What's on the bench?
My airbrushing adventure continues as I prep a VW Drag Bus for shipout. Way out of my league on both the mods and build not to mention the paint. If anything I want to make sure it looks good on the shelf. It was a late night on Saturday then back at it on Sunday with decals.
I have so much junk, so went in quest of the gutts of the old 4" belt sander
figured, east break in dyno, but well, had another thought
as some have said,
I grew up during the land speed record wars, good stuff
have always been a bit obsessed to want to do it, on steam and air
(thats another story)
I am thinking this sander may be called the salt flats
a new track
my idea, below, feed back is so welcome
how many Feet/sec can a HW sustain?
(stupid voices)
dr
- I think the real question is how far can you launch a diecast? — StrayDog
- I also have a 2" air cannon with a very large tank, I have thought about that too, will a HW go thru 1/2" plywood, (other voices) — dr_dodge
- and preliminary testing indicates the answer to your question is, Way Too Far! — dr_dodge
- A combined question then: Can your belt sander launch a HW through 1/2" plywood? — StrayDog
- hhhmmmm.... — dr_dodge
- My snap analysis of your project is: for ‘inserting’ a Hot Wheels into a sheet of plywood definitely go with the belt sander idea, for an actual Hot Wheels Dyno you should go with a digital slot car motor. — AbbyNormal
In today's episode of casual modding we will be doing a wheel swap to get the real riders off of the Yenko Corvair and swapped with the little Mighty K truck that has the same size wheels. Notice that the little truck has a skateboard in the bed.
Then mod the Yenko up to about 55 g and do a little speed work and see what it will do.
Good evening,
we needed a way to get rid of all the used oil on the hill!
25 racers, changing the oil before the next run, tranny, rear ends,...uugggghhhh!
well we got plenty, thats for sure (we did not plan on that, but lemons yield...)
the Jamestown Rail won't let us run it in their stuff, so....
the JOY (Jamestown Offroad Yockals) club found on old loco, cab rusted beyond repair, but...
perfectly fine boiler and running gear, enter the sisters of heavy metal and in work is this:
(we have a short tank 0-4-0 loco, HO scale (1/87)
converting to 1/64 scale narrow gauge
and cab forward, too.)
dr
to do quarry duty
he should be cool
dr
Rubbing and rubbing and rubbing and rubbing and rubbing.......
- nice, i like to use needle files to catch the casting lines, like the ones out the back window near the trunk, then some fine grit sand paper before i hit them with the polish compounds, just got to go slow so you don't smooth off details that belong on the car — sinestro
- that looks amazing! I have one super polished, and didn't coat it with clear, I use mothers mag wheel cleaner on it, — dr_dodge
- That looks amazing! I didn't think they could get that shiny! — Sunshine_City_Garage
- Damn! — Last_and_Furious
Lowered drift id Buzz convertible in the works! It is so stinkin' ugly lol (oh wait! No spoilers). I'll post when it's finished. This is also my first try at axle tubing. That and the fact that it will be so low down contribute to the fact that this isn't going to be a racer, just a show car.
Now time to Build it and go Run with the Bulls
- Very nice! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Outstanding performance at the Running — GBURacing
- that is very nice! — dr_dodge
- Thanks and looking forward to getting it rolling — GBURacing
- Thanks GBU — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
The finished product is elevating a minivans to a new level! (Or at least a new level of ugly) This id buzz is sitting on a Pontiac Aztek Custom base. I need a name for it.
- Buzzaz....? — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Maybe lol — ManiacMotorsports
- Buztec? — Object52
- Thanks! — ManiacMotorsports
- Okay so I didn't have to wait long to see. Really nice end result! — Sunshine_City_Garage
- Name idea Paztebuzz — Sunshine_City_Garage
Modifying a Hot Wheels Stagefright, adding an engine and wheels from a Madfast.
Question: do you think it looks better with the engine more forward or more back?
- Looks good! — ManiacMotorsports
- back, looks cool — dr_dodge
- Very nice! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Looks awesome! Back definitely — Skid_Marks_Diecast_Racing
- That’s some serious work right there - l aspire to reach your ninja level — AbbyNormal
- Thanks alot Abby! — Sunshine_City_Garage
- Very cool. And, back. — Ruckus_Racing
Well sometimes late at night at the bench with tiny cars and tiny crap scattered everywhere .. you step back from the bench sip your fav beverage and ya gets an idea. And poof you suddenly have a little more bench space. Now you can really get more junk on your bench.
Just finished the decals. Going to do some gold accents and then clear coat.