The concept is make a few bodies, and then add some details. These are modeled after existing slots, and die cast and HO plastic cars. Current offerings are Mako Shark, Ferrari 250 GT, Lola GT, PT Cruiser, Mini Cooper, Rolls Royce, FRP Crossfire, and the latest, the Dodge razor.

These are screw mounted Fray cars. Back window is missing in all the cars we got for this review. If you're looking for collectibles, well, these may not be what you had in mind, though the flames are very intriguing, as the picture indicates. They are molded right into the bodies. According to Jack, "The flames are added during the casting process. I mix two, sometimes three, different colors of resin when creating a flamed car. The flamed color(s) are added first, then the primary color of the body is added".

The resin used seems durable enough, though we never really put them to the test, like having them fly off the table and bounce on the floor. Paint is used instead of chrome, for trim and bumpers, and my "thumb" test indicated that it doesn't come off easily. Glass was both molded in and separate, depending on the body style. We did find the molded in glass was a bit thick, but it would be easy to hog it out, for those looking to lighten the bodies. A choice of molded in colors are offered.

Workmanship was very nice. Bodies showed a bit of roughness on the underside, not any problem, and were smooth from the top. Bumpers are molded in, so fit was not an issue. The glass that was separate was vacuum formed and very clear and thin. Fit like a glove.

Can't beat the price, and you got to love the flames. Basic body is $12, $5 for flames, and $2 for stripes/numbers. He will drill the posts and lower for $1, and for another $1, include two brass flat-head screws.There is a simple order form to fill out and mail, or use PayPal.

Fandango Racing Products – the beginning
By Jack Rutherford

Maybe it was Jack Stinson telling everyone “It ain’t rocket science!” It could have been Ed Penland’s article in the HO World archives, or could it have been the desire to drive a car that wasn’t styled from 30 years ago? It might have been my insatiable need to tinker with something. In reality, I think it was a bit of all four that created Fandango Racing Products. The beginning was quite humble, still is to this day in fact.

The first car I cast was an AML Rolls, not for any particular reason, it just happened to be the only body I had that wasn’t mounted on a chassis at the time. It was a great learning experience as I muddled my way through the process of stuffing clay inside the body to create the first mold. I tried repeatedly to create the second part of the two-part mold and had to cut the master out of the RTV, as my mold release was less than effective. Eventually, perseverance paid off and I had finally figured out how to cast a car using a two-part mold.

After littering the race table with Rolls Royce’s, it was time to find something else. I was looking for something unique to cast when I saw a post on HOWL about a PT Cruiser keychain that could be mounted on a tjet chassis. After getting my hands on 3, I was off and running on the second car. Until this time, FRP still hadn’t been created; casting was just a way to expand the fun I was having in this hobby we all share. The PT Cruiser would change the way I looked at what I was doing.

With my appetite whetted, I started to look for bodies that were being raced by fellow members of MAHOR. This spawned the Aurora Mako Shark, Lola GT, Ferrari 250 GT, and the Eldon GT40. These four cars have become the backbone of FRP, as almost every racer I know has one of each in the pitbox. However, none of these satisfied my personal need to do something different, make something unique, find my niche in the HOPRO world of resin casting. Enter the flamed body!

The process of flaming the bodies was the furthest thing from my mind when I started FRP, but it quickly became what set my work apart from everything else being offered. I owe the inspiration to my five-year-old daughter. It began as she was watching me cast Makos for some local guys. “Dad, can I make a car?” Sounded innocent enough, so I ask her what color she would like, expecting something like pink or purple…her reply…. “Red, white and blue.” It had never occurred to me to add more than one color during the molding process. I mixed up three batches of resin and we created our first tie-dye Mako. Only after the car had been popped out of the mold was I granted the insight to see that she had just shown me how to make that unique car, that special something that would allow FRP to catch on beyond just the local guys. The flamed effect took many, many attempts to perfect, as the owners of those early bodies will attest, but I learned how to work with the resin so that the effect became as good as a paint job, better in some respects because there isn’t any way you can scratch it off during a race.

With the flamed effect acting as my signature item, I have started to work on that craving to create and drive cars that are currently in production or moving toward production as concept cars. The first cars from this series are the Mini Cooper, the Dodge Razor, the Chrysler Crossfire, and the Ferrari F40. I am continuing to look for bodies to add to the current cars of the FRP stable. This is only the beginning, who knows where the next chapter will lead.