http://www.bglawns.com/2008%20Micro%20Scalextric%20F430%20tiny.JPG

Nice! Look at the wheels too. Sweet looker. :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Anybody want a couple in exchange for the Jani Champcar set-only car?

VERY nice... I'm going to have to track one of those down

Anybody want a couple in exchange for the Jani Champcar set-only car?

When I offered to do an exchange with you, you told me it was already worked out with someone else. Has that changed?

Maybe, maybe not. To be honest I had forgotten MS were doing a stand alone car and was thinking in terms of sets.

I should get one as a freebie, but I can't swap that for half a champcar so I will buy one more if a deal can be struck.

Maybe, maybe not. To be honest I had forgotten MS were doing a stand alone car and was thinking in terms of sets.

I should get one as a freebie, but I can't swap that for half a champcar so I will buy one more if a deal can be struck.

Can you get the new Ferrari and the Aston Martin's? I've only found the Micro Scaletric from sellers in England on eBay. Another car to round out a foursome would rock.

I can only get the 'other' DBR9, not the works one. And this would be via the Scalextric site, so there would be 2 lots of shipping plus a couple of quid to make it worth my while. Same deal with the F430.

Maybe the ship from that site outside the EU? I will have a look.

Did a bit of digging, you can specify any country but when you read more it seems they only ship to the UK and Eire. Might be worth dropping them a line to make sure.

http://www.scalextric.com/2008-range/new-cars-for-2007,95,SAR.html

Also try:

http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/

http://www.bglawns.com/2008%20Micro%20Scalextric%20F430%20tiny.JPG

BOING!

How close to Tomy / Tyco HO is that? Is this a 'big' HO like a lot of the micro scaley stuff?

Also, is that an FIA GT livery?

Can you get the new Ferrari and the Aston Martin's? I've only found the Micro Scaletric from sellers in England on eBay. Another car to round out a foursome would rock.

This may be a US source...

http://www.slotcarcentral.com/index.php

He has some Astons, Mini Coopers, Indy Cars, along with Transformers and Simpsons too. Perhaps he can get them? nd

Thanks for the links. Looks like Wonderland Models will ship 'em to the states too!

I'd be all over the pat at SCC if they weren't missing the wings :(

BOING!

How close to Tomy / Tyco HO is that? Is this a 'big' HO like a lot of the micro scaley stuff?

Also, is that an FIA GT livery?

It may not look it, but MicroScaleys are actually VERY close in scale with tycos, which are usually a smidge bigger than the Tomy/AFX/AW bodies. Either way I have several marchons and microscaleys and they work fine on all HO track.

It is a real livery, and I agree the car will be a smidge oversized compared to Tyco. If you really want a laugh, buy one of their Minis, it is the same size so the scale must be well out of wack.

Hope you guys find a source for these, if not I get the odd frebbie that I might want to offload.

I'd be all over the pat at SCC if they weren't missing the wings :(

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

Sorry,

I meant the pair of Aston Martins at Slot Car Central. They are missing the wings :(

The Ferrari is expected on June 1st. @ Wonderland Models.

And they are also used.

Expect that 6/1 date to slip, these things usually do!!

OK, I just spoke to the Consumer promotions manager at Scalextric, he seemed to think direct sales to the USA via the website will work.

OK, I just spoke to the Consumer promotions manager at Scalextric, he seemed to think direct sales to the USA via the website will work.
why wouldn't it work?? They sell all their other stuff through the website. They have an extensive online shop and they ship to the US. Are these cars 'special', that they wouldn't want to sell direct to the US?? You make it sound like they have to do something unique to offer these outside the UK??

https://www.scalextric.com/cars-3/

This is not HO specific or an issue of any cars being special. As per an earlier post the delivery FAQ states:

Q. Where do Scalextric deliver to in Europe?
A. Scalextric online shop delivers to the UK and Republic of Ireland only at present. Go to Customer Information for further information.

There is no specific mention of destinations further away than the EU. I can't believe the would ship to the USA and not, for example, Germany. Also, when you check out the £6 shipping is UK only.

Having spoken to the person I mentioned he thinks the problem is now fixed and shipping to the US should work. I imagine the shipping might be high because Scalextric very much work on the basis of not undercutting/undermining their sales framework.

Well, it isn't obvious looking at the Scalextric site that they will ship to the US. Wonderland Models does and you can shop in US dollars there too. The Ferrari is still preorder and now shows expected July 1st. Lucky that I'm the patient type :)
You don't see Micro Scalextric at US dealers, so it boils down to eBay or a overseas vendor.

Anybody gonna try it?

I think they have at least one of the DBR9s in stock.

Anybody gonna try it?

I think they have at least one of the DBR9s in stock.

FYI - I e-mailed them and asked them. They tried to direct me to the Scalextric-USA site. I explained to them that they do not have the micros on the USA site, to which they replied that if the USA site did not have them that we are more than welcome to order them directly from the UK site. Just thought I'd let everyone know the e-mail exchange I had.

Personally, I do want some of these cars - just need to get some cash in front of me and time to order them.

PD2:thumbsup:

I'll prob. go with Wonderland Models when the Ferrari is in stock.

I now have some different Nissans, much better graphics.

Pictures to follow, check the for sale section.

I just bought a new MS Aston Martin #57 from Barry in the UK (Slotcarsdirect). That will be my first experience with a MS slot car. Looking forward to it. It was $30 with shipping so I hope it runs well. All the pics I've seen have been impressive. I've always been happy with everything I bought from Barry in the past.

Out of curiosity, for those of you who have run MS cars and X-Traction Ultra G cars, which are faster? What are the MS cars comparable to?

The MS should be faster. With our UK racing group, the MS bodies get swapped onto Marchon or SRT chassis anyway, and they of course are faster again.

I really like this Aston Martin. Looks great. Runs smooth. On my road course, right out of the package it's about as fast as my fastest X-Traction Ultra G's equipped with silicon tires in the back. It's a bit less forgiving in the turns for a variety of reasons -- fixed rudder, smallish magnet area, and possibly the weight -- but it accelerates and coasts smoothly and tires and wheels are true. I just ordered the black Aston Martin and the new Ferrari from Wonderland. The price was nice.

Montoya,

How do you mount the MS bodies on to Marchon chassis ? The mounting tabs are so different...

Occasionally the tabs line up OK, but usually its a plasti-card fest :)

Jadlam (do a google search for that term) now have these and the cost is about $21 with shipping.

Thanks for the heads up - that's a nice price for our anemic dollar. :thumbsup:

Jadlam (do a google search for that term) now have these and the cost is about $21 with shipping.

They charge tax so add about $2 US.

I found when I posed as an American the VAT I would have to pay as a Brit came off.

Yup - I just placed an order at the end of last week with jadlam for the F430! It's on its way! Total cost was less than $24US with shipping and all! I'd hope it will be here some time this week. When I order from UKAFX it takes like MAYBE 5 days! Amazing fast for coming out of the UK!

PD2:thumbsup:

Glad to be of service. Looks like Jadlam should be the route of choice for MS cars into the US?

Make sure to pay me back by telling Jadlam who put you onto them, but also pay it forward by spreading the word.

Have any of you tried the Micro-Scalextric track?

It is not bad. Not quite at the quality of Tomy, but it is the lack of variety in terms of curve radii that kills it.