I love the paint job on that car, I just hate that driver, he looks like he's bathing in a swimming pool.

Funny Ed, Even though you mocked his svelt features, he still had nuthin' but nice things to say about you!

Joe: Yeah those are PVTs on the rear. Due to circumstances beyond.... or directly related to my control....LOL... the fronts are O-ringed. You cant go wrong with tires from Penn Valley Hobbies. I wont run anything else.

Grindable-stretchable-cutable-affordable- What the heck took ya so long?Thanks to Nuther Dave I've been a PVT convert for some time now.

YES I agree - PVTs are the shiznit. :thumbsup:

YES I agree - PVTs are the shiznit. :thumbsup:

Yeah they are good tires and just ordered an assortment to figure out which ones I will be using more of in the future.

http://www.pennvalleyhobbycenter.com/slotcars/supplies/tires/siliconetires.htm

Just like slotcarman a suprise has been know to show up in Gretna with some PVTs on it. Kewl now I am in the in crowd! :thumbsup: LOL

I like my Green Tyco Trucks too. Fun to run and look great also. Yours is kewler with those lights but, I'm O.K. with that :freak:. I picked up a couple of them early this year to run on the track and found out that one version is painted Lime Green and yet another version is molded in green. :wave:

Bob...That Atlas Hot Rod is Kewl ( Lucky!! )...zilla

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Looks like some R & D work in progress. Great engineering of a different kind!!! I likes colors!!! RM

Just when I was starting to feel better from this nasty cold I've been fighting, I had a strange experience that literally knocked me off my feet. Well into my 2nd cup of coffee, I took a swig and it went down the wrong pipe. I remember coughing twice. The next thing I know I was lying on the floor with the TM standing over me and it felt like I got bashed with a 2X4 across the upper back. :drunk: I guess I'm not as good at crash landings as I used to be. I definitely messed up something in my upper back. I can't turn my head, can barely lift my left arm, and it hurts between my shoulders if I try to take a deep breath. :( Just when I was about to get CLM back into action too.. :cry: I imagine it'll take a day or two for my back to get back into place... Hopefully not more than that.:rolleyes:

Owwweee, Ujoe!

I am sorry to hear that you have taken an injury. Hope you make a speedy recovery, brother!

Dang Joe! :eek:

Get better soon. :(

I'm laughing about it now, but it hurts to do so. The good thing is, I now get to drink my beer with a straw, as I can't quite get to the bottom of the can!! :lol:

U-Joe,

Dude pain sucks...stay away from it if you can...oh dang. :cry:

Dang you stop it NOW & heal up buddy...HEAL, HEAL, HEAL I tell you!!!

Take 2 straws and call me in the morning...

Bob...I feel your pain...zilla

Slot hope you are feeling better by now. I would send ya some pain meds in the mail BUT last time I tried that a stoned out drug enforcement dog showed up at my door looking for more ........ mmmmm I didn't know they could read. :jest:

GET BETTER SOON!!!!!!!!

Yes, Jerry.. Getting a little better daily. I think I finally shook off the cold, and it feels good to not be hacking constantly. Upper back is almost there, still hard to take a deep breath, but forcing myself to do it. My neck on the other hand is still giving me trouble. I have some motion back, but it hurts like heck to look down or up for more than a few seconds. I am starting to do a little work here and there though. Pictures will be posted later today of the stuff I'm tinkering with.

I did get some red glue sticks in yesterday and they are semi translucent so this is promising.. They are more of a burgundy color in stick form, almost too dark for tail lights. I won't know if they'll work until I get another hot melt glue gun. The lindy wrecker is back on the bench too. I finally ordered the styrene channel so I can make the bar for the lights, and filled the holes in the roof for the strobe lights that lindberg put in there. I also ditched the AW chassis for a T jet with truck wheels, but I'll need to redrill the front axle holes to lower the front of the chassis. The pick ups don't even touch the rails as it sits now.. :rolleyes: Hope today I can be productive!!:roll:

Bad thing about being an original slottard, we're all getting old.

Get well Joe, I like seeing your lighted up customs cruising around.

As promised, although a little later than I envisioned, here are a few spy shots of a couple of projects that have been back burnered for a while..

