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Slot Magazine - November-December 2016
Slot Magazine - November-December 2016
NO.21
LE MANS CLASSICS
FORMIDABLE FRONT-ENGINED REPLICAS
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SCALING IT UP
PLAYCRAFT
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CONTENTS
38
30
REGULARS
4
16 PAST FORWARD
64 SLOT CALENDAR
66 FINISH LINE
FEATURES
24 SCALING IT DOWN HO SCALE
REVIEWS
WORKSHOPS
60 IN A STATE OF SUSPENSION
67 SLOT DIRECTORY
CONTACT
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Editor: Gary Cannell - editor@slotmagazine.co.uk
Slot Magazine, Doolittle Mill, Doolittle Lane, Totternhoe,
Bedfordshire. LU6 1QX. United Kingdom
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All the latest slot racing news from around the world
Do you like to run slot cars with lights? Not only night-time endurance sports racing cars but, for example, police cars
with ashing lights? This processor-based controller from Neunkirchen-Seelscheid in Germany will be just what
you want.
Have a look at the demo videos at www.slotcarlight.com and youll see an American sedan with a aming side exhaust
as well as front and rear light. Or an Audi Police car with not only blue roof lights blinking but also headlights alternating
and ashing. You could have a Safety Car or Pace Car for your track realistically running headlights like that.
Patrick Biel of SlotCarLightController (sic) said that ...even in delivery status it comes with a lot of preprogrammed
functions to satisfy nearly every light wish for a slot car. For those who want even more we provide the SLC Manager.
With that you can program all 14 channels of the SLC completely freely. The compiled programs can be uploaded to
the SLC with a USB-FTDI-adaptor via PC. Any conguration can repeatedly be changed and saved as an slc-le to
use it again later. Several effects like exhaust ames can also be saved.
35 Euros buys you the controller, wiring and resistors. For a very reasonable 5 Euros more comes a good number of
LED lights to t to your cars in ve colours. Comprehensive instructions and ideas for lighting are downloadable free
from the SLC website.
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All the latest slot racing news from around the world
GAUGEMASTER
AUTOFEST
Every year major slot car
distributors Gaugemaster
have a slot car Autofest. This
years event will be held on
Saturday 22 October at the
Gaugemaster HQ in Arundel,
West Sussex, between 9am
5.30pm.
Gaugemaster are the UK
distributors for slot car
brands Fly, Slotwings,
SRC, Sideways, Cartrix,
NSR, Slot.it, Ninco, Policar,
Racer, and Thunderslot.
Many other useful items
suitable for slot racing are
stocked from Preiser, Deluxe,
Humbrol, K&S, and their own
Gaugemaster range of scenic
materials.
In the past Gaugemaster
have offered many items at
clearance prices at Autofest,
so if you are in the area you
could pick up a bargain as
well as trying many different
slot cars and tracks.
PIT LANE
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BOMBER COUNTY SLOTSTOX YELLOWBELLY TROPHY
We recently told you about the new SlotStox
club in Lincolnshire which takes its name
from the many airelds that surround it. See
SLOT # 20 for more details.
Staying with the local and historical theme,
Bomber County SlotStox are running their
rst Yellowbelly Trophy meeting on Thursday
13 October at 7.30pm. If you want to race
a Parma SlotStox car you should be at
Brothertoft Parish Hall PE20 3SW or look on
Facebook for more details.
Why the Yellowbelly Trophy? Because:
The Royal Warrant for foot soldiers in
1751 stated the colour facings on uniform
was to be yellow for the Lincolnshire
Regiment.
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Scaleauto Spyker C8 # 85
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FEATURE
MASTER
CRAFTMANSHIP
at things.
Four Lane Black Top has been running
as a slot car racing club now for more than
twenty years and over that time has gone
through some signicant changes as well as
Master craftsman Lee Parsons at work. CNCd sections await their turn for assembly.
Lee Parsons
final designs.
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Painting commences.
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KEY FEATURES
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PAST FORWARD
Taking a look at the history of slot racing
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Racing
onto the
page
As slot racing took off in the early 1960s publishers scrambled onto the
bandwagon. Richard reviews a selection.
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PAST FORWARD
Taking a look at the history of slot racing
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Early Birdcage Maserati of Luis del Rosario Jr. pictured in Hertzs book;
sidewinder motor has integral rear axle.
Author Elleston Trevor, left, smoking a pipe with Dickie Laidlaw-Dickson centre. The Trevor family Rolls
Royce occupied the garage when the slot track was hoisted back up to the ceiling!
