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novamadcars
30-08-05, 05:40 AM
im just wondering if any one has thought of trying 2 make a 1/10th scale nitro car shell of a nova would be grate 2 be able 2 buy 1 as i dont fink thairs any company that actully make 1 for the 1/10th scale i no thay make 1 for the 1/12th scale
any one concider trying it :D
Stuart
30-08-05, 08:16 AM
most 1/10th scale shells are for saloon cars so making a 1/10th nova shell wouldnt actually fit on the chassis/wheelbase....

ive seen a 106, but it was actually massive lol.
STE Novavanman
30-08-05, 06:23 PM
could be done piss easy
Gingersnaps
30-08-05, 08:42 PM
i think someone should make one but u would need 1/8 scale wheels to make it look more realistic me thinks
Ste L
30-08-05, 08:49 PM
most 1/10th scale shells are for saloon cars so making a 1/10th nova shell wouldnt actually fit on the chassis/wheelbase....

ive seen a 106, but it was actually massive lol.


could alwyas have a nova saloon then
novamadcars
30-08-05, 08:56 PM
so is some one going 2 give it ago then ?
Gingersnaps
30-08-05, 09:00 PM
most 1/10th scale shells are for saloon cars so making a 1/10th nova shell wouldnt actually fit on the chassis/wheelbase....

ive seen a 106, but it was actually massive lol.


could alwyas have a nova saloon then

sounds good but a hatch with 1/8th touring wheels whould be better imo
novamadcars
30-08-05, 09:11 PM
or even a 1/10th saloon pickup would be grate :D :D :D
i dont no whats with me and nova pick-ups he he
Gingersnaps
30-08-05, 11:42 PM
or even a 1/10th saloon pickup would be grate :D :D :D
i dont no whats with me and nova pick-ups he he


mmmmmmmmmmmm pick up

now THATS a plan
novamadcars
31-08-05, 12:12 AM
i wont need a rc car pickup body shell im picking a real one up in a few days :)
Gingersnaps
31-08-05, 12:20 AM
well woopdeedoo lol r/c cars rock

we need nova body shells
Stuart
31-08-05, 08:13 AM
as far as i remember the nova saloon wheel base is still the same as the hatch so that wont solve any problems with the car looking totaly bizzaar at 1/10th scale with teh wheels in the right place for the chassis.....

you'd have to measure the wheel base of a 1/10th car then do the calculations on the real size of the nova to bring it down to the right size.... and thats gonna be huge lol as said its probably going to be 1/8th needing the big touring car wheels too lol.
Jack
31-08-05, 09:44 AM
as far as i remember the nova saloon wheel base is still the same as the hatch so that wont solve any problems with the car looking totaly bizzaar at 1/10th scale with teh wheels in the right place for the chassis.....
Thats just what I was thinking - the wheelbase of a saloon is the same as a hatch... lol

I know Ade has some drawings of novas... are they to scale? If so and they have dimensions, that could be a good starting point...
burgo
31-08-05, 06:50 PM
ahhhh but what if you use the tamiya mini chassis. thats much shorter and will work a treat
boredbloke
31-08-05, 07:05 PM
ahhhh but what if you use the tamiya mini chassis. thats much shorter and will work a treat

now that mini rocks! i have one! :D not sure if its the 1/10th scale though...?
novamadcars
02-09-05, 12:26 AM
this is the 1/12th scale nova bodyshell for the mardave series only thing is i think its a tad 2 small and what a grate idea on the tamiya mini chassie
like for pic http://www.huntersystems.co.uk/acatalog/V12SWB.html
NovalutionGSi
02-09-05, 09:13 AM
Dam... Cant find the pics of my 2 mardave shells i had made up. one of me mates converted the 205 shell to look like a nova, duno why he didnt buy the nova one!

i did make a 205 CTi out one of the shells!

has for the 1/10......the Hatch would look right it scaled correctly to fit but would be oversized, same to with the Saloon, althou that would work better.
STE Novavanman
02-09-05, 05:54 PM
i could make a shell piss easy after what i been doin at work today would be so easy
Stuart
02-09-05, 06:28 PM
yes easy to make, but time consuming and fiddly getting the dimensions right
novamadcars
03-09-05, 03:10 AM
so what did you do at work then s t e ?
STE Novavanman
03-09-05, 10:40 AM
yesterday i was making humvee engine and radiator/fan covers out of fire retardent grade 1 resin also speakers and bedford lorry covers eg headlight surrounds and wheel arches and engine covers with carbon reinforcement. put piccys up later today so you can see the quality of finish i work too but is leaving me no time to do my nova.