1/43 Drag Racing

[Cjent]

Great work Lloyd!

[LloydL]

Thanks Chuck.

Hoos, they are RD rims with narrow tires from a diecast.

Regards, Lloyd

[OldDogMotorsports]

[Alan132]

[Alan132]

[OldDogMotorsports]

looks good,man I like that chassis!

[Alan132]

Chassis will be final assembled today and sent down the track. I think it might need a little weight!!
Alan

[ourwayband]

Great looking chassis!Great looking chevys too.Tell us about them,chassis,bodies,etc?

Rusty

[Alan132]

Those pictures are of my 1/32 rides. My track support 1/43 and 1/32 so I got a little time in lastnight! However since I have a 3D scanner they will be scanned in, modified to reflect what I want and then bodies made. Chassis will be one of my 3D chassis setup for a sidewinder motor. This will allow me to do an interior also! Lots of work but its all part of the hobby to me.
Alan

[pfuetze]

great work on the chassis, Alan! those big cars look good, too!
3D scanner? very interesting :) can you use the file from the scanner for 3D printing? How much work is it to add the right wall thickness to the outer shell when scanning a car body? Is it easy to scan a body?

[Alan132]

Using the 3D scanner is very new to me as is the whole word of 3D printing. I simply upload the scanned file into my 3D app and adjust.
I did not like the first couple of scans as the thickness varied a great deal on the body I was trying to scan in.

So I decided to try something - I used masking tape and sealed all the windows and wheel openings from the inside. The result was solid! From there I used the Shell feature which allows me set the desired thickness off the walls. It worked to a certain degree but still required a lot of tweaking. It has been fun playing with it all. All part of my hobby/
Alan

[pfuetze]

Thanks :)

[Broman62]

[Alan132]

For those who have been over at Nitroslots you will have learned that I had to back off on the 1/43 event for August 15. I will not get into specifics other then I was released from the hospital last Saturday and have been ordered to take it easy for some time including no driving for 3 to 6 months for starters!
Very glad to see that some have stepped up allowing things to move forward. Hopefully in time I will be able to host races but for now I am limited to maybe building a car and sending it in.

From what I am seeing it looks like 1/43 drag racing just might get some attention this time. Great!

Thanks to those who will be racing at Possum and at the other race.

Regards,

Alan

[pfuetze]

get well soon and take your time, Alan!