Post by Admin on Aug 13, 2016 11:43:42 GMT -6
First, you want to find the widest 1/24 body possible. Tamiya and Hasegawa made older GTP plastic car kits just perfect for this application. They can found on eBay, in mail order stores, or at your local hobby shop. The price can be in the 30 to 40 dollar range, so it pays to shop around. Regular domestic manufacturers such as Revell, Monogram, and AMT will work as well. The Ferrari models are generally wider, but some domestic models may be too narrow to be effective on the track.
Next is chassis selection; you could scratchbuilt your own chassis, use a JK or Mossetti spring steel chassis or build one from a Champion center section with brass pans. Building your own chassis is not so easy, so it helps to have a base to build on. JK and Mossetti makes excellent spring steel chassis, perfect for hardbody racing. A lighter chassis is not necessary a better thing because of the additional weight from the body itself. The JK 4.5†Unlimited chassis is the best choice; good movement, wheelbasem and weight. It’s not real fast off the corners, but it is predicable and handles very nicely. If you find one on eBay, buy it. You will not be sorry you did.
Spring steel chassis are available from JK are 4†WB (JKP-1023) and 4-1/2†WB (JKP-1033) at $29.95 each. Mossetti also manufactures spring steel chassis; #216B True Scale NASCAR (C/D can) - $65.00, #217A True Scale NASCAR (C/D) Kit - $55.00 USD, #219A 4.5" NASCAR Chassis Kit - $55.00, #222A/B True Scale Vintage NASCAR (Plafit/Falcon) - $65.00.
Another good choice would be the JK Indy Flexi chassis; it fits the re-issued Monogram Chaparral Coupe model kit with no modifications. Just add pin tubes & wheels and you’re ready to rock. This chassis is good for narrow width bodies and the pin tubes can be cut to length. Some of the 4-1/2†chassis fit the re-issued Tamiya Porsche 962 kits with ease and makes a nice-handling car. One hint I can give you is drill one pin hole at a time. This will save you from drilling the second hole in the wrong spot; believe me, I know.
I could get into the technical side of building a hardbody chassis, but that will be another chapter. Later, kitties.
Russ Toy (not Troy)
Next is chassis selection; you could scratchbuilt your own chassis, use a JK or Mossetti spring steel chassis or build one from a Champion center section with brass pans. Building your own chassis is not so easy, so it helps to have a base to build on. JK and Mossetti makes excellent spring steel chassis, perfect for hardbody racing. A lighter chassis is not necessary a better thing because of the additional weight from the body itself. The JK 4.5†Unlimited chassis is the best choice; good movement, wheelbasem and weight. It’s not real fast off the corners, but it is predicable and handles very nicely. If you find one on eBay, buy it. You will not be sorry you did.
Spring steel chassis are available from JK are 4†WB (JKP-1023) and 4-1/2†WB (JKP-1033) at $29.95 each. Mossetti also manufactures spring steel chassis; #216B True Scale NASCAR (C/D can) - $65.00, #217A True Scale NASCAR (C/D) Kit - $55.00 USD, #219A 4.5" NASCAR Chassis Kit - $55.00, #222A/B True Scale Vintage NASCAR (Plafit/Falcon) - $65.00.
Another good choice would be the JK Indy Flexi chassis; it fits the re-issued Monogram Chaparral Coupe model kit with no modifications. Just add pin tubes & wheels and you’re ready to rock. This chassis is good for narrow width bodies and the pin tubes can be cut to length. Some of the 4-1/2†chassis fit the re-issued Tamiya Porsche 962 kits with ease and makes a nice-handling car. One hint I can give you is drill one pin hole at a time. This will save you from drilling the second hole in the wrong spot; believe me, I know.
I could get into the technical side of building a hardbody chassis, but that will be another chapter. Later, kitties.
Russ Toy (not Troy)