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			<title><![CDATA[Anybody Remember Fraser Imps ?]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5482</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The title is from an article wrote in 2020, in of all things a MX-5 owners club form  <img src="https://slotracer.online/community/images/smilies/bigsmile.gif" alt="Bigsmile" title="Bigsmile" class="smilie smilie_30" /> <br />
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As the article reads, they were a highly successful Touring British Touring car racing team in the 60's &amp; 70's, and yes I was at Brands Hatch to witness them during that period.<br />
I was a young 12-14 year old lad who with my best school friend and also a Slot Car enthusiast (Stephen Allen in case your reading this, I hope so) would use our "Red Rover" bus passes to take  a trip from our Forest Gate East London residences to Brands Hatch during those years. A Red Routemaster bus journey to Woolwich Ferry to take us across the River Thames. Once across the Thames we would catch a Green Line bus to Brands Hatch and spend our "10 bob" or today 50p entrance fee to get in.<br />
All this without any adult assistance.<br />
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Whilst testing out the MG1100 I just finished on my track, I had to compare it against my prevously made George Turner Fraser Nash Hillman Imp, and the memories came flooding back. Those were great days and I hope Steve, you are still out there somewhere ?<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The title is from an article wrote in 2020, in of all things a MX-5 owners club form  <img src="https://slotracer.online/community/images/smilies/bigsmile.gif" alt="Bigsmile" title="Bigsmile" class="smilie smilie_30" /> <br />
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As the article reads, they were a highly successful Touring British Touring car racing team in the 60's &amp; 70's, and yes I was at Brands Hatch to witness them during that period.<br />
I was a young 12-14 year old lad who with my best school friend and also a Slot Car enthusiast (Stephen Allen in case your reading this, I hope so) would use our "Red Rover" bus passes to take  a trip from our Forest Gate East London residences to Brands Hatch during those years. A Red Routemaster bus journey to Woolwich Ferry to take us across the River Thames. Once across the Thames we would catch a Green Line bus to Brands Hatch and spend our "10 bob" or today 50p entrance fee to get in.<br />
All this without any adult assistance.<br />
<br />
Whilst testing out the MG1100 I just finished on my track, I had to compare it against my prevously made George Turner Fraser Nash Hillman Imp, and the memories came flooding back. Those were great days and I hope Steve, you are still out there somewhere ?<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[SlotForge App Collection - for all Slotcar enthusiasts!]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5473</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[So, I now have made 5 apps for all kinds of needs and since I don't want to flood the forum further with separate topics; here's what's what! :)<br />
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<ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgeTiming" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Timing</a></span> — Lap timing and race management for analogue tracks. Run practice, heats, championships and endurance events, with custom race displays, spoken announcements and optional fuel, tyre and weather simulations.<br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgeTrackBuilder" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Circuit</a></span> — Design your track before building it. Plan sectional or routed wood layouts, draw freeform circuits, check how they fit your space and export designs for use with Timing.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgePaddock" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Paddock</a></span> — Your virtual garage and workshop. Showcase your collection, organise spare parts, record setups and maintenance, and keep track of what’s fitted to each car.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgeTelemetry" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Telemetry</a></span> — Explore the numbers behind your setup. Calculate gearing, theoretical speed, torque, power, weight balance and tyre clearance, then save and compare configurations with clear graphs and explanations.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgeLivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Livery</a></span> — Plan your next paint job. Create reusable 2D car templates from your own artwork, experiment with colours, stripes, decals and race numbers, then export or share editable designs.<br />
</li>
</ul>
Each link includes more details, screenshots and installation instructions. Feedback and ideas from fellow slotcar enthusiasts are very welcome!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So, I now have made 5 apps for all kinds of needs and since I don't want to flood the forum further with separate topics; here's what's what! :)<br />
<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgeTiming" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Timing</a></span> — Lap timing and race management for analogue tracks. Run practice, heats, championships and endurance events, with custom race displays, spoken announcements and optional fuel, tyre and weather simulations.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgeTrackBuilder" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Circuit</a></span> — Design your track before building it. Plan sectional or routed wood layouts, draw freeform circuits, check how they fit your space and export designs for use with Timing.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgePaddock" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Paddock</a></span> — Your virtual garage and workshop. Showcase your collection, organise spare parts, record setups and maintenance, and keep track of what’s fitted to each car.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgeTelemetry" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Telemetry</a></span> — Explore the numbers behind your setup. Calculate gearing, theoretical speed, torque, power, weight balance and tyre clearance, then save and compare configurations with clear graphs and explanations.<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><a href="https://github.com/theDutchmanJames/SlotForgeLivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">SlotForge Livery</a></span> — Plan your next paint job. Create reusable 2D car templates from your own artwork, experiment with colours, stripes, decals and race numbers, then export or share editable designs.<br />
</li>
</ul>
Each link includes more details, screenshots and installation instructions. Feedback and ideas from fellow slotcar enthusiasts are very welcome!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vintage Slot Car Racing]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5454</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:05:16 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just returned from a great weekend of Vintage Slot car racing at the Trelawney Slot Car Club.<br />
A small group of local and "not so local" enthusiasts get together once a year to run these slot cars of the 60's against each other.<br />
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I took a selection of my favourite ones with me which is probably the only chance they get to compete.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Just returned from a great weekend of Vintage Slot car racing at the Trelawney Slot Car Club.<br />
A small group of local and "not so local" enthusiasts get together once a year to run these slot cars of the 60's against each other.<br />
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I took a selection of my favourite ones with me which is probably the only chance they get to compete.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[20th Anniversary of Slot Rally GB]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5437</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:51:12 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">This week marks 20 years since the Slot Rally GB, a mad idea cooked up between Gareth Jex and me on the drive back from a slot rally in Abergavenny.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">We had seen pictures of the great big Spanish events, rooms filled with slot car tracks, and decided to try to create the same thing here in the Britain.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">I arranged the use of the Toyota offices (and more importantly, the facilities staff to help build and manage it) while Gareth did everything else.  His contacts from the exhibition stand business were called upon and invitations went out through the national slot car club (NSCC) asking for entries and, crucially, tracks and stages.  In the end we had 20 unique tracks, some made from track pieces others custom built.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">Two notable tracks built for the event were the water splash and the hillclimb, a one-storey high track which was even used on the Toyota stand at Goodwood Festival of Speed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">We had 100 entries running over two days, the winners going home weighed down with boxes and boxes of slot car goodies donated as prizes by most of the slot car makers such as Scalextric.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">It was a one off event, but it gave rise to the Slot Rally GB championship which is run at slot car clubs across the country to this day.  Appropriately, it is the Abergavenny round this weekend.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">There's a nice summary and some of Gareth's pictures here: <a href="https://slotracer.online/chronicle/ukscf/2006-slot-rally.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">2006 Slot Rally GB</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color">And a 50min chat with Gareth about the background and making of the event : <a href="https://youtu.be/Bqrd_ZOzGbE?si=ZsAgR16haj_TmI5K" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Slot Rally GB - how it all began</a></span><br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">This week marks 20 years since the Slot Rally GB, a mad idea cooked up between Gareth Jex and me on the drive back from a slot rally in Abergavenny.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">We had seen pictures of the great big Spanish events, rooms filled with slot car tracks, and decided to try to create the same thing here in the Britain.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">I arranged the use of the Toyota offices (and more importantly, the facilities staff to help build and manage it) while Gareth did everything else.  His contacts from the exhibition stand business were called upon and invitations went out through the national slot car club (NSCC) asking for entries and, crucially, tracks and stages.  In the end we had 20 unique tracks, some made from track pieces others custom built.