I screwed up the Monogram chassis beyond repair. I was holding it down and drilling the retaining hole for the bellend of the motor I was going to use because it was slightly too small (I was going to use a Parma motor). However I wasn't holding it tight enough and the drillbit binded and the whole chassis twisted (see photo). Unfortunately I didn't have another one and I thought I would have to buld one from scratch so I scanned the underneath of the body and using that as a guide I then drew out a template on the computer to use on a sheet of brass. However I was feeling like this was more work than I wanted to do this time, I just wanted this to be an easy build, but then I found the little plastic chassis front-end thingy that fits on to a wide range of old motors, pittmans, kemtrons etc... (see photo). It's just right for what I want. I just need to shim the bearings at the back to accommodate a 3/32 axle so I'll be JB Welding in a bit of brass rod in there. I should get it all finished tomorrow, fingers crossed.
