Welcome to Pattos Place. I am a true scale slot and model car enthusiast after being so in the 60's, and have dedicated myself to the hobby, and to providing you with the widest range of good value products.
Most people think that this is a big business. There is only one man at this end doing everything. I took this up when I was disabled and medically retired from my job as a Design & Technology teacher in 1998, to give me some purpose in life. I decided that I would help you achieve your slot and model car goals. I make very little money from this, and never intend to. My aim is to help you in this wonderful hobby.
I make all the decals and bodies to order each week. If you get your order to me by Wednesday Australian time (Tuesday in Europe & USA), I mail it on the Thursday or Friday depending on how many orders I have that week. Orders received after this will be sent the following week on the Thursday or Friday - Australian time. Please check the Ordering Page for options on delivery to all parts of the world.
I am sorry, but I do not make custom decals or requests. I simply do not have enough time for this. I am too busy making the decals for you! I will consider it if you fully supply the artwork in Illustrator or Corel Draw format and it is an interesting real car that other people will want to buy i.e. no personalised cars.
I am now making all my decal range in Peel & Stick Vinyl as an option as well as the waterslide decals. In addition I am offering 1/10 and 1/12 scale decals in this Peel & Stick for Radio Control models. Please let me know if you want Peel & Stick decals when you order. I will assume you want waterslide decals unless you ask for the vinyl Peel & Stick. The 1/12 and 1/10 scale Peel and Stick is the default medium.
If you want chassis, motors, wheels, wheel inserts, tyres, axles, gears, slot guides and other parts to make a scratchbuilt project or to take Pattos bodies or plastic kits, click on the Chassis and other Parts links.
The Decals link will take you to a listing of all the decals I have on offer. They are all available in 1/18, 1/24, 1/32, 1/43 and 1/64(HO) scale. Click on the underlined scales here to see a low resolution picture of the decals. Of course, owing to the limitations of the web, the real items look much better than this.
The Bodies links take you to a listing of clear bodies that I make to order. I have over 1200 moulds of all sorts of cars, most of them being true scale. Those that are not are marked appropriately. As far as I know this is the largest selection on offer in the world. Some of the models here are unavailable anywhere else.
The Painting link offers advice on how to get the best results when painting the clear bodies, and some advice on minor repairs.
The Gallery link takes you to a listing of pictures of my cars, and of others that have worked with my bodies and decals. Be sure to check this link out.
The Ordering link gives you the details of contacting me if you wish to order any of the fine array of goodies I have on offer.
The Links page contains just some of the links to other Slot Car Web Sites.
The E-mail link is if you wish to contact me. Please don't hesitate if you have any questions.
Please check back often as I am constantly updating and adding to the lists.
