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March Contest Options
Topic Started: Feb 25 2007, 04:32 AM (1,880 Views)
Daniel H
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It is derby cars this month, has to be matchbox size (1/64 scale) and it can be any driver, whether real or fictional....
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Chris179
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cheers matey, am i right in thinking 1/64 scale is about 2inche's long by 1 inch wide?
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Daniel H
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it doesn't really matter as long as it is small scale....
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Chris179
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ok cheers how long have i got to build n paint it? because i've only got a estate and dont no what to do with that yet so might look on ebay for somert else
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Daniel H
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I think until the beginning of April, I think a Volvo would be alright as they use them in compact derbies :)
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Chris179
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kool i got a few volvo's 1 is already stripped out and ready 4 painting
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Chris179
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managed to get my hands on somthing else, already started on it where do i send my pic's once its complete?
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mookie427
I like this guys lack of style
At the end of the month we usually nominate someone to send the pics of our entries to, then they set up a poll

I have a Mercury of some sort for this one, I'm keeping it under wraps as to what type though ;)
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Daniel H
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I've got a nice little Dodge :D
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Chris179
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i've got a pontiac with realistic crash damage and its had 2 coats of paint already, gonna signwrite it then shes ready ;)
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Chris179
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mine's all built and signwritten, just need pictures now :D
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
Sounds like you're the first one done this month! :thumbup:

I've got my car picked out and stripped, but that's as far as I've gotten.
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mookie427
I like this guys lack of style
Is it OK if I can't find pictures of derby cars to just do my own design, but keep it in the same style as a DD car?
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
mookie427
Mar 5 2007, 02:15 PM
Is it OK if I can't find pictures of derby cars to just do my own design, but keep it in the same style as a DD car?

Absolutely. And if you need pics of a certain make/model as a derby car, let me know and I'll see what I can dig up.
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Daniel H
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Looking for pics of these :P

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Swifty
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Daniel H
Mar 6 2007, 11:36 AM
Looking for pics of these :P

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Talk about a tough one! These cars were not popular when new, and I haven't seen one personally since the mid-'90s (a neighbor had a yellow one up until about '96 or so). I have managed to find record of one being used in a demolition derby in 1996, but there is no picture.

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/compa.../1?viscount=100 See post #8

Will you be using the Hot Wheels, the Playart, or the generic copy of the Playart?

The Omni 024 became the Dodge Daytona in 1984, and I have a record of a '91 Daytona winning a compact derby recently (again no pic):

http://www.carterperformancehorses.com/carters%20page.htm
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
For those still looking for suitable derby cars, I want to emphasize almost anything is fair game:

http://www.hartin.com/1996.htm (Hot Wheels has the correct body style, Yatming)

http://www.hartin.com/1999.htm (Matchbox, Maisto, and more...yes that's a real Trans Am!)

http://www.derbyheat.com/bbs/index.php?showtopic=1375 '80s Mustangs- and lots of them (Hot Wheels, Yatming, Corgi, etc.). Also a couple Mustang IIs (Tomica, Welly, MotorMax).
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Swifty
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67 pages worth of derby car pics: http://www.derbyheat.com/bbs/index.php?showtopic=1159

A little bit of everything! Built cars, raced cars, cars that haven't been built yet (including at least two Gremlins and lots of Mustangs :( ). Full-sizers, compacts, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s- you name it. Tons of Yank iron that's readily available in 1/64.
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