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Post by firewood on Dec 5, 2023 3:37:06 GMT
I used to have a British Scalextric figure-eight set when I was a kid. It had the old school F1 style racers. There was a rail interchange set produced by Tri-Ang Minic that matched TriAng Hornby 00 trains. You could drive the car ( an Aston Martin!) off the main route, up a ramp and on to a transporter car. I wanted one but never got around to it. Minic Motorail set - www.minicmotorways.org.uk/Motorail%20Set.htmDave |
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Post by david1 on Dec 5, 2023 4:19:09 GMT
I had slot cars back in the late 60's they were 1/24th. There were tracks that were rented in closed store fronts that if you didn't have a track at home. Of course in the store fronts the tracks were much larger.
Dave
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Post by VietnamVet1967 on Dec 5, 2023 6:25:44 GMT
Belonged to a 1/32 scale slot car club in Detroit back in the 1970's. Most of us guys worked at the Chrysler Engineering Center in Highland Park. Michigan.
Had about 15 regular guys and raced year round on Wednesday's but took the summer off.
Custom brass chassis with hopped up motors. Use to run NASCAR bodies for 6 weeks and then switched to Endurance cars for the next 6 weeks.
In between seasons we ran endurance races with and without headlights for an hour at a time.
We alternated between 6 custom home tracks and also raced at a Slot Car Store / Race track too.
What a blast!
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Post by Country Joe on Dec 5, 2023 14:32:37 GMT
I had quite a bit of Aurora HO slot cars when I was about 10 years old. They were fun at the time but I eventually outgrew them and sold them many years later to an Aurora hobbyist.
EZ Streets was still available from Bachmann a couple of years ago. As far as I know they still make and sell them. Lee Willis' book is a wealth of knowledge about EZ Streets.
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Post by dennym57 on Dec 5, 2023 15:21:35 GMT
You guys have an uncanny knack for smoking out all of my vices. I don't know what you mean.😋
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Post by runamuckchuck on Dec 5, 2023 18:49:55 GMT
A visit to my local hobby store confirmed that Carrera makes 1/43 scale slot cars in their Go Line. Mostly race cars but I did see some Mustangs and police cruiser that would look good in a city/town setting.
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Post by mrmeep on Dec 6, 2023 4:52:06 GMT
Started with a Lionel HO slot car racing set. Then got into Aurora
cars and track as they are better and you can customize the drive
trains with different gearing and wheels and tire sets. I still have
all of that stuff. Even the extra gear sets and tires.
Got my first set around 1966. Added to it through High School and
ran the cars at local hobby shop tracks. Would get together with other
guys and set up LONG drag strips! Fun!
All packed away now. Don't know what I will ever do with them. Not sure
if there is any real interest in these things anymore.
Always like my trains better. Still have and enjoy them today!
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Post by healey36 on Dec 6, 2023 13:19:46 GMT
Not sure if there is any real interest in these things anymore. I go to a couple of vintage toy shows each year, and I can assure you, there's quite a bit of interest in the HO-scale race sets and cars.
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Post by runamuckchuck on Dec 10, 2023 15:00:44 GMT
Not knowing how or even if I can, the only option left is to direct you to this You Tube Video entitled 'The World's Premier Slot Car Race Track' on the Lunch King channel. This channel is usually about food apparently however the young man presenting the video has an uncle who has created this unbelievable slot car layout. It would challenge the best train layout w/o question.
Take a look, it is indeed impressive, and huge.
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Dec 10, 2023 17:18:57 GMT
Not knowing how or even if I can, the only option left is to direct you to this You Tube Video entitled 'The World's Premier Slot Car Race Track' on the Lunch King channel. This channel is usually about food apparently however the young man presenting the video has an uncle who has created this unbelievable slot car layout. It would challenge the best train layout w/o question. Take a look, it is indeed impressive, and huge. This one?
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Post by runamuckchuck on Dec 11, 2023 13:11:09 GMT
Yes. Thanks!
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Post by Adam on Dec 11, 2023 13:13:15 GMT
Impressive. Here is a race to show it in action.
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Post by keithb on Dec 11, 2023 16:03:33 GMT
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I bought a set of 1/32 Carrea digital cars. A lot of fun. I made a simple NASCAR oval. I moved it into a spare room on some tables.
