This is a build I did a while back.

sidewinder · RC Addict Staff Number of posts: 815 Registration date: 2008-06-21

MarkM wrote:

Very cool Mr. Sidewinder! And I'm a big fan of the Ferrari - I'm always oogling the 1/32 scale Testarossa slot cars!

Naturally, having one in RC scale would be cool and I think I have an HO scale Testarossa body somewhere so one in bit-scale is certainly possible!

Yes indeed it is:

This is how I found out about Alumalite. I wanted a couple of copies of the Cobra body but didn't want to try to cast them in aluminum, after nearly burning down the house it seemed prudent to wait for summer so I could use the forge outside Laughing

So I resin cast a few copies, one had bubbles in it and as I began sanding I realized how close the Cobra was to a Ferrari 410/412 or a 56 TR Scaglietti. So I decided to play with it.

A get together sounds like fun, I imagine we'd all have to work around some scheduling issues, but I'm game.

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MarkM · Rc enthusiest Number of posts: 98 Registration date: 2009-05-09

Mighty nice job on the cosmetic surgery - from Ford to Ferrari that is. I'll have to see if I can find my HO Testarossa body - if you're at all interested, I would be happy to send it you if you wanted to make some resin copies, I think it was a kit so the parts are loose and would be easy to copy. I have a Jag D-Type in HO kit form as well.

Nation-wide get-togethers are difficult to pull together over the web but it sure would be fun! I think eventually you just have to pick a weekend and a venue and say this is it - if you can come, great!

With the economy the way it is, some folks may not be able to swing the travel expenses too but I may post a thread just the same.

Mark

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brushlessmicrodude · Rc Master Number of posts: 759 Registration date: 2008-06-18

WOW that thing is tiny how much didi it cost you to build that little 1/32th scale lolz

sidewinder · RC Addict Staff Number of posts: 815 Registration date: 2008-06-21

Actually that one is somewhere between 1/64 and 1/72 scale... oh, I'm guessing $30-$40 for the Ferrari and maybe around $150-$200 for the aluminum Cobra. But most of the Cobra expense was in the equipment. The donor car was $8 on clearance, and the diecast body I used for the mold was around $6.

SO really it's probably around what you'd spend on a good 1/32 scale slot car if you wanted to race it.

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