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">Two notable tracks built for the event were the water splash and the hillclimb, a one-storey high track which was even used on the Toyota stand at Goodwood Festival of Speed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">We had 100 entries running over two days, the winners going home weighed down with boxes and boxes of slot car goodies donated as prizes by most of the slot car makers such as Scalextric.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">It was a one off event, but it gave rise to the Slot Rally GB championship which is run at slot car clubs across the country to this day.  Appropriately, it is the Abergavenny round this weekend.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size">There's a nice summary and some of Gareth's pictures here: <a href="https://slotracer.online/chronicle/ukscf/2006-slot-rally.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">2006 Slot Rally GB</a></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #080809;" class="mycode_color">And a 50min chat with Gareth about the background and making of the event : <a href="https://youtu.be/Bqrd_ZOzGbE?si=ZsAgR16haj_TmI5K" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Slot Rally GB - how it all began</a></span><br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Local clubs]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5434</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:31:50 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm trying to find local groups or clubs in the North Orange County, California area. Anyone out there know of a way to find a list of either groups, clubs, or even tracks in my area. I've tried searching but I'm just not very good at it I guess. The only one I'm finding is Electric Dreams, which is a good distance from me. I'd appreciate any help on this.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm trying to find local groups or clubs in the North Orange County, California area. Anyone out there know of a way to find a list of either groups, clubs, or even tracks in my area. I've tried searching but I'm just not very good at it I guess. The only one I'm finding is Electric Dreams, which is a good distance from me. I'd appreciate any help on this.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[-  UK Swiffer ?]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5424</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:44:37 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello everybody,<br />
If you are a WWSCC listener you will have heard north Americans talk about cleaning tracks using a "swiffer" cloth. Has anyone found the UK equivalent? <br />
I have spent a lot of time in Tesco cleaner aisles but not found what looks like the same thing. Have seen Swiffer cloths and wands on Amazon but would appreciate a steer from anyone who has <span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">actually bought</span> the UK equivalent. <br />
<br />
Leo]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everybody,<br />
If you are a WWSCC listener you will have heard north Americans talk about cleaning tracks using a "swiffer" cloth. Has anyone found the UK equivalent? <br />
I have spent a lot of time in Tesco cleaner aisles but not found what looks like the same thing. Have seen Swiffer cloths and wands on Amazon but would appreciate a steer from anyone who has <span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">actually bought</span> the UK equivalent. <br />
<br />
Leo]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Help For Newbie UK Slot Car Fan]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5423</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:07:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I am in the UK. I am searching around and I am having trouble finding what NEW IN SHRINK stuff is for sale and where I can get it. Could someone please help with that? I am in deepest darkest Wiltshire, so about a million miles from anywhere, but I do not mind buying online providing the price is good.<br />
<br />
I was looking for the AFX 1:64 stuff, but cannot find anything new in the UK. Space is an issue, I am in a small bungalow.<br />
<br />
I was looking for the Carrera 1:43 stuff as they say even though it is bigger it takes up roughly the same space as AFX. BUT, I cannot find any of that in the UK new in shrink.<br />
<br />
If I was going to go for Carrera 1:43, do you have to buy a track pack(s) and then buy cars and controls separately? Are there any all-in-one boxes.<br />
<br />
The new Carrera Hybrid stuff looks good, but it appears to need both racers having one of them new fangled smart-phone thingies. Is there any chance in the future that Carrera could do a non smart phone version for people who are 'smart' enough not to have bought into the smart-phone craze?<br />
<br />
The one that looks the ****best**** to me by a mile is the Carrera 1:32. It looks fantastic, but after having seeing some videos, I would have to build another wing to my bungalow. The neighbours are not going to be happy about that, as their garage next to us will have to come a cropper.<br />
<br />
One thing I should add, is we not be having a fixed build if that is important. We will be putting it up and packing it away, every time we play.<br />
<br />
As for style, I think I would like some sort of porshe or posh car, or touring car, or NASCAR, that kind of style. Are there any box sets with that?<br />
<br />
