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Built a Ford Sportsman this week.
I used the K.I.S.S. method on the chassis.
A piece of .032 brass sheet soldered to an H&R guide tongue & a JK Products motor bracket with a couple oilite bearings.
brass tube front axle with 1/8 axles, Parma gear & guide with a Jaws motor.
The usual (for me) Pro Track wheels with urethane tires.
I was sorting through a junk box & a "paint/glue bomb", what I think to be, a 49 or 50 Ford sedan fell out.
I don't know where it came from or who manufactured it. I soaked it in acetone & alcohol , but
still had to literally scrape all the paint (at least 3 colors) off with a knife blade.
As a result, the Ace hardware black enamel finish could be a little smoother, but I tired of sanding & primering & sanding again.
So here it is with some home-printed vinyl stickers.......Runs good, ready for scraping & nerfing.
(For some reason my camera shows the black ink on vinyl to be blue sometimes...Looks better "in person"....guess I need a better camera)
I used the K.I.S.S. method on the chassis.
A piece of .032 brass sheet soldered to an H&R guide tongue & a JK Products motor bracket with a couple oilite bearings.
brass tube front axle with 1/8 axles, Parma gear & guide with a Jaws motor.
The usual (for me) Pro Track wheels with urethane tires.
I was sorting through a junk box & a "paint/glue bomb", what I think to be, a 49 or 50 Ford sedan fell out.
I don't know where it came from or who manufactured it. I soaked it in acetone & alcohol , but
still had to literally scrape all the paint (at least 3 colors) off with a knife blade.
As a result, the Ace hardware black enamel finish could be a little smoother, but I tired of sanding & primering & sanding again.
So here it is with some home-printed vinyl stickers.......Runs good, ready for scraping & nerfing.
(For some reason my camera shows the black ink on vinyl to be blue sometimes...Looks better "in person"....guess I need a better camera)
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