202 replies to this topic

[Martin]

Great looking Cuc Regis, Perfect color choice.

 

Just a thought, if you were to cut a piece of black card under the dash, it will give the illusion of a continuous flat floor to your interior. Love the faux drivers body also.  

[NSwanberg]

What would we do to a Cuc to make it better for today?  Gussets on the rear uprights for one.

[Pablo]

Ask and ye shall receive

 

[NSwanberg]

I remember seeing that. All you need is that thar JB Welding process.

[Maximo]

Ahoy Matey! Beware the approaching threat...Could it be Jolly Roger?

 

The Pirate themed thingie is here!

 

Dynamic Chassis with Cerus Rewound 26D and Pro-Track Silicone Foamies.

 

Choti Extreme in .010 Lexan by Victor Ferguson of TrueScale.

 

Painted of course by Master Jairus.

 

Assembly work by me.

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[Jairus]

But..."Where has the Rum gone"?

[Pablo]

Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of rum, I smell the blood of an Englishman

I give it five thumbs up. The deck planking with nails just blow me away and the car is just so clean

 

[olescratch]

 X2 on this being a clean build! 

[Maximo]

SUPERCAR, has it's own thread here at Thingies as well.

 

Maximo

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[Bill from NH]

David, do you have a display at home that shows all your thingies together? If you do, some on here might enjoy seeing photos of your entire collection in one place. I don't mind seeing each one individually, but often I don't recall if I've seen something previously.

[Maximo]

Unfortunately I do NOT, I live with my youngest brother in a medium size three bedroom mobile home.

 

It's okay since I am retired and a widower but there is NO Space for anything.

Loads of stuff is in boxes but I do use one bedroom as my hobby and Computer room.

 

I designed up a great idea Display Case and my cousin the carpenter can make it, but haven't pulled the trigger on that yet,

It would be a "slice" on a commercial track all eight lanes and about two feet of track under glass at an angle! Doesn't take up much space and can showcase a lot of cars.

 

Instead of that, I will take and post some good "group" shots of my small collection.

 

 

maximO

[Martin]

David, I would love to see some group shots when you have time. You have designed some unique cars.

 

I grew up watching all of the supermarionation I am sure it was the inspiration to get into model building. Supercar was early 60s.

 

Don't forget to put Mitch, Jimmy's pet monkey in the interior

[Maximo]

Never mind!

[olescratch]

UNABLE to go outside, I decided to clean my workbench of debris. While doing so, I ran across enough parts to assemble a few cars. First up I had an F1 chassis and a body that needed to be repurposed. Due to a personal dislike of F1s, I decided to take the chassis and convert it into something to be used with the repurposed body. The resulting creation:

[Martin]

More fades I love it. Always had a liking for the Marcos Mantis.

 

It was the hot body for a minute at the track around 1968 or 69

[Bill from NH]

John, show us what you did to the chassis to fit your repurposed body.

[olescratch]

With a picture being worth a thousand words, here ya go:

[Maximo]

Admiring Miko's Whisper made me realize that I never showed my Whisper under the skin, so here it is!

 

Front Wheels are Tradeship/Wayne Engineering Ball Bearing WE100.

 

Chassis by Watson Chassis Werks! Features the Magic Sliding Weight!

 

Paint was done by Jairus of course.

 

Motor has a vintage Rocket armature 28/28 and was prepped by Havlicek.

 

I also need to show the Shinoda 70 GT chassis werk from Master J.

 

 

maximo

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[Bill from NH]

The guys from Pee Wee Valley, KY used to wind some fast arms. I like the Jairus paint on this particular car.

[Maximo]

A teaser photo of my new Super Cucaracha GTX! X for non standard body.

 

A full thread to come with hopefully other Super Cucs using this great new vac-u-form body.

 

Thank you Gene and Jairus!

 

 

Maximo

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[welslotcar]

Great job. I like the reverse color scheme.

[olescratch]

If you want the interior to stand out a little better, paint it a light color first. Nice job, and I agree the color scheme is nice.

[Maximo]

From beyond the stars comes GORT!

 

Featured also in it's own thread here at Thingies...

 

"Klaatu Barada Nikto"

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[NSwanberg]

Genetically Organized Robotic Technology

[Maximo]

Spy photo taken as the Scientist is testing the laser!

 

GORT comes to life!!!

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