So, any advice, especially where to get this stuff in the UK at a decent price will be very helpful. Are there any shops in the UK that sell AFX, Carrera or Scalectrix?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I am in the UK. I am searching around and I am having trouble finding what NEW IN SHRINK stuff is for sale and where I can get it. Could someone please help with that? I am in deepest darkest Wiltshire, so about a million miles from anywhere, but I do not mind buying online providing the price is good.<br />
<br />
I was looking for the AFX 1:64 stuff, but cannot find anything new in the UK. Space is an issue, I am in a small bungalow.<br />
<br />
I was looking for the Carrera 1:43 stuff as they say even though it is bigger it takes up roughly the same space as AFX. BUT, I cannot find any of that in the UK new in shrink.<br />
<br />
If I was going to go for Carrera 1:43, do you have to buy a track pack(s) and then buy cars and controls separately? Are there any all-in-one boxes.<br />
<br />
The new Carrera Hybrid stuff looks good, but it appears to need both racers having one of them new fangled smart-phone thingies. Is there any chance in the future that Carrera could do a non smart phone version for people who are 'smart' enough not to have bought into the smart-phone craze?<br />
<br />
The one that looks the ****best**** to me by a mile is the Carrera 1:32. It looks fantastic, but after having seeing some videos, I would have to build another wing to my bungalow. The neighbours are not going to be happy about that, as their garage next to us will have to come a cropper.<br />
<br />
One thing I should add, is we not be having a fixed build if that is important. We will be putting it up and packing it away, every time we play.<br />
<br />
As for style, I think I would like some sort of porshe or posh car, or touring car, or NASCAR, that kind of style. Are there any box sets with that?<br />
<br />
So, any advice, especially where to get this stuff in the UK at a decent price will be very helpful. Are there any shops in the UK that sell AFX, Carrera or Scalectrix?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[- Water-slide Decal Sheets for Laser Printer UK]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5381</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:34:24 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello everybody,<br />
Can anyone recommend a current UK supplier for water-slide decal sheets? Looking for someone who has recently bought such and had good experience with creating decals, specifically regarding the thickness of the decals and ease of separation from the backing sheet. <br />
<br />
Leo]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everybody,<br />
Can anyone recommend a current UK supplier for water-slide decal sheets? Looking for someone who has recently bought such and had good experience with creating decals, specifically regarding the thickness of the decals and ease of separation from the backing sheet. <br />
<br />
Leo]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[NASCAR decals ?]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5355</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:40:54 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I believe a company called C&amp;C decals used to print these, but looks like they are no longer in business.<br />
So I am searching for someone else who could provide me with Richard Petty #43 Plymouth Roadrunner decals, specifically for the 1971 Plymouth model version if possible. I am building a 1/32nd scale model.<br />
<br />
Hopefully someone else already supplies these or who would do a sheet for me  ?<br />
<br />
Graham]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I believe a company called C&amp;C decals used to print these, but looks like they are no longer in business.<br />
So I am searching for someone else who could provide me with Richard Petty #43 Plymouth Roadrunner decals, specifically for the 1971 Plymouth model version if possible. I am building a 1/32nd scale model.<br />
<br />
Hopefully someone else already supplies these or who would do a sheet for me  ?<br />
<br />
Graham]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Scalextric MM/A.208/A Control Tower + PA system]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5354</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:05:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Has anyone else seen this Scalextric trackside building?<br />
Looks pretty much like the usual A.208 Control Tower, but this version has a <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">working</span> battery-operated Public Address Unit. Uses PP7 (9v "lantern" battery) or more accessible &amp; compact PP3 9v battery; microphone can be about 5' 6" from speaker unit in control tower base.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Has anyone else seen this Scalextric trackside building?<br />
Looks pretty much like the usual A.208 Control Tower, but this version has a <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">working</span> battery-operated Public Address Unit. Uses PP7 (9v "lantern" battery) or more accessible &amp; compact PP3 9v battery; microphone can be about 5' 6" from speaker unit in control tower base.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Formula E slots]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5284</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:45:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Anyone else see the irony of Formula E slot cars, or is it just my wierd sense of humour.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyone else see the irony of Formula E slot cars, or is it just my wierd sense of humour.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pit Boxes]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5278</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pit box<br />
<br />
