It’s time to catch up on the best news and views from Week 50
This week we bring you reports of five new Bugattis, three BMWs, two Santa Chargers, and a Partridge in a… no wait, it’s a Ford. We also have all the latest events, some figure painting, track design software, and gift ideas.
- Nation Colour Project After last week’s release of Bugatti Type 59 cars in the national racing colours of Brazil, Japan, Australia and Hungary, Hobbyclassic have followed that up with Spain, USA, Mexico, Netherlands and Portugal. It’s like the World Cup for slot cars.
- Pioneer ‘Santa’s Charger’ HEMI 426 Johnno has got two real Christmas treats which definitely have the Xmas ‘Wow’ factor. These Pioneer ‘Santa’s Chargers’ in festive Red and Green, come complete with a Santa Claus driver and trusty helper elf ‘Vulron’ in the passenger seat. Available from retailers now.
- Revoslot BMW2002ti Revoslot have previewed three liveries for the new BMW2002ti with BRM running gear; 6 hours Nurgburgring 1971 #52, Sebring 12 Hours 1978 #35 and DRM Revival Nurgburgring 2014 #38. There will also be a white kit, and all four are expected before Christmas.
- Racing Replicas Jaguar D-Type Now that the Winter Slot Car Market is out of the way Pete Shepherd is getting back to some commission builds. First up was this lovely Jaguar D Type from the 1956 Le Mans.
- Ford Escort MKII RS2000 This special edition Team Slot Ford Escort MKII RS2000 X-Pack Tecnoair is now available from retailers. It is a Spanish special and is a numbered limited edition of 450.
Events
- Worthing Digital Saturday – 17th-Dec-22
- Worthing HO Wednesday – 4th-Jan-23
- Swindon Scalextric Swapmeet – 8th-Jan-23
- HO Drag Proxy – 11th-Jan-23
- Rockingham Policar GP – 14th-Jan-23
- Bury St Edmunds club night 5-10pm – 14th-Jan-23
- Rockingham winter classic – 15th-Jan-23
- Worthing Digital Wednesday – 18th-Jan-23
- Nat. GT3 6hrs @ Wolverhampton SCC – 22nd-Jan-23
- Low Lands Suzuka Double Digital – 28th-Jan-23
Tracks & Scenery
- Trackside photographers Rallyhub has painted up his Ron Trackside photographer figures and they look great out on his rally track.
- tCAD track planner tCAD5.5 is a slot track design program software for MS Windows which can help you to design your 2, 4, 6, or 8 lane slot track. The software works with various track systems including Polistil, Policar, Carrera Evolution / Exclusiv, Ninco, SCX, and Scalextric Classic & Sport. It has also just been updated to include colour coded corners.
Racing
- Autumn Endurance – InterSeries Proxy The InterSeries Proxy reached its finale this week with a double header at Conington Park and Roughwood. After eight hard fought rounds at tracks all across the country the series is now concluded. Check out all the results, reports and photos.
Gifts
Treat Yourself
- With Christmas quickly approaching, we take a look at some gift ideas. There’s nothing wrong with buying your own presents, so why not treat yourself?
- Velasor – Legendary Models Velasor slot cars might not fall into the bargain basement category, but their models are fabulous examples of the art of modelling, and hand made craftsmanship. Maybe just the one?
- Scale Models Sale At the other end of the scale price wise, Scale models have a huge number of slot cars at reasonable prices in their sale section. How about a Fly Playboy Collection Porsche for just £20?
- The Story of Ferrari’s GTO 64 Motorsport magazine has a shop stacked full of great gifts, but here’s one for the hardcore Ferrari fans. This is Doug Nye’s exhaustively researched deep-dive on a special variant of one of the world’s most revered sportscars; the Ferrari 250 GTO.
- Goodwood Overalls Every gentleman racer should have a set of overalls to keep their suit clean whilst oiling their bushings. These classic overalls from Goodwood should be just the ticket.
- Motorsport Posters Obviously there are loads of places that sell motor sports posters, and some of them have fantastic original artworks with hefty price tags. But if you’re looking for great value, then check out RedBubble.
- Track Sculptures What could be better for your track room wall than a sculpture of your favourite race track? There are hundreds available, and you can also get wooden murals, and art prints.
- Postal Deliveries Don’t forget that if you live in the UK, or order from a shop in the UK, then your delivery might be affected by the postal workers’ industrial action, so get your orders in now.
