Love Scalextric

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peregrine

Discussion Starter · 4 mo ago

I run my cars on a Scalextric sport 94FT track and have a high number of them with a Sideways HC 02 Zakspeed Ford Capri flimsy body! and Slot It Nissan Skyline- GTR-32
3 Carrera cars,all 6 colors of the Policar Subaru's cheap little ones almost? indestructible and cheap $39 Aus: Great little cars, not great handlers limited with speed ability
but ideal for the Grand kids and great grand kids. Pioneer Notch Back Mustang this one with original tyres, a Slot It Nissan Skyline-GTR-32
All cars tuned and MJK Urethane tyres trued, except for Pioneer and ad Slot It 0riginal tyres. All tyres trued all cars trued. Preferred running! Love Scalextric!

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Trisha

· #61 · 3 mo ago

Stuck

With you all the way. You're bang on. I've bought Scalextric cars because I like the look of 'em. The Lotus 49 is just one example.

Another below. An accurate and nicely made model, it didn't go awfully well initially, but ne'er mind. Judicious fettling in time-honoured fashion saw a marked improvement. With minimal effort and expenditure, too. A most enjoyable slot car today.

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Trisha

· #62 · 3 mo ago

A few more pictures from Rod Green's excellent book, 'Scalextric.'

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Trisha

· #63 · 3 mo ago

Plus truly excellent and evocative artwork.

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stuckinthe60s

· #64 · 3 mo ago

and what can I say ?! Apparently a 'dub with Colorado connections! Love it

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Trisha

· #65 · 3 mo ago

Another branch of Scalextric we used to like. Dated and for the most part probably defunct today, but collectable and appreciating in value as far as I can determine. An interesting range of cars.

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rastas

· #66 · 3 mo ago

I've seen some parts for those cars on different shop parts lists but never seen a complete car!
Thanks, interesting chassis setup, how did these cars run? Did they handle better to a standard car and how many different types of car were there?
Cheers,
John.

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Mr.M

· #67 · 3 mo ago

We actually have a club class of them at Bolwextric. We call them the "crisp packets". The one Trisha shows is "cheese 'n onion". They go surprisingly well on our wood track, even with their original tyres which must now be over 30 years old.

There were a few options available in the UK at the time, mostly Group C cars with some DTM, F1 and Group B rally. But in their mother country, Spain, the range was much larger. Until recently there were a lot of cars that weren't produced by other mainstream manufacturers. Merc 190, Peugeot 205 T16, Porsche 944, Renault 5 GroupB. As far as I'm aware there is still only the SRS Talbot Horizon available as a slot car.

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Trisha

· #68 · 3 mo ago

You've summed 'em up well, Jim. The only difficulty I've had is running them on a bumpy Scalextric track. The cars are so light that they deslot. On wood or Carrera track, though, they're a lot of fun.

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Trisha

· #69 · 3 mo ago

A paint job.

This 312T arrived yesterday. Now stripped and painted. All that remains is to allow it to dry and fit transfers. Thanks for looking.

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42redcat

· #70 · 3 mo ago

That was a bit brutal, painting the driver’s face! Now he’s got no visor……😺

Trisha

· #71 · 3 mo ago

Final coats of paint and the driver can see even less through his visor.

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tangerinedream

· #72 · 3 mo ago

The SRS cars were an interesting period,not all made it to the UK, the interesting thing, for me at least was the alternative colour bodyshells available, some in the box some separately, Lancia in red, Jag in green, 956 in yellow etc.

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Trisha

· #73 · 3 mo ago

Scalextric's most recent Lotus 72 is also a wonderful piece of modelling. Mine is buried somewhere but I've enjoyed racing it as much as I've enjoyed looking at it. A classic model slot car of a masterwork GP car.

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Zippy D

· #74 · 3 mo ago

Trisha said:
A paint job.

This 312T arrived yesterday. Now stripped and painted. All that remains is to allow it to dry and fit transfers. Thanks for looking. View attachment 340447 View attachment 340448 View attachment 340449 View attachment 340450 View attachment 340451 View attachment 340452 View attachment 340453 View attachment 340454

Looks more appropriate in red

I'm surprised the injection mould machine setter/operator never had a mind to add some red coloured pigment to the plastic raw material hopper, and give it a quick stir while no one was looking.

What colour/can did you use for the wheels, Laurence?

I have a similar recently acquired example I may give the same treatment, as I can't abide its current colour (same as yours, white and yellow).

Pretty much every car in my collection is a Scalextric in one form or another, the largest quantity being Group C, with the exception of a few Fly and NSR models. Given a choice I wouldn't change any of them and will hopefully obtain more. They range from a few early C-012 Shadows and a C-051 Yardley BRM P160, to C2258 & C2259, Northstar and Motorola Cadillac 2000LMP's and C2126, C2418 F1 Jordan Mugen Honda (No9 Hill) and F1 Williams BMW 2002 (No6 Montoya) respectively, with a lot more in between.
I find them a pleasure and easy to work on and fettle, look appealing, to me anyway, and go well for my purposes. The majority of them cost less than a few pounds (GBP) with the exception of two or three costing slightly more, but they were mint in box examples of F1's and Cadillac LMP's, with very nice finish and detail. The others all required some attention/roughstoration.

No matter what opinions others may hold of Scalextric, I think they have to be congratulated and thanked for the number of years they have been in business producing a "toy" that keeps on bringing smiles to many a face, mine especially.

May that long continue.

Thanks Scalextric

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Trisha

· #75 · 3 mo ago

I agree wholeheartedly with your views about Scalextric, Martin. We race old GP cars on a weekly basis and have a lot of fun. They're all standard apart from 'urethanes, and perform wonderfully well. My French Scalextric BRM P180 is a fave.

The Ferrari I painted today had self-coloured yellow wheels, which I changed to gold with a flick or two hither and thither. Will try and get appropriate transfers at my local model shop this weekend.

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tangerinedream

· #76 · 3 mo ago

Gotta love a C7 mini, 27 of them so far, including my original type 5, red, black roof, wide arches from Santa 1972 ish.
Still chasing white with black roof and yellow with black roof type fives, onwards to Gaydon .

HiFi

· #77 · 3 mo ago

Trisha said:
Will try and get appropriate transfers at my local model shop this weekend.

Oh for a local model shop!

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42redcat

· #78 · 3 mo ago

Zippy D said:
Looks more appropriate in red

I'm surprised the injection mould machine setter/operator never had a mind to add some red coloured pigment to the plastic raw material hopper, and give it a quick stir while no one was looking.

The early ones were red. I have a couple of the shells, but both are broken, so maybe the red pigment made the plastic more brittle?
I assume the later horrid-coloured versions with fictional liveries were to avoid any question of the pernicious Ferrari licensing fees.
Mike

Trisha

· #79 · 3 mo ago

We're very lucky in the Shire, Mark, in having three model shops that somehow survived the Covid crisis. Model railway and aircraft folk tend to keep these retail outlets going but there's plenty for car people as well, especially in 1:24-scale.

Every time I go for a shufty, there are old boys carrying shopping bags bulging with mint humbugs, and Airfix aircraft kits. Apparently, the State pension is specifically linked to the cost of a 1:72-scale Spitfire.

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rastas

· #80 · 3 mo ago

It is amazing a coat of clear and a nice set of wheels and some new stickers how well a cheep Scalextric car of eBay comes up!
Cheers,
John.

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