I'm into bodies

Gordon Steadman · 23rd-Oct-20, 10:03 AM

(23rd-Oct-20, 09:29 AM)JasonB Wrote: Lovely work Gordon.

Thanks Jason,

Quite why I'm doing all these Indy cars I'm not sure. In theory, they are for Bordo in December but as I now appear to have at least five in each scale, I probably have enough especially as my cars tend to get recycled for the next meeting.

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KensRedZed · 25th-Oct-20, 01:48 AM

Hi Gordon. I find your cars very cool in that you have no limits as to what you can build. Just your imagination.

I know you move your chassis over to new bodies rather than build another chassis. What do you do with all the bodies you make like the empty yellow/red one? Does it go on a shelf or hang on a wall?

Cheers,
Ken

Gordon Steadman · 25th-Oct-20, 04:01 AM

(25th-Oct-20, 01:48 AM)KensRedZed Wrote: Hi Gordon. I find your cars very cool in that you have no limits as to what you can build. Just your imagination.

I know you move your chassis over to new bodies rather than build another chassis. What do you do with all the bodies you make like the empty yellow/red one? Does it go on a shelf or hang on a wall?

Cheers,
Ken

Hi Ken,

The Red and yellow Cummins will be headed north to Paris shortly! The two scales of that were a joint project with Don Siegel and he chose to have the small one which is why I had the spare chassis.

Of late, I have kept a few more than I used to but the abandoned bodies are kept in a box. After all the effort of making them, I don't like to throw them away like I would plastic or vac formed stuff. I don't have slot cars on shelves. A few Burago cars sit on display but that's it.

Once Bordo is over this year, I'm not sure how many of the open wheelers I will keep. I only have half a dozen chassis that are suitably rapid for competitive racing so the also rans may stay mobile for a bit.

Gordon Steadman · 27th-Oct-20, 08:48 AM

Tucker just waiting on decals. Should be here by the end of the week.

No chassis fitted yet, not sure what it'll get.

Anthony B · 27th-Oct-20, 10:40 AM

Gordon - Dan Wilson just joined an FB page - Solt racers old scholl - go look at his post there from yesterday ;)

Sadly he dropped from SFI years ago after being 'harrased' by another member

Gordon Steadman · 27th-Oct-20, 11:00 AM

Looks very good. I do like some of these old cars.

Mine is 32nd scale but, I suspect, slightly over scale. Those 500s of is would be minute in 32nd.

Gordon Steadman · 27th-Oct-20, 01:33 PM

(27th-Oct-20, 10:40 AM)abie321 Wrote: Gordon - Dan Wilson just joined an FB page - Solt racers old scholl - go look at his post there from yesterday ;)

Sadly he dropped from SFI years ago after being 'harrased' by another member

Why was the other member allowed to get away with it? I thought that mods would have put a stop to it!

KensRedZed · 27th-Oct-20, 03:32 PM

Beautiful work Gordon! Love the colour too.

Maybe it needs an aluminum chassis?

Try it. You may like it. What have ye to lose?

Gordon Steadman · 2nd-Nov-20, 11:04 AM

Unbelievably, the Brit/French carrier pigeon managed the entire trip in three days and delivered some decals for the Tucker this morning!

My darling wife just suggested I change my user name as this one is more plasticard than balsa!

How does the Plasticard Plonker sound?

Fluff · 2nd-Nov-20, 02:31 PM

Perhaps plasticard perfection would better Wrench