First off, you might remember the mini lindy tow truck I was messing around with last fall.. Well I finally ordered the styrene U channel to make the light bar for behind the cab. Since the strobes will now be mounted on the light bar, the holes needed to be filled in the roof.

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A little JB, followed by some testors putty did the trick. Won't know for sure how it'll look until the primer goes on..

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I scrapped the AW chassis for a T Jet. Got it running smooth, and then swapped out the wheels for the truck set up. Because this body was trimmed from an extended WB to a LWB, I will need to JB the original LWB holes, and re-drill new ones for the truck hole height. The pickups don't touch the rails as it sits now.

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I also filled in a gap on the top of the tow body where the dolly wheels used to sit. They have been relocated to a spot about centered over the back wheels. Hope it all looks good when the paint gets squirted!!! :rolleyes:

Also, I did a little tinkering with a 55 chevy that has been slowly simmering since spring!! The body has been drilled, and the tail light recesses have been vacant for months as I stewed over what I could use for lenses. I have a project for Wes simmering using an AW charger Popo car, and he sent me a bunch of light bar lenses to use on it. I went and got another MD Sheriff car as a back up. I was staring at that light set up and it hit me the individual lenses would be about the right size for the 55... I'm hoping the new red hot melt doesn't let me down!!!

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My fingers are crossed!! I just wish my neck would relax so I could get more done!!! :o

slotcarman does it again...Holes every place! Plug them up and light on baby!

Bob...Crush Velvet seats, lah, lah, lah...zilla

Thats so cool! cant wait to see it done! :thumbsup:

Wes

Due to higher voltages run on Wes' track, I'm starting to lean towards battery power for his Charger police car. The more I think about it, the more I like it. 44 volts makes for really big parts. I would need to upgrade all the electrical components to 100 V capacity for safety reasons.. In most cases, this means bigger... Because this car will be operated by a young one, the battery power for the LEDs makes sense. One thing I'm wondering about it how to switch the power on for the lights. Since it is a snap on body, I'm thinking of trying a reed switch to power the flashers, using the motor magnets as the trigger. Body on, lights flash; body off, lights off. Somewhere around here I have a very tiny reed switch.. I guess I need to clean my desk again.. It's buried in there somewhere.... :freak:

Hang in there Wes!!! I will sort this out.. :rolleyes:

Sltmn, Great projects & look forward to the finished tow truck!! Really like your lighted Led Sled at Richfield & Hope you feel better soon.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: ..RL

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I'm liking this project!!! Gotta show this one to the boys!!! You already know I like the 55!!!...RM

SWEET!!!! tow truck !!!

Hoping the lenses work for that 55

A ways back when ED (sethanddaddy) was doing that large scale thing, he put a sweet Claus made Mercury up on the bay. Having drooled over this body (the car, not Ed's) since my first visit to HT over a year ago, when I saw it up for grabs, I had to have it!! This car is "Ed" when it's on the track, as many of the customs I have received from fellow Hobby talkers are associated with the cars they have sent me. Well, about a month ago, I won a model RR lot on the bay, and it included a couple Air stream trailers with a campground. I do recall nuther Dave saying they are kinda small, but my gut said try it anyway!!

I finally got a chance to open one up today and survey the situation. While the wheels are on the soft side, they didn't stay on the rims very well. They were also on the small side. Sooooo, Parts Pig to the rescue!!!! I received pull back wheels and axles from Dennis as freebie goodie bags with previous purchases, and the T jet sized front axle was just the right width. I did have to open up the axle spacing, and narrow the camper base to fit the wider wheels, but it was worth the effort. It would have been a quick easy project if I had pulled the instructions out and actually looked at them. Things went together upside down a couple times before I figured out what went where!!
Moving the axle positions and narrowing the base meant I needed to find a new way to mount the axles. I ground down slots into the base, and captured the axles with a simple slab of styrene..

Also, with this project, I needed a trailer hitch. I had picked up a jewelry kit for the odds and ends it contained, and it contained a wire with a loop at one end. Just the right size for a T jet screw. Any hoo, here's the pics..

