70's scaley 911 Options

[petestrike]

has anyone ever had a go at making the odd looking , lumpy , whale taled freak that masquerades as a 911 , actually look like a 911? i had one as a small (911 fanatical) child and even then i could tell that was a country mile wide of "pretty"! with some really nice looking models of them on the market these days , i keep looking at the old ones , rub my chin and contemplate getting the dremel & miliput out.....unless its already been done!

[loosesalute]

Sledge hammer would do the trick nicely Pete...
Cheers,
Kev.

[scuderia_turini]

Hello Pete,
Go for it. Some people like myself have fitted Fuchs wheels to these but not much beyond that. Although I am sure someone did a very thorough job but I can't find it in here :- Linky to 911 Appreciation Society.

Leo

[driver#8]

You can get rather a nice little Carrera RSR out of them with minimal effort! That's clearly what the model was based on rather than any other flavour of 911-derived weaponry.

I did a relivery on one many moons ago and was delighted with it. Always loved the way they drove and still do, but with the number of different chassis available these days I doubt it would be too hard to make something fairly modern and rapid.

[petestrike]

Sledge hammer would do the trick nicely Pete...
Cheers,
Kev.

hummmm......harsh.....but fair!! even as a kid i lusted after a '75 guards red turbo (still do) but hated , with a passion the scalextric one i was given. i thought i try and "redeem" one maybe!

Hello Pete,
Go for it. Some people like myself have fitted Fuchs wheels to these but not much beyond that. Although I am sure someone did a very thorough job but I can't find it in here :- Linky to 911 Appreciation Society.

Leo

fuchs would most definately be a starting point!....its the finish line that concerns me!

You can get rather a nice little Carrera RSR out of them with minimal effort! That's clearly what the model was based on rather than any other flavour of 911-derived weaponry.

I did a relivery on one many moons ago and was delighted with it. Always loved the way they drove and still do, but with the number of different chassis available these days I doubt it would be too hard to make something fairly modern and rapid.

i wouldnt be going down the rsr route. it would have to be a straight 930 road car either in guards red or martini edition white. i would stick with the original chassis too...ive got several "new" gt3r's and while they are fast i still prefer the classic style of car!

[Julian_Boolean]

Just buy a Ninco 911, you won't regret it.

[pace1970uk]

Here's my old RSR bought new many years ago. these later ones (about mid 1980s) with the magnatraction and lights were the best of the bunch. I've added a new set of SCX Fuch style wheels and lowered the ride height, that's about it. but it is still way inferior to the Ninco, Fly or MRRC versions.

[RikoRocket]

My brother cut the roof off his one to make it corner better. That mod did work, and esthetically it looked all right as well. I'll try and find a photo...

[petestrike]

Just buy a Ninco 911, you won't regret it.

wheres the fun in that?....anyone can buy one off the shelf. plus i like to see if i can make a silk purse out of a sows ear! i never seem to do anything the easy way.

Here's my old RSR bought new many years ago. these later ones (about mid 1980s) with the magnatraction and lights were the best of the bunch. I've added a new set of SCX Fuch style wheels and lowered the ride height, that's about it. but it is still way inferior to the Ninco, Fly or MRRC versions.

now thats really getting there. those fuchs rims are the dogs danglies! between those and getting the front end down is a proper good start towards a looker. a little "re-proportioning" , a coat of "mile deep" guards red and some detailing & i would be a happy bunny!

My brother cut the roof off his one to make it corner better. That mod did work, and esthetically it looked all right as well. I'll try and find a photo...

mmmm....cabriolet.....noooo.......SPEEDSTER....oh yeah...

[ThaiRacer]

That RSR sure looks nice to me! When I see a car like that, I see a blank canvas. I've been thinking about getting one to play around with, and seeing pace1970uk's is inspiring.

[Mr Modifier]

Nothing wrong with the old C125 that a little TLC and narrower fronts won't cure!

Here's one of mine.

[petestrike]

scalextric really did make a lash of it first time round but it doesnt take much to get the old girl on the road to recovery! all i need to do now is buy one to have a go at. trouble is , either im paranoid or coincidentally prices for them seem to have risen just lately on the well known interweb auction site!!

[scuderia_turini]

Yeah, I noticed the same effect with the Scalextric Lancia Rally/037. The prices jumped about a year ago when I had decided that they were cheap enough to not resist.

Here is one of my 911s. It has an A1 or an F1 chassis and a bit of detailing:

[DJ]

Not exactly the model you were talking about but it's 70's, it's cr@p and it's a Porsche.
Just to show what can be achieved - AKA - turning a sow's ear into a silk purse...


Dave Wisdom worked his magic on this...



And ended up with this...

[riggers24]

I've seen Dave's porsche in the "flesh" and its better then in the photo