Over the years been through several iterations of pit boxes, usually some form of a plastic toolbox and for a while a Maplin 3 drawer aluminium unit, which was was discarded recently as too heavy loaded, to transport in my old age.<br />
<br />
Currently running with this,<br />
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a grot shop £10 plastic toolbox that can take 10 or more cars, the controller, tape tools and other essential bits and weighs a lot less loaded than the Maplin unit.  By adding two 3dp trays I have three levels consisting of a top tray for sundries, with the underside of the lid having a clip fit array of drivers consisting of hex, Phillips, Torq X and bladed. Next level is controller, tape and cleaner and at the bottom, the cars in old Scalex clear covers. <br />
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Not the most elegant of solutions but cheap and cheerful and does the job. What do other people use?<br />
<br />
Cheers<br />
             John]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Pit box<br />
<br />
Over the years been through several iterations of pit boxes, usually some form of a plastic toolbox and for a while a Maplin 3 drawer aluminium unit, which was was discarded recently as too heavy loaded, to transport in my old age.<br />
<br />
Currently running with this,<br />
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<br />
a grot shop £10 plastic toolbox that can take 10 or more cars, the controller, tape tools and other essential bits and weighs a lot less loaded than the Maplin unit.  By adding two 3dp trays I have three levels consisting of a top tray for sundries, with the underside of the lid having a clip fit array of drivers consisting of hex, Phillips, Torq X and bladed. Next level is controller, tape and cleaner and at the bottom, the cars in old Scalex clear covers. <br />
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Not the most elegant of solutions but cheap and cheerful and does the job. What do other people use?<br />
<br />
Cheers<br />
             John]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Model Roadway]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5247</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Model railways are universally and continually popular and roads to enhance the layout abound, but why not a standalone model roadway in its own right. There are some very intricate and expensive road systems out there but slot systems are cheaper and could be made into a very interesting layout with scenery and buildings without a railway in sight.<br />
Has anyone done this ?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Model railways are universally and continually popular and roads to enhance the layout abound, but why not a standalone model roadway in its own right. There are some very intricate and expensive road systems out there but slot systems are cheaper and could be made into a very interesting layout with scenery and buildings without a railway in sight.<br />
Has anyone done this ?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hot Rods]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5237</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[This posts for Ken,<br />
<br />
I came across this on Facebook, <br />
<br />
Ford pickup 1941 Hot Rod built from 3d printed body<br />
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Any other 3d models made ?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This posts for Ken,<br />
<br />
I came across this on Facebook, <br />
<br />
Ford pickup 1941 Hot Rod built from 3d printed body<br />
<br />
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<br />
Any other 3d models made ?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Muscle Car engines ?]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5226</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A question for our friends across the pond ?<br />
I believe that muscle cars of the 60's and 70's used 3litre or higher capacity engines, but is it a characteristic of ALL muscle cars ?<br />
Were there any under 3litre capacity motor muscle cars ?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A question for our friends across the pond ?<br />
I believe that muscle cars of the 60's and 70's used 3litre or higher capacity engines, but is it a characteristic of ALL muscle cars ?<br />
Were there any under 3litre capacity motor muscle cars ?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Deja Vu]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5224</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Having already posted about my experience this year in regard to a very late retuned proxy cars from the US, it was a little amusing to have another late arrival from USPS this week.<br />
<br />
This time it was an order placed on the 23rd December 2024 with Slot Car Corner for some Paul Guage tyres<br />
<br />
They just arrived !!! <br />
<br />
First Class Postal service  <img src="https://slotracer.online/community/images/smilies/rofl.gif" alt="Rofl" title="Rofl" class="smilie smilie_54" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Having already posted about my experience this year in regard to a very late retuned proxy cars from the US, it was a little amusing to have another late arrival from USPS this week.<br />
<br />
This time it was an order placed on the 23rd December 2024 with Slot Car Corner for some Paul Guage tyres<br />
<br />
They just arrived !!! <br />
<br />
