(17th-Sep-25, 06:53 AM)woodcote Wrote:  Sadly, it looks like you're Betamax in a VHS world...Didn’t Betamax close up shop? Scorpius has been gong for 15 years solid with an entire new generation...

Mr Woodcote seeing we’re so far off topic it doesn’t really matter anymore, I just asked Grok out of interest. Consider too this is based on Gen 1 equipment as Gen 2 will almost triple the feature set...

(17th-Sep-25, 10:24 AM)woodcote Wrote:  It comes back to what suits people's needs - and their pockets. For the vast majority of people, the choice between a Hyundai and a Ferrari is a no-braine...

(17th-Sep-25, 10:24 AM)woodcote Wrote:  It comes back to what suits people's needs - and their pockets. For the vast majority of people, the choice between a Hyundai and a Ferrari is a no-braine...

(17th-Sep-25, 10:24 AM)woodcote Wrote:  It comes back to what suits people's needs - and their pockets. For the vast majority of people, the choice between a Hyundai and a Ferrari is a no-braine...

Apart from tyres I can’t see the point in tuning a magnet car to be honest.

(23rd-Jan-26, 04:46 AM)gref Wrote:  After looking back and thinking I should have recorded what I did on the last track builds, I'll do it this time. https://youtu.be/5GyEffj8hX0 Routed, timbe...

Don’t ever use USPS. When I send goods via Australia Post to the USA it arrives in 3 days to the US distribution centre. From there it takes 6 weeks.  I only use FedEx, DHL or UPS now. Takes 3-5 days...

24 hours and its back on the table. I woke up this morning and the first thing that entered my mind was I wonder if the nRF52832 can switch backwards and forwards between RF proprietary and BLE becaus...

I’ve dumped this idea due to space issues inside the car. Plus too many radio waves conflict with each other. Instead for Carrera users we will concentrate on track telemetry which will be a new thre...

50 cars this year. I remember one year they released 86.  How things change.

(10th-Jan-26, 04:49 PM)BAracer Wrote:  Slot Car News reported last week that Scalextric have just appointed a distributor for North America. Hopefully that won't do them any harm. Its Professor ...

(12th-Jan-26, 09:51 AM)woodcote Wrote:  I thought HM7000 would have piqued your interest as it is a wireless control system, with the decoders also compatible with standard DCC. Hornby are the f...

I’ve picked this back up. I’ve added the bridge rectifier back on as a future pathway for any SSD development. It’s not track packets. It’s wireless direct. So you own a 9 year old Arc Pro system. It...

(10th-Jan-26, 04:17 PM)woodcote Wrote:  With all due respect… Phoenix have got some of the UK’s best-known businessmen involved. Hornby have developed a cutting edge new digital system in HM70...

They need a businessman to run it. The future is digital.  Yet nothing new released digital for almost a decade. Then marketing. Do they use it? Distribution. Non existent. All these are tell tale sig...

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So…….how to perhaps enhance the driver experience for Carrera 132?users using existing hardware, that being the MPD. One way is to add track telemetry. Before I go any future I need to clarify we are ...

Heres a factory decoder install. Around 540 sq mm [attachment=45423] Here’s an MPD F1 installed in the same Carrera F1 car. 351sq.mm. Around 35% smaller.  Top view. [attachment=45424] Side view: [at...

Ok so one of the main advantages of the Scorpius Controller for Carrera users over other controllers is the way we offer throttle mapping and the ability to store up to 10 throttle maps within the con...