Tweet
A few "Strommie" builds
Nothing new here folks,...just experimenting with bringing some stuff over from the old forum.....it works !!
I have always liked the Strombecker 1/32 cars, not so much for their performance, but for the bodies,...... although not as detailed as the current crop of RTR cars, they are generally very close to scale, and, apart from the Lotus 19 (it needs work),they capture the feel of the 1:1 cars extremely well.
I do have several Strombeckers (many still to be done), but the following are a few pics. of some on the shelf........If anyone needs more details on any of the following, I will be happy to provide more info.
Cheers
Chris Walker
Cheetah with BWA wheels/inserts, and a brass Strombecker comp. chassis. (As a kid I was working in a Toronto Slot car shop, and the owner had a Maroon Cheetah, and I lusted after that car!...........built more than 10 years ago, it is a tribute to him, and his Maroon Cheetah).
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
One of my favs., the Dino spyder
[
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Ford J car
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Ferrari 265P
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Lotus 30
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Another Cheetah...in Alan Green livery....this one was done before the Rev/Mon or Carrera versions were available.
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
The McKee Mk 10 (Cro sal olds), and the car Paul Newman drove in the movie "Winning"....this is on a modified AMT brass chassis, and is a very quick little car, easily holding its own with any of the current RTR cars.
Image resized to 87% of its original size [1024 x 768]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
My fav.,... The Lotus 19...this was done to replicate Stirlings' car from the 1961 Players 200 at Mosport. It has had a fair amount of body work to help cure some of the Strombecker inaccuracies, and, uses a modified Strombecker "Scuttler" motor mounted in a brass plate "period" chassis....A really great car to drive around!!
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
And the RS 61....details on the RS-61 thread. (I painted this to replicate an actual vintage livery I found online......I should have done it silver.....!!!)
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
The McLaren M1B........Bruce McLaren's car as raced at Bridgehampton 1966.
Nothing new here folks,...just experimenting with bringing some stuff over from the old forum.....it works !!
I have always liked the Strombecker 1/32 cars, not so much for their performance, but for the bodies,...... although not as detailed as the current crop of RTR cars, they are generally very close to scale, and, apart from the Lotus 19 (it needs work),they capture the feel of the 1:1 cars extremely well.
I do have several Strombeckers (many still to be done), but the following are a few pics. of some on the shelf........If anyone needs more details on any of the following, I will be happy to provide more info.
Cheers
Chris Walker
Cheetah with BWA wheels/inserts, and a brass Strombecker comp. chassis. (As a kid I was working in a Toronto Slot car shop, and the owner had a Maroon Cheetah, and I lusted after that car!...........built more than 10 years ago, it is a tribute to him, and his Maroon Cheetah).
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
One of my favs., the Dino spyder
[
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Ford J car
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Ferrari 265P
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Lotus 30
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Another Cheetah...in Alan Green livery....this one was done before the Rev/Mon or Carrera versions were available.
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
The McKee Mk 10 (Cro sal olds), and the car Paul Newman drove in the movie "Winning"....this is on a modified AMT brass chassis, and is a very quick little car, easily holding its own with any of the current RTR cars.
Image resized to 87% of its original size [1024 x 768]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
My fav.,... The Lotus 19...this was done to replicate Stirlings' car from the 1961 Players 200 at Mosport. It has had a fair amount of body work to help cure some of the Strombecker inaccuracies, and, uses a modified Strombecker "Scuttler" motor mounted in a brass plate "period" chassis....A really great car to drive around!!
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
And the RS 61....details on the RS-61 thread. (I painted this to replicate an actual vintage livery I found online......I should have done it silver.....!!!)
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
Image resized to 84% of its original size [1069 x 800]
The McLaren M1B........Bruce McLaren's car as raced at Bridgehampton 1966.
Comment