First Class Postal service  <img src="https://slotracer.online/community/images/smilies/rofl.gif" alt="Rofl" title="Rofl" class="smilie smilie_54" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[So what did Santa bring you ??]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5132</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 18:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is what Santa brought me <br />
<br />
<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Slot car racers and collectors the world over]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Soldering stations - which one?]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5111</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Now I've got my bench back in use I'm using my soldering iron more but it's just that, a soldering iron with a fixed temperature, fixed tip and a hook that just about fits over the handle on one of the workbench drawers - but frequently ends up on the floor! It's also rather clumsy to use (more likely I'm a clumsy user of it) and doesn't have sufficient reach to get inside things without the danger of melting other things on the way to the target point!<br />
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I'd like something a bit safer and more versatile, with a 'parking spot' that minimises the risk of me burning myself, or it dropping on the work surface or floor!. <br />
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I'm a casual and occasional user, not a brass chassis builder so it doesn't need to cost the earth. Currently its main use is for soldering ferrules and motor wires plus heat sealing plastic parts in anything from 1/24 down to HO scale, so I'm looking for interchangeable tips and a longish tip reach as it's too easy to melt HO body parts when trying to heat weld deeper in their bodyshells. <br />
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I have looked at reviews online but they lose me very early on as I don't know what temperature range or wattage I need. One particular make had several virtually identical stations ranging from £30-ish up to £140-ish and all that seemed to vary was those figures - temp/watts/heating time.<br />
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Very long winded way to ask but can anyone suggest a reasonably priced compact-ish and versatile soldering work station to suit please?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Now I've got my bench back in use I'm using my soldering iron more but it's just that, a soldering iron with a fixed temperature, fixed tip and a hook that just about fits over the handle on one of the workbench drawers - but frequently ends up on the floor! It's also rather clumsy to use (more likely I'm a clumsy user of it) and doesn't have sufficient reach to get inside things without the danger of melting other things on the way to the target point!<br />
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I'd like something a bit safer and more versatile, with a 'parking spot' that minimises the risk of me burning myself, or it dropping on the work surface or floor!. <br />
<br />
I'm a casual and occasional user, not a brass chassis builder so it doesn't need to cost the earth. Currently its main use is for soldering ferrules and motor wires plus heat sealing plastic parts in anything from 1/24 down to HO scale, so I'm looking for interchangeable tips and a longish tip reach as it's too easy to melt HO body parts when trying to heat weld deeper in their bodyshells. <br />
<br />
I have looked at reviews online but they lose me very early on as I don't know what temperature range or wattage I need. One particular make had several virtually identical stations ranging from £30-ish up to £140-ish and all that seemed to vary was those figures - temp/watts/heating time.<br />
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Very long winded way to ask but can anyone suggest a reasonably priced compact-ish and versatile soldering work station to suit please?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lights in slot cars - why?]]></title>
			<link>https://slotracer.online/community/showthread.php?tid=5091</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Self explanatory title, why do they put lights in slot cars?  They are an added complication and expense and are rarely used in the 1:1 version. There may be a justification for it with Le Mans type cars but BTCC cars never race in the dark, the lights may be used when it is raining but slot car tracks don't really have that situation. Headlights are only flashed now and then to upset the driver in front, but we can't do this with a slot car so why bother to fit them at all? The only thing that would be of use is fitted brake-lights but I don't know any manufacturer who does this. Apart from which slot car lights go out when you lift off the throttle - at the very point when a real car would need them as it enters a bend. The whole thing is a complete nonsense.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Self explanatory title, why do they put lights in slot cars?  They are an added complication and expense and are rarely used in the 1:1 version. There may be a justification for it with Le Mans type cars but BTCC cars never race in the dark, the lights may be used when it is raining but slot car tracks don't really have that situation. Headlights are only flashed now and then to upset the driver in front, but we can't do this with a slot car so why bother to fit them at all? The only thing that would be of use is fitted brake-lights but I don't know any manufacturer who does this. Apart from which slot car lights go out when you lift off the throttle - at the very point when a real car would need them as it enters a bend. The whole thing is a complete nonsense.]]></content:encoded>
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