UPDATED 6-29-18
Hello Fellow Hobbyists,
As mentioned in a previous posting I am moving and all my hobby projects had to come to an abrupt stop. I finally finished packing up the last of my basement hobby space yesterday and I won't be able to do anything for a while since it is all temporarily going into storage. Prior to storing the vacuum & casting tanks, I did get to finish the rear bumper mold for the Ranchero but that was it. Unfortunately, the Ranchero T-Jet body is delayed again until I can get back up and running.
I did manage to cast another small batch of Tyco Stomper tires but that will be it for those as well until I get set up again in the new place.
Happy Motoring,
Doc
OLDER NEWS:
New Product ~ Injection Molded Traffic Cones...
After many hours of machining, I finally completed my first injection mold die. The product is a 1/64 scale traffic safety cone that coincides with the scale of the slot cars we all enjoy and collect. They are now available on my Offer page and you can read more about them if you visit the Slot Car Lab page.
Ranchero Update...
A bunch of folks have inquired about the Ranchero, and it is on the way. I'm going to try and get the rear bumper mold remade this week, again. After that, I will need to send both front and rear bumpers out to be chromed which takes a few weeks. I already have a running list of a dozen finished bodies promised to friends and other hobbyists who have been waiting patiently for me to get this project done. I apologize, but I cannot commit to any more from this point forward. I just can't guarantee what the silicone mold will yield before it gives out. So my plan is to fulfill my dozen commitments first. After that, I will finish whatever amount of bodies that follow and offer them here or on ebay or both.
Hello Fellow Hobbyists,
As mentioned in a previous posting I am moving and all my hobby projects had to come to an abrupt stop. I finally finished packing up the last of my basement hobby space yesterday and I won't be able to do anything for a while since it is all temporarily going into storage. Prior to storing the vacuum & casting tanks, I did get to finish the rear bumper mold for the Ranchero but that was it. Unfortunately, the Ranchero T-Jet body is delayed again until I can get back up and running.
I did manage to cast another small batch of Tyco Stomper tires but that will be it for those as well until I get set up again in the new place.
Happy Motoring,
Doc
OLDER NEWS:
New Product ~ Injection Molded Traffic Cones...
After many hours of machining, I finally completed my first injection mold die. The product is a 1/64 scale traffic safety cone that coincides with the scale of the slot cars we all enjoy and collect. They are now available on my Offer page and you can read more about them if you visit the Slot Car Lab page.
Ranchero Update...
A bunch of folks have inquired about the Ranchero, and it is on the way. I'm going to try and get the rear bumper mold remade this week, again. After that, I will need to send both front and rear bumpers out to be chromed which takes a few weeks. I already have a running list of a dozen finished bodies promised to friends and other hobbyists who have been waiting patiently for me to get this project done. I apologize, but I cannot commit to any more from this point forward. I just can't guarantee what the silicone mold will yield before it gives out. So my plan is to fulfill my dozen commitments first. After that, I will finish whatever amount of bodies that follow and offer them here or on ebay or both.
The Doctor is in...
Though I mainly focus on the Aurora T-Jet & AFX, I also enjoy collecting other vintage HO scale slot cars by Atlas, Lionel, Marx, & Eldon. Recently, I've been collecting and building 1:32 scale cars as well... its just too fun not to.
Though straight up racing is fun, I find modelling cars, making scenery, and building fully landscaped layouts most enjoyable about the hobby. Molding and casting custom car bodies and parts is another aspect of the hobby I like but it can get challenging, labor intensive, and costly. It has taken me a good amount of trial & error to finally have reached the point where I am satisfied with the quality of my castings.
I have made some performance parts for the serious racers out there, namely my replacement shoe and brush springs for the T-Jet and AFX chassis. They are FRAY approved and even won the HO Product of the Year award in 2009. I'm very thankful to all the racers who use my springs and help me keep them available for the hobby.
My focus for 2018 is to concentrate on making new bodies that have never been made and hard to find replacement parts to repair cars with missing parts. Also on my list for this year's goals is to build two small themed layouts. The first will be a short road race track and the second a desert off road layout. I've already started the first and my plan is to debut this one at the America On Wheels show in June.
Happy Motoring!
Dr. Oogan
Though straight up racing is fun, I find modelling cars, making scenery, and building fully landscaped layouts most enjoyable about the hobby. Molding and casting custom car bodies and parts is another aspect of the hobby I like but it can get challenging, labor intensive, and costly. It has taken me a good amount of trial & error to finally have reached the point where I am satisfied with the quality of my castings.
I have made some performance parts for the serious racers out there, namely my replacement shoe and brush springs for the T-Jet and AFX chassis. They are FRAY approved and even won the HO Product of the Year award in 2009. I'm very thankful to all the racers who use my springs and help me keep them available for the hobby.
My focus for 2018 is to concentrate on making new bodies that have never been made and hard to find replacement parts to repair cars with missing parts. Also on my list for this year's goals is to build two small themed layouts. The first will be a short road race track and the second a desert off road layout. I've already started the first and my plan is to debut this one at the America On Wheels show in June.
Happy Motoring!
Dr. Oogan
