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General Category => Cars, Trucks, and Other Vehicles => Topic started by: Ken Hamilton on July 16, 2011, 08:27:41 PM

Title: HO-scale dirt track roadster
Post by: Ken Hamilton on July 16, 2011, 08:27:41 PM
One of the guys on another Forum is putting together a mail-in HO-scale
stock car track diorama.  A bunch of us (including Chester) are building cars.
Mine's a vintage track roadster, based on a narrowed Jordan T....

(https://www.finescalerr.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages56.fotki.com%2Fv127%2Fphotos%2F5%2F15405%2F9723175%2FP5080001-vi.jpg&hash=3cb62c7496ab3766ed3e618ecb67e6d0130bdc48)

....with a scratchbuilt frame & Jordan axles:

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Here's the latest view............

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Built a driver, but he's not done yet.
More to come........
Title: Re: HO-scale dirt track roadster
Post by: Ray Dunakin on July 16, 2011, 08:49:52 PM
Very cool!
Title: Re: HO-scale dirt track roadster
Post by: nemmrrc on July 17, 2011, 02:17:19 AM
Looking forward to more Ken.

Jaime
Title: Re: HO-scale dirt track roadster
Post by: finescalerr on July 17, 2011, 12:45:04 PM
Ken, you have really huge hands. -- ssuR
Title: Re: HO-scale dirt track roadster
Post by: chester on July 17, 2011, 05:00:04 PM
Quote from: finescalerr on July 17, 2011, 12:45:04 PM
Ken, you have really huge hands. -- ssuR

Yeah, and no nicotine stains.
Title: Re: HO-scale dirt track roadster
Post by: Ken Hamilton on July 17, 2011, 06:11:14 PM
Too hot to do much outside today so I finished the Roadster...

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Title: Re: HO-scale dirt track roadster
Post by: Ray Dunakin on July 17, 2011, 07:04:15 PM
Wow! That turned out great!