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Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:14 pm
by brainslot
thanks guys I have enjoyed working on it. I was inspired by these digital renderings of a Ford Fairlane.
Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:16 pm
by rbourque77
Looks fast and mean Brian! Interesting body mounts.
Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:37 am
by JT Previa
Brian - That is a mean machine! That hasn’t just been modified, it’s been weaponized! Nice craftsmanship.
Will you be moving the wheels outboard?
Are those helper springs out back Pinter up front? I love body roll!
JT
Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:13 am
by brainslot
Wheels and tires will remain inside the body. Kinda made a mistake there but I like the look now. I had built up the fender flares before I built the chassis or had received the new tire diameters....so if I would put the wheels flush with the outside of the body would have to raise the body way up or grind away the flares. I hope the narrow wheel width is not to detrimental to handling. I do have some spring action on the rear body mount and a single front mount that has some 'float'.
Brian
Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:47 pm
by JT Previa
The NERF team have been hard at work on their Sportsman cars! We compared notes at the SCCA Proxy:
Veteran builder Tom had his Dairy Queen Special well underway, complete with spoon fender flares!
BillyBoy had his chassis nearly finished, ready for one of Harry’s big bodies. Bill used a Sampson guide mount:
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Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:52 pm
by JT Previa
BobB completed his first soldered chassis and will be putting his plastic kit modeling skills to use next!
Love the big meaty tires on this car!
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Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:58 pm
by JT Previa
Track owner Methe of course has his car in running mode:
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Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:01 pm
by JT Previa
Methe’s tests imply that the Piranha motor is too much for these cars at 10 volts. We are testing an 18k Tuna motor next.
JT
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Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:59 pm
by mether05
Seems the 16K Tuna motor and 9/27 gearing works the best here at 10V. It could have a bit more speed, maybe a mild 18K motor. Bill is bringing his car over tomorrow to see how it runs at Cornerstone , it has the Piranha motor installed. We will compare notes!
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Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:55 pm
by strangebrew
Lotta' good scratchbuilding going on in this thread. :dance:
Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:47 pm
by Billy boy
I’ve got mine ready to go. Have decals ready after a little more testing.
Re: NERF Sportsman’s Series
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Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:03 pm
by rbourque77
Looks fast, even without the decals!