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NeilBlanchard · 02-07-2010, 03:18 PM

Thanks for your responses, folks! I've been thinking a lot more about this project, and I will be writing things down and doing some more drawings. Here's what I'd like to do to check/refine the aerodynamics:

Build a scale wind tunnel! For the 1/24th scale of this model, it would be pretty easy --and I can even use my belt sander (upside down on the floor of the tunnel) to mimic the moving roadway, and to spin the tires...

Is this something I can find on Instructables? How would I make a scale sized smoke trail device?

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NeilBlanchard Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 7,908 Mica Blue - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0 Team Toyota 90 day: 42.48 mpg (US) Forest - '15 Nissan Leaf S Team Nissan 90 day: 156.46 mpg (US) Number 7 - '15 VW e-Golf SEL TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 155.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 3,475 Thanked 2,952 Times in 1,845 Posts	Thanks for your responses, folks! I've been thinking a lot more about this project, and I will be writing things down and doing some more drawings. Here's what I'd like to do to check/refine the aerodynamics: Build a scale wind tunnel! For the 1/24th scale of this model, it would be pretty easy --and I can even use my belt sander (upside down on the floor of the tunnel) to mimic the moving roadway, and to spin the tires... Is this something I can find on Instructables? How would I make a scale sized smoke trail device? __________________ Sincerely, Neil http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/