took some pictures today of the Dash Cobra.Beautiful cars.They will fit without alterations on Brad Bowmans track.They will fit on Tyco and Lifelike track if you sand the tips of the exhaust.Aurora and Tomy track,,forget it.The slots are to close together.I have pictures with and without the pipes. Tom Stumpf

Just A Couple Of Chassis Shots

Here we go again :rolleyes:

Here we go again :rolleyes:


I'll never be able to keep up. Gonna have to focus on one thing or the other. Can't be getting all of these different versions. :freak::freak:

And then again! :) rr

Where we going Jer?These cars are beautiful.Is this what they mean by close racing.
Tom

Here we go again :rolleyes:
'splain please???

Here we go again :rolleyes:

hahahah! I KNOW!

There goes the next 2 months worth of slot car allowance!

These cars are beautiful!:thumbsup:

Hey Dan, based on looking at that white one's chassis shot a few posts up, would it be possible instead of losing the pipes altogether to just shave them down from the back and tuck em in a bit? If you're familiar with early Tycos, the '60 vette and '57 T-bird had pipes similar to what you have here, but theyre flat on the backside so they mount pretty flush to the bodies. Maybe that could be used as a benchmark for these. Looks like if you had them half as thick and took just a smidge off of the actual exhaust tip youd be golden.

These would still look good as 289 cobras, but the pipes really help make the car.

Hey Dan, based on looking at that white one's chassis shot a few posts up, would it be possible instead of losing the pipes altogether to just shave them down from the back and tuck em in a bit? If you're familiar with early Tycos, the '60 vette and '57 T-bird had pipes similar to what you have here, but theyre flat on the backside so they mount pretty flush to the bodies. Maybe that could be used as a benchmark for these. Looks like if you had them half as thick and took just a smidge off of the actual exhaust tip youd be golden.

These would still look good as 289 cobras, but the pipes really help make the car.Actually what will probably happen is that the pipes from our T-Jet model will be used. They are quite a bit flatter than the AFX model and sit more flush to the body. The only problem is that the holes between the AFX and T-Jet don't line up exactly so I'll need to change the mounting post location on the pipes. I'll also leave it as a customer installed 'option', although the pipes will be included with each car.

So chances are that there might be a 427 AND 289 version...

Sweet looking cars Dan, love the orange/blue one.

Might wanna try a couple 289's, but would want to fill the holes instead of leaving them like that. Like to get a peek to see how big they are as compared to like the Super Mod / Hot Rod holes? with thanks.... nd

Actually what will probably happen is that the pipes from our T-Jet model will be used. They are quite a bit flatter than the AFX model and sit more flush to the body. The only problem is that the holes between the AFX and T-Jet don't line up exactly so I'll need to change the mounting post location on the pipes. I'll also leave it as a customer installed 'option', although the pipes will be included with each car.

So chances are that there might be a 427 AND 289 version...

Right on, that works too. Im a huge fan of options.

Now, you guys say Tom Stumpf has these in stock, huh? Imma hafta PM him right now....

I was wondering if tyco side pipes might work... they're also much flatter

'splain please???

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Dan I'm not gonna get into a verbal debate over this.
Just another factory screw-up....no more no less. BUT maybe it's time to find a new factory.

These are hot! Where can I purchase these?

Lenny, whe you make the new pipes, will sell them to those of us who already bought these bodies?

Dan I'm not gonna get into a verbal debate over this.good. It's a mystery why you even had to post your 'here we go again'...
Just another factory screw-up....no more no less. BUT maybe it's time to find a new factory.uh-huh... Thank you for your opinion... :rolleyes:

Lenny, whe you make the new pipes, will sell them to those of us who already bought these bodies?no. They'll be given away free to the handful of people that bought these.

how did i miss these? ive got dash cobras for tjets, but not for tomy/afx chassis!

when did these come out? where can i get them?

i cant find them on dash's website.

how did i miss these? ive got dash cobras for tjets, but not for tomy/afx chassis!

when did these come out? where can i get them?

i cant find them on dash's website.
We'll be making them widely available in a few weeks. The factory is remaking narrower pipes, and we hope to have them by mid October.

I sent some to Tom last week because he had a show last weekend. Other than him, Lucky Bob received some last week as well.

If you want them now, either of those two guys can hook you up.

I have the Orange with Blue Stripes. Love it and it looks great going around the track.

