I recently got started on the "Penelope Pit Lane" slot car kit of the Honda RA 273. This is a complete kit with a pre-built motor and gear "pod" that is built into the chassis. Its the Policar pod and very high quality! So the kit is more about resin model building and detailing that mechanical slot car building - but its fun! I have soldered up the wires and installed the guide and brushes, and installed the body on the chassis and adjusted the fit. I have completed a bunch of test laps and the car runs great!
I will be adding the rear suspension struts and spring details and I plan to glue them onto the rear axle covers that I added. The axle covers are just the upper half of styrene tubing that has been carefully aligned and glued to the body. So when completed, all of the engine and strut details will be attached to the removable body/axle covers. I am a slow builder and the painting, detailing, driver figure, decals and clear coat will for sure take me many weeks (plus golf season is starting), but I will post pics as I make some progress.

Here is the actual car, driven by Ritchie Ginther, that I am building.
I will be adding the rear suspension struts and spring details and I plan to glue them onto the rear axle covers that I added. The axle covers are just the upper half of styrene tubing that has been carefully aligned and glued to the body. So when completed, all of the engine and strut details will be attached to the removable body/axle covers. I am a slow builder and the painting, detailing, driver figure, decals and clear coat will for sure take me many weeks (plus golf season is starting), but I will post pics as I make some progress.
Here is the actual car, driven by Ritchie Ginther, that I am building.
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