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 6 Feb 2006, 15:01
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 DT  
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Slot Diversion.
 Who likes cars and trains? Who would like to have slotcars on a train layout? SlotCars in HO scale!!! Check it out: Faller Go-Kart race track  'Sinuous' two-lane kart track. Hand controllers (thumb) allow you to get involved and do some racing.  Further vehicles are available and buildings are supplied to match.  The circuit is about 42cm x 30cm. It runs on 16V DC current. I do believe that the price was about 150 Euros for the whole thing. 
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6 Feb 2006, 15:16
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 Allan Wakefield 
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The top two pictures were of a set built within a metal suitcase! easy for those long train or car journeys to keep the kids happy in the back
 The last two were a scenic layout and struck me as fantastic to have in the middle of a 1/24 layout - complete with two full 1/24 figures adapted so they are holding R/C controllers! 
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6 Feb 2006, 16:18
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 Kev
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mmmmm, strawberry flavoured polo's. Yummy!!
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6 Feb 2006, 16:49
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Trackhead Group: PLUS+ Posts: 566 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 192 |
Nuro;
the Faller set seems like a present day version of Lewis Galoobs Micro Machines "Race-in-a-Case" sets from the 1980s. A layout of 42x30 cm is even smaller than the Galoob MM sets. Any chance of seeing more pics of the set, including the case? And what is the size of the Faller Go-Karts compared to MMs? |
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6 Feb 2006, 16:56
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 Slot Guru Group: Members Posts: 3,568 Joined: 5-January 04 From: The Blue Planet Member No.: 467 |
Interesting concept here.
Does anybody have that highly detailed a 1:24 layout? Maybe it would look good next to Edo's open air Ducati museum ... I remember Herpa, or somebody, used to have an HO system with battery powered trucks that were steered around a slot-less track by a leading magnet following a metal wire buried beneath the road surface. Is that system still going? Regards, Lowrider. |
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6 Feb 2006, 17:09
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DT
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The whole thing is HO scale - 1:87.
I think the case was a bit of a gimick, the catalogue doesn't mention a case. The RRP of the Go-kart circuit is €159.00 Extra cars are €19.95 Race tower and pits - €19.95 Stands - €22.50 Rotunda café - €15.95 |
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6 Feb 2006, 21:49
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 Slot Guru
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Cheep! Very nice i have to say and i dont even like Ho stuff
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22 Nov 2006, 19:30
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 Deane Walpole (eahorc.com) Group: Members Posts: 7,699 Joined: 14-December 04 From: Shotgate, Essex Member No.: 1,702 |
Anwhere online I can see more or buy it?
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22 Nov 2006, 19:35
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 Slot Guru
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Looks like lawn mower racing.
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22 Nov 2006, 19:39
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 Paul Charlton
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try faller, for more info.
German web site with British option avalible (click on the UK flag top left hand corner) Hope that helps anybody interested in finding out any more .Regards, Paul C -------------------- Paul Charlton @ Pinewood Raceway
1/32nd Racing, Monday nights from 7.00pm till 9.30pm, with Practice/Testing MOST Thursdays from 7.00pm |
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22 Nov 2006, 19:42
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Deane Walpole (eahorc.com) Group: Members Posts: 7,699 Joined: 14-December 04 From: Shotgate, Essex Member No.: 1,702 |
Already tried that, ta. Just one picture and nothing else sadly.
The track looks very odd, HO spacing but braid rails..... -------------------- |
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26 Nov 2006, 16:50
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 Top Tuner Group: Members Posts: 420 Joined: 5-February 04 From: Hampshire, UK Member No.: 617 |
Try the catalogue - it is available online as an acrobat pdf file. In the catalogue there are several pictures and also all the surrounding buildings.
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