Dan another fine job. I may not be your biggest buyer, but and can say I have at least 1 of all your cars so far. Keep up the great job.

BTW, one word CADILLAC late 50's or early 60's. I know MEV makes one, but I think you can take it up a notch or two.

Dave

*snip*
BTW, one word CADILLAC late 50's or early 60's. I know MEV makes one, but I think you can take it up a notch or two.

Dave

That would be quite an accomplishment!

Scott

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Dan I'm not gonna get into a verbal debate over this.
Just another factory screw-up....no more no less. BUT maybe it's time to find a new factory.

I would have to agree Win43 Beautifull cars but if you can't even race them side by side or even with a different car then whats the point ?

:(

I would have to agree Win43 Beautifull cars but if you can't even race them side by side or even with a different car then whats the point ?

Gee Scott, did you miss the part of where the pipes are going to be redone, or did you just choose to ignore it?

Unlike a different manufacturer who stuck his customers with a Can Am car that was 2 to 3 mm too high, we actually FIX our problems. I guess that's not good enough.

Gee Scott, did you miss the part of where the pipes are going to be redone, or did you just choose to ignore it?

Unlike a different manufacturer who stuck his customers with a Can Am car that was 2 to 3 mm too high, we actually FIX our problems. I guess that's not good enough.

Why not wait and put the car out when it is DONE and it is RIGHT ! Was that too obvious for you or did you miss that part ?

Why not wait and put the car out when it is DONE and it is RIGHT ! Was that too obvious for you or did you miss that part ?


Hey Scott, OBVIOUSLY you read what you want... We sent these out to 2 dealers. One had a show that weekend. I sent them to see what the reaction would be. Another dealer is a local guy with a big following and we ran some over to see what they thought of them. They were never even available from my website. As it was, he ended up selling quite a few that weekend because buyers loved them and realized that they might have to run them without pipes on some tracks.

Tom is getting great response on these and has actually reordered some colors.

So no, we didn't miss that part. For the limited availability that they've had so far, they are doing quite well. And again, we address and fix issues, we don't stick our customers with problems.

Hey Scott, OBVIOUSLY you read what you want... We sent these out to 2 dealers. One had a show that weekend. I sent them to see what the reaction would be. Another dealer is a local guy with a big following and we ran some over to see what they thought of them. They were never even available from my website. As it was, he ended up selling quite a few that weekend because buyers loved them and realized that they might have to run them without pipes on some tracks.

Tom is getting great response on these and has actually reordered some colors.

So no, we didn't miss that part. For the limited availability that they've had so far, they are doing quite well. And again, we address and fix issues, we don't stick our customers with problems.

Tell ya what I'll get my old Aurora single lane out for your new Cobra's ! Will that make you happy ?

Hey Scott, OBVIOUSLY you read what you want... We sent these out to 2 dealers. One had a show that weekend. I sent them to see what the reaction would be. Another dealer is a local guy with a big following and we ran some over to see what they thought of them. They were never even available from my website. As it was, he ended up selling quite a few that weekend because buyers loved them and realized that they might have to run them without pipes on some tracks.

Tom is getting great response on these and has actually reordered some colors.

So no, we didn't miss that part. For the limited availability that they've had so far, they are doing quite well. And again, we address and fix issues, we don't stick our customers with problems.

Before you said your HO base was shrinking , now your saying you have great response ..... I just am sooooooooo Confused Buddy ! :freak:

Tell ya what I'll get my old Aurora single lane out for your new Cobra's ! Will that make you happy ?
whatever floats your boat...

Before you said your HO base was shrinking , now your saying you have great response ..... I just am sooooooooo Confused Buddy ! :freak:
yes, you ARE confused. A shrinking market and great response are not mutually exclusive. Buddy!!!

whatever floats your boat...

You make Boats too? We talkin' Caddy's here or Slot boats that run on water?

yes, you ARE confused. A shrinking market and great response are not mutually exclusive. Buddy!!!

Well If your having great response it would seem you wouldn't be out of the HO market in six months........

Well If your having great response it would seem you wouldn't be out of the HO market in six months........
Scott. You are clueless. Just because a particular car has a 'great response', or if ALL our cars had a great response, that doesn't mean that there is a healthy underlying market to support a full time business. If this were a sideline or a 'hobby' for me, that would be different. But it's not. It's what I do. And there just aren't enough people out there to support this venture on a full time basis. But I guess that's a little too much for you to grasp...

great response = healthy market???

Not really. But I guess to you it does.

Every fall I wonder how much more the market will shrink. Look around you Scott. Look how many tracks are left. Lucky Bob is a local guy. Lots of HO tracks. Hosts National races. Has a 'great response' to his business... occasionally. But the reality is that there are fewer and fewer HO tracks every year. This scale is not a growth industry. That's a fact.

Scott. You are clueless. Just because a particular car has a 'great response', or if ALL our cars had a great response, that doesn't mean that there is a healthy underlying market to support a full time business. If this were a sideline or a 'hobby' for me, that would be different. But it's not. It's what I do. And there just aren't enough people out there to support this venture on a full time basis. But I guess that's a little too much for you to grasp...

great response = healthy market???

Not really. But I guess to you it does.

Every fall I wonder how much more the market will shrink. Look around you Scott. Look how many tracks are left. Lucky Bob is a local guy. Lots of HO tracks. Hosts National races. Has a 'great response' to his business... occasionally. But the reality is that there are fewer and fewer HO tracks every year. This scale is not a growth industry. That's a fact.

All of that has nothing to do with slowing down your production and taking more time to make the finished product , The Cbra's are too Wide ! It should have been right in the first place, You rememner your Dirt track Camaro , right ?

You make Boats too? We talkin' Caddy's here or Slot boats that run on water?
I'm considering a remake of the Faller Caddy, except with a molded in interior.

All of that has nothing to do with slowing down your production and taking more time to make the finished product , The Cbra's are too Wide ! It should have been right in the first place, You rememner your Dirt track Camaro , right ?
Regarding the Cobra, the factory was supposed to use the pipes they made for the T-Jet Cobra. They didn't. I didn't know this until they landed on my doorstep. And then I found out that the side holes don't match up with the T-Jet Cobras, so using those pipes isn't an option now. It happened, it's over. The pipes are being redesigned and everyone except you and a handful of other is OK with that.

Which car is the dirt track Camaro?

I'm considering a remake of the Faller Caddy, except with a molded in interior.

Posts some pics I'm always interested. An Interior would be great, you see darned few slots in HO with an interior for sure. :thumbsup:

Regarding the Cobra, the factory was supposed to use the pipes they made for the T-Jet Cobra. They didn't. I didn't know this until they landed on my doorstep. And then I found out that the side holes don't match up with the T-Jet Cobras, so using those pipes isn't an option now. It happened, it's over. The pipes are being redesigned and everyone except you and a handful of other is OK with that.

Which car is the dirt track Camaro?

Well if I can get two on my track side by side I would probably by some , all I said was they were too wide to do that.

Posts some pics I'm always interested. An Interior would be great, you see darned few slots in HO with an interior for sure. :thumbsup:
Well, when I say interior I'm talking about the flat panel that passes for an interior. The Faller Caddy uses a piece of paper for an interior. So mine wouldn't have a 'real' interior. But it wouldn't use a piece of paper as an interior.

Well if I can get two on my track side by side I would probably by some , all I said was they were too wide to do that.
Scott, what car are you thinking of when you refer to my 'dirt track Camaro'?

Well, when I say interior I'm talking about the flat panel that passes for an interior. The Faller Caddy uses a piece of paper for an interior. So mine wouldn't have a 'real' interior. But it wouldn't use a piece of paper as an interior.

I know waht you mean I remeber those cars , Always like d Aurora better but they had some cool bodies

Always like d Aurora better but they had some cool bodies
That Caddy is one of them...

My god the Audacity of some people to complain about these Beautiful Cobras is absoutly Absurd. For my money I hope he doesnt change a Da__ Thing! If you whiners out there would take the time effort to build a track with wide lanes more adjusted to 1/64 you wouldnt have a problem - I know I dont have a problem with them passing on my track.
Lennys efforts to bring to our hobby products of This quality at This price is like a dream come true for me. He has taken the time to create a mold - Job them out to a model maker - offer them Beautifully painted with chrome at a price we (or most of us) can afford and some of you still complain
GIVE ME A HUGE BREAK!
His nearest competition offers a t-jet cobra - unpainted - in kit form for more money. Anybody who has a problem with these Bodies should go back to quilting or what ever you were into before you claim to have gotten into HO Racing!
Lenny - Please Leave them alone let us correct the so called 'problem' if we feel it necessary after all that is half the fun of the hobby. Further more I hope you become a Very Wealthy man for your efforts - you deserve it!
Keep up the GREAT Work!:thumbsup:
TG

Hey Red I hope he makes out like a bandit ! I just can't use them on my Tomy track is all . Other than that They are Beautiful !

