12/18/2025

Hi Slot Racer Online Forum Members:

Merry Christmas!

I am a new member and a novice seeking TIRE Tips advice.

I have late 1990s and early 2000s vintage Ninco 1/32 analog Porsche 911 SC & 934 slot cars with “50” prefix part numbers featuring flared rear wheel arches, ribbed tires, and prominent "whale tail" or "tea tray" spoilers made in Spain running on an analog Ninco track, specifically:

Ninco 50331 Porsche 934 #9 black window 

Ninco 50334 Porsche 934 #58 black window

Ninco 50371 Porsche 911 SC #4 black window

Ninco 50386 Porsche 911 SC #1 black window

Ninco 50573 Porsche 911 SC #16 black window

Ninco 50652 Porsche 911 SC #18 clear window with driver Gulf livery San Remo Rally

Please attached pictures.

My internet research (please see “Data Sources” below) suggests that the stock tire sizes for the late 1990s and early 2000s vintage Ninco 1/32 analog Porsche 911 SC & 934 slot cars are:

Front Tires: 19mm (diameter) x 10mm (width)
Rear Tires: 20mm (diameter) x 11mm (width)

Data Sources:

https://www.google.com/search?q=tire+siz...s-wiz-serp

https://www.slotcarillustrated.com/forum...-934-tires

However, that is subject to verification!

My track is a Ninco analog 1/32 track used by BEGINNER slot car racers.
Mostly my grandchildren (age 10 and under).

Question:

Can any Slot Racer Online Forum Members:

1.    Validate the correct FRONT & REAR tire sizes for my specific Ninco Porsches?
2.    For cars running on a NINCO analog track by BEGINNERS:
3.    Reply with Tips for Front & Rear tires upgrade recommendations (including Brand, Part# & Hyperlinks)?

If “Yes", please enter data below and send it to me:

FRONT Tire Size: ?mm (diameter) x ?mm (width)
Recommended FRONT Tire Upgrade including:
Brand: ?
Part#: ?
Hyperlink: ?

REAR Tire Size: ?mm (diameter) x ?mm (width)
Recommended REAR Tire Upgrade including:
Brand: ?
Part#: ?
Hyperlink: ?

Thank you in advance for any Tips you can offer!

I welcome any insights and/or advice that you may have to offer.

Finally, I am seeking to purchase a User License for "Ultimate Racer 3” track design software.

Thanks again!

Kind regards,
“Say When!”

“Forgive me if I don’t shake hands!"

Now I've got my bench back in use I'm using my soldering iron more but it's just that, a soldering iron with a fixed temperature, fixed tip and a hook that just about fits over the handle on one of the workbench drawers - but frequently ends up on the floor! It's also rather clumsy to use (more likely I'm a clumsy user of it) and doesn't have sufficient reach to get inside things without the danger of melting other things on the way to the target point!

I'd like something a bit safer and more versatile, with a 'parking spot' that minimises the risk of me burning myself, or it dropping on the work surface or floor!. 

I'm a casual and occasional user, not a brass chassis builder so it doesn't need to cost the earth. Currently its main use is for soldering ferrules and motor wires plus heat sealing plastic parts in anything from 1/24 down to HO scale, so I'm looking for interchangeable tips and a longish tip reach as it's too easy to melt HO body parts when trying to heat weld deeper in their bodyshells. 

I have looked at reviews online but they lose me very early on as I don't know what temperature range or wattage I need. One particular make had several virtually identical stations ranging from £30-ish up to £140-ish and all that seemed to vary was those figures - temp/watts/heating time.

Very long winded way to ask but can anyone suggest a reasonably priced compact-ish and versatile soldering work station to suit please?

https://youtu.be/Sd6UZxYc4B8

Just finished this,......it took a while as most of the bits I had were far from pristine and did require some work.

I always struggle with how far to take these restorations/builds of vintage cars, and on this one I added some intake trumpets (never liked the stock "clearI intake covers), and I cut a couple of bits of styrene to extend the front upper rocker arms (in stock form the wheels look like they are not really attached to the car).

I am still buggering around with mesh covers for the intakes,....so far I have not been happy with what I have done.

The car was built to represent the car Bandini drove at Spa 1964,.....everyone seems to do Surtees  

Cheers
Chris Walker

Lorenzo Bandini at Spa 64............






My attempt.................

                                           
Here from the slot car museum is a very rare set from Japan by Tomy. The Nissan Credric cars are HO scale . The figure 8 track folds out.  The front grill and bumpers are metal. They have interesting pickups. This was the very 1st slot car set they made.

