Rick, that Tornado is AWESOME......

I also really like those movie cars ... :thumbsup:

Chrysler Crossfire
Vw Sanford and Son pickup truck

I bought these from someone on ebay, odd and different.

Chrysler Crossfire
Vw Sanford and Son pickup truck


Ok everyone stop humming the sandford and son theme....


Dave

Dash sleds making for nice customs. some cool tyco "see thrus"
and a pic of my custom daytona, clear spray paint and stick on numbers from DAC.

Ok everyone stop humming the sandford and son theme....


Dave

who's humming? i was whistling...

--rick

great stuff Park! I love that yellow roadster in one of your pics

Great car show Rick! A few Q's if I may? Milner's coupe is obviously an Aurora hotrod, Where did the lid, grill and lights come from?

The Ferrari Dayona is sharp! Where can I get one?

Thanks, Bill-BTW what exactly are the prerequisites for a masters in slot cars?

Park,

They are some awsome arrangment of customs..
Love the movie cars,and the toranado as a front wheel drive as built...Cool..
The camera van gives another meaning to "smile your on candid camera".. :thumbsup:

Seth,

You gave me a cravin to get out the VHS of the sanfords.. :cool:

ok, I'll get more now.
http://home.comcast.net/%7Erwurtz/images/franco01.jpg

--rick

That's one beautiful Ferrari :) :thumbsup:

Cheers

Richard

This took forever.. what started as what I considered a bad Lexan copy of the original car. I wanted to do something completly different.. So I molded a solid copy of the lexan.. added the lines and airflow areas this car is famous for.. (Plus got to wear out two grinding pads...hehehehe). Remolded the new body and voila.. the 1997 Panoz GTR Rear wing was not readyfor me so I scanked one off the back of gee a Tuner.. (knew they were good for something) Not sure if If I like the rims but wanted that big stance appeal. Not a lot of decal work on this one. had planned too but I just liked it like this so I left it....


Dave

That's a real beauty, eh?! Tell us, Coach, What chassis is under that beast?!
Tyco slim, yeah? How about some details on the build-up too, hey?

Cool car Coach, Are you gonna goo up any more? If you ever do I'd like to buy one.

Like Joe, I'd like to hear some of the gory details. Also, could you please explain how that hair pin works in the picture? Looks like a government job. LOL

Great car show Rick! A few Q's if I may? Milner's coupe is obviously an Aurora hotrod, Where did the lid, grill and lights come from?

The Ferrari Dayona is sharp! Where can I get one?

Thanks, Bill-BTW what exactly are the prerequisites for a masters in slot cars?

Hey Bill, the extra pieces are from a Johnny Lightning diecast Milner's Coupe. The roof on the diecast is actually a plastic add-on, and it popped right off. Didn't even have to paint it... the spray can yellow for the body matched well enough. Some trimming was obviously required, and if you could see it in person, you'd see it ain't perfect. Believe it or not, there's a piece of the metal track rail from old Tyco track holding the front of the car (grille/headlights and top of engine) together. Later I'll post a few pics of how that went together... oh, and the rear fenders were just cut from some thinwall plastic tubing I had lying around.

The Ferrari was a Lifelike body. Apparently, Galoob once made a Miami Vice slot car set that is rare and goes for HUGE money now. The set cars were a Ferrari and a Rolls-type thing. Lifelike bought the dies or molds or whatever from them and re-released the cars in different colors... I've seen them as a set, both in white with a stripe, called California Classics or something like that. I got mine as a body only off Fleabay for like 5 bucks. The guy had a bunch of them to sell. I had to cut the roof off--it comes with a convertible up-top.

more later...

--rick

Rick, Funny you should mention trying to match yellow. I just spent $20 trying to match some trinket parts for my Woodster project. I still came up disgruntled but let it fly.

Thanks much for the intel on the Coupe and Daytona! - BH

I have tried to keep up with this thread-

This is the largest gathering of custom slot cars I’ve ever seen at one time! Just wonderful!

The work here is fantastic—extreme if you will-

I’ve never seen such a plethora of experience and new ideas of this caliber on any other slot board or web-site- bar none! It feels pretty good being a part of such high-profile company.

Excellent work and hats off all around!
Cheers..

Although I’m late to the party, I thought to crash it with some of my additions-
I believe the old timers here will remember most of these.

These are all gifts from friends and members alike-
This first one is from DAC of DAC signs Inc. It may be the most detailed and fabricated slot I own.
He did a fantastic job and his work is top-shelf all the way!
(That reminds me—I owe him some magnets- from God knows when…I bet I know which one of his lists I’m first on…)

More coming...

