Jairus Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I think we need a forum for Slot cars! Hard body cars of course. Something to bring them into the fold. What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertburns Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Why not? There's room for everyone in our beloved hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdude Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 You betcha! That's what I build, models that move. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endbelldrive Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I'm in! I've got a few shelves of models that will not get built if I have to go through the process of researching and super-detailing them. Hmmm...I see an AMT '64 Mercury Marauder, Mono Green Hornet, Revell Pontiac Club de Mer and Lincoln Futura, MPC '29 Woodie as well as a couple of 1/32 scale '56 Revell re-issues in my closet that would make decent slot cars. cheers, Bob S. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 Bob, welcome to MCM forum. I see all forms of Model car building, including slot cars, as being in the same fold. I hope you will visit often and participate from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rowdy Yates Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I love the old slot cars.I remeber when slot tracks were all over the place.We had one just a few blocks from the house in my home town.Back in the day, if you lived in Charlotte, NC, it was common to see some of the Nascar drivers at the local slot tracks on week nights right along everyone else racing.. Speaking of slot cars.I have noticed on the back of MCM, there is a shot of several old models and an old issue of an AMT model magazine.On that old AMT magazine is a scene of a father and son racing.I can't see the car they are racing but would it be the full size 1/24 scale cars and does the control the young lad has in his hand be the mini steering wheel control?I believe I remember as a kid seeing a commercial on Sat. mornings for that very race track.It was two kids racing what appeared to 63-64 Ford Galaxie slot cars?Does anyone know if AMT advertised on T.V. back then? Yates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Slot cars are GO! I can't answer your questions, Rowdy. Sorry about that Chief! I've got a Heller Ferrari 512S, an AMT '66 Mustang and Monogram Owens Corning Corvette and 1950 Ford Pickup waiting in the 'build me' queue. Congratulations on the new forum. Regards, Lowrider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowrider Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Aaaahh ... That would be me logging in. L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbj59 Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Hi Jairus! And everyone else! This forum is great! To those of you who dont already race slot cars, you should try it! Hardbody slotcars are my new favorite, having gotten away from commercial slot racing for the most part. Building them is a little different than a static model. I try to balance realism with durability. For example, mirrors and bumpers take a lot of abuse on a slot car, so mounting them can be challenging. I sometimes use small pieces if velcro to hold bumpers on, so they can be easily re-attached. I have used silicone for the same reason, if you permanantly glue them they sometimes break in half instead of coming off. Painting is a little different if you really expect to race the car. It will get abuse, so coating for protection instead of just for show is another difference. I have some cars that are so nice I hardly run them, you dont want to do Every car that way. Half the fun is racing them. I have some "runners" that have been through the wringer, scraped up, no mirrors or small parts left. I like that. Jairus does beautiful work, having him here is awesome. Thanks for showing this site to us Jaurus. Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n9949y Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Having built 90 1/24th hard body shot cars, I have found that Devcon’s Plastic Welder is the strongest adhesive to construct and reinforce my plastic bodies. Plastic Welder is used by 1:1 body shops to adhere composite, plastic, etc., parts to steel and metal. Incredibly strong stuff! I have been racing for 12 years now, every week without interruption, and my bodies, mounted on custom scratch built chassis with 4X40 screws and nuts, have over time proved astonishingly durable. For more information, and pictures: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Nehring Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I think we need a forum for Slot cars! Hard body cars of course. Something to bring them into the fold. What do you all think? Hi Jairus I think it would be a great idea to have a slot car forum. I don't know a whole lot about them but I have custom painted quite a few hardbody drag cars for others and I've often thought about getting into the hobby. Brian Here's a shot of a Willys, Camaro and a Firebird funny car that I painted and were done for others to be used as drag slot cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 What great paint jobs I have been seeing here. Man, that F/C is fantastic, and the flames, on fire. We have to get articles and how-to's like that in MCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 DUH! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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