Building a Hill Climb
the hill is based, and will be filmed like an actual hill climb
you've seen how the build is,
these are the general (real to scale) stats
it's a 192 ft hill at the finish line, slick and tough. think of looking at climbing that hill in real life...I'd have a heart attack walking to the finish
..lol
all perspectives will be distorted to give that effect, you went up the hill from a standing flat
just to clarify and define
dr
Hey Brother! I'll see what I can find/work up... I am covered up right now but have you in my to-do pile!
This makes for a cool looking sand racer but I haven't glued the axels in yet or glued/screwed body to chassis yet and ......it's overweight. But it looks cool!
- ok, 32g — dr_dodge
- that does look tough — dr_dodge
- build it, I will adjust the rules — dr_dodge
- Message me you address. I'll get it sent off in a day or two. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
After gluing.
- nice! — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- Sweet! Totally digging that sand rail !! — SpyDude
- Thanks! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
I'm sending this too....it's over 31g stock but you can test with it.
Is this going to be like an impromptu tournament with a video posted on your channel? I might be able to send one or two. I'll let you know.
Maniac
- feel free, I will film any car plenty that comes here, I promise — dr_dodge
- I'm not going to be able to get any out to you, but thanks — ManiacMotorsports
I found this little Maisto buggy in an odd lot I got off eBay... it was flourescent orange but I went with green because it reminds me of an old Tamiya Grass hopper r/c buggy! That orange was really on there... there are flecks of it here and there... but I am gonna muddy it up some to make it look the part! It is very light so no worries on the weight! You are officially in the build pile! lol
- I think I have one of those too. I haven't done any mods to it though. — johnson9195
- very cool! — dr_dodge
- it is actually a pretty cool little buggy... I'd buy another if I saw it in the store... — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- You have to really soak the hell out of the car bodies in CItriStrip to get the paint loose enough to wash off. I usually leave the cars in the dip overnight, so about 8 hours, then hang it up to drip off when I go to work. By the time I get home, most of the paint stripper and the car's paint has dripped off and back into the jar. — SpyDude
- I do the same over night treatment but this one really held on... even after running it under the bench grinder with a wire brush... tough stuff. — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- There's been a few I've had to soak for a couple of days. The finish on those Matchbox Army Jeeps? Had to use three different kinds of paint stripper over a week's time, and then STILL had to wire-wheel it. That was some super-tough paint. — SpyDude
- I coat the body, then put a glop in a paper towel, wrap it up, ind into a ziplock, burp it. 6 hrs usually does it. best is, paint all stickes to the paper towel if ya time it right — dr_dodge
- In glad you posted this. It reminds me that I have a couple Adventure Force dune buggies that'll probably work — Fat_Dad
"IF" I paint a car....I sandblast them and then wash them with isopropyl alcohol. 
- color me jealous... I used to have access to a bead blaster at work and did tons of parts for my old car restoration projects... — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- Great idea! I dig the BBQ base for it! The natural texture should be perfect to paint. I should set up my sandblaster. — johnson9195
- lol, on the pit, great idea. my mig welder is on an old o-scope cart — dr_dodge
It's actually my wife's sandblast cabinet. She etches pint glasses for pet owners/memorial type things for dogs that have passed. 100% of proceeds goes to rescue groups. She did the Run With The Big Dogs glass in opening shots of that race series.
- That's awesome that she does that! Makes me hope even more I get lucky enough to win a cup! — StrayDog
- very cool! — dr_dodge
- nice! — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
there all pass (stock weight) as rail buggies:
the dragster is under 30, w heavy cast top
everyone adds weight, what a twist to go on a diet...lol
rigor just need some lightening, no more having to add weight,
and you get to balance it by where the weight comes off
to be in fact, drillin' holes is cheaper than tungston ...lol
dr