Left: 1:24 WP CanAm with my 3D printed chassis http://www.shapeways...hops/neckcheese
Right 1:24 Retro F1 (Danish Rules) with Neckcheese Mk.I chassis
Both cars built to order with special decals
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 07:06 PM
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 07:10 PM
Vallejo has brought out some special paint for Lexan, but I use their range of Model Air colours (airbrush) for plastic model and wanted to test them out on Lexan as well:
with reduced pressure you can use them on your work desk, bot a paint booth is recommendable.
I used Tamiya masking tape for the decoration. The colours are standard model air, backed with crome which gave a deep metallic effect. It looks actually better in real life :-) The body is 1:32 and for our 32 Open class.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 07:30 PM
Stunning ! 
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 10:19 PM
Always a treat Niels!
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Posted 07 February 2013 - 10:49 PM
Another 1:24 retro F1, built on the same concept as the McLaren M1 above. This time a Lotus 33 with body from John Dillworth AKA HowmetTX:
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 07:56 AM
Great stuff Niels!
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Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:27 PM
Thanks for the kind words :-)
here is a new body for a friends old car:
Decals made on my trusty Inkjet printer
And a couple more of recent projects:
Yours, Niels
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 01:07 AM
Love your cars Neils. Its hard to choose between the Honda, Ferrari or Lotus.
I am way too messy to have any spray cans near my pooter though!
Regards
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Posted 02 March 2013 - 10:36 AM
3 WP CanAm cars, al made with my 3D printed chassis and repop bodies from Tom Anderson and HowmetTX. Decals, drivers etc are home made.
more pics on my Picasa page: https://picasaweb.go...469759275492557
yours Niels, DK
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Posted 02 March 2013 - 10:41 AM
Nice work Niels.
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Posted 02 March 2013 - 10:52 AM
As always, wonderful work. In my delusions of retired, uh.... retiredness(?) , I see myself working on such projects, one after the other, once I retire. But I worry that the luxury of having so much time to do whatever I want will be dominated by one of my other passions... doing nothing. 
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Posted 02 March 2013 - 02:39 PM
Tex, you are a man of my thinking. I have to start listening to you more! 
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Posted 02 March 2013 - 09:35 PM
The method of drop arm hinge on the F1 car #7, I have only seen that one other place, on a Foamy (Dennis Hill) F1 IRRA car.
It is stronger than the normal method and works really well.
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Posted 03 March 2013 - 06:16 AM
Paul, my first (Danish) Retro F1 from 2008 had the same construction:
And I have used it on a lot of chassis since and can´t remember that a drop arm ever broke off.
Niels
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Posted 13 March 2013 - 07:33 AM
1:24 Toyota GT One - grp body and most details are home made. For Danish GT/Proto Class
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Posted 13 March 2013 - 10:17 AM
Sleek!
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Posted 23 March 2013 - 05:27 PM
Some WP CanAm cars - for the Danish WP CanAm class
Body: Lotus 40 from HowmetTX, Mclaren M6A from Tom Anderson
Interior, resin parts etc: own production
Chassis: my own 3D printed NWP3 copy of the German White Point chassis - available from Shapeways.com
Motor: 18V racegold/Carrera black motor
yours, Niels
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Posted 24 March 2013 - 10:37 PM
Niels,
Is that a t-shirt that you are using for a background for the pictures?
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Posted 25 March 2013 - 10:33 AM
Lenny: yes - from a CanAm reunion in USA
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Posted 25 March 2013 - 07:00 PM
AWSOME looking cars!! Very nice!! You're finishing skills are second to none!! 
She's real fine, my 409!!!
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Posted 25 March 2013 - 08:43 PM
Wow awesome projects! Really love the look of the F1s and that 3D printed chassis really nice concept and finished article.
How does it handle?
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Posted 25 March 2013 - 08:59 PM
Lenny: yes - from a CanAm reunion in USA
Road America July 2010.
I have the same shirt.
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Posted 05 April 2013 - 10:43 AM
Wow awesome projects! Really love the look of the F1s and that 3D printed chassis really nice concept and finished article.
How does it handle?
The F1's are great fun to drive - they handle very well, but are not very forgiving, so you have to "steer" the car into the curves. A challenge for the non-experienced driver :-)
The 3D printed chassis are modified copies of the discontinued German White Point chassis and handles like the original - meaning that with a rather high center of gravity they are also a bit challenging to drive. But we enjoy driving both car types and they are run on the same day in our National Championship Series.
Yours, Niels, DK
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Posted 05 April 2013 - 10:49 AM
A nice set for a fellow racer:
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Posted 05 April 2013 - 11:02 AM
Wow - simply stunning!
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