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I guess we all need to bow down to Bill "Johnny Cash" Bostic. At least until the next race. A hearty thanks to The Courtney's for hosting another fun race with plenty of great grub and a special thanks to Mother Nature for the snow, it just wouldn't be a race at Jeff's without snow.
Rico
Mike - Here is a link to Artin's main webpage: http://www.artin.com.hk/main.php
Is it possible you bought them from one of their dealers? Slot Car World http://www.slotcarworld.com/ is one the biggest ones and the owner very recently passed away and the family is deciding what to do at this point. Try a Google search for "Artin slot cars", many different vendors show up. I might also suggest trying some different brands of cars, they shouldn't have any trouble running on Artin track.
Rico
I did some research on the Carrera 1/24 cars. Availability seems somewhat limited as do the types of cars. The prices are all over the place, as some of them appear to be quite collectable. I found two vendors and neither one had the vintage Corvette like the one in the test, only newer ones (C5,6), various Ferraris, an assortment of hot rods and a few LMP's. Food for thought. Several of the other chassis could be raced in different classes with just a body swap, that appeals to me.
Rico
Ditto on the testing. Ditto on Monte's question. Is that a 4.0 or 4.5 inch wheelbase on the Parma? What type of body, hardbody or lexan?
Rico
I would have to agree as any needed replacement parts should be available to purchase as the need arises
Are you going to include HRS chassis as I think they would have an inherent advantage. I picked up another 956 white kit last night on Ebay for $20.00 to set up for Randy's enduro or whatever. My thought would be RTR cars only, include any that come with orange motor and black pod. No Nissans, or McLarens- only Porsche's, Lancia's, Sauber/Mercedes, Jaguars. Maybe even exclude the open cockpit cars, just to keep it simple and not end up with a race of one make like what happened during the summer when you had four red Ferrari's and it was hard to tell which was yours.
I do like the idea of doing some test races on different tracks and am always up for a race as long as the schedule permits.
Rico
So what I'm getting at is that a motor that came out of a sidewinder would not work in a inline or vice versa. So buyer beware on any motor from Randy. I guess a sharp eye could tell the difference or one could come up with the measurements. His upcoming enduro seems to be headed towards sidewinder. What did you have in mind? Are you planning on using a single chassis (All Porsche 956/962) or mixed like the summer season? A single spec chassis would be simpler and easier to tech.
Rico
Question- Are the gears from inlines the same as the ones from a sidewinder? I don't think they are and that would create problems for those not able to change gears. Might even be hard to id the difference. The orange endbells are ok with me.
Rico
The name of the tires is TRU-Grip. I got them from Greg Hodge. Try getting in touch with the vendor at kelmac1@msn.com
They are sized as Slot.it 20 X 11.
Rico
Just want to say a BIG Thankyou to Monte and Victoria for hosting a awesome race last night. I can't speak for everyone but I had a really fun time last night. The cars were really evenly matched and well prepared. The food was more than plentiful and tastey.
Thanks again
Rico
Some of those white end bell motors are 25K. They were the Scalextric replacement motor. I have one in my Scalextric Lister LMP car.
Rico
We believe in startin em young round here
Rico
If anyone is interested FantasyWorld has one last Fly Racing Kit for $63.74 but it is a Ford Capri with a less than attractive paint livery.
Monte- I think he may be right, but I think the garage door trick is definitely going to require more effort and practice!
Brake parts cleaner will clean AFX, G-plus chassis and I haven't noticed any ill effects other than sometimes there is a whitish residue that can be removed with ArmourAll or good substitute. I use Q-tips for both chemicals for application. A can of compressed air (like for computers) is great for blowing off excess.
Rico
Bryan- Brake fluid NOT Brake clean. Good chance brake clean would damage the plastic! Even with brake fluid it would be best to first try it in an area that does not show.
You can view the contest at www.scxworldwide.com Click on link to Racers Lounge and scroll down to November Contest. It may be on page 2 by now.
Rico
I have used the brake fluid method for models and it does a good job of removing paint. It will harm some plastics, but most seem to ok. I also liked the soap and water clean up. I tried soaking the Joe Dirt car but had limited success and ended up just primering the crap out of it which probably added to the over all effect. Good ol' Joe finished second place in the November SCX Worldwide repaint contest. One guy said it was hard to make paint look bad on purpose but easy to do a bad paint job.
Rico
Why not if you don't need it....
I'm surprised this has seven bids on it.
ME TOO!!!! Just the box please
Rico
I'm not really sure. Here is a pic of the 1:1 car and it looks to have an opening there also???
Rico
It's alive!!!!! I figured out the pick-up set up, just a matter of proper assembly and some soldering on the leads. Sounds kind of strong!!!! LOL
Pictures as promised:
Ya gotta check this out- Crazy Italians and I atta know...... http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/porta … hp?t=26842
Rico
Here is the Ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Marklin-McNamara-In … 240%3A1318
I will try to post some pic's later tonight.
It might be 1/30 as it seems a little on the small side. George, it has Marklin stamped/formed on the bottom, but it was made in Germany, so spelling may be different.
Rico
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