Scalextric

[ferrisbueller]

wst said:

seiben said:

I had one of these as a kid - dusted down the old set with my dad and brother this Christmas and was reminded how good the Laguna is. It sticks like glue compared to the other stuff!

Then we took the body off and ran it as just a chassis - pretty much unstickable

I don't have the reactions or wallet to get "into" racing a heavily magged car. They go like the proverbial off a shovel and you barely need to lift for most corners... but the corners where you do need to lift you've got to get it so perfect... lift too late and you're doing a lepton into scenery, lift too long and you're slow as hell for the next straight... I'll stick (or... not!) to non-mag

I think it's basic magnatraction not massive rare earth mentalness.

[ferrisbueller]

Plinth said:

I am 49 and have recently cobbled together a track in the spare room.
(17.5 x 2.5 feet, track length just under 60 feet)
Made up from a couple of older F1 sets from ebay (very cheap) and some scrap timber and cardboard (free).
Won't win any prizes for quality of construction or modelling skill, but it's a lot of fun.

Looks great. I think classic track is a bargain for permanent tracks.

[seiben]

ferrisbueller said:

wst said:

seiben said:

I had one of these as a kid - dusted down the old set with my dad and brother this Christmas and was reminded how good the Laguna is. It sticks like glue compared to the other stuff!

Then we took the body off and ran it as just a chassis - pretty much unstickable

I don't have the reactions or wallet to get "into" racing a heavily magged car. They go like the proverbial off a shovel and you barely need to lift for most corners... but the corners where you do need to lift you've got to get it so perfect... lift too late and you're doing a lepton into scenery, lift too long and you're slow as hell for the next straight... I'll stick (or... not!) to non-mag

I think it's basic magnatraction not massive rare earth mentalness.

Yeah, it's the same setup as all of the other 90s cheapo Scalextric cars, there's just something about the setup of the Laguna which makes it significantly quicker and more stable than, say, the Escort Cosworth we got at the same time.

[Plinth]

ferrisbueller said:

I think classic track is a bargain for permanent tracks.

Yes, it is pretty cheap to buy and the older (1960's and 1970's) cars that I have seem to run better on it.
I had some of the Sport track and it was a bit too smooth for the thinner tyres to get much grip.

[RacingPete]

Thanks all for the help at finding a number 2 car... just to conclude I have gone and bought this little number off eBay after missing out on the Laguna.



Next year Russ I might go for that T16

[Focused]

This is on Sunday 7th January. Don't forget to haggle

http://www.swindonweb.com/event/?m=40&s=0&...

[Rude-boy]

RacingPete said:

Thanks all for the help at finding a number 2 car... just to conclude I have gone and bought this little number off eBay after missing out on the Laguna.



Next year Russ I might go for that T16

That was the car i was thinking of as i have one that i picked up just as Modelzone disappeared IIRC.

One word of caution about using 'old' track for permanent layouts - there seems to have been a change in the spurs between Classic and Sport that means that a lot of the newer cars don't seem to run properly on the old Classic track.

I am sure that is it something that could be fixed with time and sandpaper/craft knife, but not unless you want to start cutting stuff about.

[Plinth]

Rude-boy said:

One word of caution about using 'old' track for permanent layouts - there seems to have been a change in the spurs between Classic and Sport that means that a lot of the newer cars don't seem to run properly on the old Classic track.

I am sure that is it something that could be fixed with time and sandpaper/craft knife, but not unless you want to start cutting stuff about.

You can get adapter pieces of track that allow you to combine the 2 track types (the basic geometry is the same) but as you rightly say, some of the newer cars don't run well on the older track (and vice versa).

[wst]

It's the slot depth. Sport track has a much deeper slot than classic. You could shorten the guide blades on cars but that isn't a very temporary fix, or you could alter the track which is a lot of hassle and probably more than it's worth.

[kellys hero]

Plinth said:

kellys hero said:

I miss being 11.

I am 49 and have recently cobbled together a track in the spare room.
(17.5 x 2.5 feet, track length just under 60 feet)
Made up from a couple of older F1 sets from ebay (very cheap) and some scrap timber and cardboard (free).
Won't win any prizes for quality of construction or modelling skill, but it's a lot of fun.

That is brilliant! and quite inspirational, how, or over what gradient, have you done the elevation changes?

Edited by kellys hero on Saturday 6th January 09:20

[anonymous-user]

seiben said:

ferrisbueller said:

wst said:

seiben said:

I had one of these as a kid - dusted down the old set with my dad and brother this Christmas and was reminded how good the Laguna is. It sticks like glue compared to the other stuff!

