Post by slotcar64 on Jan 23, 2009 12:35:20 GMT -7
H.O. Wheelie Stands – PART 2.
Unlike Part 1 where you can build a wheelie standing ThunderJet, here we will look at a ‘fake’ wheelie that really looks great and will also work on just about any car – including magnet cars.
Based off the TYCO 440 Drag Race Corvette set, this system just wheelie’s (rocks) the body of the car.
The factory assembly is a special ‘body clip’ that lets the body rock over the rear axle.
This is a very simple and reliable setup to duplicate with a couple pieces of plastic glued inside the body – basically mounting the body via the rear axle. The body then needs weight (in the rear) to get the center of balance JUST forward of the rear axle.
This is the system used on my “Dippy-Hippy Bus” (factory TYCO unit) and “Lil’ Red Wagon” (hand made)
For magnet cars (or any car you can snap in the rear axle), a variation of this system is actually mounting the rear axle and wheels to the body and utilizing the chassis rear axle clip to snap the chassis in place as on my “Hemi Under Glass”
Yet another variation, my “Hell On Wheels” has a hollow rear axle and the body is actually mounted by straight pins pushed threw the body and into the axle itself.
Don’t forget to mount a strip of brass across the rear bumper – as noted in another post, get them SPARKS FLYING !!!
Of course, there are other ways to get an HO to do wheelies - LOL
Unlike Part 1 where you can build a wheelie standing ThunderJet, here we will look at a ‘fake’ wheelie that really looks great and will also work on just about any car – including magnet cars.
Based off the TYCO 440 Drag Race Corvette set, this system just wheelie’s (rocks) the body of the car.
The factory assembly is a special ‘body clip’ that lets the body rock over the rear axle.
This is a very simple and reliable setup to duplicate with a couple pieces of plastic glued inside the body – basically mounting the body via the rear axle. The body then needs weight (in the rear) to get the center of balance JUST forward of the rear axle.
This is the system used on my “Dippy-Hippy Bus” (factory TYCO unit) and “Lil’ Red Wagon” (hand made)
For magnet cars (or any car you can snap in the rear axle), a variation of this system is actually mounting the rear axle and wheels to the body and utilizing the chassis rear axle clip to snap the chassis in place as on my “Hemi Under Glass”
Yet another variation, my “Hell On Wheels” has a hollow rear axle and the body is actually mounted by straight pins pushed threw the body and into the axle itself.
Don’t forget to mount a strip of brass across the rear bumper – as noted in another post, get them SPARKS FLYING !!!
Of course, there are other ways to get an HO to do wheelies - LOL