                    Here is a rare 1/43rd scale Mini Cooper set by PMC of Hong Kong

Hi all,

No doubt you get these posts all the time, but I purchased a vintage Revell Americana Home Raceway that looks to be complete in the original box.  I am a pretty handy person, and after probably way overpaying for it, took it home to test everything out.  3 Seized motors, hard rubber tires that slide on the track, and at least one non-functioning controller later, I think I didn't know what I was getting myself into.

I would love any thoughts or advice on repair/restoration and the best place to get parts.  No way I will have it going before Christmas but it's a start.  

See some photos attached!  I would love to get everything working as it should.

Cheers!

   

Twenty-two racers assembled at the Barn for a memorable end-of-season Tin Top Saturday. We welcomed back Jean (of Johnny's Workshop fame) and Simon M joined us for his first Tin Top action.

After 45 minutes of practice, it was time for the first race of the day...

Group A Team Race

Twenty-one drivers (James arrived too late) were divided into six teams for this 30-minute race. Five of our Gold-rated drivers led the teams, with Jeremy stepping up to fill the sixth spot with his WHAM! Racing. Four Sierras were joined by Dean's Aston Mosdell VL Commodore and the WHAM! BMW E30 M3.

   

This race is all about track familiarisation and ironing out any technical glitches. Sadly Gearzilla had a rough time with a less-than-perfect controller and they dropped to the back, eighteen laps in arrears at half distance. The Commodore was leading, thanks to a great opening stint by Ash, the blue AST One Sierra was two laps behind, with the red MFI Sierra in third and the WHAM! BMW not far adrift in fourth.

   

Alex had hoped to push hard in the final stint, but had to manage a loose rear wheel instead. He successfully defended second spot from a hard-charging Mike, who had pulled away from the BMW in fourth. Ash, Stephen and Dean scored a great win for the Commodore...

   
   

A perfect way to start the day!

         

         

         

Straight on to our BTCC weekend simulation - and qualifying for 22 cars...

   

Our final HO event of the year saw a select bunch of racers turn out for the end-of-term goodbye to the Barn. With almost all the championships decided, it was all about the race. Of the sixteen drivers, Oliver K was first to pick up his silverware as our WHO junior rookie of 2025...

   

Oliver also had the bonus of running all four heats before his home time at 8pm. We have a revised format for 2026, which will mean Oliver and any other under-10s can complete their races at the start of the night.

Voted at our AGM last month, the racers' choice for our final AFX F1 championship round was our Silverstone layout, harking back to the 'proper' configuration of Britain's Grand Prix circuit...

   

This puts the drivers in an unusual position, looking down the length of the Barn...

   

It's a fast track and relatively short, so plenty of scope for carnage - of which there was plenty during the heats. This is how things looked after 8 of the 16 heats...

   

The climax to qualifying was super-exciting, with a three-way battle for third - and the last automatic A Final spot - decided by the smallest of margins...

   

Congrats to James for an amazing result with a borrowed Super-G and to Kev, who showed the potential of the Bulldog F1 chassis under a special dispensation. Isaac and Kevin also raced the new chassis in advance of its official inclusion in the class for 2026.

   

The five finals all offer up the usual drama. Kevin finally got to grips with the Bulldog in the E Final, but couldn't beat Rob's Super-G. Mike managed a double step-up, first dispatching Tracy and then pipping Kev in the C Final with a huge score for his Mega-G+ car. The B Final was a cracker, with Terry prevailing ahead of James and Ollie.

   

That just left us the A Final, which turned out to be an odd one. A-Final adrenaline + a fast, challenging track = carnage. Andy soon found himself out front and continued to build his lead, until a late-race power drop let second-place Pete unlap himself and start reeling in the leader. Andy asked if anyone was on his lane, but the other three drivers were convinced they were driving their cars. The chequered flag fell with Andy scoring a huge score - but he knew he'd just pipped Pete to the line. A post-race post-mortem showed Oliver's body-less chassis on Andy's lane. The result below is adjusted...

   

Our twelfth pair of HO medal winners for 2025 were Andy and Ollie...

   

Which meant our 2025 AFX Formula One champions were Pete and Ollie...

   

Pete and Ollie were also crowned 2025 WHO Club and WHO Junior champions, with James winning a hotly-contested WHO Rookie of the Year battle...

   

Huge congratulations to all our 2025 champions! The final tables will follow in due course.

As always, big thanks to everyone who came along and took part in a most enjoyable final HO round of the season. Special thanks goes to the set-up and race control crews and to those who stayed to pack away - it was a pretty early night this time. 

It all starts again on Wednesday 7 January 2026.

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