Here is a pic of the finished Jungle Jim 57 funny car project that I have been working on. Finally finished it late, late tonight so it is time to start on the Boss Hoss 68 mustang funny car tomorrow. (Thanks to Troy for the new logo artwork.)

http://www.scaleracers.com/ul/GM454/2004-11-30_235456_Jungle_Jim_57_jslotcar_w_logo_2.JPG

Gary, fine work there man....real fine :thumbsup

Do you know if Troy has any more of those
specialty 4 gear wheel sets cast up yet? Dad wants me to locate some of those wheels so we can put his '57's together.

Jungle Jim's '70 Camaro FC. At least one more version of JJ's 70 is in the works (the flamed one).
Brian, the wheels displayed on my FC's aren't the larger 4-gear wheels. They are from a Magna-Trac and are the same size as regular AFX 5-spoke wheels. I don't have anymore of the resin copies at this time.
http://www.scaleracers.com/ul/TM427/2004-12-01_053254_TM427_JJ_Camaro_Pic.jpg

Here is another project that I am finishing up on... Its a mini lindy pickup with a few modifications...

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=19982

Jeff

Hey,

I posted a comp on the other thread about this one already.
But I'll be happy to say I love it once more! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Keep em' comin' Jack!


Cheers!

Tanks Bossman, I just wish my "customizing" skills were as good as yours and others that I have seen here... I keep trying :D

Jeff

Jungle Jim's '70 Camaro FC. At least one more version of JJ's 70 is in the works (the flamed one).
Brian, the wheels displayed on my FC's aren't the larger 4-gear wheels. They are from a Magna-Trac and are the same size as regular AFX 5-spoke wheels. I don't have anymore of the resin copies at this time.
http://www.scaleracers.com/ul/TM427/2004-12-01_053254_TM427_JJ_Camaro_Pic.jpg


WOW, I totally missed that '70 Camaro flopper...... FANTASTIC :eek:

So those wheels you use on the floppers are just the fronts from those 4 gear chassis? ...both wheels are the same size?

Brian, the wheels we use in the pics of the funnycars are actually off of a magnatrac chassis....those particular ones came off of a Fall Guy gmc pickup of mine. I think that they also came on the chevy Blazers and several other cars...in any event they were original on magnatrac chassis. I think what may be throwing you off is the size of the rubber on them. The specialty chassis had a bigger tire/wheel combo but we just use the af/x 5 spoke mags or the slot mags from the magnatrac chassis with a larger rear tire. ( usually have to trim the backs off of the front wheels to tuck them under the fenders.

Brian, the wheels we use in the pics of the funnycars are actually off of a magnatrac chassis....those particular ones came off of a Fall Guy gmc pickup of mine. I think that they also came on the chevy Blazers and several other cars...in any event they were original on magnatrac chassis. I think what may be throwing you off is the size of the rubber on them. The specialty chassis had a bigger tire/wheel combo but we just use the af/x 5 spoke mags or the slot mags from the magnatrac chassis with a larger rear tire. ( usually have to trim the backs off of the front wheels to tuck them under the fenders.


Gary, I follow you now man...... I mentioned the 4 gear specialty fronts because on of those chassis I worked on actually came with those wheels that you guys are using.......

I'm gonna go put togather one of those '57's now for dad........he's been kinda depressed alot lately with things going on with some things in his life...so maybe this will cheer him up. All this time I was thinking I needed to order some of those fatty rear specialty wheels..... :lol:

These funnycars are great, guys.
I have been admiring them from afar for a couple of years now on the ebay.
I sure wish you guys would do some out-right sales though. My luck in auctions is only about30%. is that normal?

Once again, guys...
Great cars! It is time well spent!

joez

Joez, glad you like the floppers. I wish I had enough time to produce these cars in a large enough number to sell them outright...but unfortunatly I am too busy with work right now to do this. Troy and I have talked about attempting to set up a webpage to sell the cars outright sometime in the future. However, we are both pretty swamped with work right now and are not able to build in any significant numbers. Maybe one of these days if work slows down I can make the cars in larger numbers. I only have a few decal packages for the small number of bodies that I currently have. ( I have only a fraction body/decal combos of what Troy has right now but I am trying to get more going.) Maybe one of these days Troy and I can get enough free time to get a surplus built up and sell some outright...but it is just too difficult to say at this time when we could attempt it. I hear you about the luck on bidding on ebay...I get beat most of the time too but occasionally I catch a good deal.

