jimmyslots 1950 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Finally decided to do a topic on my slot builds now that I've got some spare time. My builds are mainly 1/24th with a few 1/28th Kyosho Mini Z & 1/32nd re-paints. The bulk of my builds are from 1/24th Model kits with some kids toy conversions & RC. This first one is an RC car that I picked up on special from Repco & is that good a repliction of a V8 Super car that I coulden't help myself so I bought 2 .At $25 ea they are very affordable & seem strong enough to take a good hit. The box said 1/24th but they are just a little bit bigger than my 1/28th scale Mini Z's & the same size as a Monogramme Mustang. Initially I was a bit worried they would be too skinny & fall over in turns,but I was very surprised at how good it cornered so I raced out to get anoyher one. The dimensions are 190mm long,72mm wide & weighs in at 50gms but if I got serious I'm sure 10gms could be removed easily,but what the heck they both handle very well so maybe down the track I might get the dremmel cranked up. I used 2 different chassis set ups & different tyre combinations for each.One has a Plafit 1700 chassis & sponge tyres the other has a MJK short dog bone chassis with AMR low profile rubber tyres & my own custom wheels.Both cars have Plafit Fox 2 donks that are more than adequite for the job without being Banshee's. Here's some pics The RC setup Bonnets off Finished car Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotbaker Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Looking good Jim. I was looking at those on the weekend, and thought they were OK. I had thoughts of sticking a guide on the front, and radio controll it around the track. Just need a couple of Fords to go with them now. Quote Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 I had thoughts of sticking a guide on the front, and radio controll it around the track. Hi Steve I put a guide on Mk1 before it was turned into a slot car because my track wasn't wide enough to drive without hitting every fence,took it to Thursday night racing at Dapto & put it on the far side of the track & drove it around to where Greg was standing & put in reverse when he was looking at it.Didn't shock him,all he said was I've got one of them & brought the next week when mine was converted & had a few quick laps together. His was in the silver livery,I think Butch built for him a while ago,but isn't that typical of Greg,if it's a slot car, looking good,Greg's got at least 1. Seriously thinking of getting another 2 & repainting into a different livery to use as house cars at my track instead of the Tamiya Can-Ams that I was working on. I don't think I'll ever get the Can-Am set finished with good reproductions like these coming out all the time,any way back to the work bench. Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulthetexan Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Looks awsome Jim , Now there's a one make series that's screaming for a run . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Looks awsome Jim , Now there's a one make series that's screaming for a run . Thats what I thought Paul,& we could throw one in the microwave on high for 30 seconds & call it a Ford & have 2 manufacturers Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Looks awsome Jim , Now there's a one make series that's screaming for a run . Thats what I thought Paul,& we could throw one in the microwave on high for 30 seconds & call it a Ford & have 2 manufacturers Cheers Jimmy Just lend it to Pittstop for a weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axman Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Looks great Jimmy..Quick, create a class that only allows 1 plafit chassis combo. No options, standard length centre section, pans and T piece. Wow.. a homologated (is that how you spell it?) class that in fact uses all the parts we have left over from cars that failed to be fast enough...I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hi Kim Funny you hit the nail right on the head ,Cam & I had that very same conversation earlier in the year.I've been on the look out for an Aussie V8 Super car for years now & always knew one would turn up & probably in an RC format. This one ticks all the boxes,price,shape,durability & redily avaliable with the importer in Kirrawee just an hour up the road. I just bought another 2 today & I'm looking forward to doing some retro paint liveries.The plan is to use up some old Flexi car chassis for the next 2 & some of my other spare parts lying around. If a class was created I think one of the Plafit ready to run chassis would be the way to go,I've got a used set of Scaleauto wheels on the rear & are just a neat fit inside the guards,keeping it simple would make it much much easier to get newbies interested. Aussi,Aussie,Aussie,oui,oui,oui Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Just finished my first re-paint for the VE Commodore,on this one I've gone for an 80's livery & added a Lexan interiour & windows to cut down weight & give the car more real appearance. Body weghs in at 44gms with 3 wall plugs as body mounts for the MJK Chassis. These body's are definately ticking all the boxes to be a stand alone class but for next year they will be added to our Muscle cars & we'll see how much interest they generate. Here's some pics,the first one is next to my Scaley of the same livery. After looking at this pic I'm going to revisit the front windscreen as it looks crap. Time to start my next one Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 :rolleyes: Looking good Jimmy :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason19 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 looks like every one is using those rc bodies for slot cars. gr8 looking cars u have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Just finished my second