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Here's a pinion gear puller available from Tower Hobbies. Chuck told me about this one!

The default definition file for Ultimate Racer 3.0 is not quite accurate so I have improved and added on to the definitions. These are not all inclusive - many pieces have been left out as the track library would be massive. For example I left out the banked track pieces - you can use the R1s in the design of your track and then simply put the banked pieces in - I also left out the Straight Track Pit In Right piece (4001PITR) as it is the same style track as the 4001SQQ (I called it the Straight To Single piece) and so on. Also - I named the pieces as I found it confusing to find them by their part numbers.

I rounded most of the numbers to the 3rd decimal place - in a few spots I went to the 6th or 7th decimal. The lane spacing on the narrow lanes track is further apart than actual - the program had a hard time deciding how to join the track pieces if the spacing was closer. There are probably other exceptions that I have forgotten about but they are there for a reason. But if something looks wrong let me know.

Some added/improved track pieces of note:
Power Passer Crossover
Fixed and Switching Lane Change pieces
Single Lane R1 (inside lane) from the Deegan Hevy Hitters Sets
Power Passer Pit Lane
15 and 30 degree R1 pieces and 15 degree R2 if you decide to cut some track
I also improved the spacing for the dashed lines on the pieces

It seems the easiest way to update the definitions file is to
open the C:/ drive
open Programs
find and open Racer30
open the Library folder
then open the ARTIN43 file with Notepad
and delete all the text in that file
Then copy and paste the below text into that file and save

If you want to keep the default file then copy and paste this into Notepad and save it to the Library directory of Ultimate Racer (under a different name than ARTIN43)

Definition Text:

[default]
Library=Artin: 1/43rd Scale
DBName=Artin 1/43
Scale=1:43
Unit=cm

[Long Straight]
Name=Long Straight No Lines
Notes=
Shape=11.43,17.78
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Long Straight L]
Name=Long Straight With Lines
Notes=
Shape=11.43,17.78
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,10,1,1.8,0.35,.8,5.6,17.78,8,7
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Short Straight]
Name=Short Straight No Lines
Notes=
Shape=11.43,11.1125
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Short Straight L]
Name=Short Straight With Lines
Notes=
Shape=11.43,11.1125
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,6,1,1.9,0.35,.8,5.6,11.1125,8,7
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R1 Curve]
Name=R1 Curve No Lines
Notes=
Shape=curve,12.065,11.43,45.0
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R1 Curve L]
Name=R1 Curve With Lines
Notes=
Shape=curve,12.065,11.43,45.0
Texture1=c,c,idb_white,,6,1,,0.35,4,17.78,45,45
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R2 Curve]
Name=R2 Curve No Lines
Notes=
Shape=curve,23.495,11.43,30.0
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R2 Curve L]
Name=R2 Curve With Lines
Notes=
Shape=curve,23.495,11.43,30.0
Texture1=c,c,idb_white,,8,1,,0.35,2.5,29.21,30,30
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Straight To Single]
Name=Single Lane/ Loop/ Pit Lane Adaptor No Lines
Notes=
Shape=0,0,10.9,0,11.215,0.315,17.78,0.315,17.78,11.115,11.215,11.115,10.9,11.43,0,11.43
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Straight To Single L]
Name=Single Lane/ Loop/ Pit Lane Adaptor With Lines
Notes=
Shape=0,0,10.9,0,11.215,0.315,17.78,0.315,17.78,11.115,11.215,11.115,10.9,11.43,0,11.43
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,1,3,,0.25,0,5.45,17.78,8
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Power Base]
Name=Power Base No Lines
Notes=
Shape=0,0,17.78,0,17.78,11.43,11.265,11.43,11.265,13.13,6.515,13.13,6.515,11.43,0,11.43
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Power Base L]
Name=Power Base With Lines
Notes=
Shape=0,0,17.78,0,17.78,11.43,11.265,11.43,11.265,13.13,6.515,13.13,6.515,11.43,0,11.43
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,10,1,1.8,0.35,.8,5.6,17.78,8,7
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Lap Counter]
Name=Electronic Lap Counter (2 lane)
Notes=
Shape=0,0,17.78,0,17.78,11.43,11.265,11.43,11.265,13.13,6.515,13.13,6.515,11.43,0,11.43
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,3,,0.8,1,7.7,0,16,11.43
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[Squeeze To Narrow]
Name=Squeeze To Narrow Lanes
Notes=
Shape=11.43,17.78
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,10,1,1.8,0.35,.8,5.6,17.78,8,7
Lane1=squiggle,3.015,3.8,10.0
Lane2=squiggle,8.415,7.63,10.0

[Narrow Lanes]
Name=Narrow Lanes Straight
Notes=
Shape=11.43,17.78
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,10,1,1.8,0.35,.8,5.6,17.78,8,7
Lane1=3.8,3.8
Lane2=7.63,7.63

[Squeeze]
Name=Squeeze / Chicane No Lines
Notes=
Shape=11.43,17.78
Lane1=chicane,3.015,1.3,4
Lane2=chicane,8.415,-1.3,4

[Squeeze L]
Name=Squeeze / Chicane
Notes=
Shape=11.43,17.78
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,10,1,1.8,0.35,.8,5.6,17.78,8,7
Lane1=chicane,3.015,1.3,4
Lane2=chicane,8.415,-1.3,4

