Digest 12 – Slot Racer

Let’s take a rummage through the week’s news.

This week we feature a trio of Ford Rangers, a pair of Porsche rally cars, a Schumacher Mercedes, a BRM P153, a Porsche 956, and a Reims-Gueux Dunlop bridge. We also have the lowdown on tyre truing machines, the latest events from the calendar, and our usual video selections.

Slot Cars

Now Available

Slot.it Mercedes 190E The new Mercedes 190E from Slot.it is now available from retailers. The model recreates the car driven by Michael Schumacher in the 1991 DTM, at Norisring.

Coming Soon

Three Ford Ranger pick up trucks by George Turner

George Turner Ford Ranger George Turner has posted photos of the finished Ford Ranger kits which he started work on two years ago. There are three different versions, each with removable rear covers, and they are expected to be available later in the week.

Fly Porsche 911 Fly have announced more Porsche 911 models. Like the Hobbyclassic exclusive models we reported last week, these are slightly more than just new liveries as they include 3D printed parts and come in either clean or weathered versions. The #19 car models the 1971 East African Safari Rally car driven to fifth place by Sobiesław Zasada & Marian Bień, and the #58 car recreates the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon car driven to fourth place by Sobiesław Zasada & Marek Wachowski.

Policar BRM P153 Policar have announced that the next livery for the BRM P153 will be released on April 5th. The model recreates the 1970 South African GP car which was driven by Pedro Rodríguez and finished ninth.

Slot.it Porsche 956 Also expected from April 5th is a new livery for the Slot.it Porsche 956 KH, which models the second placed car at the 1984 1000km of Monza, which was driven by Jonathan Palmer and Jan Lammers.

Magnetic Racing Dunlop Bridge As part of their Reims-Gueux range Magnetic Racing have released a well detailed model of the Dunlop Bridge. A 1:32 scale version is available now, with 1:43 and 1:64 scales coming very soon.

Racing

Slot Car Tyre Truing Machines Mr Flippant has put together a comprehensive and useful list of slotcar tyre truing machines. The list is divided into machines designed for metal wheels, usually only truing one wheel/tyre at a time, and machines that are designed to hold the whole axle of the car with both wheels still attached. Each list is then divided by whether the machine is still available on the retail market in some capacity, and those which are no longer being manufactured.