[diesel]

Added a couple of customs to the 'official' stable:

Picked up a vinyl Lightning McQueen and Finn McMissile for £2.97 from the place where every little helps. Looks like they will bounce nicely when the kids crash them

Lightning McQueen converted from a vinyl toy car on a short Mega-G and an official Micro Scalextric version:

Micro Scalextric Lightining McQueen, Shu Todoroki, Chick Hicks, Tyco Doc Hudson and Vinyl toy conversion Lighting McQueen and Finn McMissile:

 

[FZSsemans®]

#7 looks mean!! very nice cars!

 

[montoya1]

Have MS gone to the trouble of a new mold for Shu Todoroki, or just used the one for the generic LMPs?

 

[asjwood]

Awesome! I assume Lightning McQueen is fully legal to run in Nascar class at EAHORC

 

[diesel]

The Shu mold is much better than the very basic LMP cars. It looks really nice in real life, as opposed to a lot of other MS cars lately. It also covers the other afternoon class if I don't run in Nascar

 

[montoya1]

Amazing they would go to all the trouble and expense of a different mold, what with cost of a Pixar license they could of joined AFX in doing real LMPs. That is not where they are focused of course, but it does offer the possibility of repaints. Do you have any other pictures?

 

[diesel]

It might need a bit of work removing the mouth to convert it to a proper LMP and it may be over 34mm wide.

I can take some better pictures of Shu tomorrow.

 

[montoya1]

Cheers.

 

[slowracer]

QUOTE (asjwood @ 16 Oct 2011, 18:23) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Awesome! I assume Lightning McQueen is fully legal to run in Nascar class at EAHORC

And my SG+ Herbie

 

[diesel]

Still think we need a race otganised where you MUST race a fantasy/tv/film vehicle

 

[asjwood]

That idea has been suggested at SCHORC a couple of times recently, I think it could be a lot of fun!

 

[montoya1]

We used to do themed events at nationals a lot, but with the lunch breaks needing to be shorter and people wanting to practice or chill they died off.

The best one I can recall was at Billericay (back when the EA in EAHORC stood for East Anglia), where we used Pancake cars with The fast and the furious bodies. The winner-stays on 'quick and dirty' events were fun too.

 

[diesel]

Close ups of the Micro Scalextric Shu:

 

[montoya1]

Thanks Andrew. The front reminds me of the Caddy LMP.

What does the body weigh?

 

[Leet]

Diesel, did you say that these came from a store 'every little helps'. Did you buy them as a boxed set or individually? As my little boy would love these.

 

[diesel]

QUOTE (Leet @ 17 Oct 2011, 20:13) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Diesel, did you say that these came from a store 'every little helps'. Did you buy them as a boxed set or individually? As my little boy would love these.

These are the official Cars cars available:

Lightning McQueen & Shu Todoroki (Argos exclusive Cars 2 Micro Scalextric set)
Lightning McQueen & Nigel Gearsley (Cars 2 Micro Scalextric set)
Lightning McQueen & Fracesco Benoulli (Toys R Us Cars 2 Micro Scalextric set)
Lightning McQueen & Chick Hicks (Cars Micro Scalextric set)
Lightning McQueen & Doc Hudson (US Tyco Cars set)

None of the cars are available seperately. Hence why I'm still missing a couple.

I also converted a Lightning and Finn from supermarket toys and they work really well. Ten minutes with a craft knife and a couple of sticky pads and they run great. They bounce well too. At less than £3 each a bargain. Not sure if any of the other cars they do at T will fit a slot car chassis.

 

[montoya1]

There is also a Mattel set with LM and Fracesco Benoulli

 

[diesel]

A couple more customs made from Bully figurines.

Carla Veloso on a long Mega-G and The King on a Super-G+.

 

[diesel]

And a couple more:

Miguel Camino and Nigel Gearsley, both on short Mega-G.

 

[diesel]

Here you go Deane.

Inside the Tyco Francesco Bernoulli: