I noticed some nice pictures on Motor City Toyz website of some new AW's. Two each Dodge, Ford, and Chevy stock cars. Two 70 Mustangs and four 05 Mustangs...Cool
https://securewsch01.websitecomplete.com/motorcitytoyz/shop/showDept.asp?dept=84

oh my....eyes.......pain....those new stangs are.......not what I expected....


Dave

WOW, those are REALLY unfortunate looking..... yeesh.

Oh YEAH baby! Those look great! :thumbsup:

I went in with an open mind, but forgot to close my eyes. Would one of you guys please lead me to the emergency eyewash station before I turn to stone. :freak:

I looked right at a Medusa-stang without my mirrored sunglasses :cool:

I'm probably dun fer aint I? :rolleyes:

shheeessshhhhh.....

those nascars remind me of those ugly jelly bean dodge intrepid lifelike cars!!! those ford taurus must be the worst looking cars!! and mustangs looks like made by artin??

Wes

I saw LL stockers too...with lil deelys around the front windscreen. Truthfully though....aren't the shape of those cars just what the modern 1:1 stockers really look like? (still don't like them)

I like the mustangs with the airhorns poking out of the hood, though.
With a propper wheel slice to get the rubber under the fenders where it belongs, and maybe dropped down on a TJet chassis, I imagine it to be a very pretty piece.

With any luck, I will be able to get a body from Buds or something to do just that.

They look OK other than some of the paint schemes with the overly large fake headlights. No licensed paint schemes apparently. The Mustangs don't bother me. I'm more concerned about how they are going to run, or should I say survive, with neo traction magnets. I do hope they did some serious R&D testing because at the price they are listed for ($24.95) they are up against some serious competition. AutoWorld is going to have to step up to the plate with a well stocked supply of service parts to keep these things running in the field. I really hope that Tyco and Wizzard service parts like brushes, brush springs, set screws, bushings, gears, arms, axles, etc., are fully compatible with the SIII chassis.

Can't wait to get one on the track and see what it's got.

When are we supposed to be seeing the Vettes?

I will reserve judgement until I can see the actual car... but I don't have high hopes. All the possible disappointment will disappear if it is a quality chassis.
I do wonder why they chose to model the Taurus and not the Fusion...

Gary
AKA LeeRoy98
www.marioncountyraceway.com

:eek: ... All of these are NOT my cup I'm afraid. I can see many being purchased for the chassis alone. In other words "the parts" and not the sum of the parts. nd

I will have to wait to see these in person....

But part of me can't wait to see how they run....... :lol:

Scott

With the introduction of the highly detailed AFX GT-40s by Racemasters you have to wonder what the Auto World designers are thinking.

Jim Norton
Huntsville, Alabama

Hopefully AW will offer some of the Mustangs on XT chassis.

With the introduction of the highly detailed AFX GT-40s by Racemasters you have to wonder what the Auto World designers are thinking.

Jim Norton
Huntsville, Alabama

Exactly!!!! We all saw the fantastic new models they were showing at the IHobby fair, then they come out with the toy Cr#p like this. Kind of makes you wonder where their heads are at. :freak:

I'm surprised by the price, considering they're just generic paint schemes. With SG+ and SRT chassis readily available for $12 or less, this chassis better handle well or this idea will struggle. The bodies look ok to me, compared with LifeLikes.

I'm not crazy about the bodies. I am looking forward to trying out the new chassis though. Dave.

Please tell me this is some sort of bad joke. Those look horrible. I thought we were supposed to be progressing concerning these little cars not regressing.

I'm with RacerDave though in that I'd really like to try those chassis out. I've never used neo-magnets so that should be a hoot to try.

Can you say FUGLY!!!!!! I'm glad I only race tjets. These almost make LifeLike look good. Did Tom buyout the racing division from Walthers?????

I'm with Bill, my eyes hurt, head is aching, think I'll go lie down amd maybe i'll awaken from this nightmare.

These almost make LifeLike look good. Did Tom buyout the racing division from Walthers?????

LOL I was thinkin' by the looks of these things maybe he's trying to get them to buy the AW line.

I dunno, Ill be on that teal '70 and the blue '05 for sure. The proportions are a bit chunky but they clearly wanted to squeeze them onto the swb chassis setting for handling. Im diggin the raked dragster look of those '70s with the fat slicks. Just gotta retrofit some proper wheels (5 spoke mags) to complete the look and its on.

I could have wanted the 70' Mustangs if they didn't have those intakes sticking out of the hood. I would have made T/As of them. That's all I'm going to say.

OMG! I think the factory mistakenly used body proportions for the Tomy BitChar-G R/C cars.

the 05 stang looks like it hit a wall!

They just dont look right at all,thats all im saying.
DRAGjet

Well....I'm happy for the new stuff...wanna see that chassis.. :thumbsup:

I've never used neo-magnets so that should be a hoot to try.

The Tomy SRTs use neo traction magnets.

I've heard but cannot confirm that the SIIIs have poly motor magnets. That would make them so wicked fast it doesn't matter whether you like the bodies or not, because they won't last very long.

Only like the 2 Vintage Mustangs and they don't really grab me enough to cause a jump up and run out the front door to go and get them action.

Will just wait for the next time.....and see what they come up with.

