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Post by keithb on Dec 4, 2023 10:32:49 GMT
Do any of you train guys also do slot cars? I had some back on the mid 70s. I think I have seen some slot cars mixed into a layout or two.
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Post by rtraincollector on Dec 4, 2023 12:49:01 GMT
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Post by harborbelt70 on Dec 4, 2023 13:08:59 GMT
The short answer is not for several years although there is a nice set in our Christmas Decorations cupboard that vaguely resembles the one from Kohl's posted about by rtaincollector above. However I am sure that mine is HO - I was into the Aurora cars of that scale many years ago but O scale trains are much more interesting!
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Post by keithb on Dec 4, 2023 13:14:21 GMT
The 1:43 seems about right for a O gauge layout.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Dec 4, 2023 13:32:19 GMT
The 1:43 seems about right for a O gauge layout.
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Post by runamuckchuck on Dec 4, 2023 13:55:06 GMT
Putting that set into a layout would be an adventure and a half. Our local hobby shop carries Carrera slot cars which come in various scales. That company seems to be the big player in that market. I tried the Easy Streets with a simple trolley loop but was not thrilled with the slowdown at the curves. Also the trolly while running was not well illuminated with the interior and exterior LEDs barely glowing. Not a fail more of a let down.
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Post by dennym57 on Dec 4, 2023 19:27:22 GMT
I had slot cars back in the sixties. I ran them almost as much as I ran my trains.
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Post by rockymountaineer on Dec 4, 2023 19:29:37 GMT
Back in my first Lionel catalog from 1966, they catalog’d trains AND slot-car racing sets in both HO and I believe 1/32 scale. I’ll need to check on that 1/32 number though.
In addition to an 0-27 starter train set, Santa Claus also brought me one of the larger slot-car racing sets — one with the 360-loop feature. It looked cool in theory as illustrated in the catalog. But in reality, cars coming out of the loop would be traveling too fast to handle the short zig-zag curve to get cars back on regular straightaway track — often resulting in them flying off the track.
Generally speaking though…. HO slot car racing was where the action was. Lots more variety of track radii, cobblestone track, squeeze tracks, cross-over tracks… and even a 90-degree RR crossing for HO trains. The local toy store in my small hometown had quite a large multi-lane (8) racing track with banked curves. Fun times for sure. And lots of nice memories.
Nowadays the larger slot-car sets seem to be making a measured comeback in select corners of the market.
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Post by Adam on Dec 4, 2023 19:33:20 GMT
Bachman- Williams did something called EZStreets. Not sure how good it was and if they still make them or if you can find NOS or used.
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Post by healey36 on Dec 4, 2023 21:12:53 GMT
You guys have an uncanny knack for smoking out all of my vices. Still have my Revell 1/32 set from the late 1960s. When my kids got old enough to play with it, I had to run out and get some new cars. Things had changed drastically from when I was a kid:   There must be a whole box of these things up in the attic somewhere. |
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Post by keithb on Dec 4, 2023 21:25:18 GMT
You guys have an uncanny knack for smoking out all of my vices. Still have my Revell 1/32 set from the late 1960s. When my kids got old enough to play with it, I had to run out and get some new cars. Things had changed drastically from when I was a kid: There must be a whole box of these things up in the attic somewhere. Your welcome, and I like those cars. 
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Post by atsda on Dec 4, 2023 21:46:24 GMT
In the 60s I had a Revell figure 8 slot car set which had large cars. (I don't know the scale.) I do recall hobby shops having slot car tracks; however, I never ran my cars there - I recall that one was yello and the other red. They were fun - when they stayed on the track. Looking back, I will have to say that my parents were generous - lots of toys, and a good home life. Sometimes, I feel guilty about not taking care of toys and appreciating my parent's generosity. I'll say it here - Thanks Mom and Dad. Alfred
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Post by healey36 on Dec 4, 2023 22:07:32 GMT
I had a Cox set, then later the Revell set, both 1/32-scale. Riggen bought the Revell dies and made new sets. I bought a Riggen expansion set in the 1990s that worked with the old Revell track, so then we had a pretty big course configuration. The newer cars include a weak magnet on the underside that helps keep them on the track (without totally preventing them from leaving the track if you went to fast). Scalextric was the big name in slot-racing back in the 1990s, but I didn't care much for their stuff. I much preferred the Fly, SCX, and Carrera cars. The RIggen cars reminded me of the ones we used to buy as kits as kids, build them, then take them down to the hobby shop to run on their big figure-eight. I think that thing had eight lanes...it could get crazy.
I would agree with you atsda; we didn't get much stuff during the year, but Christmas was usually a blow-out. The Old Man loved Christmas, and it showed. You might not get exactly what you asked for, but you always got a bunch of fun stuff.
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Post by old97 on Dec 5, 2023 1:44:29 GMT
Sold all my Aurora cars recently to make room for more trains.
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Post by healey36 on Dec 5, 2023 2:26:39 GMT
Sold all my Aurora cars recently to make room for more trains. Another toy portal vortex I could easily be drawn into...
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