Chipping Database

GregK · 1st-Nov-19, 08:43 PM

Scalextric - McLaren M23: modified C8516

The final one of my cars that I have always wanted to digitise, and perhaps one of the most iconic in F1 for us Brits ..... [Image: smile.png]

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With this chassis, Scalextric were still finding their digital feet hence the huge post on
the right for the driver to perch upon and the clunky infrared LED holder on the left ....

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Mr Hunt absorbs all available space in his present form. He will have his legs shortened
and thinned by quite a margin ....

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That was quite a weight loss regime ....

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This shows the test-fit of the chip to evaluate how the wires will be routed ....

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This looks like a likely space for the FM to hide in ....

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The side of the cockpit reach down almost as far as the chassis floor ....

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The chip has been fitted out with some new soft, silicone wires. It is easier to see
how the wires will lay with the two halves closed together. The FM fits snugly into
the side pocket .... The wires will be brought alongside the motor and sit in the
gap behind the driver's seat rest ....

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Now is the time to do a test run with the wires are connected to the motor to ensure
forward running; the wires can then measured for exact length before the air box is
refitted ....

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All good and now for the test shakedown against the old foe, the Ferrari 312 and Niki Lauda ....

Just a couple of gratuitous photos ...... [Image: smile.png]

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