Technical diagrams
from Laidlaw-Dicksons
book. Build yourself a
steering front end for
Rockingham 2017!
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PAST FORWARD
Taking a look at the history of slot racing
By the time Smeed published in 1965 there was no longer a need to make
your own slot guide from curtain rail.
On the other hand, making braids from TV coaxial cable was a cheap and
effective alternative!
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YOUR BOOK OF
MODEL CAR RACING
This 1965 offering by
Kenneth Gee, revised
in '71 although I can't
spot how, was one
of over 90 titles in
the 'Your Book Of.. .'
series which ranged
from Acting to Wild
Twice F1 world
champion Jim
Clark (next to lady
driver) featured
in Scalextric
advertising, pictured
here in Kenneth Gees
book.
Similar in concept to
Gee's book, this 1966
book was one of a
run whereby young
Americans could
try archery, hunting,
car customizing and
outboard boating!
Those were the days,
before Health and
Safety... Oh, and the
girls were expected to
collect dolls. Its 120 pages give a
real sense of the mid-1960s U.S. craze of slot
car racing. Bob Braverman and Bill Neumann
knew their stuff; Bob had been building and
racing since the earliest days and was an
Two British club tracks shown by Smeed. The Bolton club (above)
is still at it over 50 years later; we guestdrove for them in a retro
endurance race in 2015.
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Kits in the U.S.A. feature in Braverman and Neumann; the Atlas 1:32
Ford GT40 and Porsche 904.
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PAST FORWARD
Taking a look at the history of slot racing
We identied our
1967/68 REH (bottom
left) from Greenslade.
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PAST FORWARD
THE ORIGINS OF HO SCALE SLOT CARS
SLOT CARS AS
ROADWAYS
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1: The grey section is an original piece of Paycraft Highways Track from 1959/60. This had brass contact strips. The later
Aurora Model Motoring track was almost identical and wholly compatible although the plastic was black and contact
strips became steel. In the centre is a length of Life-Like Power-Loc track dating from around 2008. This follows the
geometry used by Atlas 60 years earlier. Finally there is a length of Life-Like Racing Dura Lock track also dating from
2008. This system closely followed the original Playcraft geometry. Note that all are exactly 9 long, exactly the same
length as the Atlas Snap Track Railroad straight! 2: Some rather grubby early Aurora Model Motoring
Track sandwiching a 9 piece of Atlas Snap Track. This is the model railroad track
that has indirectly influenced the geometry of many H0 slot car systems! Photo
courtesy of Chuck Higdon. 3: The Playcraft Highways range only ever extended to
the four vehicles shown here, although they were available in a variety of colours.
The two sports cars were later manufactured by Aurora. 4: Original Playcraft and
early Aurora cars came with an unusual vibrator type motor; they were fed from
an AC power supply and a coil caused the agitator to move up and down acting
on the geared rear axle. The original chassis were much loved by fans but tended
to run hot and be unreliable. Derek Brand then designed the classic much copied
Thunderjet chassis with the pancake armature and the rest is history! 5: Tyco US-1
Trucking was a brilliant system with lots of play value. The lorries could be reversed
into loading and unloading docks, where the transfer of good would take place
without intervention!
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13: Two different versions of the Life-Like Racing grade crossing. 14: Playcraft - Railways, Highways and Buildings spot the original product? The trains were imported from Jouef in
France. The buildings were made for Playcraft by Pola in what was then West Germany. The Highways system was made by Playcraft themselves under licence from Derek Brand, but was
not successful in the UK. The irony of this is that the roadway system was obsolete by the time Playcraft began marketing the trains and the buildings. My combination layout is therefore
chronologically incorrect! 15: Half-wave cars from Ideal Toys these were sold in race and chase sets in the 1980s and enabled to two cars to run on the same track under independent
control. Sets included 'Knight Rider' and 'The Professionals'. 16: Half-wave cars from Rasant these are all metal in construction and beautifully engineered. 17: Faller AMS made a
huge range of cars from the early '60s into the 1980s. They pioneered the half-wave idea and the cars shown here are equipped with diodes to permit two to be on the same track under
independent control.
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THE ORIGINS OF HO SCALE SLOT CARS
Although mostly
continental in origin,
plenty of buildings
add interest to the
layout.
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GOLDEN AGE
SPORTS CLASSICS
C
Formidable front-engined Ferrari TR61 and Jaguar E2A
lassic sports car enthusiasts will
instantly recognise these cars.