Well, any chance of getting a raw body? to do myself?
I would love the chance to build one up! :)

the old camaro is now yellow with SS strips, the van is two tone brown and gold. the rest cleaned up nice and have been run one evening.Nice stuff, thanks again my friend

the old camaro is now yellow with SS strips, the van is two tone brown and gold. the rest cleaned up nice and have been run one evening.Nice stuff, thanks again my friend


Glad to help Bruce. I got the Tyco straights yesterday :thumbsup:

Hi guys:

I'm Jeff and I'm new to the board. I've been making my own 1/32 scale Dodge NASCAR and Craftsman truck bodies for the past few months. Now I'm working on HO stuff. The first project is taking a 1971 AFX Cuda and making it pop wheelies. Unlike the old Auto World setup where the chassis was propped up by the pickups, my version will have just the body and front wheels lift. Hopefully I will be able to get it to work with the body down until you squeeze the trigger, and have the body come back down either during the run or during shutdown. I've got the body ready, now I'm working on the wheelie part. I hope to have pics soon.

-Jeff

Here is my latest a Porsche 906 I have been working on. Whtas aggrevating at the moment is I do not have atrack to run on.

http://www.vabeachho.com/Artin/1-43Porsche906detailed.jpg

Having bigger fun with 1/43

Roger Corrie
Virginia Beach, VA

Hey there jeffaary,

A big welcome to the board! :wave:
Always nice to greet a fellow hobbist. You'll like it here!
Sounds like you've been honing your skills with the larger scales, hope you can adjust your eye-sight to the little ones! :)
Your wheelie c...ar sounds really neat! You should post some pics of your progress and be sure to post a pic of that baby doing it's stuff when it's completed.
Post often and keep us all up to date with your customs--we like pics here!


Cheers!

Well, reading the posts got me thinking of whatever.
The whatever happened to my fairlane that i was going to enter in the contest.
Well, i finally found it, that and my 6 year old son's effort.
I will try and get a digital snap of them both, but this is what happened to them.
My son painted his british racing green and added #11 to his, whilst mine was almost finished. I dropped mine as low as i could go for a t-jet chassis to mount underneath it, and painted it a sparkly dark red, ala sparky nail polish. I have to find the glass and front and rear bumpers and put it together.
Hope to get a pic of them this week.

As you all know, i am trying to get my 4 lane track going, as well as casting some resin aussie cars.
They are going rather slowly, but i should have my first one ready by christmas eve.

Will post a pic of it then.

CHeers

Andrij

Andrij....
I cant wait to see the resin Ausie cars! Be sure to get some pics for us state-siders. Good luck with the casting!!
Joe

Here is the latest from the body shop. I finally got the 68 mustang Boss Hoss funny car done. Just a couple of quick pics of the finished project...need to adjust the lighting to give a better representation of the car. I have several decal packages planned for this body. (gas ronda, frantic ford, brand x, whine maker etc.) Just need to get time to make the decals for these and several others for the 70 firebird as well.

http://www.scaleracers.com/ul/GM454/2004-12-15_205838_boss_hoss_two_view.JPG

Another nice one. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: rr

Right now I am in the middle (Quite literally) of my AL Marx Rolls-Royce project. Car is sawed in half & I will extend the wheelbase to long to eliminate the pickup shoe clearance issues in the american line body & give it a longer, lower look.Windows will be cast in front & rear with sides open & completed body will be used as a prototype for resin casting.

Also just did the "AvantiNator"

How do I post pictures on this forum?

Hey Volvo1:1, Welcome to the board... :wave: To post a pic, scroll down to the bottom of "reply to thread" window. You will see a bar that says "manage attachments". Click on it, browse to find the pic you want to post (there is a size limit) then click on upload. Wait for it to tell you it is finished and you should see the pic (thumbnail) in your post... Hope this helps... Now get those pics posted so we can see them.... :D


Jeff

:wave: Thanks for the advice ! any how this is my latest project-the long wheelbase American Line/Marx Rolls Royce.This eliminates the pickup shoe clearance issues & makes the car lok lower. This is still a work in progress that will be used as a resincasting prototype.

:thumbsup: This is my latest creation based on a ruined Atlas Avanti that I used as my casting prototype.The amont of work was incredible as the brown plastic was brittle & cracked often but the end result was worth it.The car is made to work on the JLTO chassis & so far I have cast 5 of them. Ah-nuld would be proud ! Thanks, Neal

Neal, No problem with the info... Hey That Rolls is looking mighty sweet. Let me know when you have some finished castings of it... :thumbsup::thumbsup:


Jeff

:thumbsup: This is my latest creation based on a ruined Atlas Avanti that I used as my casting prototype.The amont of work was incredible as the brown plastic was brittle & cracked often but the end result was worth it.The car is made to work on the JLTO chassis & so far I have cast 5 of them. Ah-nuld would be proud ! Thanks, Neal
Neal,
Welcome. Glad to see you posting. That Rolls and Avanti look sweet. I just started working on the 65 T-Bird you sent me, as soon as I get it done I will post a picture.

Dave :wave: