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[n.elmholt]

At last I succeed in finishing my McLaren M23 in good time before the first race in Denmark for these cars (tomorrow) ;-)





I have struggled with some problems as all is scratchbuilt, so the result is no Concours winner, but still pleasing for the eye :-)



Chassis is 1,5mm brass with a JK motor bracket. Front is a German Solid part mounted on a carbon plate. Flex is provided by t-nuts and springs



An overview over the complexity of this project:

Body - home made grp copy of an old Marui plastic kit
Windshield and air box - vacformed copy of the kit part
Gear cover - vacformed copy of the kit part, modified to allow room for the sprocket
Rear wing - made from packing material and mounted on 1,5mm piano wire
Decals - Indycals + my own no.33 and Mike Hailwood decals

More pics: https://picasaweb.go...arenM23SlotCar#

I have been asked if I would produce a kit of this cars and I am seriously considering it, but a have to solve a few practical problems first.

I look forward to test it tomorrow :-)

Niels Elmholt

[MG Brown]

Beauty- I can especially appreciate this as I built a similar M23 to earlier specification as Peter Revson's Canadian GP winner.

[Steve Deiters]

Great-looking stuff!!

[Dave Fiedler]

Niels,
Excellent work, as usual.
Sano Dave

[spudboy]

COOL!

[Tex]

Man, you run in a rough crowd, Nils, if that car isn't a Concours winner! Beauty, eh?

[Old pink can guy]

Tex what a beauty! But can it thake a wall shot? Tex you have been to BP it would not last A lap!

[idare2bdul]

A great example of scale racing!

[Tex]

Tex what a beauty! But can it thake a wall shot? Tex you have been to BP it would not last A lap!

???

Maybe it won't take a wall shot on a swoopy King track, but Nils has campaigned such cars quite successfully in their own series' of racing. From what I've seen, they race primarily(exclusively?) on flat tracks.

[n.elmholt]

Hi, it didn't take a wall shot but it took another car that blocket my lane at full speed, resulting in the body seperated from the foam, that was used to mount it on the body mounts. Apart from that only minor scratches :-)

The car handled well, but I could not follow the DoSlot cars with styrene bodies. Maybe due to a lame motor or maybe due to the shorter wheel base of the McLaren. But more testing will follow

But it looked GOOOOD on the track :-)

Niels, DK

PS we have banked track in Denmark too

[Cap Henry]

That car is so cool! 70's F1 cars are the best!

[Scale Nut]

if it helps oyu to move forward with plans to make this kit, I want one, Niles another masterwork from the master.

[n.elmholt]

Kit is now available for €65,- or US $85,- + postage

Lightweight body made by Fola + resin and vacform parts. Paper template for making rear wing is included.

Use Indycals Yardley McLaren decals (and my supplement) to make a Mike Hailwood car (like mine) - Texaco-Marlboro decals might be availlable later.

send me a mail or PM if you are interested :-)

a kit for the 1986 championship winning Mclaren MP4/2C is also available

Niels

[n.elmholt]

Texaco-Marlboro decals for the M23 will be available shortly

Niels, DK

[n.elmholt]

 

The M23 with its never brother, the MP4/2C from 1986

 

both are available as lightweight grp kits from NSF-Classics:  http://racecars.dk/NSF-classics2.html

 

NSF-Classics is the mutual efforts of two hardcore scale slotracers, Fola Osu and myself ;-)

[TSR]

Big Mike Hailwood looks great in the car!

[MG Brown]

Back in the good old days when constructors could field 3 cars...