Classics Sports Cars - ACAR h0 Slot Car Custom

Three English Sports Cars and A Porsche 356

Slotcar h0 Custom Sports Car Jaguar E-Type, Jaguar D-Type, Austin-Healey Sprite, Porsche 356

These Cars had been sitting around for some time, almost finished, with minor issues still not solved. Fortunately, most don´t show in the pictures. The pictures were taken with the cars lapping Forest Hill, my first slot car track to scale for 1:64 h0 slot cars. I still like to use the track to shoot images of my customized slotcars. The track is relatively small and therefor most areas are very accessible. I hope you will enjoy the presentation. If you like, you can also visit Reims 64, my latest slot track project, representing Circuit Reims-Gueux in its glorious days in the 1960s.

Jaguar E-Type Resin Body on AFX Magnatraction Chassis h0 Custom Slotcar

Jaguar E-Type

Body Resin Casting, Chassis AFX Magnatraction, Wheels RRR Wire T-Jets, Decals Custom
One of the mysteries for me in the choice of slotcars is the fact that there not one manufacturer attempted making a Jaguar E-Type for AFX like chassis. Therefore, I have been on the hunt for an E-Type to be converted to fit the AFX chassis for some time. The Jaguar shown in pictures was made from a T-Jet style body. Mounts added to the body and wheels on the chassis move in. Those are actually RRR wires made for the smaller chassis. The decals resemble the number on the race cars in the 50s and 60s. It could have been a Jaguar participating in the Targa Florio or such. I still would love to make some Lightweight Jaguar E-Types.

Jaguar D-Type TYCO Body on AFX Magnatraction Chassis h0 Custom Slotcar by Tom Druckenmiller

Jaguar D-Type Le Mans

Jaguar-D.Type, 24h Le Mans #3, 1956 Jack Fairman
Body TYCO, Chassis AFX Magnatraction, Wheels Inserts Custom FX / Anthony Hill
Made by Tom Druckenmiller

Everything you need to know about the Jaguar D-type

The D-Type was a present from my friend Tom Druckenmiller. He has been a great inspiration and mentor when I came to the hobby a little while back. When I saw one of his cars, a Lola T 260 , on ebay, I had to contact him and ask about the track. He was very friendly and gave me all the insides of the track, many pictures. This marked the moment when I felt I wanted to get into designing and detailing race tracks. We had such a great exchange over a long period. He has retired from the hobby some time ago. Many of you might still remember his track Kastelburg. Images of the track can be found at h0slot.ch. Not to forget another great soured for inspiration at the time: Oldslotracer from Canada,always worth a visit.

Porsche 356 Resin Body on AFX Magnatraction Chassis h0 Custom Slotcar

Porsche 356

Body Resin Casting by Taillights Fade, Chassis AFX Magnatraction, Wheels AFX

The body was original made to fit T-Jet style chassis. I like the speed and handling of the AFX Magnatractions. Making the bodies fit the chassis can be challenging. I like it best if the wheels fit within the wheel arches. This is still an issue the 356. I hope to find a solution for the wheels and make others, because I like the look of the car. There many inspirational designs to be found on the internet for the 356.This would be one to make into a slot car, don´t you think? Resin bodies are available from taillights_fade on eBay.

Austin Healey Sprite Mk. I Resin Body on AFX Magnatraction Chassis h0 Custom Slotcar

Austin Healey Sprite Mk. I

Body Resin Casting; Chassis AFX Magnatraction; Wheels Inserts Custom FX, Tony Hill, Decals Pattos(Lola T70)

This body was bought some time ago. It had to be shortened to fit the AFX Magnatraction. Driver and windshield added. It is one of the many sportscars from England I liked as a teenager. An Austin Healy 3000 was my dream car at the time. Well making all the custom slot cars is maybe what is left of my love for automobiles - older automobiles.

Three English Sports Cars and A Porsche 356

I hope there will be more to come. If you know anyone who makes resin bodies of cars of that era and style, pleas let me know. I am always screening the internet for options.

