After 10 years being shut away, I hope this makes a few tongues wag.
http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z71/ ... Sprint.flv
It was taken to a couple of shows in the late nineties, with mixed reaction, now with the onset of the internet, everyone can take a look, feel free to comment good or bad, but hope your entertained anyway
Hope to add a couple of photos and literature later, and I hope a certain gentleman from Holland (Mr Oldencamp - I think that was his name) might be very interested
If it makes anyone inspired, laugh or talk I apologise for taking so long to re-unveil, but enjoy
Radio Control Dolomite Sprint
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Fantastic! 
This WILL be on display at TDCIR won't it? 
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Nathan Mwk 627G
Thats Fantastic, been looking for somthing like this for ages!!
In total i have about 15 rc on road cars, and i currently race a TC3
Most of my cars are models of older cars, they still get used but not for racing!!
Iv e-mailed a company who may be able to make some shells, dont get to excited though as i e-mailed them 2 years ago and they said they would look into it!!
Lets see what happends and ill keep you posted with any reply i receive!!
Nathan
In total i have about 15 rc on road cars, and i currently race a TC3
Most of my cars are models of older cars, they still get used but not for racing!!
Iv e-mailed a company who may be able to make some shells, dont get to excited though as i e-mailed them 2 years ago and they said they would look into it!!
Lets see what happends and ill keep you posted with any reply i receive!!
Nathan
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1300dolly
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R/C sprint
Not getting a lot of time on PC at moment due to floods and having to move house this week, I promise I will add more info about the model at a later date.
Basiclly its been made from scratch, someone gave me an old cheap and nasty chassis which was lengthened so the wheelbase was in relation to the width. This worked out to be approx 10:1 scale, In the Haynes manual the specification line drawings where enlarged to the correct scale thus giving model full templates of top, side, front and back views. Then depending which way you look at it here comes the sad or skilful part, the whole bodyshell is made of wood, hollowed out inside to take chassis, batteries, speed controller and all the other stuff, and carefully carved externally to achieve the detail. Before painting several coats of sanding sealer applied, this gives the wood a tough coating and stops the paint soaking into the grain, then a couple of coats of Post Office Red. The wheels are turned and polished by a friend and tiny shapes of black insulation tape carefully positioned to give the paint and hole effect. Tyres where from Tamiya Mini cooper, not ideal size but there was not a lot of choice. All chromework is polished aluminium.
Looking back, it took over 100 hours to make and could never even begin to think of attempting anything like it again. Someone asked me if I'd consider making a Jag for them, (can you put a price on 100 hours work) I'm afraid to say to take on a project like this your heart has to be in it, at the time mine definitely was, but I look back and think "how sad was that", but all the nice remarks over the last couple of days have convinced be otherwise, apart from Mad Mart saying the front was a little high.
Hey! only jokin Mad Mart
Basiclly its been made from scratch, someone gave me an old cheap and nasty chassis which was lengthened so the wheelbase was in relation to the width. This worked out to be approx 10:1 scale, In the Haynes manual the specification line drawings where enlarged to the correct scale thus giving model full templates of top, side, front and back views. Then depending which way you look at it here comes the sad or skilful part, the whole bodyshell is made of wood, hollowed out inside to take chassis, batteries, speed controller and all the other stuff, and carefully carved externally to achieve the detail. Before painting several coats of sanding sealer applied, this gives the wood a tough coating and stops the paint soaking into the grain, then a couple of coats of Post Office Red. The wheels are turned and polished by a friend and tiny shapes of black insulation tape carefully positioned to give the paint and hole effect. Tyres where from Tamiya Mini cooper, not ideal size but there was not a lot of choice. All chromework is polished aluminium.
Looking back, it took over 100 hours to make and could never even begin to think of attempting anything like it again. Someone asked me if I'd consider making a Jag for them, (can you put a price on 100 hours work) I'm afraid to say to take on a project like this your heart has to be in it, at the time mine definitely was, but I look back and think "how sad was that", but all the nice remarks over the last couple of days have convinced be otherwise, apart from Mad Mart saying the front was a little high.
Hey! only jokin Mad Mart
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HolgerS