Fastlane 1/43 RC cars bodies on Artin 1/43 chassis

It turns out that there are fairly nice and cheap 1/43 bodies that can be found on Amazon: Fast Lane 1:43 Scale body Kit Super Slick 2 Pack for $5.99. These are also found at Toys’R Us and other places. With minor work, they can be adapted to the Artin chassis.

 

·      Here is how I built a Mini Cooper:

o    I used PCB sheets to widen the chassis a little bit, you can also use 1/16” black styrene (available in 12x12” panels from McMasterCarr for $10.00). The strips I use are about 25mm x 4mm.

o    I had to enlarge the wheel opening on the body using a Dremel tool

o    I reduced the axles a bit (cut with Dremel tool) to make the wheels fit under the car

o    I used a white plastic tab in the front to enable screwing the chassis to the body

o    I wired some lights (as explained here)

o    That’s it.

·      Here are the pics:

 

 

·      Detailed pictures of the same thing on a red Viper:

 

 

·      Here is a 350Z, this one uses styrene for the chassis wings (side extension) instead of PCB material.

 

 

·      Here are several cars this way: a pair of Vipers, a pair of Mini Cooper, and a pair of 350 Z

 

 

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