by waaytoomuchintothis » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:02 am
I finally figured out a way to get my money's worth from Ninco Porsches. First, I toss the chassis in the spare parts box. Then, I scratch build a better chassis with aluminum wheels and PG rear tires. The plastic wheels from Ninco, being oversized to scale, only need a slight alteration to be very convincing 1930s American car wheels for my resin jalopies, the motor and axles/gears are useless to me, so I set them aside to trade for NC-1s when they come up for trade or sale. The stock tires resemble 1930s American car tires, so they go on the fronts, and if they are old and dried out, they take white paint nicely for whitewalls, always a favorite on jalopies. So, I get a body, decorative tires I can't get anywhere else, running gear for jalopies that I can't get anywhere else, trading stock, and the satisfaction that with a little of the work I love to do, I get two or more much better cars from that ridiculous price on Nincos. HA! Take that, ripoff Nincompoops!