ACAR Lola T70 h0 Slot Car Custom

The Beauty and the Beast - Lola T70

Slot Car Lola T70 h0 Custom #42 Tourist Trophy 1968 #2 Brands Hatch 1967

Ein Lola T70 in h0 1:64 stand lange auf der Wunschliste. Irgendwann wurden zwei Karosserien erworben.  Im Original aus sehr dünnem Kunststoff, tiefgezogen und extrem verbeult und ungenau. Immer wieder kamen die Modelle auf den Arbeitstisch. Auffüllen, schleifen, schneiden, füllen, schleifen. Nachdem die meisten Schwachstellen ausgebessert waren, wurden Motorhalterungen für die AFX Magna Traction Chassis installiert, grundiert, lackiert und Decals von Pattos aufgebracht. Die Wahl fiel auf die #42 mit Danny Hulme, Tourist Trophy 1968 und #2 John Surtees (GB)/David Hobbs (GB), Brand Hatch 1967. Man könnte sich besser detaillierte Modelle wünschen. Leider habe ich noch keine besseren gefunden. Auf der Bahn wirken die beiden Lol T70 recht gut und die leichte Karosserie fährt sich sehr gut. Mit den beiden Rennwagen aus der Saison 1967 und 1968 wächst die

Sammlung an Rennwagen der 1960 und 1970 an.

Custom Slot Car Lola T70 - Danny Hulme, John Surtess and David Hobbs

A Lola T70 has been on the wish list for some time. Eventually two bodies were purchased. The bodies are vacuum formed from thin Polystyrene, with many flaws and little detail. Because they were the only ones to be found over a longer period of time, they were made into #42 with Danny Hulme winning the Tourist Trophy in 1968 and #2 with John Surtees (GB) and David Hobbs (GB) appearing at Brands Hatch in 1967. It took several attempts to prepare the bodies. Filling, sanding, cutting, filling, sanding until the bodies could be primed and painted. Decals from Pattos were applied and the clear coated. The two run on AFX Magna Traction chassis. Mounts for these chassis had been installed to the bodies earlier on. Even thou the two cars lack details they have become a nice addition to the growing collection of race cars of the 1960s and 1970s.

Denny Hulme, Steering Wheel Club Lola T70, Oulton Park, Tourist Trophy 1968.

Tourist Trophy - British Sports Car Championship 1968
#42 Lola T70 Mk.3, Sid Taylor Racing (IRL), Driven by: Denny Hulme (NZ) Winner

The race was held over 110 laps of the Oulton Park circuit. Denny Hulme took his Sid Taylor Racing prepared Lola T70 Mk.3 to his third TT win in four years, winning with an aggregated time of 3hrs 03:57.200mins., averaging a speed of 99.074 mph. Just 9.4 seconds behind in second place was David Piper, who shared his Ferrari 412 P with Richard Attwood. Attwood joined Piper following the demise of his pole winning Ford P68. Third place was attained by Paul Hawkins, in his Ford GT40, albeit one lap adrift. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_RAC_Tourist_Trophy

Lola T70 MkIIIB Continuation

Brands Hatch 6 Hours - International Manufacturers Championship. Prototypes 1967
#2 Lola T70 Mk.3 GT, Lola Racing Ltd. (GB), Driven by: John Surtees (GB)/David Hobbs (GB)

Lola T70 - # 2 Brands Hatch 1967 John Surtees (GB) and David Hobbs (GB)

1967 BOAC Six Hours, Formation Lap: #10 Porsche 910 of Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt;
#11 Porsche 910 of Jo Siffert and Bruce McLaren;
#3 Ford GT40 Mirage M1 of Pedro Rodriguez and Richard Thompson;
followed by a gaggle of plastic Porsches all the way to a MG and Austin-Healey in the rear.
(Photo: Mike Hayward Collection)

