clausheupel
06-21-2009, 05:41 PM
Hi folks,
I had a rather pretty old Faller Jag body (but missing the chrome parts and glass) laying in one of my projects drawers for years now.
Last Friday when visiting my local 2nd-hand toys and slot cars dealer I not only picked up one of the latest Micro Scalex cars (Aston Martin) MOC for 11 EUR, but got a complete vintage Faller Jag (with badly painted body) from that guy for 10 EUR, too.
When I got home I wanted to remove the paint from that acquisition, but was bored quite soon (silver enamel paint is a real pain to remove) and remembered having above mentioned restoration object somewhere.
15 minutes later the body was completed and I wanted to put the Faller chassis underneath, but what a shock! I totally forgot about having the screwposts cut years ago when I was short on Faller chassis, but had discovered the fun we all have with T-Jet chassis. Scratching my head I decided to put a NOS T-Jet under the Faller body again - and I still like it!
The stance is really low - although one could get even lower, but I didnīt want to touch the wheel wells!
So hereīs some pix of my new old "hybrid" Faller-Jet Jag:
http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/forum/ch_faller-jet_jaguar_e-type_01.jpg
http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/forum/ch_faller-jet_jaguar_e-type_02.jpg
http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/forum/ch_faller-jet_jaguar_e-type_03.jpg
Greetings from Germany,
Claus
I had a rather pretty old Faller Jag body (but missing the chrome parts and glass) laying in one of my projects drawers for years now.
Last Friday when visiting my local 2nd-hand toys and slot cars dealer I not only picked up one of the latest Micro Scalex cars (Aston Martin) MOC for 11 EUR, but got a complete vintage Faller Jag (with badly painted body) from that guy for 10 EUR, too.
When I got home I wanted to remove the paint from that acquisition, but was bored quite soon (silver enamel paint is a real pain to remove) and remembered having above mentioned restoration object somewhere.
15 minutes later the body was completed and I wanted to put the Faller chassis underneath, but what a shock! I totally forgot about having the screwposts cut years ago when I was short on Faller chassis, but had discovered the fun we all have with T-Jet chassis. Scratching my head I decided to put a NOS T-Jet under the Faller body again - and I still like it!
The stance is really low - although one could get even lower, but I didnīt want to touch the wheel wells!
So hereīs some pix of my new old "hybrid" Faller-Jet Jag:
http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/forum/ch_faller-jet_jaguar_e-type_01.jpg
http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/forum/ch_faller-jet_jaguar_e-type_02.jpg
http://www.aus-dem-rahmen-gefallen.de/slotcars/forum/ch_faller-jet_jaguar_e-type_03.jpg
Greetings from Germany,
Claus