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Hank how about sticky this to the top of the forum please

second the motion

Welcome to all you forthcoming newbee slot aholics. Sit back and enjoy and welcome back to the hobby. :) rr

New be to slotting and getting enthused to be here and always looking for insight on cars and tracks, also everything that comes with it.

Thanks for the welcome.

A warm welcome to all the newbies!!! Feel free to take a look around, and check out all Hobby Talk has to offer!!! The previous posts are a virtual library, and can easily eat up hours of your time checking stuff out!! (Been there..I know it!!:)) Be sure to try out the search function as it will save alot of time when you're looking for an answer...not that we won't be happy to answer again, but there is a good chance your question has already been asked, and the answer is simply a couple clicks away. Enjoy your visit, and come back often!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Stuck per request!

New be to slotting and getting enthused to be here and always looking for insight on cars and tracks, also everything that comes with it.

Thanks for the welcome.

welcome aboard!you are gonna have blast!

Just signed up today. Have been into HO since the early 70s. Jeff

Just signed up today. Have been into HO since the early 70s. Jeff

Welcome aboard - :wave:

NEWBIES........Welcome to the world of slots:wave::wave:

" Hello.....my name is Jerry........and.....i'm a Slot-a-holic." :D

Come in and enjoy yourselves.

Now for your :freak: "hazing" :rolleyes:...get out your toothbrushes and clean my slot car work area :eek::jest::lol:

.... and I told them to use your toothbrush..... last week :hat: nd

Happy slot car driving new guys!!

Hi JeffP here. I have 2 boxed Aurora GX SCR sets. The one contains 2 F1GP cars 1733 & 1735 both of which are G+Plus cars. I am looking for new sets of tyres. Can anyone help?

Welcome JeffP. There is a wealth of knowledge here. Concerning tyres (tires) try the "Search" mode (top of page) it will save you alot of time and might even run across some direct links for exactly what your looking for. Sorry I wasn't any more help.

thats how you spell tires in england and australia,if i remember correctly...

I understand, HA! Just thought I'd let you know another english spelling. I did a tour in Scotland while serving in the US Navy. "Two people seperated by a common language", General Patton. Reply to GoodwrenchIntim-If I'd known ther were going to be So. Africans, I'd have included them too.

thats how you spell tires in england and australia,if i remember correctly...

Its the Queens English. They spell it that way in South Africa too

Hi all, great forum here. Personally I am an HO AFX 4 laner novice wanting to explore and learn more of this fun hobby.

Hi all, great forum here. Personally I am an HO AFX 4 laner novice wanting to explore and learn more of this fun hobby.

As a fellow AFX aficionado (afxicionado <---my second choice for a moniker) you will find there are many helpful folks on this site. I suppose I should warn you, that these forums can be a tad bit addictive. There is a wealth of information on this site about cars, track, tuning, vendors, good traders, bad ebayers, slot car shows and various forms of other shared knowledge. Look around, ask questions, enjoy the hobby for what it is, a chance to play with and make some friends. Good luck and enjoy.:thumbsup:

Pickeringtondad
aka
Bob

Hi JeffP here. I have 2 boxed Aurora GX SCR sets. The one contains 2 F1GP cars 1733 & 1735 both of which are G+Plus cars. I am looking for new sets of tyres. Can anyone help?

Jeff,

Please follow the link below and scroll down to post #38. I have a list of places where one can find tyres in that post.

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=245794&page=3

Welcome aboard.

Russ the Hutt :drunk::hat::freak::dude:

Welcome newcomers, its fun, and try chat night on wendesdays and fridays

I am kind of am doing this in reverse. I joined and jumped right into box stock collecting.
Thats my passion.Collecting as much Aurora AFX as I can. Like most here I guess I was hooked at around six or so years old(1972).hot wheels ,matchbox etc. Those I got over in my teens Aurora left my interest in my 20's. I Discover the ebay around 1990 and the passion flamed for Aurora AFX and has never left since. I am just a collector.So I love learning about Aurora's history and tuning tricks on this site.It's a wealth of info and opinions I have not found elsewhere.
Oh By the way. My name is Eddie and I'm a slot-aholic!

hello to all!

Welcome to HT. What's your 411? nd

I have a Kyosho Landmax really love it but can't find tires for it without the
cutting body. Can't find much information on the car think its just dated.
Runs great 2 speed would like to get a newer car if anyone intrested. Let me know. Thanks! Sharkboy

Hello, Been racing slot cars since I was a kid. Started out with T jets, went to 1/24th scale. Used to race at B&J Raceway in Westmont NJ. Got out of the hobby for a while. Started drag racing 1/24th scale, raced at Lug Nut and Majestic. Got tired of chasing tracks around, got out again. Started playing paintball, and got the slot car bug again. I wanted to get back into drag racing or IRRL, but I live in South Jersey and there are no tracks around here. A couple of weeks ago I went up to DCM Raceway in Trenton and it looks like I might get back into HO racing again. Just have to catch up on all the latest and greatest technology. So much more to choose from. Dave at DCM has a great selection of parts, and the guys that race there are very helpful. Could anyone tell me if there are any other tracks in SJ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. ( Sure wish that I still had all my old HO's )

welcome back!too bad ya got rid of all your ho stuff!wish i still had my old strombecker 1/32 set i had when i was a kid!my advice is to check out the racing section here,as alot of guys post new tracks in their area,and ask around,as there are also alot of guys doing home track racing and you just might find someone in your area!enjoy the forum,there's a wealth of knowledge here,and some quirky folks to boot!