VE Commodore re paint in a series of 4 cars. This one is a copy of my all time favourite livery Commodore from the Greatest period in Australian motor sport. This VK livery tribute car has a few different parts as I search for a set up that is best suited to the tracks down here on the Sunny South Coast N.S.W. Wheels are my own 10mm wide x 19mm OD & I've trued a set of MJK tyres from our Nascars down to 27 mm OD. Fronts are 8mm wide x 19mm OD with a set of MJK hard fronts trimmed to 8mm wide & 25mm OD. Wheels are very close to scale & the MJK'S are just the right amount of grip for my Ferradore track. Traction & handling is very similar to our 1/24th Nascars which is our favourite class of car at Dapto. The MJK's allow the car to slide on demand so good throttle control is essential for a good lap making these cars great fun to drive when you master them. Here's some pics,hope you like. 2 down & 2 to go. Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davnic74 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Bloody beautiful Jimmy as usual ! Wouldn't mind seeing them at Hornsby next month if you can fit them in the car box. Quote Regard's David Team Phoenix 4 x Australian National Champion. Premier Raceway Build Gallery Raceway Build. Heany Park Raceway Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Bloody beautiful Jimmy as usual ! Wouldn't mind seeing them at Hornsby next month if you can fit them in the car box. Will do Dave,plenty of room in the box,only got 2 Scaleauto's which makes it easier to decide which car to run. Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Just completed my latest slotty,it's a Revell 1/24th scale Ferrari 458 Italia. It's been fitted up to a Plafit 1700 G chassis that was sitting around doing nothing & with a Plafit Cheetah donk it will be my new GT car for Thursday night at X-Treme Trax. I was going to flare the guards & fit a wing to turn it into a GT but decided to leave fairly standard with the only addition a splitter on the front,It's such a pretty car I didn't spoil its natural looks & didn't want to do another race car copy. Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 good choice in retaining the stock look... does still look the part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axman Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Really nice Build Jimmy... I thought by now I would be following your path of pleasure. Unfortunately my wife thinks i'm still too heallthy so sends me out to work each day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic35 Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Very impressive looking slot Jimmy, love the wheels and internal detail. Quote News, Reviews, Views & How-To's on everything slot car and scenery related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Had a nice break from rule restricted builds to go back to the 80's & do some Speedway cars that my mate Gary & I used to race at Kembla Grange Speedway. Gary supplied some Sprint + chassis for the Sprint cars which I extended by 10mm & then passed them on to Gary to do the roll bars & then back to me to finish off the assembly & track test. Sprint cars were fitted with Plafit Pointer motors & are a lot of fun & look sensational. Commmodore Super sedan is a copy of my car & is very close to the actual car except the replica is a VK & my car was a VB. Motor is a tired old Plafit Cheetah that has been retired from serious racing but still gets along pretty well. My Speedway collection My Commodore Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 nice build collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Had a bit of spare time last week & decided to give the display cabinet a good clean.Best place to park all the cars was on the track,& what the heck I'll give them all a run to see if they still work. Spent 2 days cleaning & driving the 1/32nd & the big surprise was only about 10 didn't work & another 10 had tyres like rocks. Only gave some of the 1/24th's a run as they are what I'm into at the moment. Even though I mainly race 1/24th the little 1/32s are a lot of fun especially the Slot it's & SCX Nascars The bride sprung me & thinks I've got too many toys,but I think I need a bigger track. 1/24th 171 1/32nd 164 1/18th 1 Motor bike 1 Lay buy 1 338 ouch My Plafit collection Cheers Jimmy 1 Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axman Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Very impressive Jimmy. What's the picture inside your wallet... Wife, family or favourite Slotcar... Mines the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camber Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) You're missing one Jim. To quote tattoo "The plane, the plane!!" You have to show everyone the plane. Edit, I think I can see it on the main straight. Edited September 15, 2013 by Camber Quote Hoo Roo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo99 Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Jimmy. The pictures of your oval cars. What bodies did you use for Sprint cars. I notice you extended the Sprint plus chassis by 10 mm. I am a huge oval car fan. Pete Quote Richo Nomad Raceway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyslots 1950 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Hi Pete One of our locals is also a ex Speedway tragic like me & he does the bodies which are the Flexi car ones with the side pods & roof removed,He's also vac formed the exhaust pipes but I haven't got around to fitting them as yet. Tupperware Greg got the Pro track rears from Hornsby but are a bit too grippy for my track & Dapto but the harder compound Pro track seem a little bit better & MJK's are OK to give them a bit more slide. Cheers Jimmy Quote To finsh first,first you gotta finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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