UPDATED 2-3-2019
Hello Fellow Hobbyists,
Just returned from the 30th Anniversary Superbowl Sunday Slot Car Show in Melville, NY hosted by Bob Beers... what an great show and fun time. It has been been years since I've been to this show and all I can say is that I can't wait to go again next year. I got to see many familiar faces, get reacquainted with some enthusiasts I haven't seen in years and meet many new hobbyists and collectors alike. Great show Bob!
I'll be at the Allentown Show at the Merchant Square Mall this coming Saturday on Feb. 9th.
Hope to see you there!
Happy Motoring,
Doc
Hello Fellow Hobbyists,
Just returned from the 30th Anniversary Superbowl Sunday Slot Car Show in Melville, NY hosted by Bob Beers... what an great show and fun time. It has been been years since I've been to this show and all I can say is that I can't wait to go again next year. I got to see many familiar faces, get reacquainted with some enthusiasts I haven't seen in years and meet many new hobbyists and collectors alike. Great show Bob!
I'll be at the Allentown Show at the Merchant Square Mall this coming Saturday on Feb. 9th.
Hope to see you there!
Happy Motoring,
Doc
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