This one is from my good friend and caster par excellence, Joez-
He cast and built it up for me for a Xmas present! Lucky me!!
You guys who aren’t familiar with his work—check it out. His casting work is some of the best.

Cont...

RR included this little gem in a box as a surprise and I’d painted and detailed it. It’s a R.Corrie casting.
Crisp lines and easy to work with.


Cont...

This excellent “Ramchargers” car was a gift from our member Raypunzel.
He didn’t cast it—it’s another of Rog’s, but he built 97% of it including the decal work—I just detailed it a bit.


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These are from a friend that he’d cast & built them up for me for various reasons of unjust/measly assistance I might have gave him-

A beautiful Lincoln Futura- done up as the model box-art-

Speed racer with what looks like Elvis driving…

Merc’ low-rider cast in black-

Cheers..
PS--More to come along along with some replies to some great posts...

So your the Gotham glass bandit. Batman and Robin lost their windshield twice? and the commisioner had to pay!

A fantastic Futura fer sure, I love any slammo Merc!

How's that wing Boss? Whats really up, bone damage, rotater, blown bursa? Must be hard to build cars one handed. I can barely do it with two. Wishing you good luck! BH

Here's a few pictures I took back around new years of some of my favorite cars. :thumbsup:

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/Kinser11.jpg
Steve Kinser Quaker State 11 Lexan body 440x2 Chassis.

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/Lasoski20.jpg
Danny Lasoski 20 Lexan Body on T-Jet Chassis.

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/USAC_Sprint.jpg
USAC/CRA style Non-Wing Sprint Body on JLTO Chassis.

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/MiaclePower.jpg
Tommy Hinnershitz Famous Miracle Power Spl. Resin Body on Slimline T-Jet.

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/Kinser11k.jpg
Craig Kinser Remy 11k You all saw the buildup for this one in the HO Sprint Cars Thread...

ZIG

the Joez custom made "Mullet mobile", comes complete with empty Black Label beer cans. (actually the mobile home in the back I just picked up at a train show today for 5.00, super cool platform scenery)

the Joez custom made "Mullet mobile", comes complete with empty Black Label beer cans. (actually the mobile home in the back I just picked up at a train show today for 5.00, super cool platform scenery)


That was just too funny.....You need to make some of them thare mobile palaces so we can all have our own tribute to Joes Mullet....


Dave

(JK Joe but the xacto down.....)

That's a real beauty, eh?! Tell us, Coach, What chassis is under that beast?!
Tyco slim, yeah? How about some details on the build-up too, hey?


440 wide body...wish I had made it for a narrow now.. may have to do a new inner.. hmmm...a build up? does that include the language I used? I could get defrocked before I finish school if I do that! I just took your advice bud.. mold a solid and cut away what doesn't look right.. lol...


Dave

the Joez custom made "Mullet mobile", comes complete with empty Black Label beer cans. (actually the mobile home in the back I just picked up at a train show today for 5.00, super cool platform scenery)

And much like my cars, comes with a factory installed cat hair interior. :p

Thats a cool camper by Joez. How's it corner?

Thanks for the comps’ and concerns, Bill- I’m numb more than anything right now…

This thread just keeps on getting better!

Customs! One-offs! Sports cars! V-Dub pick-ups! Minis! Dirt trackers! Jeeps of every colour and combo’! Funny cars!
Lowered Cobras! (I’ll need a good primer on that one Bill—I must build one that low!)
Plus Mustangs (including a II-!) Buses-including a wheelie jobs—2 of them! Trucks! Panels Hearses! Dead people! I must be in Heaven!

You bunch have REALLY got it goin’ on! You guys didn’t miss a trick!
God, there are some wicked rides you all have built!

And Ed, you have an unbelievable collection of castings!

I’ve drafted up a few lines with the stuff I’ve done through the years.
Now I can share the pics. Funny how a lot of us think alike-
Looking back at these shows what a lousy photographer I was (am).

The first is a JL Vette’ convert’ I shortened the top and made it into an open top-

Next, a V-Dub SCCA racer-


cont..

Saurer komit German holiday bus-

The truck from the movie” Mighty Joe young”-

cont..

Last ones incoming:

A couple more pics of Joe the Gorilla’s ride-

JL Willys tilt with almost the exact same scoop on a DC engine I'd found as the body molded in one-

Aurora Hot rod roadster--this one has a small block ford under the hood with the air cleaner attached to the intake and the wheels are cut down specialty rims, with disc brakes on the fronts.

