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Bill Hall · #31 10-31-2009, 06:58 PM

Har and touche' !

Tyco Pinewood De'elegance...LOLOLOLOL!

Someone call 911 stat...slottard laughing guts out.

ParkRNDL · #32 10-31-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AfxToo

(snip) I do have to give Tyco credit for at least sanding off the whittling marks. It would certainly be a Concours de Elegance contender in a Pinewood Derby competition.

(more snips)

Tycoblob:

http://members.cox.net/gunnerbill5/P...copro_Coke.jpg

ROFL. And it appears that this seller is using the rarity of those Tycos to sell other junk--er, cars...

http://cgi.ebay.com/AFX-Ideal-Matchb...item1c0d7a6e77

--rick

AfxToo · #33 11-01-2009, 08:50 AM

That's a good one for a junk lot sale: "The cars on the track are not for sale"

So why show them?

Mopar used to put hot looking models in its muscle car adds for Charger R/Ts, Super Bees, etc. Was I disappointed when the model didn't come with the car? A little, since there was no disclaimer. But at least it left me with a visual combining two of the most visually appealing things to me. Good combined with good makes sense and reinforces the overall appeal.

Combining rare cars and junk trucks? Contrast and dichotomy, I don't get the motivation for doing that. You don't see hot models selling tombstones and caskets. The bait and the switch are in the same picture. Does this seller really think buyers are that stupid?

Perhaps.

And with good reason.

tjd241 · #34 11-01-2009, 09:00 AM

Sorry Charlie... People don't want Ebay with good taste... People want Ebay that tastes good!!!!!!! nd

kyle2084 · #35 11-05-2009, 08:12 PM

heres another novel idea....get the tires round....get the chassis square....get the axle holes in the wheels centered..... if aurora could do this stuff your crappy chinese manufacturers should be able to do this as well....jeez we are in the 21st century now!
p.s slow your t-jets down....they have way tooooo much motor.

joez870 · #36 11-06-2009, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kyle2084

heres another novel idea....get the tires round....get the chassis square....get the axle holes in the wheels centered..... if aurora could do this stuff your crappy chinese manufacturers should be able to do this as well....jeez we are in the 21st century now!
p.s slow your t-jets down....they have way tooooo much motor.

The Tjets don't have too much motor, Kyle. You just need a different controller.

kyle2084 · #37 11-06-2009, 07:26 PM

they do have too much power....unless you get a junk one that you can actually drive...they are too fast for the generic wheels and tires that come with them. next you want me to put machined wheels, silicone tires, weighted front wheels and a brass pan under it as well!
thats my point....they are too fast as the come....not everbody has a nice routed track to race on...even something put up on a 4x8 sheet is too small for them if you get a 'GOOD' auto world t-jet. they are not raceable as they come in the box, for an average joe like me with home set equipment...the person these cars ought to be aimed for.

Bill Hall · #38 11-06-2009, 09:14 PM

We go through this all the time. Joez is right. It's about the delivery system.

Average Joes who have average home tracks always have problems running AW cars or T-jets with cheapo low ohm set controllers. They are rated and matched to run the cars from the set. To short track an AW car or t-jet you'll need to start at 80 ohms to have feel and control of the car. Not maybe, er kinda, er how-a-bout if...ya just need the right contoller to operate the vehicle.

Admittedly the AW JLTO final ratio leaves a bit to be desired on short tracks. This is also a delivery system, it is a seperate matter altogether. The power band of the AW armature is actually just about right depending on which gear ratio and tire profile is used for a specific track. Really the motor is one of the best parts of the whole enchilada.

win43 · #39 11-06-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tjd241

Sorry Charlie... People don't want Ebay with good taste... People want Ebay that tastes good!!!!!!! nd

ROTFLMAO

kyle2084 · #40 11-07-2009, 10:22 AM

if you have to buy a special controller to run the new t-jets.....then they are too fast. if the cars are to be run on currently avaliable power packs and currently avaliable controllers, they have too much motor. there is absolutely no reason for these cars to be faster in a straight line than a good running magna-traction from back in the day...heck some of them are so fast that they jump out of the slot for no reason(other then the out of round tires maybe). they are too poorly engineered to have that much motor. actually if you swap magnets with an original t-jet you get 2 benefits....1 you make the original quicker and 2 you tame the aw/jl a bit. a win win in my book. heck they missed an opportunity to make money.....they could have (and still should) have offered a slower (hence easier to drive) version (no one would have known because of the inconsistencies in manufacturing). then they could sell a "performance kit" with the current arm and magnets. but i believe that they know there is something wrong, i cant be the only one complaining....so they threw a magnet under the chassis to try to compensate.

