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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....
KuifjePDX wrote: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
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
Does anyone know anything about Marklin slot cars? I just picked one up from Ebay, looks to be 1/32 scale. It is a 1970 McNamara Ford Indy car driven by Mario Andretti. It has front wheels that steer with the guide and a very funky pick shoe arrangement. I will try to post some pics later
Rico
Whatever we decide to run, I'm ok with because I have them both. I ran the DP car at Jeff's 1/24 track and that puppy is fast but needs some development work in the handling dept. Probably some weight in the right place and maybe some different rear tires. I did sand the tires a little bit and that did help some but not enough to be a consistent handler.
Rico
Mine are plastic, but I did not use them for the previously stated reasons. Mine has Spirit "Sport" aluminum wheels and I have no idea what tires. Fly called the plastic strontium or something like that, but appear to just be plastic to me.
This Thursday is New Year's Eve, probably not a good night to do it. The next Thursday is the 8th, we have a race on the 10th and BSCC on the 13th and I have already heard "only three days apart, how come?".....she tolerates this pretty well but with all our kids it is hard to corral them by yourself and help is always appreciated. Don't let me scheduling issues affect the whole group, just let me know what's up and we'll see.
I think the difference between my car and Monte's is that mine was a Fly Racing Kit, with kit being the operative word. I believe most of the others are RTR. By the way, in typical Fly fashion, the provided axles would not fit through the rear bushings or fit the wheels, so I had to improvise and stole the ones off of the Spirit Reynard. It came in a flexible plastic box with foam lining, not a hard case as most do. It has the lexan interior and I think a lighter body as well. I just found this at Electric Dreams: http://electric-dreams.com/Shop/index.php?cPath=48
They might not be that different afterall....
Rico
Funny you said resilent resins, I was just checking out what he has on Ebay and I kinda dug the lancia, a maserati and several ferrari's.
Monte- Mine has the same motor: Fly Evo2 long can but it does have the motor pod and suspension.
Bill- I meant to run it at Jeff's last Saturday but left it in the car and it was too miserable to get it. I paid around $55.00 for mine on Ebay quite a while ago, so prices may have gone up. We can compare them at the next race.
Rico
OK, So what do we do next? Fight, argue, decide, agree over what to build?
I see where he tried to enter, but he might have too late as I don't see his name on the entry list.
Bill- I have the EVO 3. Fly Ref# 88253 Fly Racing Rally EVO 3. It has the motor pod with suspension and a very small magnet. It never performed very well at the old Marshall Field but was really fun at Greg Hodges track. It does seem to be better on the current Timba track however
Rico
Have you been in contact with Greg Petrolati? This sounds like his cup of tea to me. Where are the rules posted etc????
Your right of course, it's very cold out.
That is good news, but how are we going to get lost following Tony to the warehouse?
A single class does raise some questions. Is this same car going to be used at all Naste races? That is one of the things I enjoy at the Naste races: the variety of scales. I realize it would be easier on the person putting on the race not to have to provide cars, but it would be harder for someone to just show up and race. I think another factor is that more people have to be involved, there are just a handful of us that regularly post here and I certainly don't have the right to decide for others. Anyway, just some more random thoughts that float through my pea brain.
Rico
Bill- Have you tried the Carrera cars on the 1/24 track? I'm certain we can make the Slot.its run as it has already been done by you and others. What about a bracket style race format. Let's say LMP style bodies, but no set make or brand of chassis, just a break out time. That would encourage some creativity and allow for some tinkering. You could even have more than one class or level that way different levels of ability could compete on a even playing field. It could even be set up as a progression. I am just throwing out ideas. I will race pretty much anything,except Randy's ASCARS, (Those old Scalextric Nascars) I really don't like them things.
Rico
I like it. It incorporates the flying as well as the crashing.
Rico
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