[Dave D Stevens]

My builds so far this year.

1:32 scale 2CV slot car (Scalextric) with a scratch built brass chassis.  
 2CV

Glued not soldered brass chassis.
Glued Chassis

Scratch built slot car (Scalextric) 1973 Vauxhall Ventura
Vauxhall

Tamiya Toyota 4 Runner Slot (Scalextric) Monster Truck Build & Test
Toyota 4 Runner

Scalextric Mini With Scratch Built Brass Chassis
Mini

Am I On The Right Track ? Scalextric Train
Train

Tamiya Wild Mini 4WD "Bill Head" converted to slot (Scalextric[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)])[/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)]Bull Head[/color]

1905 Fowler Showmans Engine converted to slot (Scalextric)
1905 Fowler

[Anthony B]

With a standard motor that brass chassis really goes well with great traction as well.

have you ever raced it? Can it take crashes? What was your rationale to glue rather than solder ?

[Dave D Stevens]

With a standard motor that brass chassis really goes well with great traction as well.

have you ever raced it? Can it take crashes? What was your rationale to glue rather than solder ?

Now that my club East Devon Slot Racing Club is about to resume racing as from tomorrow I will be able to try out my cars on the club track again. I went for a glued brass chassis just to see if it could be done. A number of times people have said to me that they will not "scratch build" as they can not solder. I did this "Slot Monster" build based on a Tamiya kit to show that you do not even have to use brass in your conversions.

Tamiya slot conversion with minimum tools & materials
Tamiya conversion

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[KensRedZed]

Hi Dave,

Cool stuff. Where's the Beetle wheel-stander? It's a hoot. 

[steveaca]

I've built a chassis by glueing wooded 'popsicle' sticks together. Works quite well.

[Dave D Stevens]

Hi Dave,

Cool stuff. Where's the Beetle wheel-stander? It's a hoot. 

Here are links to photos of the Airfix Beetle and the video of it in action.

Beetle Photos

Beetle Video