Well, I'm fairly new to the board but a slot oldie. I'm out here in the high desert of SoCal and due to a "small" (read microscopic) apartment I have to set up and take down. I got into slots in the 60's and have always played with them. Ran all scales but currently run only HO - Tomy - tjets, turbos, jl/aw, and a couple LL. I still have a 1/24 car but no tracks locally. I'd love to route a tiny track for underbed storage and my current pet project is a couple of sub 1/87 scratchbuilts (yeah, I'm masochistic) but I've got one working so far - have to find my camera and get some pix up.
Okay - I've said enough words for now.

Coooool - Welcome !! :wave:

the more the merrier... welcome!

Just found the site today :thumbsup: Recently returned to the world of slots after my son recived an SCX compact 1/43 set for X-mass.. We had such a good time racing the set that we went out and purchased several sets after the holidays when Target marked them down.I Used to race HO & was hevily into it. I gave it all up & my custom track to pursue building and restoring my 73 Z/28. The car is done & I needed something to keep me busy Soooo I went and built a new track using the SCX compact 1/43 line.Let me know what you guys think.I did all this in less then 2 months!!! : I will add pictures once the system allows me to = :rolleyes:

Hmmmm post# 2 = :thumbsup::woohoo:

Ha ha post # 3 : with pictures = :woohoo:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00261.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00291.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00281.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00271.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00251.jpg

Some custom cars I built :
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00391.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00381.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00341.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00321.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00221.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/102_00181.jpg

More:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/100_06971.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/100_07001.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/100_07011.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/100_06711.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/100_06701.jpg

The old HO track : Wish I never sold it & all my stuff!!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/track.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/track2.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/tracks/track4.jpg

It went to a good cuase though :
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c40/nitroexpress/camaro013.jpg

Welcome aboard!!! I think you have been very busy these past two months!!! Scope the place out!! There's a bunch of awesome, talented people on here, and we always are looking for more to join in the lunacy!! :tongue: Nice Z28 by the way. If I had to choose between what you gave up and what you have, well, my car insurance bill would be going up!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

^^^ Were are you in upstate ny??

About 45 miles NW of Albany..

About 45 miles NW of Albany..

Lake George area?? Im from Rochester. Cool !! :thumbsup:

Hi everyone:
My name is Bob and have been enjoying hobbytalk for a few months now and though I would finally leave my first post. I was given a used vibator set by a friend of mine after christmas in the early sixties. I enjoyed it but was not hooked until the tjets started coming out. I put up a layout in my basement and friends would come over and race. We used lionel, tyco and tjets. In the late sixties I switched 1/24 and put away the HO stuff. !/24 did not last long because I got my drivers licence and got into full size drag racing. I got back into HO again in the early ninety's and went to a few of Bob Beer's
slot car shows. Again HO faded away. But I am glad to say I am again collecting HO cars. Mainly aurora and tyco. I guess it makes me feel my youth again. I am happy to say that I still have most of my collection from the sixties and will post some pics when I unpack them from storage where they have been since I moved from a house to an apartment.

Hi there!

My name is Mario and I live in the Netherlands (Europe). I came here because I like to stroll around the virtual world to see where people are using my freeware program: Slot Race Manager. Nice to be here!

Hello to all. Pretty neat place here...glad to be aboard. My first set (Aurora ThunderJets?) was back in the late 60's, a simple figure "8", but I was hooked. I currently use Tomy AFX track & cars but still own the ol' lock & pin track. Lived in a few different states so I've never had a "finished layout". My goal/dream is to put something together very similar to the 4 Lane "Scottsboro Raceway". Any of you guys remember that Awesome Layout?

Welcome

Hey WIOHGUY , have you been to Mark's Model World yet. He's on Fulton, Rd in a little strip mall about a block form the entrance of the Footbal Hall of Fame.

Check him out. He has a slot car eporium that's one of the best in the country. Besides being an innovator of the hobby he's a genuine " good guy ".

Gonzo

welcome new forum members!nitro,nice custom chassis!what motor is that?looks like a 1/32 motor!thing must fly!too bad about the HO layout,but nice toy in trade!:thumbsup:you should do up a slotcar to match the new ride!

Maybe someone can shed some light on a problem one of my clients is having. I sold a GP12 car and my client is having trouble with his car chewing up spur gears. I know all the questions and I can tell you that the chassis & motor are new...the gears, the arm, rear axle, the motor can has new ballbearings, the rear has new soldered bushings. The chassis was sent back so I installed a new pinion & spur gear, ran it on my Koford analyzer for over 1/2 hour and found no problems...I know, the motor wasn't under any load...so like I said, I have no clue what is happening. Maybe someone can enlighten me. Thanx

all i could say is maybe the motor is slightly off center someway,causing the gears to mesh incorrectly.or maybe the spur gear that drives the crown were incorrectly aligned

Maybe someone can shed some light on a problem one of my clients is having. I sold a GP12 car and my client is having trouble with his car chewing up spur gears. I know all the questions and I can tell you that the chassis & motor are new...the gears, the arm, rear axle, the motor can has new ballbearings, the rear has new soldered bushings. The chassis was sent back so I installed a new pinion & spur gear, ran it on my Koford analyzer for over 1/2 hour and found no problems...I know, the motor wasn't under any load...so like I said, I have no clue what is happening. Maybe someone can enlighten me. Thanx

Got detailed pics? ;)

Gonzo,
I have not been to Mark's M.W. so thanks for the "heads up". I will try and swing by there in the near future and check it out.

Wiohguy