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You can see the difference in wheelbase here. Pay no attention to the big blue blob!!! It's ballast to keep the tongue down.. Once I light this puppy, it will no longer be needed!! LOL

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"Sure U Joe.. looks OK, but will it make it around the track???" How'd I know this question would come up??? LOL

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Yup!! Handles great!!! And the top is just sitting on there too!! I still need access to light it. I wish I could figure out why my camera makes the video look so fast !?!?!?

Another great slice of Americana Joe!

I'm surprised at how well it tracks. You sure ya didnt sneak a guide pin onto it?

Looking forward to seeing the truck done. That trailer is just too cool.

U-Joe,

That trailer is so 50s & 60s...that's a good thing! I can see you pulling into the camping sight and making all the VW Van owners wishing they were you. :)

Homer Simpson would could be kept in a trance with that shinney thing forever.

Bob...doh...zilla

That turned out great! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Cool little trailer.. LOL that wagon must have a cobra jet in it.. moved to fast to see the NHRA member decal in the window.....

CJ

Oh heck!! I barely had it at 50%!! Just fast enough to avoid the typical stalls my layout is prone for!! The video makes it look like a silver bullet!!! :lol:

WTG. :thumbsup::thumbsup: nd

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That Air Stream looks right at home behind that wagon!!! Makes you wanna hit the road!!!...RM

Due to higher voltages run on Wes' track, I'm starting to lean towards battery power for his Charger police car. The more I think about it, the more I like it. 44 volts makes for really big parts. I would need to upgrade all the electrical components to 100 V capacity for safety reasons.. In most cases, this means bigger... Because this car will be operated by a young one, the battery power for the LEDs makes sense. One thing I'm wondering about it how to switch the power on for the lights. Since it is a snap on body, I'm thinking of trying a reed switch to power the flashers, using the motor magnets as the trigger. Body on, lights flash; body off, lights off. Somewhere around here I have a very tiny reed switch.. I guess I need to clean my desk again.. It's buried in there somewhere.... :freak:

Hang in there Wes!!! I will sort this out.. :rolleyes:

hey !! no rush man!! I am a tyco power!! LOL!.. thanks for the updates.

Wes

You have put together a real beauty, Ujoe!
i love the way the wagon looks like it is hanging in the back under the weight of the trailer. Very realistic! :thumbsup:

Great Airstream :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Can't wait to see it lit up

While I sit here slowly chiseling away on a Willys flip hood a thought occurred to me. This just might be the way to open up them GTO tail lights I've been dreaming about lighting all this time!! The idea is still in the mental stage, but I think the knife method, coupled with the red hot melt glue sticks I just got it might make it a reality!!! With so many other projects to do, how did I let myself get suckered into doing this one? :lol: I don't care now, because one thing lead to another, and them GTO tail lights just may work!! :cool:

Can Joez ever forgive me for sacrificing a pinkie for the flipper project?? :lol:

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I just might repaint it pink.. That'll cheer him up!!! :tongue:

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Ya'll make it look easy!!! The boys are taking notes!!! RM

Ya'll make it look easy!!! The boys are taking notes!!! RM

Step back from the edge Randy....you're too close to the vortex! :freak:

You'll get sucked in for sure!

Actually Randy, it was really easy!! The first cuts with the blade are crucial. They need to be right on the money. Once the first cut is there, the plow method pretty much stays on track. Watch the curves, and your fingers!! This Willys took less than an hour to cut, and was done while watching vid's on you tube. Totally painless so far!! :thumbsup:

Told ya... JOE:thumbsup:

Randy ,, that noise you hear, is not a train,, not a tornado.. it's the Vortex of the Flipper project...
CJ

Sltman, Great Airstream & great cut job on the Willy's Flip Nose!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ..RL

some amazingly great work goin' on here!

