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  1. Gilles27

    Gilles27 F1 World Champ

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    #1 Gilles27, Aug 6, 2009
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    I was at the Tuesday Morning store yesterday, and they have three of these sets priced at $49.99. If anyone is interested I can go snag one--I don't know much about the sets, but they look pretty cool. From what I can tell they usually sell for about $80.
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  2. Carsleuth

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    #2 Carsleuth, Aug 6, 2009
    Interesting, thanks for the offer. Did you get one for yourself? It looks a little too "5 year old hotwheels track" with that loop in the picture. :D
     
  3. Gilles27

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    #3 Gilles27, Aug 7, 2009
    I didn't pick one up--we trying to pare down as it is, and my son's still too young to play with it. The cars look pretty decent close up (there's a window panel on the box that lets you see them. The loops are a little corny, but I was curious if anyone has used one of these sets before. I haven't played with slot cars in 20 years when a college bar had slot car racing night. I have no idea what's good and what's garbage.
     
  4. tifosi12

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    #4 tifosi12, Aug 7, 2009
    Carrera is one of the finest slot car manufacturers. I'm guessing they're doing a blowout sale because these are not digital, which is now the new standard. Still cool.

    I gave up on my slot car set a long time ago, but kept some of the cars just because they're so detailed. And they are Carrera. :)
     
  5. badges2

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    #5 badges2, Aug 7, 2009
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    My son and I built a slot car track in our basement. It's pretty huge, so we can have some good races. The track is a Scalextric digital setup. The digital part is nice because you can change lanes at certain portions of the track. The cars have gotten really detailed as well. I swear the squad is there for security, he's not running radar!! :) You'll have to excuse the pics, they're from my Iphone!
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  6. SaturnVUEguy

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    #6 SaturnVUEguy, Aug 7, 2009
    Neil, what size is that track? I've wanted to do that for a while, but decided to do that with HO trains instead. The slotcars I have are all from the 80s and don't work, or are later 90s LifeLike
     
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    #7 badges2, Aug 7, 2009
    The base is 12' long and it's about 8' wide or so.
     
  8. SaturnVUEguy

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    #8 SaturnVUEguy, Aug 7, 2009
    Nice, my trains are on an 8x8 base, with a 2x4 section cut out to access the center
     
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    #9 badges2, Aug 7, 2009
    You can walk around the entire track. I bought an extending pinchers to reach the parts you can reach. We've got a trip lined up for Al's Hobby Shop in Elmhurst next week. I better start hoping for overtime to pay for it!
     
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    #10 SaturnVUEguy, Aug 7, 2009
    Bring me with, I haven't been there in a while
     
  11. AceMaster

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    #11 AceMaster, Aug 7, 2009
    very nice set, and a good price too!
     

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