Post by richardh on Dec 16, 2016 19:33:17 GMT -5
BRM P83
I had originally not intended to create a post on this (first) build of mine until it was done. Having seen Chris Wright’s comment and encouragement to new members to post their current builds I decided to share my humble offering of my first F1 scratch build project.
I chose the 1966 H16 BRM P83 for my first building because it was basically quite a big F1 which allowed an amateur like me some leeway in the build process. I also liked some of the descriptions of the car - large, over complicated and uncompetitive and un-reliable (i.e. just my type of slot car!)
I have always liked working in wood - and beech is a wood that I think offers great opportunities for small scale modelling because of it’s almost “grainless” quality and excellent machinability.
Policar Chassis
When Policar came out with their neat little F1 gearboxes I thought at long last here is a drivetrain that we can actually hide without too much difficulty. I bought a number of chassis and was dismayed to see the variation in angle of the front “prong” - that was the one critical part of the chassis that I thought a new front end could be attached to. I needed to find a way to get back further and get some support from the rear of the chassis so that the prong only served as part of the three way triangular support.
The Basic Chassis
Using beech the build is split into two parts - making a workable (lower) chassis with correct wheel base and adjustable height front axle, and the top body part that would fix onto the lower chassis construction. A standard aluminum channel from the local hardware store was just the right width and worked well for guide holder and front support to the side wood mounts. I used the two tiny holes just behind the motor to secure the rear part of the wood chassis.
Main Body complete
The main body I decided to keep simple - minimal ducts and all those amazing things other members have time for - I just wanted to get the basic body shape right with a reasonable amount of detail is good enough for me at this point.
Next steps will show later but have had quite a few system crashes and I get shut out of the Forum trying to post this article so will cash in whilst the going is good! I hope the above is of some interest - right now have sprayed the body and will start tackling the detail which I am looking forward to. Thanks again to the members posting their amazing builds - they are a great source of inspiration.
Some more pictures of the build.
The two sides that link the front and back - with pre-drilled holes for the 16 "trumpets".
Thanks for looking,
Richard Hewitt
I had originally not intended to create a post on this (first) build of mine until it was done. Having seen Chris Wright’s comment and encouragement to new members to post their current builds I decided to share my humble offering of my first F1 scratch build project.
I chose the 1966 H16 BRM P83 for my first building because it was basically quite a big F1 which allowed an amateur like me some leeway in the build process. I also liked some of the descriptions of the car - large, over complicated and uncompetitive and un-reliable (i.e. just my type of slot car!)
I have always liked working in wood - and beech is a wood that I think offers great opportunities for small scale modelling because of it’s almost “grainless” quality and excellent machinability.
Policar Chassis
When Policar came out with their neat little F1 gearboxes I thought at long last here is a drivetrain that we can actually hide without too much difficulty. I bought a number of chassis and was dismayed to see the variation in angle of the front “prong” - that was the one critical part of the chassis that I thought a new front end could be attached to. I needed to find a way to get back further and get some support from the rear of the chassis so that the prong only served as part of the three way triangular support.
The Basic Chassis
Using beech the build is split into two parts - making a workable (lower) chassis with correct wheel base and adjustable height front axle, and the top body part that would fix onto the lower chassis construction. A standard aluminum channel from the local hardware store was just the right width and worked well for guide holder and front support to the side wood mounts. I used the two tiny holes just behind the motor to secure the rear part of the wood chassis.
Main Body complete
The main body I decided to keep simple - minimal ducts and all those amazing things other members have time for - I just wanted to get the basic body shape right with a reasonable amount of detail is good enough for me at this point.
Next steps will show later but have had quite a few system crashes and I get shut out of the Forum trying to post this article so will cash in whilst the going is good! I hope the above is of some interest - right now have sprayed the body and will start tackling the detail which I am looking forward to. Thanks again to the members posting their amazing builds - they are a great source of inspiration.
Some more pictures of the build.
The two sides that link the front and back - with pre-drilled holes for the 16 "trumpets".
Thanks for looking,
Richard Hewitt