I recently acquired this group of used Slot.it motors and wondered if there was any significance in the different coloured endbells? Can anyone rank these in order of revs/torque or 'desirability' please?

There are two different shades of orange and three of brown. 

I've heard tell of the 'notorious' dark brown endbell too. Notorious why? In a good or bad way and are any of these considered dark brown?

   

This is another one of those cars that is interesting but hard to find.   I was able to get ahold of a reasonable file so I now have one on the printer, getting ready to join the fleet.

   
I will likely do another version with exhaust below the rear deck so I have a couple of different options.

Hi all,

I'm waiting on a few things to start my next car build so I'm giving something a little different a go.

One of the most iconic bike builders in my life time is the late John Britten from my home town Christchurch NZ.
If you've never seen it or heard of it, the thing is a piece of genius created from the man's very own hand, look his story up.
So sad the dreaded C took him way too early.
   
   
I have collected a few Moto GP bikes from ebay that have damage and using the frame, wheels and cutting up the fairings to then shape with milliput.
The bike is very unusual and I'm going to do my best to make it look right with the shape of the chassis etc completely different to the GP bikes.
I have a diecast model of it which got damaged years ago (I will fix it) they only sold a limited run of these so I'm stoked I have one.
Here's all the donner parts.
   
I cut the fairings up but made sure I kept the mounting screw holes in tact otherwise I have no way of fitting to the chassis, moulding the milliput to the shapes I'll need has been a challenge and there's still a lot to of sanding and shaping to do.
   
   
The seat part of the body work is a beautiful shape and this was enjoyable trying to get right.
   
The forks are a very different set up to your conventional front end which is another awesome feature of this bike, I've sculpted the shape to what I think is ok.
There is a pink mudguard which I will make from balsa that also goes on the forks.
   
Here's the last pics from yesterday, I've since added some more shape to the side of the tank so it flows more correctly to the fairing, the tank section and fairing isn't all one piece in real life, he just made the diecast like that as it was easier.
But I have to make the fairing separate to the tank because of fixing points.
I've also shaped the back mudguard, removed the large piece of excess since these pics.
   
   
     
I know not many people like the motor bikes that were made for scalextric but I really enjoy them so i hope you don't mind me posting this little build.

Cheers

#71   Bobby Isaac car

For Sale....

2 x Carrera NASCAR models.   Both have been display models.   Test laps on my routed layout only.  Both are immaculate  condition. 
Both models are boxed. The crystal display boxes do have a few storage marks.  The cars are perfect. 
Loads of detail,, great liveries,  and really rather big!

Carrera 25720.  Plymouth Superbird.    #42 Dan Gurney.          £40.00 
Carrera 23717.  Dodge Charger Daytona.   #71 Bobby Isaac    £40.00

Postage £4.00 each.   Royal Mail 2nd class signed for. 

Please PM me if interested.  Thank you.

A club has been running their DS lap counters on a 13.8 volt, 3 amp PSU. It should have a transformer rating of 10-12 volt and 3 amps. 

Could this over-voltage be causing problems with the internal components, as for the last three post-lockdown meetings they've been getting some weird lap times and lap counts?

Hi everyone! I’ve just rediscovered Scalextric after 40 years and refurbished my old cars and track. I’ve also bought quite a bit of Sport track and some new and new to me cars. My new circuit in the loft is 50:50 Classic and Sport, around 23 metres in length and on 3 levels, powered by the Sport powerbase with 2 transformers. I’m considering an upgrade to Arc Air but am concerned that with only one transformer it may not be powerful enough and have been exploring this on t’interweb and the forums, now including this one! As the pictures show, it’s not pretty (I can’t really do scenery because from time to time it will have to be dismantled for a while) but it races very well!

Good Morning,
I have started a new thread introducing the 2nd of our planned Proxy events for this year " Summer Grand Prix"

Similar to our previous proxy's it will be based on the "Theme of cars throughout the ages", so should appeal to a wide audience.
However there are many different facets of this topic as cars design and racing rules in reality have varied widely over the years.

 I have this time decided upon using the same general rules for the motors and construction across all 4 classes, only changing the dimensional aspects of each class to try to maintain a realistic control over the class appearance and scale for the era that the cars are representing.

It is intended that these cars are constructed from Scalextric, similar manufacturers models, or scratch builds from Resin or fibre moulded (BettaClassic). 
It is not intended to be a Proxy for the Generic (Pro cars) Cars offered by Policar, NSR or Scaleauto. However Scalextric based Generic F1 cars would be accepted.
I also included any early single seater closed wheel cars which did participate in Grand Prix's in earlier years and also the modern Formula E cars.

We are hoping to attract enough entrants to fill the event limit of 40 cars (10 cars per class) covering the entire history of Single seater car racing.
Including, Brooklands, Grand Prix, Indy, Formula 1 and even Formula E based models.

The classes are:
Class A pre 1960 Early Flyers (Front engine cars)
Class B 1961-1968 Classics (Rear engine cars without rear wings)
Class C 1969-1989 Legends (Rear engine cars with rear wings)
Class D 1990- today  Modern era

The proxy would be run similar to the Road Race format over both plastic (Policar, Scalextric Sport, Ninco or Carrera) and routed wood tracks, so models must be able to run on both types of track surfaces in regard to guide depth (maximum 7mm). There will be no very shallow SCX or Scalextric Classic tracks used for this series.

The Final Technical Rues are attached below

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This Proxy is intended to start at the beginning of July, cars to be received by the end of June.
The entrance fee will be £15 for the 2 car entry (two cars in any of the 4 classes but only one car per class)

Entrants List
please let me know if you are interested in participating in this event either directly on this thread, or by pm.

