Home Built Slot Cars

I have started to collect both resin and plastic body kits to build slot cars as time permits. Pictured below are some of my projects. I am new to kit bashing slot cars. Don't laugh too hard as I learn and develop my technique.

My first attempt at kit bashing was an Airfix 917. Since the wheelbase had to be close I choose a Fly Porsche 908 chassis for the the running gear. The 917 drives just like any other Fly car since the chassis is completely stock.

Next came two Matchbox 917-10's. These where a much harder project. I used Scalextric 962 chassis. To make the chassis fit I had to shorten it, remove the rear belly pan, rework the guide to accept a ProSlot guide and mate it to the body. These 917s are fast but require careful cornering due to the short wheelbase. I left the stock Scalextric magnet in the tail and added a Tweeker magnet in the nose. With this combination the cars aren't so fast that they will damage themselves when they de-slot. 

I am presently working on several cars based on the Fly Joest Porsche chassis. The first is the Riley and Scott car by TopSlot. This is a simple bolt on once the body is detailed.

 Here are two photos of the Dyson Riley and Scott car which is a TopSlot kit. The photos are not the best. The camera I have been using is a first generation Apple Quicktake and it works but is not the best for close up shots. The car looks MUCH better in person.

I didn't like the driver that came with the kit. I will upgrade the driver to a real Fly Modern Driver when I get a chance. This is the first model I tried using real fine fibers to coat the seat. As hard as I tried I still got some red fibers in the clear coat around the white part of the roll bar. Next time the seat will get done after all other paint work is done to avoid this mistake.

After receiving a packet of decals from Patto's Place in Australia I reworked several cars. The first two are a McLaren F1GT and a Jaguar XJR9. The McLaren was the black David Off car from Ninco. The Jaguar is a Scalextric car I purchased on EBay.  It was well used. I replaced the motor, repainted it, applied the decals and sprayed clear over the entire car. It runs but the chassis still needs tuning to make it fast. I will get to that part of it later once the paint has had a chance to really harden. 

Next is a Porshe 962. This appears to be a rather simple kit once the body is detailed. The Joest chassis will work well. I am still working on the decals for this conversion. I want to build the Momo 962. Once these are done the car will go together quickly.

Followed by a Toyota.. This is also a Joest Porsche conversion. The Toyota has been converted to a March. Once again I have put this on hold until proper decals can be made. The car I want to build in the Red Lobster March. I can only find one photo of the car on the web so far. Bummer, since I stood 2 feet from the car at last years Rolex24. I even took a picture of the front body work which was off of the car at the time. Unfortunately, It's not a photo I can use to make the decals with. :-( The search goes on. Here's the web photo. http://www.autotrend.com/dcowart.html

Watch this space for photos of these as time allows. 

For more kit bashing ideas follow the links below.

Project Jaguar - Great instruction for building an Airfix Jaguar with Ninco Chassis.

Project Cobra - Build your own Cobra.

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