QUOTE I don' find flaws in any product.
Its much better to focus on the strengths.
You aren't clear, whether you don't find flaws because there are none to find or you would deliberately choose to obscure them from a report or review. If it's the latter, I would disagree VERY strongly indeed.
You may think your approach sounds 'positive' but it produces a less than useful conclusion for the reader/potential buyer, who can be distinctly, even acutely, misled by omission of significant facts. This leads to disgruntled readers using words like 'bias' and 'manufacturer collusion' - and that's on a polite day! The 'looking through Scaley eyes' comment sounds rather like a dead giveaway for this conclusion, don't you think?
I think your comments on 'raised' tampos are probably the correct explanation.
Differing length screws are a pain in the neck and, if color coding their heads were a help, then it could and should be introduced as a standard factory procedure. That is good practical feedback. Personally I don't accept that different length screws are ever necessary - it happens because of lack of ingenuity in the design and is avoidable.
Cable clips are an excellent idea.
I heavily favor soft copper braid too - the increased wear rate is insignificant. I think Scalextric might actually be more concerned about kids and animals accidentally ingesting the odd loose copper filament or perhaps receiving the occasional skin puncture. This would seem to be a more logical reason for their choice of material, but I would guess that this particular reason isn't one that they would wish to publicize.
Its much better to focus on the strengths.
You aren't clear, whether you don't find flaws because there are none to find or you would deliberately choose to obscure them from a report or review. If it's the latter, I would disagree VERY strongly indeed.
You may think your approach sounds 'positive' but it produces a less than useful conclusion for the reader/potential buyer, who can be distinctly, even acutely, misled by omission of significant facts. This leads to disgruntled readers using words like 'bias' and 'manufacturer collusion' - and that's on a polite day! The 'looking through Scaley eyes' comment sounds rather like a dead giveaway for this conclusion, don't you think?
I think your comments on 'raised' tampos are probably the correct explanation.
Differing length screws are a pain in the neck and, if color coding their heads were a help, then it could and should be introduced as a standard factory procedure. That is good practical feedback. Personally I don't accept that different length screws are ever necessary - it happens because of lack of ingenuity in the design and is avoidable.
Cable clips are an excellent idea.
I heavily favor soft copper braid too - the increased wear rate is insignificant. I think Scalextric might actually be more concerned about kids and animals accidentally ingesting the odd loose copper filament or perhaps receiving the occasional skin puncture. This would seem to be a more logical reason for their choice of material, but I would guess that this particular reason isn't one that they would wish to publicize.
