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I just got a delivery of 3 new chassis from one of my favorite vendors, Slots N’ Stuff (check them out on ebay). The chassis themselves are nothing special but the tires they are fitted with are; these are the new Auto World “Firestone Goldline” replicas, with the thin yellow sidewall on the outside ofContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: With this Ferrari, the 60’s live again!“

My first race of 2021 this Sunday was unexpectedly cut short by a broken controller. I was a little too enthusiastic hitting the straightaway with my ’65 Corvette coupe and nailed the throttle so hard I heard and felt something snap; the car stopped and my controller trigger went limp. Of course these were justContinue reading “Controller Confusion“

BODY: Aurora Model Motoring WHEELS: Vincent TIRES: Road Race Replicas This car has won more tournaments on my tabletop than any other car in my fleet, so much so that it has been dubbed “The King Of The Hill.” Its not that its exceptionally fast; it is fast, but I have many other cars thatContinue reading “Meet the Fleet – Sportscars: Cheetah“

There is a reason beyond “sticking with what I know” that I was so attached to my Tyco sets until finally taking the plunge late in the year and moving to Tomy AFX: its this little piece here: By now if you’ve spent any time on this blog you’ve seen this piece over and overContinue reading “TURBO BOOST – can I find this kind of control for AFX?“

I just recently did a post on converting the Aurora Cigar Box cars into T-jets, and here’s one I just finished! In doing so, I got more than I bargained for! Some fellow gearheads are sometimes dismayed when I reveal that, in general, I am not a fan of Porsches. Something about them just doesn’tContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: A Porsche 904 Cigar Box conversion goes wild“