About RMS Resins
I have something I need to admit...I still play with small cars. I'm not ashamed, I just need to set that straight right up front. It really all began when I was born in 1967. I inherited the gear-head gene from my father. On my first birthday, my parents traded their Datsun 410 sedan on a brand-new, 1968 Chevelle. That forever sealed my link with all things related to cars. Fourteen years later, I was given the Chevelle on my birthday.
The Early Years
Like everyone else I knew growing up, I had a slot car track. Well, actually, it was Dad's and mine, but you know how kids kind of take things over. We had some Aurora Model Motoring track that we ran off an old train transformer. The only cars I can remember from that time are a red Cobra Daytona and a red Mercury Cougar. I also remember going to the hobby store with Dad and getting a hop-up kit with a pair of Tuff-Ones wheels and tires, and putting these into the old Cougar. The next Christmas, Mom surprised us with a new Model Motoring set that had some neat track pieces and two new cars - a white Chaparral 2F and a brown Ford GT-40. Both cars were Flame-throwers too! I loved the yellow Aurora aprons that let you slide! Things pretty much stayed that way for a number of years.
From 1973 to 1977 my family lived in a little town outside of Stuttgart, West Germany. I went to German school and made friends with numerous kids that also had a passion for slot cars. Imagine my surprise to find that Faller was the German version of Aurora and that my cars all worked with theirs. We spent many hours racing on my track and theirs. A G.I. living upstairs from us gave me his AFX cars and track before he returned home, but most of the AFX cars I had at that time were destroyed or modified.
Living in Germany opened me up to numerous sports cars and my new favorite sport - Formula 1 racing. I was lucky enough to be taken to several German G.P.'s in the 1970's and 1980's. I have even talked my way into the pits and have seen some of the best drivers of the time up close and personal.
We returned to Germany in 1980 and the two things I took with me were my 1968 Chevelle, and a suitcase full of my track, a transformer to run it, my controllers, and all of my cars. I spent many hours on the hotel room floor setting up tracks and racing.
The Teen Years
I pulled the slot cars out routinely for many years in Germany, but the "fumes" of teenage lust overcame me - mainly car fumes and perfumes. Luckily, I was also in Boy Scouts, so I stayed out of trouble. I spent months prepping my Chevelle for paint and enjoying driving the car with my permit. Germans were never quite sure what to make of the old Chevelle, but I loved her.
Returning to the USA, we moved back to Colorado Springs, Colorado, the slot cars went into the basement, and the Chevelle took all of my time. After a few years of college, I decided to sell her to concentrate on getting out of school before I became a tenured student (!), and closed that chapter of my life.
The Almost-Adult Years
I finally graduated, got married, got a good job, and suddenly, we were expecting a child. Once our son, Christopher was born, I pulled out the old HO track, dusted it off, and had fun on the floor with him for awhile. I then decided to get serious and put together my first table for a track. I also was tired of fighting connection issues with original Aurora track and purchased several TOMY AFX International sets and built a large, 4-lane track. I had just started landscaping the track and adding to my car collection, when I began flirting with the idea of switching to 1:32. I think the wheels really began turning around the time eToys went out of business and began dumping Fly Vipers for $5. I liked running HO, but knew I wanted the detailing and modeling that the larger scale offered. The switch in scale also offered me cars in the flavors I like; Trans/Am, IMSA, Lemans, and vintage F-1.
I researched 1:32nd cars on the Web for a while and began by purchasing two new Scalextric Sport sets; both Formula 1 in Circuit 3 & 4. The track was not what I was expecting - it was way better! By the way, I did keep all of my original T-Jets, and a few other AFX cars that have sentimental value to me.
I began my collection with several cars to go with the sets, three more Scalextric cars - the '69 Penske Camaro and Bud Moore Mustang, a lighted GT-3 Porsche for my daughter, and a lighted Fly C-5 Corvette for my son. All of the cars are wonderfully detailed and are a ball to drive. With the magnet removed, the cars drive like the real thing: powerful and tail-happy.
I almost forgot -I purchased another 1968 Chevelle and restored it, only to sell it in 2008. Long story short: I was burned out on the 1:1 scene after founding and running a Chevelle club and running multiple national shows. Sure I miss the car, but I've got a Jeep Cherokee to keep me busy until I decide to get another large toy.
The Resin Years
When I switched from HO to 1/32nd scale slot cars, I was looking for additional vintage Trans-Am series cars to go with the 1969 Camaro and Mustang that Scalextric produced. That proved to be a fruitless search and I decided I would have to produce my own field of cars. Thanks to my very good friend Shawn Carpenter who tutored me in resin casting, here we are. I'm not a perfect modeler, but I do my best to produce realistic and quality castings that anyone can build fairly simply.
I still live in Colorado around 7300 feet in elevation, and am surrounded by woods and wildlife. I love the outdoors and you can usually find us hiking or camping in the summer. I do have a "real" job in Information Technology that pays the "real" bills, but this effort simply allows me to enjoy my hobby, meet new people, and drive little cars that would be too expensive for me to drive in the real world. Now, almost nine years after I began this business, I've made many new friends as I've sold kits around the world, proving that this phenomenon called slot cars is alive and well. Even though RMS is a hobby business, it is a real business, and I treat it as such. I pride myself on my quality and customer service. While many casters have come and gone in the years I've been doing this, I've actually expanded and branched out into Rapid-Prototyping for some of my kits. Pretty heady stuff for a guy working in his basement and garage, but I love it.
Fortunately, I have a VERY understanding wife and two great kids that are very supportive of my addiction with small cars. This effort would be meaningless without them. They have turned out to be excellent children, and I'm very proud of them.
Well, enough about me, I have little cars to make. I hope you enjoy the kits as much as I enjoy creating them.
