some slots ive restored or built

[jbwelda]

hi im new here and i thought i would share some slot cars ive built and/or

restored the past couple years! all these are 1/32 scale and im basically a

static builder so i tend to do a pretty detailed job of it. in the case of slots

though, its build them to look good, then photograph them. *then* put

them on the track and after that they are race cars!

anyway, feedback always appreciated:

first here is a lister resin (fiberglass actually) body i tarted up and mounted

on a vintage cox mag chassis. those funky side pipes have since been

replaced, though it still needs a windscreen:

heres a bottom shot showing chassis and upgraded motor:

heres a nissan skyline i adapted to a ninco chassis:

heres a cool mgtd roadster that i raced out and mounted on a monogram

formula one chassis:

and a bottom shot showing chassis with body off:

finally heres a lotus elite (lotus 14) clear plastic body on scratchbuild

frame:

and a shot with body off:

hope this didnt take up too much space.

ive found i really enjoy the quick build of a slot car and yet being able to

detail it enough to have an effect!

[Gregg]

Very cool indeed.

Makes me wish I didn't sell some of my old ones.

[Jairus]

Wow, nice stuff! I gott'a get my roadster slot done!

[oldcars]

Those are so good looking it makes me want to go back to the 60s when we lived at the slot car track. I can smell the compounds we put on our tires too. Those really were the good old days. Thank you for showing your cars. 8)

[jbwelda]

are these "models"?

[Jairus]

If they are "in-scale" then they are definitely models!

[jbwelda]

thank you jairus!!!

[Guest zebm1]

Now, like old cars, I wish I hadn't given all of mah slot car stuff to my nephews either. Hey jb, are there any of tha old Lister Maserati 161 (Birdcage) bodies around?

[jbwelda]

>Maserati 161 (Birdcage) bodies around

see my post elsewhere of a typo 61 birdcage body that i rescued from the dumpster and restored. at the time i didnt know the manufacturer but then one appeared on ebay MOC. i bid on it but got outbid...dont recall seeing one since.

russkit did one in their superleggera (sp?) series but its pretty basic without any tubular superstructure.