As a side note- all my cars are plastic or resin cast.

Right! I’ve spent a lot of time on the board (albeit with many breaks) today, posting my drafts and playing catch-up with the threads and posts. The editing killed me and I’m spent…
Being doped up was the only way I could of managed—I just hope I don’t pay for it tomorrow- now I’m starting to get sore and tired.
And I’m stiff from looking at all these customs-

Uhh...that would be in my arm…

I am actually quite humbled by this thread-
Not so much for the cars shown—but for the custom ideas and quality many of you spent bringing these creations to beautiful top-shelf customs that I’m sure any of us would love to own.

It really doesn’t get any better than this!

I will top off the tank with my meds’ again, and see if I can’t get some more pics together tomorrow-

Thanks so much one and all for sharing! Let’s keep it rolling!


Cheers, phil

Phil, THANKS for taking the time to post....AWESOME customs.....

Get to feeling better man!!!! :thumbsup:

Phil!

Phil!

Great to see you a bit more functional and posting some great customs. hope all the news is good this week at the docs. been missing you in chat!



Coach

WOW, Boss I love that German holiday truck, where'd you get it, is it a diecast? I gotta have one.

Excellent show of customs Boss..Love the Mercs..
and Hey your gorillia is getting out...

Ed,
Reminds me of the old days in the trailer park...
Joez Mullit Mobile...Is it made from strands glued and pressed together????
It has a distinctive arch on the top...HHHMMmm..LOl
just kiddin Joe... Love the camper..

LOVE that flip front Willy's.. nice job Bossman!

Phil,
Man yuou sure were up late last night. Glad to see you're pecking the keys a little more. Some great customs to. Was glad to see you clarified your stiffness issue with respect to looking at the pix :devil:. Anyway, just wanted to drop a quick HI, great pix and hurry up and get better.
Dave

Cool flipfront, really

I also remember your truck with it's gorilla in the bed...You posted it one time already, don't you?

Way cool custom work.....love this thread, thought I would try to contribute a little.

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SCJ,,
Cool lookin Bug. :thumbsup: Love the whale tail..
Is that resin or custom built?? Where can I get one.. :cool:

Looks like front half tyco bug, back half G-plus 935. Awesome meld SCJ! Some definate eyecandy for a Stuttgart/Zuffenhausen nut like myself.

WOW SCJ, that Bug is AWESOME!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

SCJ,,
Cool lookin Bug. :thumbsup: Love the whale tail..
Is that resin or custom built?? Where can I get one.. :cool:

Thanks guys, just smething I read about in a book nd just had to build...they really ran like this w/ Chevy V8 engines!

As for where it came from, it's as follows:

AFX Porsche 934 Turbo = sides, rear and wing
AFX Baja Bug = window frame, glass, roof w/ bondo, half of hood
Tyco Drag bug = front; fenders, spoiler, lower airdam
AFX Ferrari 512M = Front fender sides
Nose holes area = scratch built from scrap plastic to transition two different width v-dub front ends

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Man, I tell ya...
If I don't stay up on this thread, it gets away from me entirely too fast, eh!
It almost requires a twice a day commitment!

Phils cool rides, more slick stuff from Ed and even Zig & SCJ has gotten in on it!! These cars are great, eh! :thumbs up!

I had better get some new stuff up soon, too! I am feeling guilty for not holding up my end, hey!

Keep up the great work, guys! I love them all!

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Don't forget Slot Car Chat this eve (2-28-07) we gather around 8pm central time!:thumbsup:

This bus, for those following along, is still a work-in-progress.

I still need to come up with the decals. ( my decal guy backed out)

So far, I have had a tyco 440 and this (the latest) afx mag chassis under it.
Both work quite well, though I like the look of the spec RR wheels better.
This thing really hooks up, hey!

The vette & bus pic are for WB comparison only, so you can see the stretch. :thumbsup:

SWEEET bus Joe thats awesome...



Dave

Love to have taken a bus like that to school...Cool bus Joe

Love to have taken a bus like that to school...Cool bus Joe


Its Ok GB, someone had to take the short bus.... :p

joez870,i can help you out with the decals.a friend shrunk a set from the kit down for me,p.m. your address and i will send them...greg

wow Joe, that's really coming along nicely. I can't wait to see it when it's finished.

That should terrify a few HO scale crossing guards. Hail to the bus driver!