1/32 Midget body
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:09 amHi, guys; I was just introduced to the HRW forums by Dave R. and find that here is a group of guys who are not afraid of building something. I feel at home already.
To get to the point, I saw Shotgun Dave's Midget thread, and would like to throw in another possibility. I carved up a generic, but very Kurtis-like midget about 5 years ago, made the molds and slush cast some then. I showed them to the Denver groups, where I was racing then, and found little interest. It is a challenge that was evidently over the heads of that group, and I'll admit here that I have not got one running yet, either. I do have a brass chassis under it with an FF motor, but it is not yet a runner.
The body has a driver figure less head, and no other details are included at this time, except for some intake stacks that some think are eyelets.
If anyone is interested, I'll can supply this shell for $15 pp, or 2 for $20, again postpaid in the US.
I have yet to figure out just how to post pictures, but hopefully Mr. RMS can help out by posting a picture or two of the shell he has.
Dave has been helping me with getting another 1/32 sportscar body project going, more on that later. And I have another, more vintage (say 30's or 40's) midget pattern about half way done for more variety.
While talking about midgets, I saw a Carrera Go dune buggy this afternoon at a local store, and it could be a possibility for the midgets. The wheelbase is 2-3/8", or 1/8" too long, but the wheel/tire sizes are pretty close. I'll get my hands on one later this week and see if it could work.
And another thing to consider....I hate having a guide sticking out from the front of any car...and have built several 1/32 vintage formula cars with a pin guide. I wrote an article about that for MCR magazine a few years ago, and think it may be the bomb for the midgets. Briefly, it's a block of non-conductive material screwed to the front of the chassis, a pin of .047 piano wire with a sleeve over made from the teflon? red spray tube from a can of WD-40 slipped over. The pickups are braid and fastened to the block so that the track contact point is adjacent to the pin, not trailing much if any. I see no disadvantage except if you spin the car all the way around, it may take a fiddle to get the braid fixed. if you can arrange to have the braid trapped at front and rear in a bow shape, that problem would be fixed. There is certainly no performance penalty, no big-*ss guide being shoved around by your car, and it's cheaper than buying a jet flag. Turn marshals will need a bit of education.....
Thanks for listening, dan wilson
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To get to the point, I saw Shotgun Dave's Midget thread, and would like to throw in another possibility. I carved up a generic, but very Kurtis-like midget about 5 years ago, made the molds and slush cast some then. I showed them to the Denver groups, where I was racing then, and found little interest. It is a challenge that was evidently over the heads of that group, and I'll admit here that I have not got one running yet, either. I do have a brass chassis under it with an FF motor, but it is not yet a runner.
The body has a driver figure less head, and no other details are included at this time, except for some intake stacks that some think are eyelets.
If anyone is interested, I'll can supply this shell for $15 pp, or 2 for $20, again postpaid in the US.
I have yet to figure out just how to post pictures, but hopefully Mr. RMS can help out by posting a picture or two of the shell he has.
Dave has been helping me with getting another 1/32 sportscar body project going, more on that later. And I have another, more vintage (say 30's or 40's) midget pattern about half way done for more variety.
While talking about midgets, I saw a Carrera Go dune buggy this afternoon at a local store, and it could be a possibility for the midgets. The wheelbase is 2-3/8", or 1/8" too long, but the wheel/tire sizes are pretty close. I'll get my hands on one later this week and see if it could work.
And another thing to consider....I hate having a guide sticking out from the front of any car...and have built several 1/32 vintage formula cars with a pin guide. I wrote an article about that for MCR magazine a few years ago, and think it may be the bomb for the midgets. Briefly, it's a block of non-conductive material screwed to the front of the chassis, a pin of .047 piano wire with a sleeve over made from the teflon? red spray tube from a can of WD-40 slipped over. The pickups are braid and fastened to the block so that the track contact point is adjacent to the pin, not trailing much if any. I see no disadvantage except if you spin the car all the way around, it may take a fiddle to get the braid fixed. if you can arrange to have the braid trapped at front and rear in a bow shape, that problem would be fixed. There is certainly no performance penalty, no big-*ss guide being shoved around by your car, and it's cheaper than buying a jet flag. Turn marshals will need a bit of education.....
Thanks for listening, dan wilson
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