My god the Audacity of some people to complain about these Beautiful Cobras is absoutly Absurd. For my money I hope he doesnt change a Da__ Thing! If you whiners out there would take the time effort to build a track with wide lanes more adjusted to 1/64 you wouldnt have a problem - I know I dont have a problem with them passing on my track.
Lennys efforts to bring to our hobby products of This quality at This price is like a dream come true for me. He has taken the time to create a mold - Job them out to a model maker - offer them Beautifully painted with chrome at a price we (or most of us) can afford and some of you still complain
GIVE ME A HUGE BREAK!
His nearest competition offers a t-jet cobra - unpainted - in kit form for more money. Anybody who has a problem with these Bodies should go back to quilting or what ever you were into before you claim to have gotten into HO Racing!
Lenny - Please Leave them alone let us correct the so called 'problem' if we feel it necessary after all that is half the fun of the hobby. Further more I hope you become a Very Wealthy man for your efforts - you deserve it!
Keep up the GREAT Work!:thumbsup:
TG

Then you must have a custom track , or picked up an extra wide one somewhere, you can see in the pics they are too wide w/ the pipes. BTW I wasn't complaining, it's called an observation , It doesn't matter how cheap or expensive a slot item is if I like it , I buy it. But I don't want to reengineer it when I buy it. I want it to be right when I bring it home.
As for quilting , Would you want to by weak yarn or bent needles just becasue they had a reasonable price? Or how about a hook that was too small on the end of the quilting needles? Hmm? If you want to fix stuff you just bought , then go for it ! I go to buy a real car and they tell me that I.m walking!
So there is your HUGE BREAK ! :wave:

Alright, fellas. My advice before you post is two things:

1) Remember to take a deep breath before you post something when you're so much as agitated, let alone angry about something;

B) Remember that all too often the other person might not understand the "tone" of what you're writing, particularly if it's even slightly abrasive. You might mean it as a joke or a friendly jab, but the other guy might take it as flaming or trolling; and

ii) This is a HOBBY. It's supposed to be fun. If some aspect makes you frustrated or angry, my advice is to step back from your 'puter and go work on something, race your car, kiss your kids, watch a movie or TV Show, spend quality time w/the Significant Other, read a book or whatever it takes for you to stop being frustrated/angry by what someone else has written. I know it ain't always easy - trust me there! - but ultimately this is something we're supposed to get some form of relaxation out of.

Finally, if you've got any doubts about what the rules are here, please stop and re-familiarize yourself w/the Help/TOS section of Hobby Talk. A couple of posts on these previous two pages in particular were borderline to flaming/making attacks on another member. I don't want to be the Hard Case Dude who gives someone a couple days off the forum to chill out or lock the thread if I don't have to.

And before anyone else asks - no, I don't race. I've enjoyed building one w/my son for Scouts and had a good time watching some of the kids race, but that's as far as it goes for me. My personal "poison of choice" is building SciFi models. Still, I see a LOT of the same stuff where folks get upset about something and it carries over to their post(s). Hank's whole idea here is to have a place where folks of all ages can hang out and we really don't want/need the youngsters to see adults carrying on like this.

Thank you for your cooperation and enjoy your cars! :)

AGREED ! Griff , one thing I have always said about email , you can not tell < HOW > the person is saying what they are saying !

Lenny how about a Tyco ISO Grifo for tyco's, Having never bought any custom/aftermarket bodies, Id buy that. You would make a new customer, Id love to see more bodies made for the tyco, I usally cast my own cause no one makes any or very few do

Lenny how about a Tyco ISO Grifo for tyco's, Having never bought any custom/aftermarket bodies, Id buy that. You would make a new customer, Id love to see more bodies made for the tyco, I usally cast my own cause no one makes any or very few do
I LOVE that car! Seriously

me too, i have one sitting in front of me thinking how kick@ss it looks with the wide tires of a 440x2 sticking out, kinda like this....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/GoodwrenchIntimidator3/100_0801.jpg