[Crossover]
Name=Crossover No Lines
Notes=
Shape=11.43,17.78
Lane1=squiggle,3.015,8.415,10
Lane2=squiggle,8.415,3.015,10

[Crossover L]
Name=Crossover With Lines
Notes=
Shape=11.43,17.78
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,10,1,1.8,0.35,.8,5.6,17.78,8,7
Lane1=squiggle,3.015,8.415,10
Lane2=squiggle,8.415,3.015,10

[Power Pass Xover]
Name=Power Passer Crossover
Notes=
Shape=11.43,28.8925
Texture1=c,r,idb_yellow,,21,1,,0.75,0,1,28.8925,8
Texture2=c,r,idb_yellow,,21,1,,0.75,0,9.43,28.8925,10
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415
Lane3=5.55,3.015,10.55,4.015,18.335,7.415,23.34,8.415
Lane4=5.55,8.415,10.55,7.415,18.335,4.015,23.34,3.015

[Single Straight]
Name=Single Lane Straight
Notes=
Shape=5.4,17.78
Lane1=2.7,2.7

[Single Squiggle Lft]
Name=Single Lane Left Squiggle
Notes=
Shape=squiggle,5.4,17.78,-5.4,10
Lane1=2.7,2.7

[Single Squiggle Rt]
Name=Single Lane Right Squiggle
Notes=
Shape=squiggle,5.4,17.78,5.4,10
Lane1=2.7,2.7

[Single Lane R1]
Name=Single Lane R1
Notes=
Shape=curve,12.38,5.4,45.0
Lane1=2.7,2.7

[R2 Crossover]
Name=R2 Crossover / 60 Degree Curve
Notes=
Shape=curve,23.495,11.43,60.0
Lane1=8.415,3.015
Lane2=3.015,8.415

[Lane Change Fixed]
Name=Lane Change Fixed
Notes=
Shape=0,0,17.78,0,17.78,11.43,9.6977695,19.5122305,1.615539,11.43,0,11.43
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,10,1,1.8,0.35,.8,5.6,17.78,8,7
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415
Lane3=0,3.015,5.1,3.015,15.6481,13.5619
Lane4=0,8.415,2.85,8.415,11.8297,17.3803

[Lane Change Switch]
Name=Lane Change - Switch
Notes=
Shape=0,0,17.78,0,17.78,11.43,16.164461,11.43,8.0822305,19.5122305,0,11.43
Texture1=c,r,idb_white,,10,1,1.8,0.35,.8,5.6,17.78,8,7
Lane1=3.01625,3.01625
Lane2=8.41375,8.41375
Lane3=0,3.015,12.78,3.015,2.1319,13.5619
Lane4=0,8.415,14.93,8.415,5.9503,17.3803

[Power Pass Pits]
Name=Power Passer Pit Lanes
Notes=
Shape=0,0,3,0,13.78,-5.715,17.78,-5.715,17.78,17.145,13.78,17.145,3,11.43,0,11.43
Lane1=squiggle,3.015,8.415,0.0
Lane2=squiggle,8.415,14.445,0.0
Lane3=squiggle,3.015,3.015,8.0
Lane4=squiggle,8.415,19.845,8.0

[R1 Curve 15]
Name=R1 Curve - Cut To 15 Degrees
Notes=
Shape=curve,12.065,11.43,15.0
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R1 Curve 15 L]
Name=R1 Curve - Cut To 15 Degrees With Lines
Notes=
Shape=curve,12.065,11.43,15.0
Texture1=c,c,idb_white,,2,1,,0.35,4.5,17.78,15,15
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R1 Curve 3
Name=R1 Curve - Cut To 30 Degrees
Notes=
Shape=curve,12.065,11.43,30.0
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R1 Curve 30 L]
Name=R1 Curve - Cut To 30 Degrees With Lines
Notes=
Shape=curve,12.065,11.43,30.0
Texture1=c,c,idb_white,,4,1,,0.35,4.5,17.78,30,30
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R2 Curve 15]
Name=R2 Curve - Cut To 15 Degrees
Notes=
Shape=curve,23.495,11.43,15.0
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

[R2 Curve 15 L]
Name=R2 Curve - Cut To 15 Degrees With Lines
Notes=
Shape=curve,23.495,11.43,15.0
Texture1=c,c,idb_white,,4,1,,0.35,2.5,29.21,15,15
Lane1=3.015,3.015
Lane2=8.415,8.415

- Josh

To easily remove the buck from a vac form a few home made tools are a great help. From some scrap PETG, cut 4 to 6 pieces ranging from 1/4" wide to 3/8" wide and all roughly 1-1/2" long.

Once the excess scrap is trimmed from the buck and all final trim work is done determine which end of the buck will be removed first. Ever so gently insert the strips between the PETG and the buck in the trouble areas of the design and slide them as far in as possible without causing damage. Once the PETG begins to seperate from the buck, gently pull on the buck while watching for more trouble areas needing assistance. Once all the trouble areas are released the buck should pop out.

Cars like the '63 Vette with the under wrap front and rear, the mildest under wrap end has to be removed first. Several strips will have to be used in the under wrap area to help the buck slide out of the PETG form. I've also used a pair of needle nose pliers to pull on the buck.

Note - if the bucks pops out quickly you will have the release strips scattered all over!