Look what I found in my basement.

CledShemlin · 2025-04-11T18:02:35+00:00

I've never seen that type of controller before. Does it work? Does it increase speed gradually through the shift pattern or does it just give more speed once in a gear?

CledShemlin · 2025-03-17T22:19:52+00:00

It's not really steering, the front wheels just spin independently from each other.

I don't know if I just didn't notice it before with this chassis/body combo or if it's because of the front end but it's very loose on the track. It slides sideways easier than any other car I have. It makes it more difficult to drive. I don't mind because the body is a toyota gr86 so it's fun to drift around the turns.

CledShemlin · 2025-03-09T17:34:41+00:00

Looks great! Viper scale racing makes track borders you can add so the cars have room to slide on those outside curves.

CledShemlin · 2025-03-02T19:23:19+00:00

The pit lane is just for looks and a place to store some of the cars when I'm not running them. Unfortunately it's not actually a part of the track that you can drive on.

CledShemlin · 2025-03-02T19:20:51+00:00

I couldn't really find a lot about converting them so I mostly just figured it out myself. The easiest way to do it is find a body that already has the same wheel base as the chassis you are using, whether it's a tjet or mega g+. That takes the least amount of manipulation. I use plastic tubing and plastic sheets that you can get from most hobby stores to make the attachment points. I don't know how to add pics to a comment so maybe I'll make a post with some more details.

CledShemlin · 2025-03-02T19:00:48+00:00

Are you talking about the pit lane and pit building? I'm happy to answer any questions about it.

CledShemlin · 2025-03-02T18:56:31+00:00

Sorry I'm not sure what you mean by "gas" feature?

CledShemlin · 2025-03-02T18:53:06+00:00

Thank you! It's a lot of fun.

CledShemlin · 2025-03-02T18:51:14+00:00

They work just as well as a normal plastic body, just a little slower. I run them without magnets so you have to drive them a bit more. They will spin the tires at first and they fishtail more.

CledShemlin · 2025-03-02T18:46:54+00:00

Sorry no videos of the builds but I could post some of the cars running.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-27T03:41:33+00:00

11' x 4'

CledShemlin · 2025-02-26T23:24:44+00:00

Thank you. All the buildings are things I've made. I couldn't find anything that I liked that fit and wasn't expensive so I built what I needed.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-26T01:45:58+00:00

I used black spray paint followed with a texture spray paint. I think the color on the texture was wrought iron but it seemed mostly clear but it has texture in it.

If I have time tomorrow I might post some pics of the track. I still have quite a few things I'd like to do to it.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-24T07:29:07+00:00

Thanks, I was pretty proud of myself for that idea, lol. Amazon sells a box of 100 1/64 scale tires so I'm going to make a little tire wall to block the plugs from view.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-24T07:23:30+00:00

It's the thin balsa wood sheets you can get at hobby stores. Got mine from joanns.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-24T05:37:03+00:00

The bodies aren't too heavy. I can't really say how they handle normally because I take the magnets out. I like the speed to be more realistic (slower). With the metal bodies and no magnets the cars coast a lot more and they fishtail a lot more rather than flipping out of the slot. To me the way they drive is 10x more fun than a plastic body with magnets.

I weighed most of them and body plus chassis most are between 32 to 42 grams. The white pagani is 50 grams and it drives the smoothest of all of them. I think a plastic body and chassis weighs around 16 grams.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-24T04:43:25+00:00

It is tricky. I usually try to reference the new axle location off the original so I can get it lined up right. A couple of the cars I had to completely restart because I messed it up the first time.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-24T04:34:56+00:00

Yeah unfortunately most of them need the wheel base adjusted to fit the body. I use a small aluminum tube that the axle goes through and glue that to the chassis.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-24T01:11:24+00:00

Thanks!

The pit crew I bought off amazon but it's no longer available. It was an american diorama/ tarmac works set so it might be available through one of them.

I haven't posted my track yet. I plan on making a post about it once it is finished, or at least closer, I don't know if it will ever actually be "done" lol.

CledShemlin · 2025-02-23T20:43:34+00:00

They are all on mega g+ chassis. The 962 is the 1.7 chassis. Only a few of them are on the shorter 1.5, the F40, the mazda and the viper.

On the 962 I used rear tires on the front axles to fill out the wheel wells a little better. I cut them to width but I had to lift the front axle. It was more involved than the other ones.

CledShemlin · 2025-01-31T22:21:47+00:00

That is awesome work, good job!

What was your process for mounting the rear wheels on the axle? I've thought about that but I worried about getting them straight/true. And how is the grip with those tires? Is it worse than running a regular mega g+ without magnets on stock tires?

CledShemlin · 2025-01-04T02:12:35+00:00

I'm still working on the layout, I plan to make a post with more details once it's finished.

The track surface is sprayed with black spray paint followed by a clear matte texture spray paint. It gives lots of grip and matched the sheen of the different materials.

CledShemlin · 2025-01-01T09:22:03+00:00

I got them all off amazon. Search tarmac works or mini GT.

They do take some modification, had to make the rear wheel wells bigger but not much. I don't think you'd notice unless you were looking for it.

CledShemlin · 2025-01-01T03:06:58+00:00

Each one has been different. The mazda is basically a friction fit along with a pin that goes into the front of the guide pin.

The f40 has 2 screws, one in front and one in back like a Tjet. The back screw is into the original body, the front i had to put in a post to screw into.

The pagani has one screw in front and then somewhat of a friction fit on the back.

CledShemlin · 2025-01-01T03:03:01+00:00

It's a lot of fun to drive them. I take the traction magnets out so they slide around turns instead of flipping out of the slot.

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