[Porsche904]

Hi There,

A friend of mine dropped into a nearby model shop (Gaugemaster) the other day, and mentioned to me that he had seen some new building kits in 1:32 for slot car circuits.

I was passing by the other day and stopped to have a look. The company is called PROSES (they have a website) and they do a selection of really nicely produced buildings.

I couldn't resist a set of billboards and below are a few images. Easy to build (ten-minutes for the first one) and with a lick of paint I think they will look really good on my circuit.

See for yourself,

Best Regards,

Chris.

 

[speedyroadster]

They look pretty good. How thick is the material?

Regards,

Alan

 

[Porsche904]

Hi Alan,

2mm board - very sturdy when glued together.

Regards,

Chris

 

[Philip P]

This company is one of this sites advertisers/sponsors. (They also make a tyre cleaner/truer.)

See see bottom of resources page for site sponsors and further details of this company's range of products.

Ideal for a layout with an American 1950/60 feel to it.

Cheers,
Philip

 

[Porsche904]

Whoops - cheers Philip - hadn't spotted that!

Anyway - theyre pretty good - I'll post one up painted whn I get round to it!

Regards,

Chris

 

[sealevel]

Should they be painted before gluing or the other way around?
I have the start/finish gantry and need to paint the inside but did not know if this would affect the glue securing it together if I sprayed the sheets first.
Any suggestions?
Cheers!

 

[Porsche904]

Hi Sealevel

I painted my billboards after glueing because I could reach everything.

I suggest that if I were doing the gantry I would I would paint first - impossible to reach inside afterwards judging by the pictures.

I used a small dob of thick superglue as adehsive and I'm pretty sure that it would not be affected by painting first.

Best Regards,

Chris

 

[AASLOTRACER]

Hi ,
I have a long experience in aircraft static modeling. I suggest that you assemble and paint in steps. That is assemble the billboard poles with glue. Let it dry. Paint it. Let it dry. Add the bilboard picture.

regards
Anthony

 

[Porsche904]

Thanks for the advice - I think its probobly more appropriate for the start gantry as it is a bit more complicated - the billboards really are very simple to construct and I have underoated them this morning wth an white acrylic spray as a base for the paint - worked fine.

Maybe for the gantry I would glue two of the four sides together on each of the three sections and then paint and then build and touch up afterwards.

Best Regards,

Chris

 

[sealevel]

Thanks, Porsche904/Chris.

I am planning to install my start lights in the gantry so will need to paint before FINAL gluing but glue AFTER installing the wiring.
This should be a challenge since I have not done any modelling work for over 30 years.

Thanks again.
Cheers!

 

[Porsche904]

Good Luck sealevel - let us know how you get on - I'll post mine up when its painted.

Best Regards,

Chris