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Early on in my slot car days, while I was still getting into this hobby and learning things, I set up a hot looking Model Motoring bright yellow ’69 Pontiac GTO “Judge” with a set of Vincent wheels. The car looked spectacular and I couldn’t wait to get it on the track. This was eitherContinue reading “Custom wheel spacers – the cure for poor handling (one of my best tricks!)“

Anyone who has not seen the 1998 German film “Run Lola Run” owes it to themselves to obtain a copy of it in whatever medium you prefer and screen it posthaste. Yes, it is subtitled-thankfully no one has yet butchered it by trying to dub it in English-but don’t let that deter you; there isn’tContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: Run Lola, Run!“

It was early on in my T-jet building days that I decided I had to have one of the famous and sought-after Aurora Ford GT-40’s. The Auto World release of this car is inexplicably almost impossible to find; the original Model Motoring issue, on the other hand, is plentiful…but that doesn’t keep it from beingContinue reading “Spirit of 76 – This Ford GT-40 is a true “unrestored original”“

When planning the tables that would fill the biggest room in my basement and carry the bigger track I wanted to build, I knew right from the beginning that there was a danger in moving my activities out of my toy room and into the main living room: my toy room is thickly carpeted withContinue reading “Protecting your assets: table crash guards“

The author progresses with the Drag City Mk IV project, having completed their first self-built diorama piece—the LeMans Dunlop bridge replica. Despite disappointment over its cardboard material for the high price, assembly proved a challenge. The piece enhances the track’s spectator area, contributing to an evolving diorama over time.