I have something I need to admit...I still play with small cars. I'm not ashamed, I just need to set that straight right up front. It really all began when I was born in 1967. I inherited the gear-head gene from my father. On my first birthday, my parents traded their Datsun 410 sedan on a brand-new, 1968 Chevelle. That forever sealed my link with all things related to cars. Fourteen years later, I was given the Chevelle on my birthday.
The Early Years
Like everyone else I knew growing up, I had a slot car track. Well, actually, it was Dad's and mine, but you know how kids kind of take things over. We had some Aurora Model Motoring track that we ran off an old train transformer. The only cars I can remember from that time are a red Cobra Daytona and a red Mercury Cougar. I also remember going to the hobby store with Dad and getting a hop-up kit with a pair of Tuff-Ones wheels and tires, and putting these into the old Cougar. The next Christmas, Mom surprised us with a new Model Motoring set that had some neat track pieces and two new cars - a white Chaparral 2F and a brown Ford GT-40. Both cars were Flame-throwers too! I loved the yellow Aurora aprons that let you slide! Things pretty much stayed that way for a number of years.
From 1973 to 1977 my family lived in a little town outside of Stuttgart, West Germany. I went to German school and made friends with numerous kids that also had a passion for slot cars. Imagine my surprise to find that Faller was the German version of Aurora and that my cars all worked with theirs. We spent many hours racing on my track and theirs. A G.I. living upstairs from us gave me his AFX cars and track before he returned home, but most of the AFX cars I had at that time were destroyed or modified.
Living in Germany opened me up to numerous sports cars and my new favorite sport - Formula 1 racing. I was lucky enough to be taken to several German G.P.'s in the 1970's and 1980's. I have even talked my way into the pits and have seen some of the best drivers of the time up close and personal.
We returned to Germany in 1980 and the two things I took with me were my 1968 Chevelle, and a suitcase full of my track, a transformer to run it, my controllers, and all of my cars. I spent many hours on the hotel room floor setting up tracks and racing.
The Teen Years
I pulled the slot cars out routinely for many years in Germany, but the "fumes" of teenage lust overcame me - mainly car fumes and perfumes. Luckily, I was also in Boy Scouts, so I stayed out of trouble. I spent months prepping my Chevelle for paint and enjoying driving the car with my permit. Germans were never quite sure what to make of the old Chevelle, but I loved her.
Returning to the USA, we moved back to Colorado Springs, Colorado, the slot cars went into the basement, and the Chevelle took all of my time. After a few years of college, I decided to sell her to concentrate on getting out of school before I became a tenured student (!), and closed that chapter of my life.
The Almost-Adult Years
I finally graduated, got married, got a good job, and suddenly, we were expecting a child. Once our son, Christopher was born, I pulled out the old HO track, dusted it off, and had fun on the floor with him for awhile. I then decided to get serious and put together my first table for a track. I also was tired of fighting connection issues with original Aurora track and purchased several TOMY AFX International sets and built a large, 4-lane track. I had just started landscaping the track and adding to my car collection, when I began flirting with the idea of switching to 1:32. I think the wheels really began turning around the time eToys went out of business and began dumping Fly Vipers for $5. I liked running HO, but knew I wanted the detailing and modeling that the larger scale offered. The switch in scale also offered me cars in the flavors I like; Trans/Am, IMSA, Lemans, and vintage F-1.
I researched 1:32nd cars on the Web for a while and began by purchasing two new Scalextric Sport sets; both Formula 1 in Circuit 3 & 4. The track was not what I was expecting - it was way better! By the way, I did keep all of my original T-Jets, and a few other AFX cars that have sentimental value to me.
I began my collection with several cars to go with the sets, three more Scalextric cars - the '69 Penske Camaro and Bud Moore Mustang, a lighted GT-3 Porsche for my daughter, and a lighted Fly C-5 Corvette for my son. All of the cars are wonderfully detailed and are a ball to drive. With the magnet removed, the cars drive like the real thing: powerful and tail-happy.
I almost forgot -I purchased another 1968 Chevelle and restored it, only to sell it in 2008. Long story short: I was burned out on the 1:1 scene after founding and running a Chevelle club and running multiple national shows. Sure I miss the car, but I've got a Jeep Cherokee to keep me busy until I decide to get another large toy.
The Resin Years
When I switched from HO to 1/32nd scale slot cars, I was looking for additional vintage Trans-Am series cars to go with the 1969 Camaro and Mustang that Scalextric produced. That proved to be a fruitless search and I decided I would have to produce my own field of cars. Thanks to my very good friend Shawn Carpenter who tutored me in resin casting, here we are. I'm not a perfect modeler, but I do my best to produce realistic and quality castings that anyone can build fairly simply.
I still live in Colorado around 7300 feet in elevation, and am surrounded by woods and wildlife. I love the outdoors and you can usually find us hiking or camping in the summer. I do have a "real" job in Information Technology that pays the "real" bills, but this effort simply allows me to enjoy my hobby, meet new people, and drive little cars that would be too expensive for me to drive in the real world. Now, almost nine years after I began this business, I've made many new friends as I've sold kits around the world, proving that this phenomenon called slot cars is alive and well. Even though RMS is a hobby business, it is a real business, and I treat it as such. I pride myself on my quality and customer service. While many casters have come and gone in the years I've been doing this, I've actually expanded and branched out into Rapid-Prototyping for some of my kits. Pretty heady stuff for a guy working in his basement and garage, but I love it.
Fortunately, I have a VERY understanding wife and two great kids that are very supportive of my addiction with small cars. This effort would be meaningless without them. They have turned out to be excellent children, and I'm very proud of them.
Well, enough about me, I have little cars to make. I hope you enjoy the kits as much as I enjoy creating them.
