Racer Toy Fair Report

QUOTE (abie321 @ 8 Feb 2012, 15:07) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Why o why do all these companies keep on copying/creating cars that have been done - more Capri's and Lancia's and in a time where there is little money around - surely the Capri/Lancia afficionado's have the Fly car already and those that missed them will not make up enough numbers to cover the tooling costs - surely???

What am I missing?
I doubt that Marco in Italy has a monthly production meeting with Rafael in Spain to discuss new cars

Perhaps thy should post up on SlotForum what they propose to make next year. Then they could share out the production and prevent duplicates.

hi
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The Fly Beta Monte Carlo looks lovely, but is an ill handling pig, hopefully the Racer car will handle better.

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With a little love and changing here and there this car is a winner. With my Lancia Alitalia I won the first '6 Lane Fly Classic and Fly Group 5''. By changing the front tires (slot it zero grip, slot it guide and 2.5 gram in front (without magnet of course) it`s fun to drive.

I`m a big fan of these `80 race monsters and I hope that they will produce a Porsche 935 in the Jagermeister livery simply to buy the car at a reasonable price instead of these crazy prices that some people dare to ask.....

The younger generation is not all waiting on these old cars but I do hope that it will be a success

Greetz

Frank

I assume both the Capri And Beta are Sideways, therefore plastic bodies ?
If so, they will be definite purchases for me

Hi guys
just a few replies to your questions,

Both Capri Zakspeed and Lancia will be produced under Sideways brand.

512S driver is still the "blobby" old one since this is still a preproduction sample.
We are going to have a new driver with a full helmet as used by Ickx and Andretti
during Sebring 12hrs 1970.
Hope driver will look a bit better

Marco

Complete plan for Racer and Silver Line will include following models:

512S spider short tail
Lola T70 mkIII

SILVER LINE
Datsun 240Z Safari rally 1971
Porsche 911s 1970
250GT TdF
Capri RS2600
BMW 3.0 csl
Nissan Skyline KPGC10
Chaparral 2D
250GTO 64
250 GT SWB

Not sure if everithing will be done during this year for sure.....

QUOTE (abie321 @ 8 Feb 2012, 14:07) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Why o why do all these companies keep on copying/creating cars that have been done - more Capri's and Lancia's and in a time where there is little money around - surely the Capri/Lancia afficionado's have the Fly car already and those that missed them will not make up enough numbers to cover the tooling costs - surely???

What am I missing?

Been following the Capri details for a while. Looks very good.

Maybe some of us have not had the chance in the past to buy the Capri's as we have not had the slot bug that long. Also using slot it running gear from the get go is just excellant compared to other companies offerings.

Even many years later cars with loads of flared arches and wings will have appeal. I would expect that there target audience is shall we say older and hence they would remember the Group 5 cars.

I will most likely get the capri as soon as it is realised. and if it is as good as it looks then the Lancia later.

Taking the lancia if you assume that the price will be the same as the existing sideways range then they (Comparing the Ninco Lancia) are only £5 more than the Ninco classic range and way less than the lightning range.

Dave

Finally a 240Z to go along w/ my 1:1 scale Z.

I can only imagine how much it would sell for considering Racer's prices. I guess I would buy one and keep it on the shelf for safe keeping.

Dave