1/24 Hot Shot Midget build Part #3 FINISHED!

[Lancaster Tornado!]

:banana-rock:

I've been watching all the great postings on here about the midget proxy, I was just blown away by what Vintage 1/24 build, so I made myself one too. I used the pictures from his thread and came up with what you see below. My soldering isn't a good as his, but I'm very happy with how it came out. I did a couple different things to my chassis but pretty much the same idea as his, I've got a Dig Donkey Hot Shot midget kit to use for the body and driver, I also have some neat decals to use too, just have to figure out how I want to paint her up. Maybe if there is another proxy race sometime I'll send her on a road trip. Anyway hope you like what you see and I'll update you all when I get the body done. enjoy!

[Vintage 1/24]

HEY!

That's great - Saw the thread this morning and have to say I am pleased to see someone running with this!

I wanted to run an "Vintage Offy Midget" class *locally* with this, because I think it is actually an *easy* build - It just depends on how far you want to go with all the brass bars and nerfs...

Unfortunately, the local guys weren't interested - but it would be cool to see the SCORE crowd do an "Vintage Offy Midget" class.

I am curious to see what kind of tires you spec - small diameter and thin is what looks best - but there is quite a bit of 'heft' to the little car, and it will require some traction to work the corners - so it will likely be a compromise. I suppose you could run them at 10 volts or something also?


I will be following this build. Great Job!

[ourwayband]

A nice build!Look forward to seeing her done!

Rusty

[Quickcars]

Hey, looking good so far! I'm really interested in seeing the body too. Like shotgun said, the next proxy should be even better!!!

[Lancaster Tornado!]

Here's update number 1, body mounted, driver set, everything cleaned and ready for paint. Plafit cheetah II motor mounted nd running well, weight installed. Rear tires are Pro-track Daytona 1 inch by 1/2 inch coated with ( Permatex flowable silicone windshield & glass sealer ) for grip, fronts are 3/4 inch by 1/2 inch and will get a coating of clear nail polish for better spin,found theaded axles and added knock offs . I put a brass tab in the middle of the chassis with a pop rivet and have two screws going through each side of the front suspension to hold body down. :o

[Lancaster Tornado!]

[Vintage 1/24]

Looks great - The gold leaf numbers and striping really set off the brass! I think the only downside to the Sprints Plus, is the channel that can be seen on the sides - but with the added nerfs and radius arms, I think it ends up fitting right in.

I like how you detailed it up with nice two-tone paint, what looks like foil (or maybe some kind of quality chrome paint?), nicely done driver/suit and all. It can look *really good* and still be *fast* and sturdy strong. Makes me want to build more of these...

Where did you get the clear windscreen? I thought I might have to cast some - are there any available out there?

Maybe you should put a little black paint in the rims to make the knock-offs visually "pop" - thats what I did. Regardless - I really like the knock-offs - they look good and are functional so they fit right in with the theme of this build!

Curious to see how it runs compared to the SCORE cars. It should run pretty well even with the heavier body and narrower wheels/tires. I see you have it weighted so it looks like it will see some track action?

Again, Great job!

[VenturaAlfa]

That is really nicely done. :banana-rock:

Where did you get the gold leaf numbers? I've been looking for quite some time and those are the best I've seen.

The knockoffs help to finish it off. How were those made? Are they part of the kit?

Ventura Alfa

[ListerStormGT]

Wow that came out great, looks awesome! Very nice work.

[sixtiesracer]

"WOW"!!That's a work of art!!!

[sixtiesracer]

"WOW"!!That's a work of art!!!

[FootScoot]

Very nice! Love the chassis, very creative. Those VRM decals really set the paint and striping off. Great job. :)

[Lancaster Tornado!]

[Lancaster Tornado!]

[Lancaster Tornado!]

thanks again everyone, for all you kind words, this car was alot of fun to build.

Lee