The Ferrari TR61 is the famous
Ferrari Testarossa in its 1961
disguise with the sharknose that
Ferrari made popular in that year. It was also
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JAGUAR E2A
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The
LMM Ferrari
TR61 looks good
from every
angle
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Resin bodyshell with full interior and lots of fixing posts is very heavy
Slot.it motor drives a shaft with nylon pinion and offset crownwheel
Alloy wheels with finely etched wire inserts Drivers helmet looks outdated even for 1961
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The Slot
Classics Jaguar
E2A is very sleek,
part D Type and
part E Type
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eck
Resin Jaguar Dunlop wheel inserts have etched spinners Drivers helmet and goggles look right for 1960
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WINNING F
RACE
CHAMPS
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FORMULA
FERRARI
RACERS
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WORKSHOP
SHOWING YOU HOW ITS DONE
MAD MAX II
TANKER
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WORKSHOP
SHOWING YOU HOW ITS DONE
FIRST STEPS
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position. Axles
were required that
would normally be far too
long for a 1:32nd slot car and even
then not quite long enough for the outer
wheels. As these were 3D printed, with the
chassis, bonding them to the inner wheels with
superglue, whilst mounted on a dummy axle to
ensure alignment, would be permanent. The
wheels are printed to take two M2 grub screws
each so can be relied upon to remain in place.
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PAINTING
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WORKSHOP
SHOWING YOU HOW ITS DONE
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DETAILING
RESOURCES:
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HISTORY FEATURE
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST?
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MRRC Mercedes W154 and Novi-Ferguson Indy models with 4-wheel drive and steering a
technology marvel at the time, especially at the price of 39/11d not sure how much that is, but
sounds like under 2 British pounds in 1965!
Cars with steering in 1:32, a small sampling of F1 models. From 1:00 oclock: Airfix/MRRC
Eagle, Lindberg BRM, Airfix Vanwall, Prefo Melkus-Wartburg FIII (East Germany), Policar
Ferrari F1. The Policar has a simplified version known as cart steering, with a solid axle
that just pivots.
Adam & Sons Quad Mk I and Mk II top and bottom views. Priced at $24.95 in 1965,
this artisan built car now one of the holy grails of slot car collectors must have
sold enough to go into a second version.
Cars with steering in 1:24 scale, left to right: MRRC Chaparral 2C, Lindberg Cobra GT, Yamada
Lotus 30. Steering was nowhere near as widespread in 1:24 as in 1:32. For many years only
MRRC 1:32 cars would remain faithful to this tradition!
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Scratchbuilt chassis by Don, featuring an Ulrich rear suspension, Pittman DC77 motor and K&B steering unit very
appropriate for the hybrid Caddy-Allard body by Pactra.
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HISTORY FEATURE
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST?
A mystery car that comes from Switzerland, maybe a custom sports car with
Ferrari V12 engine (Cegga?); the body is in fiberglass. A watch-like chassis
with 4 wheel independent suspension and twin pulley drive from a can motor
located between the rear wheels!
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The UHP Toronado from about 1966, showing the AMT chassis thats been turned around to provide FWD like
the real car (rare at the time). A drop arm has also been added, of course!
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HISTORY FEATURE
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST?
Two production cars with brakes: the Classic Gamma Ray with a disc brake actuated by the motor pivoting
in the chassis as it decelerates; and the K&B Ford MkII (a rare beast) with K&Bs brake unit, also sold in a
sidewinder version.
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Manufacture of over 800 slot car body shells produced in 1/32nd and
1/24th scale.
An example of finished
model made from one of our
CLASSIC shells. These shells
are manufactured from fibreglass
which gives an excellent strength
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SCALE FEATURE
LOOKING AT THE COMMON SLOT RACING SCALES
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SCALE FEATURE
LOOKING AT THE COMMON SLOT RACING SCALES
You could save a lot of weight here, but then it may not survive
a nuclear blast.
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Porsche front end, the big digital board behind the non-moveable axle.
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Nice tread on the Porsche tyres. The plastic part with the number on is clamping
the magnet in place. Note central metal block with hole for the display case bolt.
Big lump of metal on the Ferrari chassis locates all the assembly bolts. Note the
hard shiny tyres.
