Mitoos have just added another nineteen 1/32 scale waterslide decal sheets to their range...

         

The full list is:

M530 Agip
M531 Coca Cola
M532 Elf
M533 Esso
M534 Monster
M535 Gulf
M536 Gitanes
M537 Marlboro
M538 Jagermeister
M539 Red Bull
M540 Rockstar
M541 Camel
M542 Castrol
M543 Firestone & Goodyear
M544 Martini
M545 Michelin & Pirelli
M546 Rothmans
M547 Classic Logos 1
M548 Classic Logos 2

The decal sheets have just arrived at Pendle Slot Racing and MRE.

A big thank you to Staffs Slot Cars, who distribute Mitoos products in the UK, for the pictures and release details.

RevoSlot have just released more details and pictures of their new car - the Ferrari 333 SP.

         

Following on from the previous Porsche 911 GT2, Marcos LM300 GT2 and Dodge Viper GTS-R, RevoSlot now have a 1990s sports prototype for us. The Ferrari 333 SP was very successful in the hands of privateer teams in Europe and North America, winning the 1995 and 1998 IMSA constructors' championship as well as four FIA Sportscar championship drivers' titles between 1998 and 2001. SCX produced a nice 333 SP, but the RevoSlot version is a completely different beast in terms of bodyshell modelling and what sits underneath.

         

The first two cars - due in the UK this month - are models of the red #27 car that raced in the 1997 IMSA championsip and the blue 'Pilot' sponsored #10 car from the 1998 Le Mans 24 hours. The front ends of the two cars are different which has meant RevoSlot have produced two different body shells and two different versions of the body plate component of the aluminium chassis. The red car has the moniker 'Type A' and the blue car 'Type B'. White kits will also be released in both body and chassis versions.

         

Underneath is another anodised aluminium two-piece chassis, anglewinder 21k motor, ballbearing bushings front and rear and aluminium hubs all round - all components designed by BRM.

         

An annotated view of the chassis and available spare parts is here (click to view full-size)...

   

RevoSlot cars and parts are distributed in the UK by Pendle Slot Racing. Pendles and MRE both have the two cars on pre-order at a few pennies short of £72.


Many thanks to Sean at Pendles for sending the photos and release information to us.

Here is my track.
We raced the L-shape flat for a few months and then i added the rise and fall which worked well and now I have just changed to the long rectangle shaped version.  We have only raced on it once and it seems to go okay.  I simply cut off the L part with the pits and swung it round to the end and joined it up... Best part of this game is being able to build tracks at will :-)

   
   
   

Hi All
Great to have access to these great resources, especially when you are a relatively new slot racer.
I started at the beginning of this year by buying some secondhand track and it has got rather infectious... in a good way.  
I have a aprox 14m track in my garage and now every second Weds night I am joined by up to 5 other guys, all new to slots, and we race flat out for about two hours.  I have never seen these boys (late 50's early 60's) laugh so hard. It's great fun.
Cheers for the add.
Steve

A few years ago, I decided to enter an English (UK) based proxy for Formula 1 cars from the mid 60's era...........I thought I could cobble up a chassis fairly easily, but the body would be another story, as I had my heart set on a Matra, and at that time, the only one available was the rather hideous looking thing from MRRC/Airfix.

So given that many of the cars in this series were quite gorgeous, I was concerned about the outcome..............transforming this hideous thing  . ... (with its grossly overscale motor/transmission, and the nose and rear wings/airbox , that were not on the 1:1 car )



Into something that somewhat resembled this.........I was no doubt apprehensive!!



I decided to build the chassis first...(generally my habit,as this lets me not have to worry about the body for a while!! )

The chassis is a fairly typical "flexi-board" design, and was powered by an 050 motor, as per the rules. It uses 13" wheels (proper for F1) from RS Slot, and the inserts were cut down from some Lola inserts I had (only a blindman would notice the difference)






With the chassis done, it was time to get on with the body....... I have lost the body "progress" shots,...so I will have to verbalize ..... I removed the bulky motor bits, and most of the transmission, cut out the molded in driver, and fitted a new pilot, removed the wings/airbox, built some injector trumpets, and, have made a proper rollbar from 2 pieces of bent piano wire.

I found some engine bits in my parts box..(the valve covers are from a Scaley Lotus 49).....I gave it a coat of Tamiya French blue, and added some great Indycal decals to create Mr. Beltoises' car.

The front/rear suspension bits were made from aluminum/piano wire, mirrors were added, a little work on the new driver, a bit of detail paint, and she's done!!






Far from perfect in both execution and accuracy, but, I think it captures the "feel" of the car.....it is certainly one of my personal favs., and also, one of my better performing cars......

Note, It ended up being late for the proxy start, but did win all the rounds (5, I think) that it competed in.

Cheers
Chris Walker

Anyone vaguely interested in F1 knows that new rules are planned for season 2021. Today the rules were published and presented. The link below provides the presentation that was live-streamed on YouTube. Its pretty dry stuff but you can skip to the Q&A session after 1 hour and 3 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bIUZPNyuPc

Leo

A few years ago I entered the VRAA proxy for GP cars from the 1961/63 seasons, and really wanted to build a BRM P57, as driven by Ritchie Ginther (I have several Graham Hill cars    ) [/list]I did have a very nice fibreglass body by Dave Jones on the shelf, but under close inspection, I thought it would be a pain to stuff all the running gear underneath it, as it was very tiny...very nice, but, very tiny.
I did have a Lindberg P57 on the shelf (it had been there for years, as it really was quite hideous), but, when I squinted at it, I thought there was a very small chance that I could make it presentable, so,.....that is where I started.

Here is a Lindberg BRM P57........not only ugly, but, as a bonus, they did not run well at all......nice !!
The drivers melon is huge, and , sits miles above the cockpit.




Not looking forward to the body, I started on the chassis...........a typical flexi board design, partially done.







Chassis completed with the mandated BWA FF050, and 7mm wide tires.









On to the body.........once all the bits were taken off, and the driver and his base were cut out,......it started to look better 






I made a few suspension bits, added some gauges, stuck in some BWA "Dunlop" inserts, and installed a more realistic looking Mr. Ginther............. and while it is no doubt a bit "porky, considering the starting point, I am quite pleased.
PS This car fared well, winning the VRAA series.

Cheers
Chris Walker






 

Sad to hear that Russell Brookes passed away yesterday.

Wikipedia page linky

   
Leo

Scalextric Corvette L-88: C7005
 
Another superbly detailed car from long ago .....
 
   
Quite simply a great looking car ... nice one Scalextric .... 

       
Despite the narrowness of the body, there was plenty of room beside the
motor for everything to fit in ....


   
Checking the leg room for Messrs Greenwood & Smothers ....


   
I'm glad I changed the yellow lights for white ones ....


   
Oh yeah ............

Well that was a scary moment ...... I've just flashed another car with ICP ......


   

It was the 666th one that I have done ......