Next years entries, hopefully this will be mine.

[BWA]

What started life as a fairly large (but, quite nice looking) Monogram Lotus 33, I kept making it smaller and smaller, chopping out bits that were either too wide, or too tall, and, had a fairly decent looking rather unfinished body, which, was quite a bit smaller than when I started.

Well, after looking at it on and off for a couple of years, I decided it was still a bit too big, so, chopped a bunch more off it and out of it and made it smaller again.

Well, a few months ago, someone (who shall remain nameless for a while) sent me one he had been working on, and, gee, it was even smaller than mine. Cool, and, very nive.

It was pretty good, and, VERY tiny. But, after looking at it for a few days, and, knocking together a quicky chassis to put under it, ya know what, IT WAS STILL TOO !#$%^& BIG.

Yikes, what's an out of work Typewriter repair person to do?????? Well, obvious answer, is, make it even smaller

So, that's what I did I don't think there is a single square mm on this newly donated (and already very nice) body that is as I received it. I've chopped, channeled, reshaped, sanded, carved, added, removed, and, just generally changed pretty much all of it.

Any way, enough yackin, here's the pics of the end result, and, well worth all that scraping and peeling to end up wih, what I think is a pretty decent looking Lotus 33

Please excuse the really crappy pics.

This is the later 33 version with the later style spoked 13" wheels.

Did I say it's TINY. It is.















Still lots of work to do, mostly to the front of the engine cover/rear of cockpit, but, the major shaping is pretty much done.

And, not only that, IT'S STILL TOO BIG. Well, all dimensions are pretty close within a few thou. But, to get enough roll under at the rear of the body, using my motor bracket, it ended up being about 1 scale inch too wide. I think I will be designing a newer even narrower (can you believe it????) rear bracket/chassis, which, should just about solve that issue.

[munter]

I think I will be designing a newer even narrower (can you believe it????) rear bracket/chassis, which, should just about solve that issue.

No dont do that, I have enough of a challenge with the current spec one.

I like the body by the way...

regards

[newso]

I do like that!

Now that I have developed a fixation with rear ends,I especially like the way you have the gear set up,very tidy,but then it would be wouldn't it?

Terry

[f143]

What a lovely job.
Nigel

[BWA]

Thanks Nigel, and others.

Well, about 5 minutes after I posted those pics in the first post, I'm looking at this thing, and, suddenly decide i'm not happy with the cockpit sides. So, out comes the razor saw, and, I chops them off. Made up some new ones, and fit them in.

Much better. Taller by about .015. Doesn't sound like much, but, made a huge difference in the look. B)

[GT6]

Geeze Al, if that thing get's any skinnier you're just gonna hafta paint the FF050 can green and just graft the front half of the car onto the nose of the motor. Great lookin' model.

So are those 13' wheels private stock or are you going to let the rest of us that covet tiny wheels in on the party? Please check Old23's post at the bottom of the VRAA resources thread:
http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/po...ad.php?t=39810

cheers
Scott

[BWA]

paint the FF050 can green

Carp, now, why didn't I think of that??????????????

Yes, I have lots of those wheels.

[f143]

which tyres fit the 13 inch wheels for the series?
Regards
Nigel

[rixvette]

How are you going to cover up that monster gear you have there? The transmission?

[BWA]

Monster gear (actually, a standard Scaley 27T. did I mention that this car is really tiny??) is just because it was there in the chassis already. It will get replaced with HO gears, and a transmission.

I am also making some tires to fit the 13" rims.

[rixvette]

Because the cars are narrow, perhaps 1/43 gear sets and axles would work. I found a vintage Dynamic crown gear that is tiny and fits very well under my Ferrari.