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[Martin]

All this energy Pablo is putting into the Bandits (13 of them) inspired me to see if I could finish some of my old Bandit projects.
I do love the Dynamic brand, but as a kid I only ever had a Dynamic Ferrari kit. Great car but was quickly replaced by better handling hand built chassis.
 
A lot of these cars you see here were saved from ugly beaters, but came with some hard to find parts. I would buy junk lots to get a pair of front wheels or a front axle mount etc. Even the special axles and knock offs are hard to find.
 
I just glued and trued six rear wheels so I figured it was time to share and add to the Bandit gang.
This is the result of years of hunting down the infamous gang of Bandits. Not completely finished  but getting close.
 
Looking forward to seeing Pablo's paint work on these classic (Gene's) repro bodies. So many more can be saved.
 

[idare2bdul]

Hi my name is Martin and I am a Bandit addict. OOPS there are no 12 step groups for slots we get to do what we want. I lusted after a Cobra Coupe RTR back in the 60's. I have one running that is kind of a critter looks wise but works surprisingly well. I have parts to put a nice one together, add that to my project list.

[Martin]

Slotblog is my 12 step program.

First step is admitting I have a problem. Done.

Second step, sharing my problem? I mean passion. Done.

Third step? Get some more projects finished???

 

Who wants to share next? 

[Pablo]

        I love them all 

 

Me, I'm in denial and I do not have a problem. I can quit whenever I want   

[Larry Horner]

Those are awesome, Martin! And I'm with Pablo... what problem?

Now you just need to come clean regarding your Renegade addiction. Just sayin...

[NHBandit]

I have a much more expensive problem. Slot cars are not my addiction, they are how I keep myself busy over the winters when it's too cold to do things outside.

 

But I also have a bad habit of deciding to rescue badly neglected things that most anyone else would have thrown away a long time ago. Take this 36 Chevy five-window coupe for example. It raced in the gasser wars of the '60s at a local drag strip and when the track closed its doors forever in 1970 they pulled out the engine and trans to use for something else and rolled the carcass out behind the barn.

 

Fifty years later along comes this damn fool thinking it needs to be saved from the jaws of the crusher. But I can stop anytime I want... LOL.  Maybe over the winter I'll attempt to build a slot car clone of this rough old girl. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Don Weaver]

I raced once at a track in Maryville back in '66 or '67. A high=banked oval as I recall...
 
Don

[Martin]

I have a barn find too, nice that you have a clean dry space to work on a 1 to 1 project. I will stick to 1/24 scale projects. What do I have here?

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[NHBandit]

I raced once at a track in Maryville back in '66 or '67. A high=banked oval as I recall...
 
Don

Very cool ! I believe that track is also gone. I'll have to ask my buddy who lives in Maryville. I'm about an hour & a half North East of there near Johnson City

[NHBandit]

I have a barn find too, nice that you have a clean dry space to work on a 1 to 1 project. I will stick to 1/24 scale projects. What do I have here?

Martin that's awesome ! The very famous and very successful Stone, Woods & Cook 41 Willys gasser. The car I'm rebuilding may very well have raced against them back in the day. 

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[Martin]

Love this period and the Gasser's

 

Too bad mine is pink but I will leave the old decals and save the patina, I mean dirt. It really does look it came out of a barn.

 

Your car reminded me of my slot car barn find.

[Pablo]

A good and inexpensive source of these type bodies is airhead here on SB.

[Don Weaver]

Very cool ! I believe that track is also gone. I'll have to ask my buddy who lives in Maryville. I'm about an hour & a half North East of there near Johnson City

Mark,

 

I have no doubt it's gone.  I think I remember it was in an old gas station type of building like many slot tracks were back then.  Would never have survived all these years.

[Martin]

Love to see if anyone has Bandit projects to share, still looking for that elusive Super Bandit black body.

In this pic you can see I have been able to put together 2 Super Bandit chassis.

There a few differences as you can see. Balanced motor, Dynaflex chassis with specific front axle carrier, front wheel diameter, wheel spacers and axles.  

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[Pablo]

I'm already doing 6, if you want #7 to be yours just say the word.

I bought an extra in case I screwed one up. But you trim and notch yourself, I'm done for a while 

 

You 1/1 fans should love this:

 

https://www.nascar.c...eaming-service/

[Rotorranch]

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[Martin]

That's a great offer Pablo,   for sure I can trim and mount. I get stuck on the painting. I know its just black, but still, Painting is not my comfy place. I will P.M. you

 

Jeff, those look great, nicely done guys. Do both yours have the same style guide?

I think you meant to show the 2 different chassis these are the same pic.

[Rotorranch]

 

 

Jeff, those look great, nicely done guys. Do both yours have the same style guide?

I think you meant to show the 2 different chassis these are the same pic.

 

 

You are correct, Martin. Not sure how the chassis pic posted twice. I can't find a picture of the other chassis at the moment. 

 

Rotor

[Martin]

I am about to mount the guides and wires on a couple of these.

 

There are 3 guides.The black Quick change as used on the second generation Super Bandit.

The white guide you show which has the notch and the big screws.

 

Then there is the white guide with the angled shape and the small screws. This is the one I believe is used on the first gen Super Bandit and maybe used on the standard Bandit. Not sure about that? Any thoughts?

[Rotorranch]

I don't know, Martin. Right now, I can't even remember where I put the Bandits!   

 

Rotor

[Martin]

These are the 2 variations of the guide I am referring to.

Are they both correct?

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[SpeedyNH]

i sure do remember that second tapered guide. 

(that motor could sure use a few turns taken off the arm! LOL)