kyle2084 · #41 11-07-2009, 10:51 AM

reading bill's post....i want to say one more thing....honestly....tomy's cars are too fast, lifelike cars are too fast. they aren't fun to race...i drove a super3 and found the car fast enough to be fun but not as obscenely fast as a super g-plus. when my friends and i get together to race...we always wind up running aurora t-jet's and actually 9 times out of 10 the cars are not even our fastest ones...they are slow....they are close.....they are a blast. the new cars are not fun (for me anyway) i cant set up a mega sized track neccesarry to run the super fast cars. x-tractions arent bad....if theyd come with better tires they'd be about perfect.....my 2 cents....thanks for everyone elses opinion

grungerockjeepe · #42 11-07-2009, 04:20 PM

Kyle, what type of track are you running? Mine is all Tyco, with a 21 V power pak and the stock controllers seem to work just fine with the few AW/JL t-jets I have. The X-tractions seem to take to it pretty well. You could always use a 12 volt power pak and it might tame them out a bit too.

But another thing Id try is a good set of silicone rears like from Bud's or SuperTires. I mean yeah, they should have good rubber right from the factory and all but lets face it, bone stock NO slotcar has particularly great tires, IMHO. 'Cept maybe the first few releases of JL XTs, those tires were dead on round and just the right hardness to grip yet slide a little.

kyle2084 · #43 11-07-2009, 07:24 PM

we run on a tomy layout (4-lane) ....my whole point to whover is listening that works for this company is that the t-jet line is overpowered as it comes. if you have a modern home set you already have a powerpack and controllers. if dad and little one pick one of these monsters up at the local hobby shop....how much enjoyment will they recieve from this? it really wouldnt kill them to make them more driveable....was there any r and d in this product....were htey tested on modern equipment? i actually have a first release playing mantis chevelle that is absolutely perfect... the powerband the stock tires are (get this) soft and true...it runs very well....but my others and actually the last aw i bought was rediculously fast...it cant stay in the slot because it bounces severly... you cant race it as it comes in the box.....and that is why i offered my opinion to the manufacturer.
p.s. tyco whiteboot tires were very good factory tires. which brings me back to my last statement concerning todays cars...too much motor, too much magnet equals a car that is either in the slot or out of it...no sliding and no style....i dont need any more speed...i'd just like to see a step backwards in outright performance and a step forward in quality and style...remember the cars from the 70's and early 80's (tyco AND aurora)....p.s.s i'd actually like to drive a g-jet to see what they are all about.

DesertSlot · #44 11-07-2009, 09:08 PM

I must be getting seconds. I run Tomy Track and my AW T-jets ain't that fast.

Bill Hall · #45 11-07-2009, 09:23 PM

Gas is on the right grandpa! If it's such a problem for you why dont ya just snip a pole out of the arm and be happy? Oh ....and by the way, G-jets require a special power supply...but I'm sure you'll run it on the wrong pack with the wrong controller and complain about that too. 'Spose that'll be BSRT's fault that they dont operate on Joe homeowner sets without shortening their life span.

A little R&D on your part would go a long way to enlightenment.

They are throwback cars ...aint that what ya said ya wanted...?

...but they run best on throw back controllers? Imagine that!

Ya wanted throw back cars?....er was what ya really wanted was magic cars that run on whatever garbage you hook them up to because you say it should be such, so you can relive the memories without coughing up (a few bux) for the correct controller, that incidentally, you forgot about and left behind in yer youth.

What we're trying to do here is get you to use the right contoller and learn tune the bugs out of those poorly QC'ed AW cars and enjoy them properly.

Recommend you step over yer mental block and open yer mind. Plenty of really smart helpful people here to assist you with damm near anything you could imagine....or you could continue to wallow on the surface of the bluntskull planet