Would like to introduce JS Chassis design, a home hobby group supplying 3d printed chassis’ for old and new Scalextrics, Fly, SCX, Ninco,  Carrera, Teamslot, Pioneer, Advant and the Supershells range of F1 & GT shells plus a range of bodyshells. 

Currently we are residing on Facebook with our JS Chassis page where we post regular update on new chassis’, take requests and otherwise show case the products.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/334624240364589

The current range has over 250 chassis’ listed with permutations of motor orientation (AW, IL & SW) on many of these using our own pod system which is integral to the chassis on torsion arms (suspension feature) or using the Slot It Touring pod. Where possible the chassis’ are offered with a range of motors from the FF50 (slimline) to the FC130 (black stripe Scalex etc) and the FH180 (Boxer) & FK180 (short can).

A full list of chassis, bodies and spare parts can be found in the PDFs in post 3 of this thread.

Some examples of cars built up by the group and customers.

SCX Audi Quattro with the 4WD chassis on the Shepton Rally stage
   

4WD chassis

   


Steering chassis either as an adjustable as shown or option for chassis.      

Video of the steering chassis by Andy Broster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGyWWVC5r_E

   


Scalex Mini Clubman (IL FC130)

   


Scalex TR7 (IL FC130) not looking like a pickup truck………

   


Scalex Escort Mexico

   


Scalex MG Lola with wing (AW & IL FC130)

   


Carrera Daytona (IL Boxer & FC130)

   


Scalextric BRM P180 with FC130 chassis

   


Supershells Lotus 30 and JS chassis (SW FC130)

   


Group 5 conversion kit & chassis (AW/IL) for Scalex XR3i (Pic courtesy of Nigel)

   


Supersport Wanglia (Pic courtesy of Lee) Body & chassis kit with interior (IL/AW/SW options)

   


Hillclimb Wanglia (Pic courtesy of Nigel). Body & chassis kit with interior (IL/AW/SW options)

   


Golf Mk1 Group 5 (Pic courtesy of Nigel). Body & chassis kit with interior (IL/AW/SW options)

   


Mayterham 7 3d printed body & IL FC130 chassis (Pic courtesy of Silverwood Raceway)

   


LMP 3d printed body and AW FC130 chassis (Pic courtesy of Silverwood Raceway)

   


Homage to the Shadow DN4 3d printed body & chassis (Pic courtesy of Danny from Avon Slot car club) 

   


Homage to the Lola T260 3d printed body & chassis (Pic courtesy of Danny from Avon Slot car club) 

   


Homage to the 917-10 3d printed body & chassis (Pic courtesy of Danny from Avon Slot car club) 

   


Homage to the BRM P154 3d printed body & chassis (Pic courtesy of Danny from Avon Slot car club) 

   


Schkee Lola body kit available with AW or IL Boxer or S can chassis.

   

   


Chassis’ & body shells can be ordered via the FB page following the details in the stock list PDF pinned in announcements or using the this forums messenger.



Cheers
             John.

As someone who lives in a house with small rooms, I've always found the smaller scale slot cars very attractive. My main interest over the past 10-15 years has been HO (1/72 to 1/64 scale), but I do really like 1/43 - there are the benefits of plenty of track in a small space and bigger, more detailed cars.

A few years ago, I  built a 1/43 track with Carrera Go!!! track and homemade driver stations with adjustable brakes for using Parma controllers. I raced a variety of cars, some with magnets, some without...

         

It was a fun track for a small 6 x 3 foot space and looked good too - although I never quite finished all the detailing I planned to do. Then demands for that space changed. My slot car work bench was replaced with a work desk, filing cabinets and computers. The 1/43 track table was re-allocated as the work bench, so this sad event needed to happen...

   

Most of my Carrera Go!!! track was donated to the HONK Racing Club in Kent for their regular 1/43 scale racing (including an appearance at the UK Slot Car Festival this year). So if you want to race 1/43 in the UK, you can find HONK on facebook here. I also sold quite a few of my 1/43 cars, but not all by any means. I still have some Go!!! track, a GO Plus control unit and Pit Stop Game unit - plus a couple of Go!!! cars, four Kyosho Dslot GT cars and a very nice bunch of SCX Compact Nascars, DTM, GT and Trans-Am cars.

My 1/43 racing is now very ad-hoc with a small 4 to 5 metre track set up on the floor or a table (sometimes the work desk). It's my adventures with GO Plus and both the official Carrera and the SmartRace apps that I'll be sharing here.

   

DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) and Japanese Super GT are two series I quite enjoy catching on livestreaming or YouTube highlights. And there are - of course - plenty of slot cars from both series that have been produced over the years in various scales. I have one or two.

This weekend moves a significant step towards the culmination of a process that aligns the technical regulations of the two series so that teams can compete in both. Discussions started in 2010 and the new 'Class One' rules were adopted by DTM this year and due in Super GT for 2020. The DTM season finale at Hockenheim will feature wildcard entries by three Super GT cars - a Honda, a Nissan and a Lexus - as a symbolic joining of the two series. Reigning Super GT champion Jenson Button will drive the Honda.



