Super Mods, builds 3 and 4

by **btaylor** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 4:06 am

I had an absolute blast building these cars this weekend. I wanted at least three to fill up my lanes on the new oval, but I just couldn't stop! These are builds three and four. All built on the same basic platform, using identical components. I use a scratch built brass tube chassis, with a .064 brass plate in front. it covers half the frame to add weight, and to allow body mounting. I use slotting plus deep wood guides, with grub screws to hold the wires in place. Gearing is 9/33, as I am using tall rear tires on these cars. Motors are all around 20k depending on what I have on the bench, but all cars run fairly equal. I use mostly cutdown H&R or Pro track wheels, with an occasional set of CB steelies if the build style calls for it. These 1:1 cars used a mix of wheels front to back, and even side to side, so scale modeling isn't affected by my wheel choices. Anyway, here are builds 3 and 4. If you have never built a 1/25 Lindberg super mod, I suggest you get your hand s on the double kit and have it. They are just to much fun to imagine!

by **HomeRacingWorld** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:06 am

You have done some fine work here sir. This is a perfect example of the fun scratchbuilding.

Look forward in joining you, albeit behind the powe curve :)

by **slothead** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:35 am

Are these bodies molded in the colors shown?

At first I was thinking if all had the exact same chassis and components underneath it would make for a competitive series. Then I remembered the 1:1 cars these are replicas of where basically scratch built too, out of whatever was available. So the oddities and differences add realism.

Great Job!

by **btaylor** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:50 am

Some of them are molded in colors, but I repaint all of them. The chassis are all the same wheelbase, so once you set up the jig, it goes very quick.

Bob

by **model murdering** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:02 am

An explosion of cool!

by **nhdungeonracer** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:17 pm

:banana-dance: :banana-dance: :banana-dance:

by **Broman62** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:39 pm

PSYCHO BUILDER AT IT AGIN...fantastic looking rides BT...all 4 :auto-layrubber: :auto-layrubber: :auto-layrubber: :auto-layrubber:

by **strangebrew** » Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:14 pm

.................I just got dirt in my beer.................... :o

by **btaylor** » Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:48 am

Have to share this one with you guys, its one of my favorite pictures of these so far.

Bob

by **bill from nh** » Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:31 am

Bob, the wings really add to the cars. Beautiful job! :banana-dance: :banana-dance: :banana-dance: