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I think all the later cars had the fatter tyres, who knows with VIP, after the fire they were making all sorts of things.
I put some Ortmann Scalextric tyres on this as the VIP ones were rock hard as usual!
Runs really well.
I put some Ortmann Scalextric tyres on this as the VIP ones were rock hard as usual!
Runs really well.
Don, I had some thoughts on this overnight. This car has the independent front suspension, so maybe that's why it has the wider wheels.
Found some VIP doughnut tyres this morning, in a brand new packet marked 'soft', opened the packet only to find they were as hard as nails
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Found some VIP doughnut tyres this morning, in a brand new packet marked 'soft', opened the packet only to find they were as hard as nails
Ok no problem, but I think a field of Scalextric Vanwalls and Maseratis will be a little boring
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I was just trying to spice it up a litttle.
So, what is recent, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years........................ ?
I was just trying to spice it up a litttle.
So, what is recent, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years........................ ?
I just sent you an eamail Mac, so hopefully I'll be there.
Hope so as I have started work on a couple of cars, progress picture below.
On the left, Atlas chassis and motor and on the right Tradeship motor and a Strombecker front end.
Behind is the VIP Cooper I'll use in the RTR class, all preped and ready to go
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Hope so as I have started work on a couple of cars, progress picture below.
On the left, Atlas chassis and motor and on the right Tradeship motor and a Strombecker front end.
Behind is the VIP Cooper I'll use in the RTR class, all preped and ready to go
This is very much how the Bordeaux event is run by Samy Behara.
Not too many regs. just the plea that cars be built to the 'spirit'
This is great for most people, who like myself, Mac and many others enjoy building the cars as much as racing and are not to bothered where they come in the competition.
But there are always people who will want to win at any costs (or in some cases whole nations
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) so certain basic rules must be applied.
The easiest of these to enforce are simple dimensional ones, i.e. tyre width and diameter and ground clearance etc.
So why not have these rules in place to avoid disappointments on race day?
Not too many regs. just the plea that cars be built to the 'spirit'
This is great for most people, who like myself, Mac and many others enjoy building the cars as much as racing and are not to bothered where they come in the competition.
But there are always people who will want to win at any costs (or in some cases whole nations
The easiest of these to enforce are simple dimensional ones, i.e. tyre width and diameter and ground clearance etc.
So why not have these rules in place to avoid disappointments on race day?
Here a progress picture on one of my cars, '55 Super Squalo.
I'll probably be building three.
Body (Marklin) painted, exhaust made, loads more to do
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Any one else got any progress pictures to post?
I'll probably be building three.
Body (Marklin) painted, exhaust made, loads more to do
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Any one else got any progress pictures to post?
Thinking a little more on dimensions of pre '60 F1 cars I wondered exactly how wide the .320" rule was in real life (hadn't thought about it before as I had just built my cars to scale tyre size), anyway it seems that 0.320" x 32 = 10.24" !!!
Didn't think F1 had anything approaching that until the late sixties
Didn't think F1 had anything approaching that until the late sixties
Mac, will the measurement be taken with the guide in the straight ahead position?
As obviously when you turn the guide the corners will protrude, as you can see in Derek's Mercedes.
This might seem like a trivial question, but as there is not much front overhang on this type of car it is very difficult to get the guide far enough back.
As obviously when you turn the guide the corners will protrude, as you can see in Derek's Mercedes.
This might seem like a trivial question, but as there is not much front overhang on this type of car it is very difficult to get the guide far enough back.
Re. Ortmann tyres
According to Michael Ortmann they are some kind of plastic and if you refer to them as silicone he gets quite angry!
When you sand the you get some kind of white dust, I bet we will find out in the future that this is as bad for you as Asbestos
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I think I asked this before but did not get an answer..........
Can you change the tyres on the RTR cars?
According to Michael Ortmann they are some kind of plastic and if you refer to them as silicone he gets quite angry!
When you sand the you get some kind of white dust, I bet we will find out in the future that this is as bad for you as Asbestos
I think I asked this before but did not get an answer..........
Can you change the tyres on the RTR cars?
Don, I may have a spare couple of adaptors for your French plugs to standard UK 3 pin.
If not I can make a couple up for you, leave it to me.
Here's what you'll need by the way
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If not I can make a couple up for you, leave it to me.
Here's what you'll need by the way
Most of this is out of the scrap box!
Marklin body, Atlas motor and chassis, wheels are just some kind of sixties aluminium, front tyres don't know, rear tyres are Ortmanns turned down to suit, wheel inserts are Ninco wires turned down to fit the wheels and a Ninco driver (with cut away sleeves to reveal bare arms
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) with a Scalextric Hong-Kong head !!!
Marklin body, Atlas motor and chassis, wheels are just some kind of sixties aluminium, front tyres don't know, rear tyres are Ortmanns turned down to suit, wheel inserts are Ninco wires turned down to fit the wheels and a Ninco driver (with cut away sleeves to reveal bare arms
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