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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 10, 2019 20:33:27 GMT
Anyone else?
I get the whole train thing but this is much more.
Always great cars I want.
Also have a mild irritation with the company.
Also if you have any cars for sale always interested.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2019 21:46:30 GMT
Anyone else? I get the whole train thing but this is much more. Always great cars I want. Also have a huge conspiracy theory involving the company. Also if you have any cars for sale always interested. What's this theory then?
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Post by flea79 on Jun 19, 2019 10:27:32 GMT
Anyone else? I get the whole train thing but this is much more. Always great cars I want. Also have a huge conspiracy theory involving the company. Also if you have any cars for sale always interested. yep love my scalextric
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Post by kelw on Jun 19, 2019 15:30:15 GMT
What was the theory?
I loved the burning smell when you revved them.
Anyone remember the awful horse racing one they released?
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Post by zerps on Jun 19, 2019 17:26:27 GMT
Isn’t it more about building the track. Once you start racing the boredom starts after about ten minutes
Until someone gets electrocuted
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Post by kelw on Jun 19, 2019 17:58:41 GMT
Isn’t it more about building the track. Once you start racing the boredom starts after about ten minutes Until someone gets electrocuted Or a car flies off and smashes into a wall
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2019 20:19:33 GMT
The lad has just got into this. I last had it in the 80's. Can't believe how it has advanced.
There are now 3 major companies - Scalextric, Carrera and Ninco - each with different track. All three do a digital version, where the car has a chip in it and an extra button on the controller that allows you to change lanes with special lane changer track. They all do wireless controllers too.
It's ridiculous.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2019 16:26:33 GMT
Anyone else? I get the whole train thing but this is much more. Always great cars I want. Also have a huge conspiracy theory involving the company. Also if you have any cars for sale always interested. WHAT IS THE THEORY?
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 26, 2019 16:31:25 GMT
It really isn’t that interesting Rob. You know I love you..I’m not going to bore your tits off with this.
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Post by kelw on Jun 26, 2019 16:36:35 GMT
It really isn’t that interesting Rob. You know I love you..I’m not going to bore your tits off with this. Did they fake the moon landings? You can't say that then just leave it
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jul 10, 2019 20:25:50 GMT
Anyone else? I get the whole train thing but this is much more. Always great cars I want. Also have a mild irritation with the company. Also if you have any cars for sale always interested. As kids,my best mate had a scalextric set and I had an Aurora set up on a panorama that my dear departed dad made on two large boards: paper maché mountains,street lighting etc.Always thought the Aurora cars were far more detailed considering they were much smaller,TV was another slot car altetnative- they did the lane changing thing via a switch located on the back of the hand controller if memory serves. Every now and then I have a gander at the vintage Aurora sets for sale on eBay and think I could be the Rod Stewart of slot cars,but the other half would probably castrate me.....
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Post by woodstein on Jul 10, 2019 21:58:22 GMT
Still got a lot of my old cars going back to late 70's. Love looking at tbe old catalogues too. Must be our age thing - i'm back in to World War 2 Tamiya (etc) model armoured vehicles and figures that I last did in mid 70's!
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Post by harryburrows on Aug 3, 2019 8:05:57 GMT
I still have mine from mid 60s Jim clarks blue lotus and a classic Ferrari
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Post by marylandstoke on Aug 5, 2019 17:54:54 GMT
There is a new book out that I saw in this months Classic and Sportscar. Gonna have to see if the missus can track it down (see what I did there) on The Amazon
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Post by musik on Aug 29, 2019 6:49:22 GMT
The lad has just got into this. I last had it in the 80's. Can't believe how it has advanced. There are now 3 major companies - Scalextric, Carrera and Ninco - each with different track. All three do a digital version, where the car has a chip in it and an extra button on the controller that allows you to change lanes with special lane changer track. They all do wireless controllers too. It's ridiculous. I must check Scalextric out again! Me and my older brother had it decades ago - he in the 60ies, a 8-formed race course, me too in the 70ies. I haven't seen any ads for Scalextric in many years here in Sweden. I've heard of Aurora, but also some Scalextric-replicas as I call them. I was at a huge mall once or twice to watch some Scalextric car race competitions. It was like 8-12 cars competing on a 40-50 meter long race course.
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Post by musik on Aug 29, 2019 6:53:52 GMT
Also have a mild irritation with the company. Ah, you mean the conspiracy theory they're an indirect part of the GMO industry, caused by pollution from cars and a need for developing stronger plants?
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Post by woodstein on Aug 30, 2019 21:43:40 GMT
There is a new book out that I saw in this months Classic and Sportscar. Gonna have to see if the missus can track it down (see what I did there) on The Amazon What book is this one then? Presume its Scalextric? I've got a great big thick history of the company which shows all cars and equipment from throughout the world.
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Post by goodwinscfc63 on Aug 10, 2020 11:37:03 GMT
I sometimes go to the club in longton. All good lads. Really interesting and makes you want to dig that set up out the loft more often!!
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