Our club had one of these for under retail, so I thought I would give it a whirl.
Appearances all looked pretty good, nice clean tampo mostly, a rubberized mount for the wing which is a great idea, unfortunatly they didn't apply that too the wing mirrors though !
I suspect they will soon come adrift after some heated racing, but then Mr Slotcar are not alone there.
A nice looking chassis, alu wheels all round completes the package, a crisp and nicely specced car.
Straight OTB on copper taped mdf it ran OK but nothing special, a lot of it has to do with the tyres which are not really that grippy. Again the same can be said for others, but NSR and newer Slot.It's come with decent tyres, and this retails at a price point inbetween Slot.It and NSR.
The whole lot was screwed in tight, including the guide, so a little time spent loosening the motor pod and guide mount made for a nicer running and slightly faster car, but really the wires need to be thinner as they do intefere with the body and hence the guides return movement.
Front axles dont have any adjustment, but were set up pretty well, a little truing to lose a little tyre diameter would soon make it perfect.
The motor seems to be around the performance of the Slot.It orange (stock) motors, although I believe the gearing on these is 3.11 final drive, in which case the braking doesn't seem to be quite as sharp as you might expect.
I installed a set of trued and glued rears with decent rubber on, and the car was improved but I feel the chassis isn't quite as good a performer as it looks to be.
Don't get me wrong, its very capable, but not quite up there with the best IMO.
Overall a nice effort, but, I feel, overpriced. I would still take a Slot.It over the Mr Slotcar given the slightly better performance OTB and lower cost of the Slot.It.
This is the first release from Mr Slotcar, so a very respectable entry into the market, just a little short of the big names isn't a bad first shot
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Appearances all looked pretty good, nice clean tampo mostly, a rubberized mount for the wing which is a great idea, unfortunatly they didn't apply that too the wing mirrors though !
I suspect they will soon come adrift after some heated racing, but then Mr Slotcar are not alone there.
A nice looking chassis, alu wheels all round completes the package, a crisp and nicely specced car.
Straight OTB on copper taped mdf it ran OK but nothing special, a lot of it has to do with the tyres which are not really that grippy. Again the same can be said for others, but NSR and newer Slot.It's come with decent tyres, and this retails at a price point inbetween Slot.It and NSR.
The whole lot was screwed in tight, including the guide, so a little time spent loosening the motor pod and guide mount made for a nicer running and slightly faster car, but really the wires need to be thinner as they do intefere with the body and hence the guides return movement.
Front axles dont have any adjustment, but were set up pretty well, a little truing to lose a little tyre diameter would soon make it perfect.
The motor seems to be around the performance of the Slot.It orange (stock) motors, although I believe the gearing on these is 3.11 final drive, in which case the braking doesn't seem to be quite as sharp as you might expect.
I installed a set of trued and glued rears with decent rubber on, and the car was improved but I feel the chassis isn't quite as good a performer as it looks to be.
Don't get me wrong, its very capable, but not quite up there with the best IMO.
Overall a nice effort, but, I feel, overpriced. I would still take a Slot.It over the Mr Slotcar given the slightly better performance OTB and lower cost of the Slot.It.
This is the first release from Mr Slotcar, so a very respectable entry into the market, just a little short of the big names isn't a bad first shot
