Excelente Kart

[Orange Krate]

Came across this totally by accident but I want one!

Anybody know where they're from? I'd like to license them as my official merchandise "by all our playsets and toys!"

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Dang... That IS cool, isn't it? One of my (way too many) hobbies is scale modelling, I'd love to get my hands on a few and alter them. Do you have any idea what scale it is? I'd be changing out that rolling stock, too!

FYI- Common auto model scale is 1/24 or 1/25.

 

[newrider3]

Dang... That IS cool, isn't it? One of my (way too many) hobbies is scale modelling, I'd love to get my hands on a few and alter them. Do you have any idea what scale it is? I'd be changing out that rolling stock, too!

FYI- Common auto model scale is 1/24 or 1/25.

If you can find little tires in scale you could always make kart frames out of the scrap sprues that other model parts come on...

 

[OzFab]

Ha, that's so cool! looks like an amex.

My mate got me this a few months ago...

FYI: I can't see a scale anywhere on the box but it's about 4 - 5" long

 

[Doc Sprocket]

If you can find little tires in scale you could always make kart frames out of the scrap sprues that other model parts come on...

Absolutely! I haven't attempted this yet because 1)I have not found suitable wheels 2)Up until recently I didn't have a classic style kart to scale off, and 3)I have yet to see a suitable scale engine and don't know if I can make one that will look good enough.

I'd have to look for some very small spure, and/or stretch some, and/or buy some styrene rod. Scaled, I need it to be about 1mm diameter. Very delicate.

 

[Orange Krate]

Here's my pitiful attempt at 1:18 scale. Solid copper wire soldered to brass. I took the wheels off of a Dollar store toy. The engine is way not right but I thought about stealing the compressor off that tank. Anyway, this was just a proof in concept

 

[Doc Sprocket]

That's not a bad start at all... Love the engine! Cox? Looks like one'a the first glow engines, like they used to use on control line model planes.