Where did everyone go?

dvd3500 · 26th-Feb-21, 11:24 AM

Find a rusty piece of metal and imagine the sweeping lines of the car... that's pretty much all there is to see right now!
I swear they left the factory rusty...

HWP · 1st-Mar-21, 05:55 AM

(26th-Feb-21, 10:38 AM)dvd3500 Wrote: I bought a Triumph Spitfire in November that needs a complete strip down before restoration and had to scramble getting parts from the UK before Brexit and for some reason without the club I just haven't been slot racing much.
Also a lot of my time was spent on the official Scalextric forum and that was down until just recently which also sort of made me wander...

Things may change though.. :-)

What year is your Spit? I just got one back in October and busy reworking the wiring and interior over the winter. Mine is a 1975 1500 in Topaz Orange. So far she's a solid runner. And a real blast to drive. Body is in decent shape, but will need to some work on her hind quarter panels at some point to clean up some small rust-throughs with patch panels.

A fun project to work on with the lads...

HWP · 1st-Mar-21, 06:01 AM

(26th-Feb-21, 10:56 AM)KensRedZed Wrote: Spitfire? Nice car! Got pics?

Here's one of my 1975 Spitfire sitting next to a friend's "Bug-atti" kit car. These two cars turn heads driving around town.

I'll be working on a 3D printed 1/64 and 1/32 Spitfire body shortly. (Just have to finish up some of the other bodies in the queue first. Glad to hear there are other slot car guys who like 'em!

JasonB · 1st-Mar-21, 08:40 AM

Nice job on the Spitfire HWP. Thumbup

dvd3500 · 1st-Mar-21, 11:22 AM

'72. Originally white but resprayed "cobalt blue" which is a bit like royal blue...

KensRedZed · 1st-Mar-21, 03:06 PM

Nice looking car, HWP.

DVD3500. Here's one in light blue. Thumbup

Would you believe the darn thing is molded in yellow?

dvd3500 · 2nd-Mar-21, 09:09 AM

I have several of those including the resin copy I think made by Ocar?
I is a MKII though and I prefer the Mark IV/1500 body style.... that has only every been officially released as a 1/43 and 1/18 scale model...

Mazda · 2nd-Mar-21, 10:37 AM

There is a 1/64 resin mkIV version available from full circle Hobbies in Canada.

KensRedZed · 2nd-Mar-21, 01:31 PM

Mazda. Thank you! Super nice find! My heart nearly stopped when I saw the light-weight Jag. Thumbup

Count me in!

Ntxslotcars · 2nd-Mar-21, 01:45 PM

Hoping to get my little project going again...