5/4/2023 0 Comments Quickbuild slot carThis is not intended to be a definitive guide. Maserati Streamliner The finished, balsa bodied Maserati Streamliner. This article shows how one man built a Maserati Streamliner from a block of balsa wood, using simple tools. There's an enormous variety of running gear available to scratch builders and kit-bashers, although most of the adjustable chassis can be bought with all the necessary components included. And there is always the option to make your own chassis from scratch - using metal, fibreglass board, plastic sheet or 3D printing. Some builders will find a chassis from another slot car model that will fit or can be adapted. Sometimes a chassis is supplied with a kit (eg George Turner's kits), but there are also many adjustable 'universal' chassis that can be used (eg Pendle's PCS32, Penelope Pitlane, HRS2, MRRC Sebring, numerous metal racing chassis etc etc). Decals for thousands of cars are available to buy or can be designed and printed at home. A body usually requires painting and detailing to produce a slot car model that is unique and personal to the builder. Alternatively it can be adapted from a plastic kit or bought off-the-shelf as a resin, fibreglass or lexan shell. The body can be crafted from scratch in many different ways, such as carving wood (as shown below), plasticard construction, or using moulds. That's the case for any scale of slot car and whether the aim is to race the car competitively or not. To scratch-build or kit-bash a slot car, there needs to be a body, a chassis and the necessary running gear. So our aim here is not to cover every possibility, but to provide a small taster, by showing you how one builder makes their own hand carved body. ![]() This is another huge subject in it's own right, with each builder having their own personal techniques, and methods of creating their own unique masterpieces. In this section we'll take a look at scratch building and kit bashing the art of building, or modifying your own bodies and chassis to make a slot car.
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