This channel will be about scale car racing, (both gravity and slot cars) and also explore various hobby techniques. Future videos are planned, and will include diy die casting, advanced wood buildings in HO scales, car builds, and other cool stuff. A series is planned to detail the building of the Jamestown Bypass Raceway. Please stop by often, Thanks for viewing!
I’ve been late getting to some videos lately, including this one. I had to do some creative work to my van and hit some setbacks but I built something that (I hope) should work well without being over weight. You built a really cool custom there. I tend to try making them pretty and hope they are fast, but I’m trying something a little different for the van run. I’m a 3rd Generation Ford Econoline fan and daily drive an 87 shorty, so I had to find a way to put the Hot Wheels Baja Breaker on a diet. I may reveal my method after the race if it works well enough. I’ll say this much; it’s not nearly as top heavy as it was before. I’m hoping it will survive the beating, banging, bumps and jumps that the Crazy Canuck’s track has. I painted it to look like my real Econoline but added some advertising and team logos. I’m giggling about sending a model of my Econoline to The Great White North. I was very tempted to paint it as a RUSH tribute, like Dr Krieger did on the show Archer or put a railroad inspired paint job like Dutch did with his Soo Line Baja Bison.
@@dr_dodge_racing Yeah, I’ve been enjoying 905’s earlier tournaments too. The Gasslands races are really cool, with that Mad Max feel. It’s a cool concept for a small space; and it works really well. Oh, Speaking of Numbskull; he makes some crazy and awesome builds too. I really enjoy how everyone does something a little different. Your videos have been inspiring too. I see you making custom chassis and it reminds me of doing the same thing with my model railroad stuff. I made track inspection vehicles using a 1/87 truck or unpowered kits and I’d build a chassis out of brass and each side would be insulated from the other so the wheels could send track power to the motor and lights. You’ve got a really good construction design, how it all sandwiches together. It’s nice that it keeps the weight low and balanced. Very impressive work.
Always a treat to see how the sausage gets made! Your scale, is it ancient or simply industrial grade? That green readout and measuring to the thousandths place makes it something we don't often see
I'm guessing as a child you had the most extensive Erector Set on the block. Sometimes I good-naturedly tease Numbskull that his cars are too pretty to send off. These creations of yours are comparatively _too engineered_ but I definitely enjoy seeing them assembled 💯😎🏁
Okay that's another first, motorcycle wheels in the front. Is the aim to gain better front grip on the track surface? Every build video is quite the journey, you cover the steps and methods so well 💯😎🏁
Your work is always thought provoking which I love. I have in the past poured lead (in a controlled manner of course) into diecast, and have had success with it. Not many places where a build requires that weight. I do like that Zuru casting, and a few others. Quite e nice method when dealing with the plastic body. One of the zurus, out of the box achilles heal is too being too light. Indeed I have experimented with one of their new castings and added some weight, to take it from 27gm to approx 40gms, to benchmark against HW castings and have achieved some good results. The other big issue, out of the box that Zurus have, is many are too low, too much axle movement, hence fender rubbing and or track rubbing. But overcoming issues is part of the challenge. Cheers Marc D
I am trying to give the illusion you are flat on the ground mrs dr doing some amazing backdrop work and we both struggle to pull this off, me in 3d/race and her in what you see behind, in 2d and the track performs well, too
It’s amazing how similar the techniques are in other hobbies. I’ve been applying a lot of my model railroad and radio controlled car experience to my diecast cars. Your methods are very similar. You also do some very fine craftsmanship. It’s been a real pleasure to watch you work, especially when we see the results in the races you enter.
Once you watch a master model builder work, you instantly start building better models yourself. John is very skilled. He reminds me of a few old model railroaders and R/C car guys I knew; just oozing with knowledge and skill after many years of experience.
Thank you, yes, various thicknesses. all holes are done with a pin vice w/ o.o35 bit first, so I can get them right then drilled or punched out and soldered with a good old weller solder station from the '90's (for electronics) I just use a blade tip
What led to the direction in design of using a metal plate in securing the axles? Is it to avoid using expoxy while adding weight at the same time? Skinnies front and back to slow the car in the sand area [taps forehead] most definitely a novel technique!! 💯😎🏁
It has a few advantages, one of which was being able to build the car, and then test wheels/axles on the car. a different set, of to replace a bent axle 4 screws, it takes <5 minutes since the retainer plate is below the chassis, it also moves it's CG down, too
+1 sub! Fascinating stuff, Doc!! Was it your build at Dean's previous Stoned Road event with the lead weight "smoker" and the whole vehicle more or less balanced on the rear axle?
this stuff pours into plastic my lead pours were terrible re-making spines for HO coal cars this stuff is less dense, but so nice to work with need 4 g, melt into the casting someplace front or rear. It is used for gunsmithing to proof chambers and bores
with the backdrop comes the twist (or slant, as the case may be) been buying offroads to do a rip it open then its done, the rough dry b plywood is like butter now with all the coats slick as orange track, easily
it is. I had to build within the "constraints aka dimensions" I had. It's taken almost 2 years to get all single cars to do a full thump. this is 10 car heats. no one has done that. distance (pts) , plus JJ rules (upside down, dropped to the losers' bracket) I 'm very happy with the vid quality, but it's a big horseshoe and almost 50' filming is hard, but the action is amazing. If you saw real speed, they are cooking. some stock MB do better that HW, which I like alot. very stoked and want to seriously stage some events by this fall
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