john
Boy Racer Hasn't Got Licence Yet
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Post by john on Jan 31, 2021 10:41:46 GMT -5
Born 1949, my introduction to "Table Top F1 Racing" came in 1959 with an article by Walkden Fisher in that year's "Eagle Annual" - one of my elder brother's Christmas presents. That seemed so much more exciting than the train sets that I was already used to. Christmas 1963 saw my pestered parents giving me and my younger brother a shared Airfix MR11 set. I already had something of an Airfix habit by then, mostly 1/72nd aircraft, but I think Mum and Dad went Airfix because it was cheaper than Scalextric, and that was fine by me.
I'm not and never will be a "Concours" aspirant, and my scratchbuilding is inclined towards popsicle chassis using contemporary 1960s motors in/under 1960s bodyshells where a standard chassis doesn't work.
I wouldn't be here at all if I hadn't stumbled across a thread from Chris W about a Lotus 24, I've put a couple of posts on there already.
John
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Post by Peter Seager-Thomas on Jan 31, 2021 11:29:57 GMT -5
Hi John, welcome to the Forum.
I too had Airfix long before I had Scalextric!
Pretty much anything which is basically 'putting something together' I'm sure is ok, yet another variation on good old kit-bashing.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with, Peter.
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Post by David Mitcham on Feb 1, 2021 5:36:31 GMT -5
Hello and welcome John. We're of a similar vintage although my introduction to slot cars was one of the original Scalextric sets with tin plate cars and on-off control buttons.
Regarding your Lotus 24 question the Airfix rendition of it is undoubtedly generic version. In the day the full size cars varied from race to race meeting and probably no two were exactly alike. At an extreme you have Chris's works car and my privateer 24, owned and driven by Jo Siffert (https://f-one-thirty-two.proboards.com/thread/1307/lotus-brm-siffert-monaco-1963) - one would hardly recognise them as the same basic car.
Best Wishes
David
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