So I said that I wanted to finish the project I was working on before writing another post. And I did.
As I said, Dodgie (our fearless leader) is planning on running a series later in the year for four identical cars. Each car will stay on the same lane and every driver will run each car as they move around the lanes. Sounds like a fun way to test our relative driving skills. Speaking for myself, I think I can feel a wooden spoon coming on.
So there was a need for four identical cars. The chosen subject car was a doozy. Belly Tank Racers.
For me, it was an interesting challenge and I'm looking forward to seeing how well (or not) I have met that challenge when Dodgie has built the first car and we get to see how it runs. When I dropped off the four kits yesterday he was bemoaning the lack of time he has at the moment because he's super busy restoring and customising another Mopar marvel for his full-size fleet. But lo and behold, a few hours later I see photos on Facebook of a kit screwed together as a mockup. I stole the photos.
Knowing the standard of finish on Dodge's scratch built cars, I'm really looking forward to seeing these four cars finished.
So what's next on my never-ending to do list?
Well I have a classic GT kit that was finished printing for a few weeks ago. I've been painting and fiddling with it off and on while the belly tanks were printing, and it's getting close to completion. I only need to: apply the decals, paint the driver, install the windows and the headlight covers, and..... install the interior. At my work rate that might all be done by late next week (if everything goes well). I have two chassis options for this car: one solid for our 12.5K classic sports class, and the second is a podded chassis for an 18K slimline motor to run against the MR Slotcar Corvette C1. I've tested the 18K version using an unpainted test-print body and I'm very pleased with that chassis. So, while paint and/or glue is drying, I'll screw the solid chassis together and give it a run under the test-print body. It might be of interest that both of these chassis are using my most recent brain-fart. Printed hyphoid crown gears. More on these later, but suffice to say that they are meshing beautifully at 2.5mm offset.
Or, if I didn't work on that GT car, I have a slightly more modern (1969) Le Mans car that I've drawn up and it's almost ready for a prototype. So far I'm not happy with the weight of my test print body, so there's a bit of work needed there.
Then there's the CanAm BRM P167. This was a car that I made quite a while ago using a bought print file (before I'd learnt how to draw bodies in CAD). My car had a really fast head-on smash into the corner of a track barrier which resulted in a broken nose and the need for a new body. I don't want to use the existing file as I think I can make a better product if I start from scratch and draw my own file. I have an order pending for one of these kits. So I'd better get on with this drawing ASAP.
So.... I'd better stop rabbiting on and get into it. Until next week.... have fun.
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