Thank god for the macro setting!! I'm giving my eyeballs a break today and got my glasses on, which limits my close up vision, and throws off my depth perception and perspective terribly!! The ability to put it up on the computer gives me a better sense of just how messed up my little tornado has become!! I tried looking for a suitable engine donor at Wally World today and came up empty handed. I do have an engine I snagged off a die cast long ago and have made modifications to try to accommodate it in the plan. I still have a ways to go, but I figure it being Friday I should post some pics up just to liven up the discussion tonight in chat.. :lol:


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This engine sat way too high due to the blower and scoop. Hopefully it can still be classified as a gasser with a blower. Just goes to show how much I know about drag racing!! :rolleyes: I have lowered the back of the motor since the pictures. That was the first problem I noticed after loading them up. I had to drop the rails down or the valve covers wouldn't clear the hood. I like engineering stuff, but I'm having a hard time with my X ray vision. It's not that easy seeing what clears what through the body, and I have yet to find out if the blower belt will be an obstacle I can't get around. I still need to fabricate the hinge (oh goody) and figure out a way to route the exhaust.. The hood cutting was the easy part!! :cry: Someday, I just might get this finished!! ;)

My eyeballs suffer also! Really nice work. Going to be a real tough looker.

Is the cut tilted the right way? :confused: Doesn't it need to be angled to the front? Or am I just thinking wrong?

Looks like a neat build-up going on :) :thumbsup:

The engine is leaning funny because I haven't got the tranny in it yet!! The speed shop sent me the wrong pressure plate!! :lol:

I just have the puzzle pieces stacked up Doba. Nothing is attached yet. I saw the evil tilt of the engine after I loaded the pictures and took another chunk off the back of the engine. I'm having a hard time working with my "beer goggles" on, and hope to have my contacts back in tomorrow. :freak:

NICE!!!!!

Well, it's about time I got this back to the front page.. Some new projects have jumped onto the pile, and sadly, no old projects have been done. Seems like every time I'm getting in the mood to inhale solder fumes, the TM has a project or a need for a chauffeur get in the way. By the time I get back to the task at hand, I either have to make dinner, or some other carp has to be done. Soooo.. I'm putting a deadline on myself!!

Wes, your police car WILL be done and delivered in time for Christmas!!

Jerry, the magic bus will be there in time too!!

CJ, the willys has to wait!! :lol:

I also want to get the airstream trailer lit, and working before the track comes down. (2 weeks away)

Naturally, The TM is making herself busy... making me busy!! She has plans for me already tomorrow!! :drunk:

I really wanted to get video of the RR Xing working with 4 lanes, but the circuit board has been acting really strange and while the gates work half of the time, they don't the other. It might be a bad sensor, loose wire, or something out of whack. I have to make at least one more attempt to rectify the problem, because I really want the video shot.

Also on the bench (as CJ puts it), I have 2 55 Chevies to light, the milk truck to light and paint, a MEV Caddy to paint, The Ice cream truck to light, paint and hopefully make a little "musical", a cool laguna I got from Dobato paint, and quite possibly light, the flaming hot head Ghostrider is getting a bit ticked I haven't worked on his ride, and the lindy wrecker needs some fine detail work before the paint gets squirted and gets assembled, and a special project for nuther Dave that he has only little tidbits of info on what it might be... :rolleyes:

I promised Doba I'd get some pictures up of the laguna and completely forgot they were in the camera, so I got them loaded up on the bucket. It's kinda hard to see the body as it's very white, and the florescent lighting on my desk makes it whiter.. By the way, he sent me a bunch of sweet die cast wheels with the body..

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Doba has come a long way in his casting abilities since the monte's he did earlier this year. The resin is a lot more pliable, and a lot less brittle. Hardly any air bubbles and you can tell by looking at the body, he did a great job making the mold. Sits great on a T jet, and I'm pretty sure an AFX will line up well too!! :thumbsup:

I am the maker of my own misery yet again.. :( I have to say NO to new projects until I get the bench cleaned off!!!

U-Joe,

The bench cleaned off...yeah right. My Grandpa always used to say, "It is better to have to much than not enough."

Bob...great Willys and Doba casting...zilla

Nice work Sltman, that Willy's going too look sweet! :thumbsup::thumbsup: GK

Well This thread smells like mothballs!!! :drunk: It's about time I got back in motion again. I unearthed the ole Magic Bus while cleaning off the bench, and one thing kinda lead to another! I managed to get the head and tail lights installed today, and got the body on the track for a little testing. I'm far from finished, and I'm not happy with the chassis either. It still runs very hot, and I'm assuming it's the extra gears, and the sloppy drive axle causing the fuss. But at least I have some video...


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VERY COOL BUS !!!

Looks like a party inside!