         
PCS-B021 ERA Mini Turbo - 1:32 scale slot car kit. Price £40 (body) £78 (complete kit). Available now from Pendle Slot Racing

There's no doubt the Pendles team are on a roll with their resin slot car kits. They are also developing new 3D printed chassis alongside TA71 - and this beefy Mini Turbo kit combines the two...

       

The Mini Turbo was seen as the spiritual successor to the Cooper and the 1275 GT - and was the fastest version of the original Mini to be sold through official dealers...



Essentially, a standard 1989 Mini City was modified by Engineering Research & Application Ltd with a chunky body kit, updated interior, plus a raft of mechanical modifications and a turbocharged 1.3-litre MG Metro engine shovelled into the engine bay, producing 94bhp and a top speed of 115 mph.

       

Only 436 were produced - with the majority of cars exported to Japan. Pendles have modelled their kit to use the Japanese style front number plate holder - or leave it off to model a UK version.

       

Hmm... that's a lot more tasty than the normal PSC32 chassis! At the moment, these are the two options....

   

• 1x ERA Mini Turbo 1/32 body - resin unpainted
  
• 1x Detailed interior - resin unpainted
  
• 1x Driver figure - resin unpainted
  
• 1x Japanese style front Number plate holder - resin unpainted
  
• 2x Mirrors - resin unpainted
  
• 2x Headlight lenses
  
• 2x Spotlamp lenses
  
• 1x Lexan windscreen
  

   

The full body kit, plus...

• 1x PSR 3D printed chassis
  
• 2x Body mounting posts
  
• 1x Spacers set
  
• 4x Plastic wheels
  
• 4x Tyres
  
• 4x Wheel inserts
  
• 1x S-Can Motor
  
• 1x Gear
  
• 1x Pinion
  
• 1x Slot-it inline motor mount
  
• 2x Axles
  
• 1x Guide with screw
  
• 1x Motor cable
  
• 2x Eyelets
  
• 1x Braids
  
• 4x Motor mount screws
  
• 4x Body/chassis screws
  
• 4x M2 screws for front axle ride height adjustments
  

I'm not sure whether a body-plus-chassis package will be made available in due course - we'll have to wait and see.

For those wanting the vital statistics  of the Mini Turbo, here you go...

• Bodyshell weight: 12g
  
• Body wheelbase: 64mm
  
• Body length: 98mm
  
• Body width: 46mm
  

   

The ERA Mini Turbo kit is available now from Pendles here: https://www.pendleslotracing.co.uk/pcs-e...o-kit.html

Big thanks to Nick and Sean for sending us the images and details of their new car.

Yes, Revoslot... 1:32 scale... Not another 1990s GT car... What's going on?

   
Revoslot RS0131 - Alfa Romeo GTA No.25 Twin Pack. RRP £149.95. Scheduled May 2022.

It's been rumoured that Revoslot might make a detour into BRM Group 2 saloon country, but the announcement of a 1:32 scale, metal-chassis, BRM-component Alfa GTA has confirmed it. We only have line drawings and scheduled release dates to drool over at the moment, but do drool away...

       
Revoslot RS0129 - Alfa Romeo GTA No.25 'Bert Everett Rossa'. RRP £74.95. Scheduled May 2022.
Revoslot RS0130 - Alfa Romeo GTA No.25 'Bobcor'. RRP £74.95. Scheduled May 2022.

       
Revoslot RS0132 - Alfa Romeo GTA No.93 'Brugger'. RRP £74.95. Scheduled May 2022.
Revoslot RS0133a -Alfa Romeo GTA White Kit. RRP £52.96. Scheduled May 2022.

   

The Giulia Sprint GTA was Alfa Romeo’s competition version of the Giulia Sprint GT road car. Only 501 were made for homologation, making them one of the most collectible Alfa Romeos and meaning that many are still running. The ‘A’ at the end of the name stands for Alleggerita - Italian for lightweight. Carlo Chiti's Autodelta developed a 740 kg, 170bhp racing touring car that was hugely successful in its various guises from 1966 through the mid-70s. Race wins and championship were picked up across Europe and North America...


       

All three Revoslot Alfas are based on North American cars, the two #25 GTAs prepared by the Buffalo-based Bobcor team. Bert Everett drove both liveries in Trans-Am - the red in 1970 and the yellow in 1971 - picking up five wins and 11 podiums in 26 races. Gus Andrey added another win and three more podiums, making the car the most successful Alfa in Trans-Am history. Both liveries now appear on historic racers, the red car on the original 1970 chassis. The blue car was a Californian Alfa, raced by Lee Midgley in 1970 and 1971. Midgley won two races in 1970 and finished second in championship. The livery on the Revoslot model is the 1971 version - a contemporary of the yellow #25 -  still found on the historic racer today...

   

This is such a tasty car for Revoslot to start a second range of models. I like that they've chosen the Guilia Sprint GTA rather than the later GTA Junior or GTAm cars with their hugely-flared wheel arches. In my eyes, the Sprint GTA is the most beautiful of the racing Alfa touring cars.

While we wait for more images, here are the specs of the models...

• Aluminium floating adjustable chassis
  
• 21,000 rpm motor with 12z pinion
  
• Aluminium front and rear wheels with M3 screws
  
• Rear high grip tyres
  
• Front tyres low profile
  
• Nylon spur gear 33t with aluminium hub
  
• Aluminium motor holder
  
• Brass nuts to set chassis floating
  
• Amortized guide
  
• Brass axle spacers
  
• Ball bearings front/rear
  
• Aluminium axle holders
  
• Calibrated steel axles ø3mm
  

Thanks to Pendles for the news of this exciting project. You can pre-order all these models here: https://www.pendleslotracing.co.uk/new/c...cturer=475