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Really enjoy converting Tamiya Super 7 kits into slot cars with good results.
An abandoned build came up recently on local Kijiji at cents on the dollar, so I snapped it up. This one would be a road-going version.
The already painted body was assembled and cut to accept one of my adjust-o-wheelbase chassis.
Cut, filed and drilled brass and piano wire pieces to prepare for soldering.
3/32" square brass - main rails and front axle supports
.064" x 3/4" brass plate - guide tongue and motor support cross members
.062" piano wire - front guide/axle assembly sliders
5/64" brass tube - guide tube to be bored out to 9/64" to fit Sloting Plus Universal guide
1/8" brass tube - front axle tube
Motor pod's my own 3D printed one.
Wheels are Cartrix M025 Classic 16.5 x 6mm shod with Paul Gage 22073 urethane tires.
Power's a Scalextric 20K FF050 slim can with Slot It 9t pinion and 28t crown gears for a 3.1:1 gear ratio.
Body's mounted two post, front and rear.
Sprayed in a lighter red with Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red. Modeling details were painted with Tamiya acrylic - flat black, brown, flat white and aluminum.
Wheel inserts are kit's, cut down. Driver figure's a much modified Fujimi one.
Not overly fast but very smooth and driveable.
Good outcome.
Dan
An abandoned build came up recently on local Kijiji at cents on the dollar, so I snapped it up. This one would be a road-going version.
The already painted body was assembled and cut to accept one of my adjust-o-wheelbase chassis.
Cut, filed and drilled brass and piano wire pieces to prepare for soldering.
3/32" square brass - main rails and front axle supports
.064" x 3/4" brass plate - guide tongue and motor support cross members
.062" piano wire - front guide/axle assembly sliders
5/64" brass tube - guide tube to be bored out to 9/64" to fit Sloting Plus Universal guide
1/8" brass tube - front axle tube
Motor pod's my own 3D printed one.
Wheels are Cartrix M025 Classic 16.5 x 6mm shod with Paul Gage 22073 urethane tires.
Power's a Scalextric 20K FF050 slim can with Slot It 9t pinion and 28t crown gears for a 3.1:1 gear ratio.
Body's mounted two post, front and rear.
Sprayed in a lighter red with Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red. Modeling details were painted with Tamiya acrylic - flat black, brown, flat white and aluminum.
Wheel inserts are kit's, cut down. Driver figure's a much modified Fujimi one.
Not overly fast but very smooth and driveable.
Good outcome.
Dan
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