kazoospec
kazoospec Dork
3/5/14 6:22 a.m.

Since the "non-racing" season gets a little long here in Michigan, and I don't have a heated garage, I've been working on a "Mini Me" of my autocross car for my desk at work. (Cough, "Nerd", Cough) Love to see any similar attempts you all have made.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
3/5/14 6:32 a.m.

Nope had to get my ass out in the cold and work on the real car.

On a different note, you forgot pictures.

kazoospec
kazoospec Dork
3/5/14 6:38 a.m.

In reply to N Sperlo:

Red X? Visible to me. Grrrr, Crap. I could describe what it looks like, but that probably wouldn't be helpful.

And I'm prepared to cede manliness contest to all those who have been working on "real cars" this winter. Not to restart the "global warming is a hoax" topic again, but its been like Siberia here for about 3 months. I'll see if there's a different way to link the photo.

kazoospec
kazoospec Dork
3/5/14 6:41 a.m.

Hopefully that worked.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
3/5/14 7:43 a.m.

OK. That's pretty damn cool.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
3/5/14 7:46 a.m.

You know there are racing simulations you can play on your computer

Nice model anyway.

kazoospec
kazoospec Dork
3/5/14 8:34 a.m.
GameboyRMH wrote: You know there are racing simulations you can play on your computer Nice model anyway.

Yeah, I do that too. Unfortunately, I'm terrible at sims.

LopRacer
LopRacer HalfDork
3/5/14 7:00 p.m.

I am actually doing the same and am working on a replica of my Civic hatch using the recent Hot Wheels Civic hatch as a base, don't have pictures yet, but when I do...

kazoospec
kazoospec Dork
3/5/14 7:50 p.m.

In reply to LopRacer:

You didn't hear this from me, but . . . http://www.ebay.com/itm/tamiya-CIVIC-MUGEN-Gr-A-DOHC-1-24-MODELKIT-/131132341942?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1e8818beb6

confuZion3
confuZion3 UltraDork
3/5/14 8:27 p.m.

Hey, that's just like my car. Where did you get that model?

kazoospec
kazoospec Dork
3/5/14 8:42 p.m.

In reply to confuZion3:

Its a reissue of the old Tamiya kit, but its not "off the shelf". I did a lot of work on it to get it where it is. I scratch built the roll bar, harness, harness bar, front lip and reworked the interior. The wheels are a discontinued Fujimi kit that I think was designed for a BMW. Unfortunately, the suspension had to be reworked because the width and offset on the wheels were wrong. Its still not quite right, but is as close as I can get it. Paint was left over from when I resprayed the full sized car a couple years ago.

For reference, here's the full size:

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