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Team AMG
12-30-2004, 12:54 PM
Hey all, Pete here. I got these XMODS for my nephews for Christmas, 3 Acura's and one Skyline, a small track, some minor upgrades and a carrying case. They're hooked and now I'm hooked.

In the next few weeks I'm going to build a 3/4 mile (150 running feet) road course in my garage, with a high speed section and 10-13 degree banked turns. The surface has yet to be determined but it may be thin neoprene over plywood. It should take a weekend to build once the materials have been gathered.

I have a small vacuform business that makes 1/32 scale slot car bodies, which I also race (there is a 1 mile scale track in my garage as well), and I have a number of current street and racing body styles in my inventory. I plan on seeing if a 1/32nd scale body is possible to adapt to the 1/28th scale XMOD, if not I may in the future produce a limited amount of XMOD lexan bodies. I've been racing slot cars of various scales for more than 35 years.

My cars will be state of the art, vacuformed bodies, AWD, carbon fibre and bearings. It'll take time to learn all the tricks but that's the advantage of being retired, that's what I have the most of.

I'll be posting the pics of the facility as it's being built.

deerman270
12-30-2004, 01:02 PM
cool

Kujo
12-30-2004, 01:10 PM
Very nice. Its like I have always said: "You're never too old to play with toys".

Would be nice to see a new selection of bodies for these things. I personally like to see a few more 60's-70's muscle cars. Perhaps something in a Hemi 'Cuda, or 69 Chevelle SS :D

Keep us updated :)

cole
12-30-2004, 01:11 PM
lmao, after all that all u say is "cool" lol

Team AMG
12-30-2004, 02:17 PM
Very nice. Its like I have always said: "You're never too old to play with toys".

Would be nice to see a new selection of bodies for these things. I personally like to see a few more 60's-70's muscle cars. Perhaps something in a Hemi 'Cuda, or 69 Chevelle SS :D

Keep us updated :)

My company makes the AAR Cuda, PJ '69 Mustang and Penske/Sonoco '69 Camaro's in 1/32nd scale, I notices the XMODS Camaro is a bit out of scale length to width, so these might be better on the longer wheelbase chassis. We had discussed a series of mid to late 60's NASCAR bodies but the demand wasn't what we wanted. Once I really get into this I may make a few 1/28th scale bucks of popular cars, I think the first will be of the '04 Focus ZX3 WRC.

Kujo
12-30-2004, 02:24 PM
Excellent. I can't wait to see how it turns out. I like the Focus :)