Digest 3 – Slot Racer

Here’s our pick of the highlights from week 3

Slot Cars

Vauxhall Firenza droop snootGeorge Turner has announced that his first release of 2021 will be a Vauxhall Firenza droop snoot, with the Lotus 23 also nearing completion.
Racer Sideways BMW M6 GT3 ‘Presentation’ This is your first opportunity of a factory livery
NSR 2021 Catalogue Launch With no physical Spielwarenmesse at Nuremberg to show off their new cars, NSR have published their 2021 catalogue this week.
New Scaleauto SlotBox carry cases Scaleauto have been developing a new SlotBox carry case to replace their older products.
SRC Toyota TS 050 LMP 1 SRC have been busy with the development of the TS050 Hybrid

Some useful resources to help and inspire you when you’re planning your next slot track

Track Plans Our very own selection of original track plans using the most popular track systems
Ultimate Racer Layout Archive User contributed track plans
Vintage Tracks A selection of tracks from our Library of vintage magazines

50 Most Beautiful Cars Ever Produced Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I’m sure we can all agree on some of the cars that coachbuild.com chose for their top 50.
What’s it like to drive a £1m 1952 Bentley R-Type Continental? Speaking of beautiful cars, here’s another.
A Rare Factory-Red Jaguar D-Type There seems to be a bit of a theme developing here. This is another drop dead gorgeous car.
Silodrome’s Top 20 Cars Of 2020 Not necessarily beautiful, but these are the most popular car articles of 2020.

Black Arrow – Black Bull What possessed Alan to engage in this notoriously difficult kit build?
1936 Auto Union type C An unusual colour and a tight squeeze to fit the chassis
1959 Fairlane 500 Skyliner Police Cruiser A Gunze Sangyo kit with a custom aluminium chassis

HO Drag Proxy Catch up with all the results and reports from round 8 of the HO Drag Proxy series. This one was NHRA-themed – featuring Micro Scalextric Street Stock, Micro Scalextric Super Stock 6.0, NHRA 4-Gear Funny Car & Pro Stock – and some NHRA Auto World Top Fuel match-racing.
HRW GT3 Proxy Building an entry for the HRW Championship GT3 Proxy 2022

Scalextric C3671 Ford Mustang Professor Motor have reduced the price of the Scalextric C3671 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Clipsol 2011 Livery #18 TCM Championship.
Scalextric C3724 Chevrolet Camaro The Professor has also reduced the Scalextric C3724 Chevrolet Camaro 1969 Trans-Am Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2012. Both are $21 off.
Pendle Slot Racing Pendles are offering three Top Slot Mercedes reduced in price by £40. They are premium products and priced accordingly, but at least they are less expensive than they were.