Le Mans 1970 - Lola T70 Resin Body by Ryotaro

#4 Lola T70 Mk III b, Racing Team VDS, Teddy Pilette/Taf Gosselin
#49 Chevron B16 Ford, Paul Watson Racing International, Ian Skailes/John Hine
24h Le Mans 1970

Beautiful Lola T70 Bodies by BHR

BHR 1965-1970 Can Am and Endurance Classics in 1/64 Scale
Contact: rahprods@dslextreme.com

BHR Lola T70 Mk. III Coupe CONCOURS RTR Body; HO 1/64, Red/Clear

New from BHR. Limited production handler body for 1.5" wheelbase, 1.25" width (or less) HO chassis. This extremely durable body weighs just 1.3 g and has excellent detail. What you see is what you get: One premium .020 clear ready-to-race body, expertly trimmed, painted Ferrari red and meticulously detailed. (Body only, t he chassis is not included.)
About this car: The timeless T70 sports coupe was popular in both the US and Europe in the late '60's and early 70's and continues to thrill crowds at vintage events to this day. It raced in the Can Am as well as in all FIA long distance events. Check out my other listings for more bodies, decals and custom detailing accessories from B ob H ackl R acing, your classic Can Am headquarters.
Available now: "E-Z Mount" vac magnetic body clips for AFX SRT/T; SG+/G-Jet; Wizzard Storm
Decals for Gurney MclEagle M6 and T70, Penske/Donohue M6 and T-70, Team McLaren M6 (Bruce/Denny), Andretti 429'er M6, Eaton BRM P154, Jones/Andretti T70 Ford, Lothar Motschenbacher M6; Parsons,Scott/Simoniz Lola T160/163; Follmer Lola T70

Slot Car Modelle Nürburgring 1970 - 1971

1.000km Nürburgring 1970/1971

Sportwagen Weltmeisterschaftslauf 1000km Nürburgring 1970 - 1971

Die 1.000 km Nürburgring waren ein Lauf zur Sportwagenweltmeisterschaft. Für die Werksteams war das Rennen ein interessantes Kräftemessen. Ferrari, Alfa Romeo und Porsche kamen mit großen Erwartungen an den Nürburgring. Die Werkteams brachten die 3L Prototypen an den Start, die für diese Rennen deutlich besser geeignet waren als die 5l Sportwagen.

Ferrari 312 PB Jacky Ickx/Clay Regazzoni #15 1971

AFX Ferrari 312PB Slot Car 1:64 #15 1000km Nürburgring 1971

1000km Nürburgring 1971 Ferrari 312PB Jacky Ickx und Clay Regazzoni #1

Ein AFX Ferrari 321 PB wurde als Basis für den Umbau auf das Fahrzeug aus dem Rennen am Nürburgring, gefahren von Clay Regazzoni und Jakcy Icks. Front und Heck wurden dafür deutlch verändert. An der Front bekam der Ferrari einen neuen Spoiler. Das Heck wurde von allen Aufbauten befreit und zwei Flügel montiert. Die Motorattrappe wurde ersetzt. Karosserie wurde gereinigt, grundiert und lackiert. Decals für das Fahrzeug sind wie so oft speciale für das Fahrzeug angefertigt und professionell gedruckt. Anschließen wurde die Karosserie mit Klarlack überzogen. Als Chassis kommt ein AFX G-Plus zum Einsatz.

Trainig

Auf inzwischen trockener Piste fuhr Clay Regazzoni im Ferrari 312PB in 7:59,800 Minuten die schnellste Zeit des Tages. Ferfried von Hohenzollern fuhr im Porsche 908/02 einige schnelle Runden, ehe er nach dem Streckenabschnitt Karussell mit einer Wagenseite auf das Gras des Randstreifens geriet. Beim folgenden Unfall wurde der Porsche so schwer beschädigt, dass der Wagen am Renntag nicht eingesetzt werden konnte. Aus der Pole-Position startete Jacky Ickx, der am Samstag mit dem Ferrari 312PB eine Zeit von 7:36,100 Minuten fuhr.