Bob...zilla

Well looks like Auto World dropped the ball on these new cars. If you are going to do Nascar do it right!!!!!!. Well I can wait to get the chassis as retailers dump them for low prices just to get them off the shelf. I can tell you now that they won't sell. If you want them to sell do retro nascar stockers not the Like-like wannabe's. Oh well.

I think painting over the headlights and adding some racing decals to the '08 Mustangs might help. Bud's will probably be selling bods so I'll get some then -- not really interested in another inline supercar chassis.

Holy Moly......I hope the tjet release of ANYTHING is better (and how could it not be)

well, the red/black Autoworld car is ok and one of the Mustangs is "buyable".

I just looked at the prototype I got last year. That had 4 wheelbases, one at about 1.8''. Why oh why did that not use that.

Hmmm, lots of bodies sans chassis to be showing up on fleabay soon?

Looks like some of those may have started life as a casting from LL, or maybe a zipzap.

I'm concerned about the aspect ratio of those pictures. I'd like to see more pictures from a different site. It's possible that the pics were resized to fit a given space.

I'm concerned about the aspect ratio of those pictures. I'd like to see more pictures from a different site. It's possible that the pics were resized to fit a given space.

I hope so.

Unfortunately, aspect ratio could not explain why the rear wheels extend so far out from the fenders. Maybe the goal is for these to be racers and not eye candy. Consider how ugly fray cars look and those enthusiasts don't seem to mind.

I don't mind the wheels sticking out.

I'm concerned about the aspect ratio of those pictures. I'd like to see more pictures from a different site. It's possible that the pics were resized to fit a given space.Judging by the proximity of the shoes to the front end of the bodies, the shortest wheelbase IS being used :(
If the wheelbases that were taken from my chassis onto the prototype have also made it onto the final design we are looking at a wheelbase of 1.49'' when it could have been 1.7''

As for the sticky-out wheels Yuk. never understood why any body gets done that way.....

Unfortunately, aspect ratio could not explain why the rear wheels extend so far out from the fenders. Maybe the goal is for these to be racers and not eye candy. Consider how ugly fray cars look and those enthusiasts don't seem to mind.

Might be just a twisted picture...
remember this?
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/AWcatalogscan.jpg

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Those B/W pictures still suggest the shortest wheelbase was used for the Mustangs.

https://securewsch01.websitecomplete.com/motorcitytoyz/images/Img255.gif

I think all of the pics are correctly scaled. I think the true diff can be explained by paint, and chrome wheels. Up till now, we have only seen grey bodies on black wheeled chassis. The paint and chrome really emphasis their faults. All in all I never thought the modern mustangs ever looked good even in prototype format. The 70's boss stang looks probably the best for production body of this year. The LL one was too squat. I'll wait for the standard hood version and see what can be done with it.

SPED

Richard,

I don't know about you but I think AW had their window to release these and missed it. Most of the collectors I speak to, aware that collecting all the JL/AW lines is expensive, were waiting to see how hot the SIII release 1 was. The bodies don't look killer, the Nascars look outated and don't give unique (real) liveries. It could mean a lot rides of how good the chassis is.

Deane

I'm not expecting much from the chassis at all. I have a hunch it will be a major blunder for AW - I think for the dollar they may be OK.....It may help sell some sets and get kids into the hobby, but I think the SIII will be too fast for them. AW would be best to focus on the pancake motored designs and really focus on quality and evolutionary improvements IMO.

the Nascars look outated and don't give unique (real) liveries

Yeah, I was expecting licensed paint schemes, especially when they are MSRP'd at around the same price as Life-Like's NASCAR models.

It's just a matter of time before someone does the '08 NASCARs and we all have little pieces of wings and splitters littering our trackscapes.

Still anxious to see how they run...

Hey, I know from reading all the messages here on this thread that most of you here do not think much of the new chassis and bodies.

I too am a little puzzled by this release but I am waiting to give my opinions until I have received them and put them on my track for a few laps. I have already expressed my concerns with AW about the pricing but I have been assured that the performance will be worth the price...

As for the bodies, I was hoping for more realistic styling and more detail for the price but again, lets see them in hand before judging them too hard. It is the first run and maybe lack of sales will help AW see what you all really want from AW....High quality slot car chassis, more detailed bodies (no blowers, just better tampos and licensed nascar schemes) and higher quality wheels ( different styles per each car).

I will keep you all advised as to what happens and I have them on my site as singles (pre-order) and complete set.

Later

Do you have a chassis to hand you can post pictures of, here or on the website?

Amy from AW is shipping out a sample to me this week. I will photograph and list here and in my HobbyTalk Photo Album too.

Later

Thanks. Hopefully it will have moved on from the prototype.

It will be interesting to see if any AFX/Tomy/JL bodies will fit it.

AW site now has some Super III info and pictures.

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/products/overviews/super3_packaging.jpg

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/news/LargeImages/mustanggt2.jpg

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/news/LargeImages/mustangboss.jpg

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/news/SmallImages/super3group.jpg

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/news/LargeImages/s3montecarlo.jpg

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/news/LargeImages/s3taurus.jpg

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/news/LargeImages/s3charger.jpg

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/news/LargeImages/super3fl.jpg

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/images/news/LargeImages/super3iw.jpg

Thanx Dean,

Anybody got a dead on side view of the '70?