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#126 Maximo

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Posted 29 June 2021 - 09:09 AM

The Mystic from TrueScale and available from MaX Slot Car Bodies.

 

PM me for details and availability.

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Posted 27 August 2021 - 03:51 PM

My newly acquired BZ Batmobile! I had one in my Junior High days but not since until recently.

 

Of course features a BZ1000 36D sidewinder motor in a chrome BZ Chassis.

 

And of course Bat Hub Caps!

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Posted 27 August 2021 - 09:05 PM

Nice car Dave! You've kept quite a nice photo collection of the slot cars you've owned over the years. I didn't do that with mine, so they're only in my memory, I did that with model car kits too.  I often wish I kept photos of the Plymouth coupe model I made for a local Maine racer/owner/driver when I was in high school, on commission.


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Posted 27 August 2021 - 09:12 PM

Those photos are ALL I have of those departed cars.

I miss them all and it never NEVER my intention to sell any of them.

 

I rest easy because I know that everyone of those departed cars are in GREAT hands!


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Posted 11 March 2022 - 04:02 PM

And this makes three!

 

Just received  my third vintage BZ Banshee and it's in pristine condition!

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Posted 11 March 2022 - 04:20 PM

I never had one, but I thought in the mid-60s the Banshee was one of the best-looking slot car bodies available. I now have a clear body, so some day, I may build my own Banshee.


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Posted 11 March 2022 - 05:38 PM

Bill, before I had any Banshees' I collected parts and put together one myself with help from Jairus Watson.

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Posted 11 March 2022 - 06:07 PM

Power Trio!!!

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Posted 11 March 2022 - 06:59 PM

Good find Max. Lots of Banshees around, but not many with the printing on the rear tires. 

 

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Posted 24 March 2023 - 10:55 AM

  My recent trip to the Mid-west Slot Car Show resulted in a new addition to my RTR collection, the Garvic Extreme.

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In the process of looking for the parts for this project I resulted in a pile of parts that resulted in the addition of more cars ( nut counters should look away now)!

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  While completeing the Garvic cars, I decided to clean up my bench that hadn't been touched in over two years by completing a couple more cars in the process.

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  There's yet to come a couple Cox Cheetas with mag. chassis that I need to clean the dust off before I can even touch them!  Talking about an ITCH !


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Posted 24 March 2023 - 11:50 AM

nice! I’ve been trying to find another garvic chassis to build up a runner but they seem pretty popular and end up out of my price range. i have a repop sonic needle body and rear wheels ready to go. i keep wanting more manta rays too!
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Posted 25 March 2023 - 11:03 AM

I always thought Gavic cars were underrated my self. They were exclusively a thingy company except for the Mc M2 correct? With great original designed cars and box art. Whats not to love.

 

I have parts to put a few together, but never seem to get to them.

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Posted 25 March 2023 - 11:19 AM

The Sonic Needle was one of the nicest, along with the XStream... and my favorite, the Lunar! 

 

I didn't really like them at the time, and had a very bad impression because we used them as rental cars in the center where I worked and they weren't in great shape - altho that was also my fault, since I was the tech guy! I don't think they convinced anybody to buy a car and get into slot racing... 

 

But I have come to appreciate them more since then, for the design and the box types, although the chassis still seem pretty simple to me. 

 

We had a 36D only Thingie race last year here in France, and the couple GarVic cars entered actually did pretty well - they seem to run about as well as their contemporaries, with silicone tires on most of the cars. 

 

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Posted 25 March 2023 - 08:05 PM

     Well, I just completed the final touches on the Cheetas.  I took a little longer than expected due to trying my hand at painting the interiors and drivers of both cars.  

 

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Posted 25 March 2023 - 08:12 PM

  Ohio is experiencing high winds today.  Kinda puts me in the mood to work on another project of mine, completing a couple Cyclones!


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Posted 28 March 2023 - 09:20 PM

  Ohio is experiencing high winds today.  Kinda puts me in the mood to work on another project of mine, completing a couple Cyclones!

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  Time to take a break.  Lights flickering.  Pretty soon, nothing but a bat will be able to see!


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Posted 28 March 2023 - 10:24 PM

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  Time to take a break.  Lights flickering.  Pretty soon, nothing but a bat will be able to see!

Do you have the specs for those H&R rear tires? I need some rubber ones and that size looks about right.
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Posted 29 March 2023 - 09:21 AM

  Mark, those are H&R silicone, not sure if they were produced in rubber.  They measure 1.05hx.4w inches.


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Posted 30 March 2023 - 09:02 AM

Those two Cyclone Avengers are NICE! Great work...


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Posted 08 April 2023 - 07:19 PM

Martin,

They were exclusively a thingy company except for the Mc M2 correct?
 
And their first kit, the Ford GT.


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Posted 09 April 2023 - 10:04 AM

Thanks for the reminder, Lee. I had forgotten about the Ford GT kit, and it's not in Steve's list.

 

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