Porsche 908-03 Vic Elford/Kurt Ahrens Jr. #22 1970, Sieger

Vic Elford in a Porsche 908/03, winner of the race together with Kurt Ahrens

AFX Porsche 908-03 1000km Nürburgring 1970 Sieger

Basis für das Modell ist der AFX Porsche 510K. Die Lüftungsschlitze in der Front und am Heck wurde geschlossen. Der Frontspoiler wurde verstärkt und am Heck die Schürzen entfernt und eine kurze Kante angefügt. Zusätzlich wurden die Seiten am Heck verbreitert. Die Spiegel als signifikantes Merkmal am Original hinzugefügt. Decals aus eigener Produktion vervollständigen das Modell. Für das Weiß wurden Werksfarben von Slot Racing Werk verwendet. Das Weiß II wurde speziell für weiße Porsche Fahrzeuge gemischt. Die Räder sind schwarz lackiert und geben so den Eindruck der Original-Räder wieder.

Practice

Qualifying was dominated by works Porsches. They took the first 4 positions on the grid; pole position went to the Jo Siffert/Brian Redman car, followed by Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen, Vic Elford/Kurt Ahrens, Jr., and then Hans Herrmann/Richard Attwood. They were followed by a works Alfa Romeo T33/3 of Rolf Stommelen/Piers Courage, and the 2 works Ferrari 512S Spyders of Ignazio Giunti/Arturo Merzario and John Surtees/Nino Vaccarella.Quelle:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_1000km_of_N%C3%BCrburgring

Porsche 917K Helmut Kelleners/Jürgen Neuhaus #54 1970

Helmut Kelleners 1970 im 917 Kurzheck auf dem Nürburgring

AFX Porsche 917 1000km Nürburgring 1970 #54 Gesipa

Das Modell entstand auf Basis des AFX Porsche 917K. Das Fahrzeug wurde mit einer zweifarbigen Lackierung und für das Modell angefertigte Decals gestaltet. Als Felgen wurden schwarz lackierte AFX Felgen verwendet. Im Rennen war der Porsche mit Lagerschaden ausgeschieden.

Slot Car Racing h0 Customs

Im Laufe der Zeit wurden bereits mehrere Rennwagen aus den 1000km Rennen am Nürburgring 1970 und 1971 als Modellrennwagen im Maßstab 1:64 realisiert, darunter alle Porsche 908-03.

Fahrzeuge folgen

Porsche 911 RSR Carrera Le Mans 1974/1975 - Catch me if you can!

Pop Art Porsche 911 RSR Le Mans 1974 and 1975

#68 Porsche 911 RSR Le Mans 1975 Slot Car Custom

Once again, I was intrigued by the liveries of two Porsche @ Le Mans. The Cachia - Bondy #70 and HCC Skiwear, two cars, representing the 70s approach in design and fashion, with bright colors and bold graphics. Because the decals were not available in 1:64 scale, it was necessary to custom make those as well. Researching logos and type from the area is time consuming but will sometimes reveal interesting aspects. Not all sponsors have survived to the very day. Therefore, information is scarce in many cases. Today we think in corporate design, including a color code. It seems in the 70s people would use what was available. The cars would participate in races and were not considered irreplaceable artifacts.

#70 Porsche 911 RSR Le Mans 1974 Slot Car Custom

The bodies for the Porsche 911 RSR derive from the AFX Porsche 934/5. The body had to be heavily modified in the front and back. The fenders were flared slightly. Resin bodies were casted from a prototype. Some of the cars feature an interior. The ones in question are still in need of a cockpit. All the custom bulit Porsche 911 RSR and 934 sport the AFX Magnatraction chassis with custom wheels, trying to represent the original. A good source for inserts is Custom FX. Anthony Hill makes photo etched inserts of the popular BBS or Fuchs rims.

