




Posted 13 June 2013 - 09:00 AM
Now, THAT'S an "open" motor!
Sweet ride, Bob.
Posted 13 June 2013 - 09:11 AM
Philippe de Lespinay
Posted 13 June 2013 - 09:55 AM
Thanks, Tex!
BTW... I have never even disassembled this car... as is, as was. All I did was pop on a set of still good NOS Atlas tires... the originals had flats... not only on the bottom either... LOL.
I have the matching Cooper in yellow same excellent condition but it is missing the windshield. These are the set cars. I have the 1/24 set plus a big lot of extra track that I bought from you Dokk.... maybe in 1999...
The 1/32 set that my dad bought me was the second jump out of HO... Atlas HO first then Aurora HO.
Then to those underpowered 1/48 scale Aurora... Atlas 1/32 figure 8 nice!... then you know what happened next...
... EIGHT lanes opened up
And here I am now 50 years later.
Dokk, the car you show is beautiful. Another difference is the spacers in black... but... Atlas et al did use the black spacers on the 1/32 set cars. Also it says "Giant Motor"... are the Marusan cars AT-408 powered?
Posted 13 June 2013 - 10:26 AM
Philippe de Lespinay
Posted 13 June 2013 - 11:12 AM
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Tom's daughter is still selling them to this day!
Posted 13 June 2013 - 11:20 AM
Philippe de Lespinay
Posted 13 June 2013 - 04:49 PM
Posted 14 June 2013 - 05:59 PM
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Dokk, I'll see if I can get a windshield for the Cooper from the Pistone's.
Should I expect it to be very short like the one shown in J278_2?
Philippe de Lespinay
Posted 14 June 2013 - 06:56 PM
Consider a generator run by a bicycle. The trick is to convince your better half to pedal while your race the cars.
Philippe de Lespinay
Posted 14 June 2013 - 08:15 PM
TSR, on 14 Jun 2013 - 11:56 PM, said:
Consider a generator run by a bicycle. The trick is to convince your better half to pedal while your race the cars.
Bite your tongue ...or did you mean 'stationary' cause she don't race?
Hold your ears, and Ring the bell. @1:46
Posted 14 June 2013 - 09:08 PM
One would have assumed that we were talking "stationary" here. Come to think of it, recharging your Tesla in this manner has possibilities... MMMmmm.
Philippe de Lespinay
Posted 14 June 2013 - 11:13 PM
Too pricey for me.
I gotta buy two Cooper windshields, my wife a Volt, and a bicycle with a friction generator.
Posted 15 June 2013 - 12:35 AM
Love that BRM, Bob! It looks like it could be a picture from a magazine ad from the '60s. Perfect.
Rick Thigpen
Check out Steve Okeefe's great web site at its new home here at Slotblog:
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There's much more to come...
Posted 15 June 2013 - 01:25 AM
dc-65x, on 15 Jun 2013 - 05:35 AM, said:
Love that BRM Bob! It looks like it could be a picture from a magazine ad from the 60's. Perfect
Rick,
Thanks, coming from a Master-Crafter that's big, cause I know.. that You know.. what looks good.
BTW: Those cars were shot with a first gen. 550 dollar (ouch), 1MB Kodak. It was the back then... and it is again... LOL.
Note: BRM just needs the tires glued and trued. That's it! - No detailing on this one. As is, as was.
Posted 15 June 2013 - 01:33 PM
So thats what its supposed to look like... well this is as far as I have gotten. A206BB...
Sidetracked till I get around to getting some 2/56 nuts and bolts to hold everything together...
Got it from Tom's daughter, '07 I think... no shipping, local pickup. Cute blond...
Posted 15 June 2013 - 11:43 PM
Mac, that's the AT-406 .. the AT-206 is a short stack w/ green wire BB.
Posted 16 June 2013 - 03:52 AM
Yep, Chrissy Pistone is a very sweet gal, and supplied us all with dozens and dozens of motors! I don't think they have any windshields left, unfortunately, those seem to have run out a long time ago!
But... I was talking to Brad Blohm in Bordo, and his friend who does resin repros is planning to repop these - not right away, but eventually...
The AT206 is actually a much quicker motor than the AT406, even in 1/24 - just have to keep the weight down. The AT406 seems to me a bit of a dog, although it is smooth...
Don
Posted 16 June 2013 - 09:15 AM
Yes, those are the correct wheels for the Marusan models. The same but in the smaller scale were fitted on the 1/32 scale cars.
But these were the 1965 versions. A year later, the chassis were made of brass instead of aluminum, and the wheels were plain aluminum without those humongous knock-offs...
And a year later, Marusan was bankrupt, with debts in the millions of Yens when distributors returned mountain of unsold slot cars for credit.
The ugly story, reported to me by Marusan President Eiji Kaminaga, is reported in detail in the new book.
Philippe de Lespinay
Posted 16 June 2013 - 03:43 PM
Were any production cars equipped with the AT-206?
I thought (for all these years) that they were an option only (sold separately) motor.
No Atlas expert ... but always had a soft spot for them.
Even built a 206 that I bought from AutoWorld in a 1/24 scratch in 89-90 .... complete with body clip mounting ... lol.
Wow .. slow and Hot on a commercial track. I'll post some picks when I dig it out.
Posted 16 June 2013 - 03:47 PM
Don, Thanks for the pics and the up-date on availability on the Cooper wind-screens..... or is it deflector.. lol
Posted 16 June 2013 - 09:42 PM
First series Marusan Ferrari with those humongous knock-offs on featureless wheels:
Please note that the car is advertised with ball bearings on the motor and rear axle, but I think that it has oilites in both... to be verified!
Philippe de Lespinay