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WORKSHOP
FITTING SUSPENSION KITS
FIT SUSPENSION
TO YOUR
PERFORMANCE
CAR
SMOOTHING OUT THE BUMPS AT HIGH SPEED
1
1: Standard screw removed and bolt inserted from below. 2: Spring dropped over the screw ready for the turret to be fitted. 3: Other side of the car, turret fitted over the spring and secured
with the long bolt. The gap between the motor pod and the turret is adjustable, this is the amount of suspension movement you will have. 4: Front motor pod fixing with suspension in place
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The limit stop grub screws go into the inner holes in the top
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WORKSHOP
FITTING SUSPENSION KITS
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The 4 fixing screws are removed from the white motor pod.
This is an anglewinder 4WD chassis but no different to
other sidewinder or anglewinder pods for fixing
Push the long bolts through the rear fixing holes and drop
the metal plate over them with the raised bits uppermost
With the springs dropped onto the bolts you can now attach
the upper suspension bar
From below you can see the adjustment holes and also the
body float adjustment holes at the chassis outer corners
Push the bolts through the chassis from below and use the
metal plate that clears the crownwheel
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BODYSHELL ADJUSTMENT
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The small holes to the left of the brass bolts are where you
can adjust the limit stops on an inline car
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Slot.it Challenge
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15 & 16 October
15 & 16 October
16 October
29 & 30 October
13 November
10 & 11 December
30 October
19 and 20 November
10 & 11 December
5 & 6 November
6 November
BSCRA BSL
Fylde MRCC
Steve Sargent 01253 345515
BSCRA Southern 32
Coulsdon MCRC,
Bletchingley, Surrey
Nick Lake 07801 930909
6 November
22 & 23 October
6 November
23 October
6 November
BSCRA Southern 32
Dowty SCC, Staverton, Glos.
Dave Coward 01452 421311
Wye Valley Winter Rally
Wye Valley SCC, Abergavenny
Phil Field 01432 269301
CSCRA Classic Trans-Am Round 5
Pendle SRC, Nelson, Lancs.
Sean Fothersgill 01282 612418
23 October
20 November
BOC
The BOC British Open
Championship and the BSL
Southern 32 Championship
race cars built to the BSCRA
British Slot Racing Racing
Association rules. Find out
more at www.bscra.co.uk
17 December
18 December
8 January 2017
15 January
27 November
15 January
27 November
23 October
3 & 4 December
BSCRA Southern 32
T.B.A.
CSCRA Rockingham
Winter Classic
Rockingham SCC, Northants.
Mick Kerr 07717 124000
22 January
22 January
HO in the UK
There are eight clubs running
1:64 scale slot cars in the
UK six dedicated HO clubs
and two clubs running larger
scale cars that include HO
racing on their calendars.
Chestereld HO Racing Club
CHORC
www.chorc.co.uk
Derby HO Racing Club
DHORC
www.dhorc.co.uk
Four Lane Black Top
(Marlborough, Wilts.) FLBT
www.bt.co.uk
HO North Kent (Orpington)
HONK
www.hokent.webs.com
Malmesbury & Crudwell HO
Racing Club (Wilts.)
cajsr2000@hotmail.com
North East Restoration Club
Slots (Washington) NERCS
www.northeastrestorationclub
slots.freeforums.org
South Cambridgeshire
HO Racing Club (Yelling)
SCHORC
www.schorc.com
Worthing HO Racing
WHO
www.whoracing.org.uk
29 January
29 January
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MORE TRUCKIN
MADNESS
ete Simpsons Mad Max II tanker build reminded me that lurking in my needs work
pile are two more than unusual lorries from, I suspect, around thirty years ago.
These trucks probably came from the Slot Stox fraternity. Those better versed in
Stox history like Keith Packer who took the 1985 monochrome pic of 199 Shaun
Drakefords lorry could tell the tale better than I but I believe there was a class of
racing for trucks with the Slot Stox car carried on the back.
Unlike for Petes chassis there are no complaints of lack of power here; these things run B
can Mura Group 20 power. Outmoded by the mid-80s these were the motor of choice in ECRA
Formula 32 and, frequently, inline Formula 1 chassis in the 1970s. As you can see the Mura is
vertically mounted, presumably to make room for the car, converting its too much power through
what look to be Taylormade gears. Construction is of brass sheet and piano wire, with a drop
arm but the pans arent hinged nor is there any plumber action. One body is of plasticky sheet,
the other carved from a Pepsi can!
How do they go? Ah. Run at a club Christmas fun event Id made the mistake of removing all
the lead from the chassis. As a result the thing bunny hopped down the main straight if anything
more than minimal, smoothly-applied power was dialled in. More work is thus needed. And
those Muras are too precious to waste on the back of a lorry!
Richard Hills
Contributing editor.
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