A catch up on the slot car news might be in order.
This week we feature two Radiola Renaults, four new Nissans, three Datsuns, and a Lola. Plus we have some collecting resources, and the latest events, videos, and photos.
Slot Cars
Now Available
- Hobbyclassic Radiola Renaults Hobbyclassic now have a couple of exclusive Radiola liveried Renaults in stock. First there is the Renault 11 – Tour de Corse 1987 by Octane. Second is the Renault 5 Turbo – Tour de Corse 1986 by Fly.
- Avant Slot Nissan 240RS Pendle Slot Racing now have the Avant Slot Nissan 240RS in stock. There is a 1985 Rally Portugal livery, two street cars and a white kit now available.
- Slot Car Union New releases arriving at Slot Car Union include…
- Le Mans Miniatures Mirage M1 – 24 Hours of Le Mans 1967
- NSR 0355AW McLaren 720S GT3 – Gulf F1 GTR Livery
- Scalextric C4352 Lotus Esprit S1 – Silverstone 1981 – Gerry Marshall
- Scalextric C4411 Lamborghini Countach – Walter Wolf – Blue And Gold
- Slot.it CA36f Opel Calibra V6 n.44 DTM/ITC 1996
- Policar CAR06d Ferrari 412P n.25 24h Le Mans 1967
- Slot.it CA43c Maserati MC GT3 n.33 Paul Ricard 2015
Future Releases
- Revoslot Datsun 510 Revoslot have announced that they will be releasing a new Datsun 510. Prototype photos are expected soon and the first three liveries are expected in January 2024.
- Slot.it Lola B12/80 Slot.it have released new photos of the forthcoming livery on the Lola B12/80. The Slot.it model recreates the car driven to fifth place at the Watkins Glen 6 hours in 2016 by Tom Long, Joel Miller and Ben Devlin
Events
- National Digital Championship – Rockingham – 21st-Oct-23
- National GT3 – North Staffs – 29th-Oct-23
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 1st-Nov-23
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 4th-Nov-23
- Worthing Digital Saturday – 18th-Nov-23
- Orpington Swapmeet – 19th-Nov-23
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 25th-Nov-23
Collecting
- Scale Models Scale Models are specialists in collectable slot cars, with mint condition, deleted stock, and collector’s items listed. They also sell a wide range of reproduction parts of old scalextric cars, including screens, bumpers, tyres, wheels, mirrors, and decals.
- A beginners guide to collecting Scalextric Scale Models have also published a guide to collecting Scalextric, written by Phil Etgart. Mark and Julie have said that they will be publishing more of Phil’s articles in the coming months so keep an eye out for those.
- Phil Smith Another great resource for collecting slot cars is Phils Smith’s website, where you will find 1000’s of slot cars for sale, old, new and obsolete from every manufacturer in the world.
Videos
Photos
NSR Ford MK IV Le Mans 1967
Photo by Mamoru Teranishi
Avant Slot Nissan 240RS
Photo by Avant Slot UK