Then we took the body off and ran it as just a chassis - pretty much unstickable

I don't have the reactions or wallet to get "into" racing a heavily magged car. They go like the proverbial off a shovel and you barely need to lift for most corners... but the corners where you do need to lift you've got to get it so perfect... lift too late and you're doing a lepton into scenery, lift too long and you're slow as hell for the next straight... I'll stick (or... not!) to non-mag

I think it's basic magnatraction not massive rare earth mentalness.

Yeah, it's the same setup as all of the other 90s cheapo Scalextric cars, there's just something about the setup of the Laguna which makes it significantly quicker and more stable than, say, the Escort Cosworth we got at the same time.

I had a lot of fun by adding a stack of 50 pences into a Porsche GT3, thus making it a lot heavier and slideable around corners. Without the weight it was just too snappy, but with the coins in there every corner was a huge powerslide, mucho fun.

[Plinth]

kellys hero said:

That is brilliant! and quite inspirational, how, or over what gradient, have you done the elevation changes?

Edited by kellys hero on Saturday 6th January 09:20

Cheers – quite a simple track but works well.
Not finished yet – plenty of tidying up to do!
I don’t have anyone to race against – so the outer track is powered by a Hornby controller and another car can run around at a set speed.
This picture shows the gradients used – just some blocks of wood at the highest points.
About a 6 foot run to rise 5 inches, so pretty gentle.

[Skyedriver]

JimSuperSix said:

I had a lot of fun by adding a stack of 50 pences into a Porsche GT3, thus making it a lot heavier and slideable around corners. Without the weight it was just too snappy, but with the coins in there every corner was a huge powerslide, mucho fun.

typical porsche owner - just throw money at it.....

[loudlashadjuster]

Skyedriver said:

typical porsche owner - just throw money at it.....

LOL

[kellys hero]

Plinth said:

kellys hero said:

That is brilliant! and quite inspirational, how, or over what gradient, have you done the elevation changes?

Edited by kellys hero on Saturday 6th January 09:20

Cheers – quite a simple track but works well.
Not finished yet – plenty of tidying up to do!
I don’t have anyone to race against – so the outer track is powered by a Hornby controller and another car can run around at a set speed.
This picture shows the gradients used – just some blocks of wood at the highest points.
About a 6 foot run to rise 5 inches, so pretty gentle.

Thanks for the response and the additional pick, that looks really good, I used to use my dads old railway control too in the same way many years ago, throwing it into reverse was a great way to add braking to the equation when approaching corners at speed! Food for thought as I am pondering what to do with ours, fixed layout or pack away as and when we need the floor back.

Edited by kellys hero on Saturday 6th January 23:41

[Rude-boy]

Plinth said:

Rude-boy said:

One word of caution about using 'old' track for permanent layouts - there seems to have been a change in the spurs between Classic and Sport that means that a lot of the newer cars don't seem to run properly on the old Classic track.

I am sure that is it something that could be fixed with time and sandpaper/craft knife, but not unless you want to start cutting stuff about.

You can get adapter pieces of track that allow you to combine the 2 track types (the basic geometry is the same) but as you rightly say, some of the newer cars don't run well on the older track (and vice versa).

I have got a few pairs of those, but thanks for the thought, it is as another poster said the length of the guides on newer cars vs shallower grooves on Classic track than Sport.

[anonymous-user]

loudlashadjuster said:

Skyedriver said:

typical porsche owner - just throw money at it.....

LOL

[BIRMA]

Has anyone bought one of the new digital car sets that are about the £600 price bracket? I've been thinking about getting one and noticed since launch they seem to have sold well.
The set is the ARC Pro Platinum GT set

Edited by BIRMA on Monday 8th January 19:57

[russy01]

BIRMA said:

Has anyone bought one of the new digital car sets that are about the £600 price bracket? I've been thinking about getting one and noticed since launch they seem to have sold well.
The set is the ARC Pro Platinum GT set

Edited by BIRMA on Monday 8th January 19:57

Quite the opposite really, they've not sold that well as its an odd price point and boring track!

This on the other hand has sold very well... http://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/scalextric-digit...

Same cars, same powerbase and a much more interesting track. You just give up the fancy Scalextric box...

[sgrimshaw]

Questions for Russy or anyone ....

Is C8435 what's need to upgrade an existing setup to ARC Air Pro?