Post by BARC on Sept 7, 2017 16:19:47 GMT -5
I joined this forum awhile ago, but it has taken me some time to try tackling a vintage F1 car.
First up is a Honda RA272. It has a simple brass and Lego Block chassis with a Minebea S can motor( 16K at 12 volts). Aluminum wheels I found in my parts box and for now it has some Scalextric rubber on the rears(PGT are on the way)
I have a mold that I am using as a Generic F1 body, and am adding distinguishing details to make the cars look the part, by adding different rear cowling. I like the 65 cars as they did not get crazy with the spaghetti headers that seemed to overwhelm the later cars
I soldered up the rear suspension supports and them glued them into the Lego Block Rear Axle Block. The rear axle passes through flanged bearings and the car is a very smooth and quiet runner.
Decals were printed out on my laser Jet printer. The artwork was done in MS paint and I used Photos for a guide.
The rear suspension arms are made out of elastic cord installed in tension. These result in a very durable arm that can take the abuse of a slot car. The elastic cord can take a beating with zero effect on the look of it.
I cast the driver using a Scalextric driver as a master.
I still have the windscreen to vacuum form, but I think I will do a bunch of these when I get to it. Next up is a Ferrari 158. I hope to do a BRM, and a Lotus 33 as well.
These cars are a little different, but I don't have the soldering skills to solder up a mulitpart rear suspension like some of the beautiful cars I have seen on here. However I did want a few of these vintage F1 racers so I improvised on the build technique to allow me to get started.
Cheers
Dan
First up is a Honda RA272. It has a simple brass and Lego Block chassis with a Minebea S can motor( 16K at 12 volts). Aluminum wheels I found in my parts box and for now it has some Scalextric rubber on the rears(PGT are on the way)
I have a mold that I am using as a Generic F1 body, and am adding distinguishing details to make the cars look the part, by adding different rear cowling. I like the 65 cars as they did not get crazy with the spaghetti headers that seemed to overwhelm the later cars
I soldered up the rear suspension supports and them glued them into the Lego Block Rear Axle Block. The rear axle passes through flanged bearings and the car is a very smooth and quiet runner.
Decals were printed out on my laser Jet printer. The artwork was done in MS paint and I used Photos for a guide.
The rear suspension arms are made out of elastic cord installed in tension. These result in a very durable arm that can take the abuse of a slot car. The elastic cord can take a beating with zero effect on the look of it.
I cast the driver using a Scalextric driver as a master.
I still have the windscreen to vacuum form, but I think I will do a bunch of these when I get to it. Next up is a Ferrari 158. I hope to do a BRM, and a Lotus 33 as well.
These cars are a little different, but I don't have the soldering skills to solder up a mulitpart rear suspension like some of the beautiful cars I have seen on here. However I did want a few of these vintage F1 racers so I improvised on the build technique to allow me to get started.
Cheers
Dan