AFX Tomy Slot Car Custom 24h Le Mans Porsche 911 Carrera RS

Every custom built goes thru various steps from preparation to detailing to finishing to provide the desired quality. With each built experience grows and ideas change how to approach a model. Discovering the sources for correct team colors made live easier. Judging color from images is very difficult. The same car looks very different on each picture. Especially the Vaillant green has proven to be tricky. The yellow and green of these two featured cars in this post have been carefully chosen. Bright green and Orange, sometime even fluorescent, were popular. VW used the bright colors on a Jeans Käfer with the younger customers in the 1970s.

#70 Porsche 911 RSR 24h Le Mans 1974
Team: ASA Cachia - Bondy, Driven by: Raymond Touroul (F)/Henri Cachia (F)/Denis Rua (F)
Result: 10th, Sponsors: opal lubrifiants/DARTY REAL

#68 Porsche 911 RSR 24h Le Mans 1975
Team: Guy Verrier, Driven by:Florian Vetsch (CH), Guy verrier (F), Jean-Robert Corthay (CH)
Result: did not finish Sponsors: HCC Skiwear

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AFX FORD Escort MK1 TC Slotcar Custom 1:64

The FORD Escort – What ever comes my way

AFX FORD Escort Slotcar Custom h0 | Alan Mann Nürburgring 1968

Many of the model race cars made over the years share a common dilemma, they were lingering in a box or drawer some times for years. It seems that at times a certain make catches attention. In the time span from researching to finalisation the projects evolves and new aspects and other cars divert attention. It is not unusual that bodies, that were almost ready for painting and detailing, find themselves desperately awaiting the final touches.

Slot Car FORD ESCORT I TC - ADAC Tourenwagen GP Nürburgring 1968 #36
Team: Alan Mann Racing, Drivers: Frank Gardner, Dieter Glemser

The FORD Escort always appeared on the screen while researching others cars. The significant design with the two-colour paint scheme in silver and blue or gold and red was especially appealing. Knowing how tricky it can become to paint along a bodyline the idea was postponed several times.

Slot Car Custom FORD ESCORT I TC - 500 km Nürburgring 1968 #3
Team: Ford Alan Mann (D), Driver: Hubert Hahne

Eventually two Ford Escort from the 500 km Nürburgring 1968 were chosen and transformed into a Slot car. Basis was the Aurora AFX Escort. The procedure was the same as with many others before. Stripping the paint, applying basecoat and paint. Decals were individually designed and printed for the models. Clear coat protects the artwork and give the final touch. Rims on the AFX Magnatraction chassis received individual touches to resemble the original.

Alan Mann Racing FORD Escort Custom Slotcars

Some earlier Custom AFX FORD Escort

Prior to these two examples some phantasy liveries were designed for the Ford Escort representing popular sponsors of the period. The beautiful red, white and gold of the GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS was adapted as well as the ROTHMANs dark blue with the red, white and striping. SHELL wrapped the car in bold yellow with some red accents.

AFX FORD Escort Custom Slot Car GOLD LEAF FORD LOTUS

Slot Car Custom AFX FORD Escort ROTHMANs

Slot Car AFX FORD Escort Custom Slot Car SHELL

As it has become difficult to find more AFX Escorts for a decent price there is no need to worry about any other ideas that would distract from current projects. Even though some interesting examples came up looking for an idea for the last Escort. The look of these Escorts could be adapted to a LANCIA HP 1600. This is another car that will get more attention in the near future.

Slot Car FORD Escort DRM 1974 - Castrol Team Zakspeed Radio Luxemburg (D)

FORD ESCORT TC MK1 (Twin Cam)

Alan Mann Racing UK

FORD ESCORT I TC - 500 km Nürburgring 1968 #3

Team: Ford Alan Mann (D), Driver: Hubert Hahne

FORD ESCORT I TC - ADAC Tourenwagen GP Nürburgring 1968 #36

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Porsche 934 24 Hours Le Mans Slot Car Model im Maßstab 1:64

2x Gruppen Sieger: Porsche 934 24h Le Mans 1976 und 1981

Porsche 934 Slot Cars 24 Stunden Le Mans 1976 / 1981

Die 24 Stunden von Le Mans gehören sicherlich zu den am besten dokumentierten Rennen. Von vielen Rennwagen, die bei den 24 Stunden gestartet sind, findet man im Internet Aufnahmen. Zwei Modelle vom Porsche 934 sollen hier nochmals genauer vorgestellt werden.