In the UK, coverage of Race One (Saturday 12.15pm) and Race Two (Sunday 12.15pm) is on FreeSports (www.freesports.tv/tv-schedule) and livestreamed on the DTM website:  www.dtm.com/de/live-experience

This first event in Germany will be followed by a joint event at Fuji on 22-24 November that has been termed the "Super GT x DTM Dream Race" and is the last action of 2019 for both series. The weekend will be run to the DTM format of two 55-minute (plus one lap) races with a mandatory pit stop for a tyre change and no driver changes or refuelling (as in Super GT). The race will not use the DTM push-to-pass or DRS devices. All the DTM manufacturers will be represented in Fuji, with 6-10 DTM cars expected to take part. For both the Hockenheim and Fuji events, a Balance of Performance will be in operation as the Super GT cars are not yet Class One compliant.

This is some video from a ceremonial DTM visit to Motegi in 2017...



There's more about DTM here: www.dtm.com

The Super GT website is here: supergt.net

Hello. I am Jan-Eirik and I am modelcar addict. 

I am 31 years old and live in norway.

I have a instagram page which I upload pictures to now and then. 

You can find it if you search for arcticjunkyard :) 

I love slotcars, diecast and rc cars. 

That was a short introduction 

-SK

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"Bring back the ******* V12's"

There is a sentence I can wholeheartedly get behind, I have been shouting something similar at the TV ever since the start of the Hybrid F1 cars :)

A small tip: I have had to replace a lot of the signage on my track because it was very badly faded. The reason - UV light. There are no windows in my garage so it was not sunlight that did it, the culprit was the 8ft twin fluorescent light fitting. 
     

The left hand sign is a freshly printed one and the right hand one is the result of 12 month's exposure. Now the garage was just about the only part of my home which was not lit by LEDs so, before replacing the signage, I fitted a high output single 6ft LED strip-light like THIS. LEDs do not emit UV so the new signs are fade free after 6 months with the added bonus that the new fitting consumes 1/3rd of the electricity with the same light output.

ProNoMag 2020 - 22.2.2020

Date: February 22, 2020

number of cars per entrant: max. 3
The track: app. 78ft. 3 lane wood track, latex paint, copper tape for the rails - magnets have no effect
the race: race will be run in lane 1 and 3, 25 laps practice, 25 laps race, the slowest 5 times will be deleted
the power supply: each lane has a seperate adjustable powersupply, 1.25 to 19V @ 3 Amp available
the timing: IR light bridge and laptimer 2000
the controllers: available controllers: 90/75/60 ohm parma eco, 45/35/25 Parma eco, 25/18/13 parma eco, 15/11/8 parma eco, i will choose the controller where the car is driveable as its best during the practice laps.
entry fee: 15 Euro (is used for return shipping of car)

Rules:
1) car must be approximately 1/43rd
2) max. width 50.8mm
3) no fluid may leak out, no grease, oil or braid juice may pollute the track, no tire glue or similar
4) teams may ask for a special voltage where the car should be run.
the standard racing voltage depends on the motor. I will run all cars @ 12V, SCX and Carrera motors @15V, Kyosho@16V, KyoshoX@13V. 
5) car must have a body that looks like a car, race look prefered, but not necessary
6) no silicone tires, rubber and PU are fine 
7) no pin guides (like carrera or artin)
8) all tires have to touch the track
9) cars must run 20 qualitfication laps on lane 1 prior to the race. Cars must get a fastest lap in this heat under 11 seconds to qualify for the race. Please don´t worry about this rules, stock SCX or Kyosho cars can do it easily. Only the fastest 20 cars from the qualifying will run the race. qualifying times will be posted with the race times.

concours de elegance: the best looking car will be voted by the host and get a special price. 

wide open rules again, ladies and gentleman, so build your fastest, smoothest 1/43rd car for this race. just tune your stock SCX car a little and maybe blow the doors off all others, built something that was not seen before, it´s up to you.
Who will have the fastest car?

list of prizes by now:
tba
....

have fun, Peter

p.s.: please use boxes that can be used  for return shipping as well. and please calculate for some prizes and goodies to be added as well ;-)

This has been a relatively quick project - about 4 months.

I saw mention of a 1:32 2000GT kit by Aoshima that looked very good. It was a "snap-kit" but very highly detailed and equipped. I instantly recalled the 2000GT convertible featured in a Bond movie and decided to replicate that.  
A short intro - the movie "You Only Live Twice" featured Japan and presumably Toyota were keen to showcase their new 2000GT coupe.  The movie makers soon realised that Sean Connery would not fit well in the low slung car, so Toyota built two convertible versions especially.  The convertibles were never offered in production. In the actual movie James did not drive the car, he was chauffeured by "Aki".
The kit interior is very nice and essential for an open top car so motorising it would need a front-motor installation and I was spurred on by mention of a suitable chassis being designed for 3D printing. The chassis became available as I removed the roof and filled in the rear deck, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. I had a set of wire wheels which fitted nicely so was all set.
Huge thanks to the chassis designer who has an appropriate ID of "tomato_007".

I am quite pleased with the result including that it handles well and is nice to drive.

   

   

   

For SlotRacer eyes only - Aki saves James -  

Oh, Oh, Leo