I have been working on several projects in parallel  making it impossible to finish any of them  for some time.Here is the first one completed (well inserts are missing) ,3dp printed chassis and motor pod for Renault R8 SCX

  

Hi

I have some new cars I'd like to store for between 5-7 years before I give them someone as a present, what's the best way of storing?

The cars are in the original boxes and have outer boxes also.

Thanks

R

Hi all

Just joined the site so hello!!

I've recently just had a baby boy after many years of trying so thought I'd get my old Scalextric out and start refreshing and repairing for him. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with that :)

It's mainly old classic track and cars, I have added a few newer cars (911's and Mini) over the past few weeks and bought some track from eBay that requires a little bit of TLC. Current line up is nothing spectacular but I've had these for nearly 40 years so will be quite poignant when I get to play with them with my baby boy 
   

Hopefully, he'll be able to play with it when he's old enough and it keeps me busy and isn't costing too much (I may have lied a little about that bit!!)

Just treated him to the VW camper sets (Rusty Rides and Sand & Surf), plan is to give him them for a birthday in a few years.


Anyway, Hi!

I have a Carrera 124 Porsche I had set as an autonomous car a couple of times.
Now I can't get it to release and it runs at top speed?
Any suggestions?

The exhaust pipes on this car make it extremely unique and interesting.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

After a little heckling from the club. I finally gave in and removed the gold inserts, and installed the proper BRM inserts.

   
   

Thank you very kindly for looking.

Race & Rally Figures for sale. These are cast in resin from the original Tarn Model Foundry moulds and were last available in 2014. Having passed through a couple of hands in the meantime they are now owned by Steve Patten (Fluff). The moulds are showing their age so some minor flash will need to be removed before painting but they are a much cheaper option than 3D printed figures. Some figures come with separate arms which will need to be glued on.

Here is the current stock list of unpainted figures. We can supply painted ones to order.   

#01     out of stock.
#04     1 available.
#07     out of stock.
#10     out of stock.
#13     4 available.
#16     4 available
#19     2 available.
    Spare legs and cones.

Dry stone wall, 6inches wide by 1.5 inches high    









Dry stone walls and straw bales are heavier items so postage dependent on quantity, ask for quote.

No more flicking through the pages of a virtual spares catalogue on the Slot.it website, it's all now 'clickable' here...

http://catalogue.slot.it/

Just getting into motors...

I noticed that Pendle have separate categories for S-Can and Short Can motors.

I can see that S-Cans perhaps all have a separate plastic end bell, whereas Short Can motors seem to be enclosed within a metal case. But I cannot believe there are separate categories just based on the design of the case.

Are there fundamental differences between these two motor types?

   


Not surprisingly, the first release of the SRC Lancia Delta S4 Group B rally car (above) has gone down very well. The high-detail 'Original' model of 1986 Monte Carlo Rally winners Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto sold out almost immediately in the UK. Pendles have re-stocked and both they and MRE also have a few of the 'Chrono' racing version available.

However, there was no basking in the success of the car at SRC HQ in Alicante... four new liveries have been announced for future Delta S4 releases, with the first two expected very soon. All will be available in Original and Chrono versions and each is limited to 510 units worldwide.

       

The first two new models to be announced are of the Fabrizio Tabaton / Luciano Tedeschini Grifone Team Esso cars that won both the Rallye Internacional Principe de Asturias and the Rally Costa Brava in 1986 - Costa Brava in February and Asturias in September. Both were rounds of the European Rally Championship, which Tabaton and Tedeschini won overall. Although very similar liveries, these were two different cars - chassis #221 (license plate: TO 77894E) racing earlier in the season, before being replaced by chassis #203 (TO 77891E) from the Rallye dell'Isola d'Elba in May. The photos above are of pre-production models - although both models are scheduled to be shipped by Christmas.

   

The fourth model - just announced this week - is of one of the Jolly Club S4s driven by Dario Cerrato and Guiseppe Cerri in the 1986 ERC, selected Italian Championship events and the WRC Rally Sanremo. The pair won the Targa Florio Rally, the Rallye dell'Isola d'Elba and the Rally Valle d'Aosta with two of the Totip-sponsored S4s. I can't find any details specifying exactly which car will be modelled by SRC, but hopefully that info will be available soon.

       

The fifth model is of the Henri Toivonen and Neil Wilson Martini Racing car that won the 1985 RAC Rally - the debut of the S4. This and the Jolly Club car are expected early in the New Year. The RRP for all the cars and both Original and Chrono versions is £94.99, although both MRE and Pendles are retailing them for less. All four of the new cars are available as pre-orders now from MRE.


Here's the full list of cars announced...

• SRC Original 04001 - Lancia Delta S4 No.7 Martini Racing, Monte Carlo Rally 1986 - Henri Toivonen / Sergio Cresto
  
• SRC Chrono 54001 - Lancia Delta S4 No.7 Martini Racing, Monte Carlo Rally 1986 - Henri Toivonen / Sergio Cresto
  
• SRC Original 04002 - Lancia Delta S4 No.1 HF Grifone Esso, Rally Asturias 1986 - Fabrizio Tabaton / Luciano Tedeschini
  
• SRC Chrono 54002 - Lancia Delta S4 No.1 HF Grifone Esso, Rally Asturias 1986 - Fabrizio Tabaton / Luciano Tedeschini
  
• SRC Original 04003 - Lancia Delta S4 No.1 HF Grifone Esso, Rally Costa Brava 1986 - Fabrizio Tabaton / Luciano Tedeschini
  
• SRC Chrono 54003 - Lancia Delta S4 No.1 HF Grifone Esso, Rally Costa Brava 1986 - Fabrizio Tabaton / Luciano Tedeschini
  
• SRC Original 04004 - Lancia Delta S4 Jolly Club Totip - Dario Cerrato / Guiseppe Cerri
  
• SRC Chrono 54004 - Lancia Delta S4 Jolly Club Totip - Dario Cerrato / Guiseppe Cerri
  
• SRC Original 04005 - Lancia Delta S4 No.6 Martini Racing, RAC Rally 1985 - Henri Toivonen / Neil Wilson
  
• SRC Chrono 54005 - Lancia Delta S4 No.6 Martini Racing, RAC Rally 1985 - Henri Toivonen / Neil Wilson
  

Hello all,
Just recently I needed some spare tyres for a scenic project and wanted them to resemble 1:1 tyres rather than slot-car tyres as such. Managed to find a product on Ebay from manufacturer "Kids Globe" in their "Farming" range.  It is intended to represent a farm silage clamp cover and includes a black plastic sheet and 50 tyres.  I paid 9.99 GBP including shipping.  

Overall diameter: 21mm, Centre hole diameter: 10mm, Width: 63.mm
Fairly nice tread pattern.

Leo