UPDATED 4-14-2021
Hi Folks,
Not too much new at the moment other than that I am out of Stomper Tires again. The recent batch I made went quicker than expected. I'm glad for that and I thank you. It'll be a few weeks before I can get another batch completed but I will make more.
I did do a test cast for another repro tire which I hope to have available soon as well. These would be the knobby style tires that came on the Tyco/ Mattel Bandit Nissan pick up. It seems as though they are another one that is hard to find so I figured it would be a good one to make as well. The results so far look promising.
Also, I did have a request for light bars for the tow truck again, so they are moving up on the list along with fire truck light bars. I do have to make a new mold for these, so it might be a little while yet.
In the meantime, I'm still playing with the scenery on the small test layout I'm building. It is a slow process.
Stay safe everyone... until the next update, Happy Motoring.
Hi Folks,
Not too much new at the moment other than that I am out of Stomper Tires again. The recent batch I made went quicker than expected. I'm glad for that and I thank you. It'll be a few weeks before I can get another batch completed but I will make more.
I did do a test cast for another repro tire which I hope to have available soon as well. These would be the knobby style tires that came on the Tyco/ Mattel Bandit Nissan pick up. It seems as though they are another one that is hard to find so I figured it would be a good one to make as well. The results so far look promising.
Also, I did have a request for light bars for the tow truck again, so they are moving up on the list along with fire truck light bars. I do have to make a new mold for these, so it might be a little while yet.
In the meantime, I'm still playing with the scenery on the small test layout I'm building. It is a slow process.
Stay safe everyone... until the next update, Happy Motoring.
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.
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.
Happy Motoring!
Dr. Oogan
