/32? Patrick Patrick, were you looking for a simple answer? If so, the answer is "No". However if you have a few minutes to waste...read on  My car, at 75 grams, is heavier than the typical modern commercially available 1/32 scale slot car. A comparable car manufactured by one of the larger slot car companies, such as Scalextric, Monogram, Slot.it, etc., would weigh less. For example the Scalextric 1967 Lotus 49, weighs about 52 grams. Those cars incorporate lightweight plastic chassis. Most of that difference is, as you point out, due to the greater weight of the brass/steel/nickel silver chassis. The slot car hobby today is probably not all that different from when you were racing 1/24 scale. There is still a wide range of interests, in HO scale, 1/43, 1/32 and 1/24. Some folks emphasize looks; some emphasize speed. I'd guess that most slot car enthusiasts enjoy the combination of both looks and speed. The car I am showing here was built to comply with the rules and regulations governing a slot car racing series in the UK. It is literally a Formula 1 Grand Prix season in miniature, as the cars travel to different miniature Grand Prix circuits over the course of several months. A champion is crowned at the end. The cars in the series are all scratch built, built for both speed and modeling accuracy. These cars are very quick for their size and level of detail. I would guess that if they wanted to do so, most of the builders could fabricate a car that is faster, at the expense of modeling accuracy. Or vice versa; each could build a more accurate scale model that is not as fast or may not handle as well as a pure slot car. From what I see, every participant strives to build a car that is both fast and beautiful; in fact that is the underlying principle of the series. Personally, I started building scale models before I got into building slot cars. So I enjoy and appreciate scale accuracy as seen in the scale models on this forum. Indeed that is why I joined this forum. Building slot cars that move at speed and look like reasonably accurate scale models gives me the best of both worlds. Seeing an entire grid of miniature Formula 1 cars on a fully landscaped model race track is IMO a sight to behold! This is a grid shot of one of the race tracks in the series. Photo courtesy of Dave Wisdom.  |
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Post by clm1545 on Aug 28, 2015 8:47:34 GMT -5
Some really neat stuff there! I like that one in the third row.  |
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Post by Aurora on Aug 28, 2015 9:21:29 GMT -5
I like that one in the third row. Which one? If the AAR in your avatar is a clue, perhaps you are referring to the Eagle? If you like Eagles, check out row 4 also. |
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Post by clm1545 on Aug 28, 2015 10:33:49 GMT -5
I like that one in the third row. Which one? If the AAR in your avatar is a clue, perhaps you are referring to the Eagle? If you like Eagles, check out row 4 also. Yep, I don't mention it very often but I'm somewhat of a Gurney fan. |
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Post by Patrick on Aug 28, 2015 11:28:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the insight Aurora. I, too, loved the accuracy that my slot cars reflected. Back then I had a 1/32 shark nose Ferrari (of course) that I soldered tire valve springs to so it would look more real. I loved it just for the looks.
Patrick
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