Aston Martin DB6 for the Royals!

A wonderful Aston DB6, the last one I'm told by a slotbrother from the UK, was the chosen mode of transportation for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today!

Carrera 1/24 Corvette GS reviewed

By Harry Wise of Home Racing World:

We have a lot of choices in our hobby today and because of all these great offerings, some models simply slip through my fingers. This Carrera Corvette model is one of them. Of course it has been on my list like many others, but thanks to some perfect timing this classic bowtie finally arrived sooner than I expected.

All Carrera 1/24 models really need 18 volts to run optimally. I want to make that clear before I give you my comments. I simply do not race Carrera 1/24 that often, but when I do it is just like our other scales and classes: Just for fun. Something different every once in awhile.

The one change is the NEW TIRES Carrera makes for these cars. These are a slightly softer compound and they did make the operation a lot better. You still need to sand them pretty good to get a optimal tire patch, but that is easily done.

Read the full review at this link.

Slot MiniAuto 77-May

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

SLOT MINIAUTO 79 – MAYO

El nuevo BMW M3 GTR GT2 de Scaleauto es el protagonista principal de nuestra portada del mes de mayo. También se destaca las pruebas del nuevo Ford Escort RS1600 Rally Safari de Superslot y del Porsche 911 S de MRRC.
En el interior se puede encontrar los reportajes del Corvette SR2 de Ninco, el nuevo Vintage Banco Occidental de Scalextric, el Mercedes Benz W196 y Pegaso Spyder Touring Panamericana de Top Slot. Además una excepcional colección de los Chevrolet Corvette que participaron en Le Mans de 1960.
Además de las noticias, novedades y presentaciones de modelos nuevos, destaca el artículo de brico-slot, de cómo realizar muros de piedra.

(A la venta el 28-04-2011)

Slot MiniAuto en Facebook
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PRESS RELEASE

SLOT MINIAUTO 79 – MAY

The new 1:12 Scaleauto BMW M3 GTR GT2 is the main protagonist of our cover in May. It also highlights the track test of the new Scalextric Ford Escort RS1600 Safari Rally and MRRC Porsche 911 S.
Inside you can find reports of Ninco’s Corvette SR2, the new Scx Vintage Renault Alpine, the Top Slot Mercedes Benz W196 and Pegaso Touring Spyder Panamericana. Also an exceptional collection of the Chevrolet Corvette that took part in Le Mans, 1960.
In addition to news, novelties and presentations of new models, a notably article of DIY-Slot, how to make stone walls.

(On-Sale 28/04/2011)

Now Slot MiniAuto in Facebook
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New Fly cars coming

Slot Car Corner Guide Spacers

Slot Car Corner now offers high-quality guide spacers which fit most popular 1/32 guide flags. Guide spacers are one of those "little things" that are often overlooked but can make a big difference in a car's performance. Made from Teflon (tm), they are .010" thick and can be stacked to achieve the desired thickness for a given guide/car. For more information or to order, please visit Slot Car Corner.

Note: Guide shown for illustration purposes only - must be purchased separately.

Shelby Le Mans Series – Shelby Modelismo

A report in Spanish from our friends in Brasil of a 12 Hour race they recently did at the Shelby Modelismo club in Sao Paulo. If you don't read Spanish you'll at least be able to enjoy the pictures.

Shelby Le Mans Series – Shelby Modelismo

En marzo de 2011, en el club Shelby ( Brasil ), los fascinantes mini automóviles rodaram por muchas horas en más una edición de su tradicional Carrera , las 12HORAS Shelby.





Los coches, sus pilotos, en mucho tiempo de dedicación, kilometros y kilometros de concentración, capacidad y placer.


Con más esto, el club agrega 45 ediciones de prueba de resistência y larga duración (Replicas de coche 1/32). Marca mundial para los coches en la escala 1/32.

Felicitaciones para los participantes del evento. Felicitaciones para sus equipos y sus coches.

Shelby Modelismo y Ninco, companeros también en las carreras de gran duración.
(Fotos em www.shelby.com.br)

McDonald's arrival soon!

Finally arriving soon (within the next week or so) the Sideways McDonald's Dallara!

50k for BMW

Pretty impressive stuff, BMW Motorsport has over 50,000 fans on their Facebook page.

New LeMans Miniatures Alpine A310

Photos of the new LeMans Miniatures Renault Alpine A310.

New Jel Claws tires for Carrera Hot Rod

New Jel Claws tires for Carrera '41 Willy's are coming.

SCX Hummer

A new SCX Hummer H3

New SCX Citroen 2 CV Sahara

Scaleauto BMW 124 shown

Photos of the new Scaleauto 1/24 BMW.

New Carrera Ford GT40

Photos of the new Carrera GT40 for the Digital 124 system.

New AutoArt BMW DTM

Some photos of the new AUTOart BMW DTM from 1991.

Special Super Tires

These are "Classic" (silicone) Super Tires offered in special colors - day-glo yellow and day-glo blue. Currently available in a limited number of sizes (see below) - more will be added if there is sufficient demand. These won't appeal to everyone; however, if your goal is to achieve a special look for a car, these tires may be just the ticket. Other potential benefits:

These colors make it very easy to spot your car while racing (particularly helpful when several racers have the same car livery and/or color).
Any "dirt" on your tires is readily visible - let's you know when the tires need to be cleaned

Currently available for two (2) popular wheel sizes:

15x8mm (C.B. Design, Slot.It, etc.) - 6 sizes available (1400/01/02/03/04/05)
17x10mm (C.B. Design, Slot.It, etc.) - 4 sizes available (1407/08/09/10)

For more information visit the Slot Car Corner website.

NSR Corvette light weight interior

NSR is releasing a 2 gram +/- interior and glass pieces for their new Corvette kit.

Slot Racing News-new forum

A new forum has arrived on the scene, Slot Racing News came online last night... give them a visit.

Team Slot Car Corner sets world record!!!

Well it couldn't have happened to a better bunch of guys... Team Slot Car Corner has smashed the Slot Car endurance world distance record at over 255 actual miles in 24 hours!

To see an account of the race please visit Home Racing World!

And if you want to visit the World Record Holders race shop you can do so at this link to Slot Car Corner!

Pioneer's Charger's... something new

The new Pioneer Chargers have primered areas and body panels painted to look as if they've been replaced. Nice job Jules!

Some backstory on the inspiration for these cars can be seen at this link.

Carrera '77 Trans Am Street Machine

The latest Carrera 1977 Pontiac Trans Am.