Autoart 1:32 racers

[arch2b]

has anyone compared these to epochs?

http://www.autoartmodels.com/pages/radio/1_32/index.htm

they have some impressive bodies on thier website. if they were crap they could potentially be candidates for mod projects using epoch parts.

[LBRC]

Hum, they don’t actually seem to be for sale anywhere, maybe not released yet. Did find the 1/24 scale. (http://wildcollections.zoovy.com/c=DjQp1E7iDhnzcRBRMWcOfTUOB/product/ARG09031) Not high tech.

However after seeing the bodies :eek: I couldn’t resist and went to Slotcardeals.com for this AutoArt 1/32 slot car, hope “lightning lamps” means working lights.
http://lbspd.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album87/13141_G.jpg
Am thinking stretch an Epoch chassis, some custom axles and it could be hot. Hardest part will be widening the steering, if you just extend the axles the wheel arc is too wide, might have to go for a CF pan chassis using the Epoch hardware, just have to wait and see.
http://lbspd.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album87/CONYEL.sized.jpg

[cdog4w]

I like that idea LBRC! As I've mentioned, I love that CRT 1/32 but its just WAY too expensive all said and done. I think there is a thread over at R7R about adapting parts from other cars (since I don't have the machine shop you do) to 1/32 scale. Specifically, cutting down a mini-z axle to get the rear balldiff, and maybe using some of their steering hardware (kingpins, knuckles...) for the front?

btw over at R7R, someone picked up one of the autoarts. I think they had a small release in europe and he got one from the UK for $50+. Not that great considering he said it drove like crap. I'm guessing small release since you can't find them on the 'bay anymore.

EDIT: forgot arch has a CRT, how are you liking it now that you've had it longer arch? Does it hit the track often?

[arch2b]

a stock crt kit is fun as heck to build but not exactly a race chassis. the lack of any front suspension etc, is enough to deter anyone.

christian told me a while back that he was in the middle of a redesign. i have yet to see of hear any news on this.

don't waste the money on a crt just yet. if you can but the rear motor pod and differnetial you can design and build a better chassis and front end.

overall it's fun to drive but the lack of handling really hurts it. my epoch races much better but is not nearly as fast. my crt is as fast as a stock/x-speed mini-z.

[cdog4w]

if you can but the rear motor pod and differnetial you can design and build a better chassis and front end.

Any idea where to get the parts? irc died. Direct order from CRT? I would have done it but its hard to tell which parts I would need for a complete diff/motor pod etc.

overall it's fun to drive but the lack of handling really hurts it. my epoch races much better but is not nearly as fast. my crt is as fast as a stock/x-speed mini-z.

I thought the CRT had kingpin/spring suspension up front? Same as epoch...? LBRC fixed the latter on the epoch with his turbo/shotgun combo. I got my hands on one and will be running it next week. :D

[arch2b]

unless you order from christian, i have no idea where to get crt parts anymore.

no, the stock crt steering shafts are threaded rods inwhich the knuckles screw on and simply turn on the threads. you have to twist them down and even them out just to balance the front end.

it would be scary to think what LBRC could do for the crt..... given the size, you might be able to get away with the same motor configuration rather than using a 130 size motors? inwhich case all he whould have to do is have the ball diff and adjust the motor mount to fit.

given access to the right machinery, building the alutimate 1:32 pan chassis would be simple. you could actually use mmr-02 front shafts and knuckles solving the front suspension. if you could have custom ball diff shafts made you could also use an overland or other small ball diff as well likely. ther eis no reason you could not build a great pan chassis with existing off the shelf mini-z parts if you had access to making modified parts to hold it all together.

[cdog4w]

unless you order from christian, i have no idea where to get crt parts anymore.

no, the stock crt steering shafts are threaded rods inwhich the knuckles screw on and simply turn on the threads. you have to twist them down and even them out just to balance the front end.

it would be scary to think what LBRC could do for the crt..... given the size, you might be able to get away with the same motor configuration rather than using a 130 size motors? inwhich case all he whould have to do is have the ball diff and adjust the motor mount to fit.

given access to the right machinery, building the alutimate 1:32 pan chassis would be simple. you could actually use mmr-02 front shafts and knuckles solving the front suspension. if you could have custom ball diff shafts made you could also use an overland or other small ball diff as well likely. ther eis no reason you could not build a great pan chassis with existing off the shelf mini-z parts if you had access to making modified parts to hold it all together.

We are agreed then :) So since you actually have a CRT, would the CRT knuckle fit on a mini-z kingpin so we could add springs? Failing that, would there be a way to mount the CRT wheels on a mini-z knuckle? Perhaps just a matter of a different size bearing to fit the CRT wheel on a mini-z knuckle... What about mounting the mini-z kingpin to the stock CRT chassis (which was $5 if I remember right, too cheap to no just buy and use)?

Will contact CRT to see whats going on.

[LBRC]

The AutoArt Murcielago Concept 1/32 slot car arrived today and the body is OM*! hot, came in a display case with body detail and finish that puts an Autoscale to shame. Granted the Autoscale Mini-Z body isn’t brand new but even if it was, side by side the AutoArt body wins hands down paint, detail, finish, you name it. It is a little heaver per scale, especially with the lights and seats, but that doesn’t bother me as I started building faster and faster Epochs it became apparent that in smaller cars weight is a much smaller issue, in fact you can reach a point where you need the weight.
http://lbspd.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album87/a.jpg
Comes with head and tail LED’s installed, functioning wire mesh grills and vents, replicable mirrors, fat wheels and good rubber, can’t ask for much more than that. Only complaint is that the wheel hole/axle diameter doesn’t match any ball bearings I have in stock. At first I thought the tires would be a little hard but a quick traction test reminded me that the slot car people have had decades to perfect the hobby.
http://lbspd.com/v-web/gallery/albums/album87/b.jpg
Was a little up in the air on whether the chassis should/would have to be a cut down Mini-Z or a scaled up Epoch, after looking at it I think I’ll have to go for a CF chassis based off the Epoch. The problem being that the body is way too nice to do a quickie, the chassis is going to have to live up to the body so this is going to be one of my hardest projects yet.

[arch2b]

how does it handle out of the box?

sure does look nice :)

[LBRC]

Haven’t set a 1/32 slot car track up in years.