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Just found this very interesting kit, it could be a perfect track racer at a reasonable price....
What do you guys think? I like the concept of this kit, and I guess you could change the styling if you wanted something different.
Without the bodywork, It looks like a simpler single seater, Atom inspired kitcar.
Nice, check :
ttp://www.mkdevelopments.co.uk/mksprintr
What do you guys think? I like the concept of this kit, and I guess you could change the styling if you wanted something different.
Without the bodywork, It looks like a simpler single seater, Atom inspired kitcar.
Nice, check :
ttp://www.mkdevelopments.co.uk/mksprintr
Edited by fuoriserie on Friday 29th September 09:26
Hi fuoriserie,
I think it's a really good kit ... track weapon ... road fun ... and the self builder (or designer ;-) ) could change its looks quite easily to make it a modern single seater.
The sprint-r looks good and should also be good on the road or track because of its simplicity.
And that price! really good given the fun you can have with it.
Only the design can be judged a little bit dated by some people ... simplicity dictate some forms but as you pointed ... there is place for improvement of the looks.
With all those chassis and part built picutres on the Mk site you have what you need to post a few sketches of what could be a modern single seater based on the Sprint-r ... please!
As a Ginetta owner I really liked your proposals for a new G12 on the Ginetta Forum ... good job! Please make us dream with an (already) updated design for the sprint-r.
lightspear27 said:
Just a silly (or not so silly) idea ...
To keep costs low (as well as the weight), why not to use a few grp parts (nose cone, rear end, ...) and cover the body with fabric ?!
Hi Lightspear27
Actually it's a very interesting idea,............just for fun I will work on something....but can't promise on the outcome..
. Edited by fuoriserie on Friday 29th September 09:59
Edited by fuoriserie on Friday 29th September 10:00
Just found this.
www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/velorex.html
Iit must be a fabric that can handle rain, it says vynil in the article, but maybe modern taurpalin or a polyester fabric today would do the trick.
www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/velorex.html
Iit must be a fabric that can handle rain, it says vynil in the article, but maybe modern taurpalin or a polyester fabric today would do the trick.
Edited by fuoriserie on Friday 29th September 11:02
There's a bit more info here.
I think it looks pretty good.
www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=51834
I think it looks pretty good.
www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=51834
fuoriserie said:
lightspear27 said:
Just a silly (or not so silly) idea ...
To keep costs low (as well as the weight), why not to use a few grp parts (nose cone, rear end, ...) and cover the body with fabric ?!
Hi Lightspear27
Actually it's a very interesting idea,............just for fun I will work on something....but can't promise on the outcome..
. Ah yes, fabric bodied cars - big in the 1920/30s apparently, so it's certainly been done before.
yes, planes were also made of wood and fabric in their early days!
I think with modern recent materials it would be possible to obtain an interesting design. The car manufacturer would not have to develop moulds and the car builder/owner could change the body colour in a few minutes. good for avertisings on the cars body too.
imagine an Atom Ariel with a fabric skin ... it would still look good and would be more practical without weighting much more than it weights without the fabric body/skin.
Go to and from the track with the body/skin on ... remove it for maximum sensation/fun on track or on sunny/dry days ... light, easy to store, easy to replace/repair, ... lots of potential
Sounds like fun, though you still need a body frame to stretch the fabric across, so my chassis covered in cloth would look a bit... odd 
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