Denver Porsche 934 #70 mit IMSA-LE MANS Inserts von Custom FX

Sehr wahrscheinlich wurden viele Modelle von diesen Fahrzeugen gebaut. Im Maßstab h0, bzw. 1:64, gibt es davon nicht viele für die Modellrennbahn, zu klein ist die Auswahl an Modellen. Immer wieder müssen Unikate angefertigt werden. Als Basis für die Porsche 934 wurde der Porsche 935 von AFX verwendet. Front Spoiler, Heck und Seiten wurden modifiziert um später aus Kunstharz Karosserien abzuformen.

Co. Porsche 934 Le Mans 1976 mit BBS Felgen Inserts von Custom FX

Für das Modell musste lange nach dem markanten Schriftzug/Logo von J&Co. gesucht werden. In vielen Fällen sind Vorlagen für die Grafiken nur schwer zu finden. 1976 war J&Co offenbar eine erfolgreiche Marke. Heute sind nur noch schwer Spuren zu finden. Das Gleiche gilt auch für denver oder der skurrile Schriftzug Garage Bertapelle. Eine hilfreiche Quelle ist oftmals Racing Sport Cars (http://www.racingsportscars.com/), mit einer umfangreichen Datenbank und vielen Bildern.

Crossing the line: Porsche 934 Denver - Co - Vaillant

Alle Grafiken wurden anhand verschiedener Vorlagen nachgezeichnet und auf die Modelle angepasst. Durch die umfangreiche Erfahrung als Grafik Designer ergeben sich einige Vorteile. Die fertigen Grafiken werden bei Decals Print gedruckt. Der Service und die Qualität sind schon seit Jahren sehr zufriedenstellen.

Da waren es schon drei: Porsche 934 Custom Slot Cars

Ein weiterer Aspekt beim Modellbau ist die Farbwahl. Will man ein Modell nach dem Original anfertigen, sollte auch die Farbe stimmen. Zu Beginn wurde der Versuch unternommen, die Farben anhand von Fotos nachzuempfinden. Natürlich sind Farbfotos aus der Zeit nicht farbverbindlich und die Reproduktion im Internet verfälscht das Ergebnis zusätzlich.

Slot Car Model Porsche 934 Le Mans GT Class Winner 1976 / 1981

Zum Glück findet man heute verschiedene Anbieter die für den Modellbau Lacke in Originalfarbe anbieten. Zero Paint oder Gravity Colors (https://gravity-colors.com/) bieten eine große, auf Hersteller und Fahrzeuge abgestimmt, Auswahl. Allerdings wurden für die beiden Modelle Farben aus dem Bestand verwendet. Das Pink für den Denver Porsche war für den 917 vorgesehen. Als Rot für J&Co. Porsche wurde ein dunkler Ton gewählt, der aus der Alfa Romeo Farbpalette stammt.

Porsche 934 24h Le Mans Class Winner #54 1976

Team: Louis Meznarie (F)
Fahrer/Driver: Hubert Striebig (F)/Anny-Charlotte Verney (F)/Hughes Kirschoffer (F)
Ergebnis/Result: 11. und Gewinner der GT Klasse
Sponsors: BP/JEANS J and CO/MEZNARIE

Porsche 934 24h Le Mans Class Winner #70 1981

Team: Thierry Perrier (F)
Fahrer/Driver: Valentin Bertapelle (F)/Thierry Perrier (F)/Bernard Salam (F)
Ergebnis/Result: 17. und 1. in GT Klasse
Sponsors: denver

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