Triple Top Cat Trouble

[Synergy]

I think it's time for a little Schumacher therapy so I dug my Top Cats out with the aim of getting them squared up and finished.



So what you see on the right is a mint condition new built car that I bought a short while ago from my good friend RedScampi, all I'll be doing with this one is fitting an original body and wing (which I have a couple of in the loft) and painting it in a suitable retro theme, probably box art.

In the middle is a very lightly ran example, apart from a couple of light chassis scratches it's in top condition.

On the left is what I think is a Composite Craft chassied car, the components are runner condition but the chassis appears to be unmarked and to have never been run.



I plan to swap the components from the middle car onto the CC chassis and vice versa so I'll be left with a standard new built, a mint condition Composite Craft car and a runner.

[CAT3K]

Very cool Topcats

I always wondered about those composite craft chassis. Do they widen or increase the wheelbase of the buggy at all?

Paul.

[Synergy]

No Paul, it all looks as standard.

[DerbyDan]

Cool! Great inspiration for me to get on with my TopCat project, I look forward to seeing how you get on with this trio especially what colour schemes you decide upon for the shells

[Synergy]

especially what colour schemes you decide upon for the shells

Ah one of my many Achillies' heels, I really struggle to find paint schemes that I prefer to the unpainted look. I start out with the best of intentions sometimes even to the point of actually picking a scheme but when I reach the point of paint I falter so often

[stulec52]

I always thought the front of the Top CATs looked unfinished, but you have a lovely collection of them !