QUOTE (thomas @ 25 Nov 2004, 11:07)QUOTE (Screwneck @ 25 Nov 2004, 09:51)Anybody out there who wishes that Scalex had made the crossover sections on straight sections, rather than on curves?
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...definitive yes!!! It's just a little boring that they only offer 1 radius with the lane change as this limits your track designs! But actually none of the competitors offers the "perfect" solution! The long straight of Carrera works well, but is should have the SCX-design with the possibility to change from either lane, Scalextric is nice - but not flexible enough with only one radius - and SCX is to short for cars without mag!!!!
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Even more limiting when you consider that you have to have a half straight before that 90 degree R2 as well. And that each LC piece only works one way and in one orientation (hence the 4 different pieces offered).
What this means is, that in the SSD layout with 2 out to in LC pieces, for any given lane there is only ONE place to change lane per lap. With a straight LC piece on the other hand you can change either way.
This gets even more annoying when you realise that you can drive your car in either direction BUT the LC's only work in one.
All in all, the straight LC system seems way more flexible.
All of which makes me very unhappy that the SCX system locks you into their cars. Not that I don't like their cars, I am a rally fan after all, but I LOVE my Scalextric minis.