Supplies needed to get started? Possible Donations
Hello Everyone!
I am just getting into custom dicast racing!
I am limited on how much I can buy and was wondering if anyone would send over some extra supplies that I can use to expand my hobby.
Thanks!
Discussion
You honestly don't need much anyway, that's one reason I got into this hobby years ago. I already had the toys, I just needed to dig out a drill and go from there.
Tire weights are an easy go-to for sure, I have a stack that I got from a auto friend. But for weight, you can use coins, clay, screws, just any sort of junk you can find that can fit inside a car.
Don't get caught up in needing a fancy workshop to have fun and build some cars to race. The scrappy DIY nature of this hobby is one of the greatest parts about it.
- well said — dr_dodge
- thanks, should i get waterslide or am i fine. i feel like i should add decals. — ek2025
- Waterslides are nice, but not needed to start. — JBlotner42
- I use printed decal paper, also waterslide finger nail decals rock and are cheap. lots of flames, color patterns, skulls, etc on amazon — dr_dodge
I wrote this up a while back.
www.redlinederby.com/topic/ya-gotta-start-somewhere-a-checklist-for-modding/4705
Dont worry about painting or decals or making it look good. That can come later. This gets your foot in the door and your cars ready to race.
And the Beginner tag in the Forum has a good list of articles to read through too. But just take your time and enjoy the tinkering. If you're worrying about style and paint up front, you're working backwards ;P
- Ive got graphite lubricant but if i want to take the wheels off and put them back on how do i do so — ek2025
- Again, check out the tags in the forum...there are tons of articles about wheel swapping and everything else. Just take the time and look. — redlinederby
For the wheels and axels it's best to have a pocket pen flathead screwdriver...the plastic based cars are easy to remove. On metal based cars it can be trickier as sometimes the pins holding the axels in place are tightly pinched. I like to use a small pair of wire clippers as opposed to a dremel bit as I don't want to run the risk of grinding the axel itself.
youtu.be/np2jfx9SUp8?si=4GPDSvsMzX_cLr0N
This one will get more than just your foot in the door. I suggest JB quick or JB quick clear instead of JB weld(takes longer to set/dry). This video will also make you laugh. "This is the way".
For weight, golf club weighting tape can be used as well. It's thin, heavy & infinitely customizable.
Pro tip for free weights. If you know any mechanics that do tire changes, they usually have a bucket of old tire weights used for balancing tires. They fit inside most castings if you make space inside by removing most of the interior.