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 Posted - August 09 2019 : 09:36:12 AM
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One of the things about Tyco, growing up, and to this day, is that it stimulates
the mind, brings out one's ingenuity. In the same breath, same could
be said for Lego, which has a very large following throughout the ages.
So, both my kids are glued to their computers most the time, and I find
computer games boring, and my wife is of on other tangents, so for my
son's 16th birthday I wanted something the whole family could get drawn into
and have fun with, but would be fairly simple to set up. AND, my eldest is
coming down for the weekend having barely completed nursing school and
has a great job that is keeping her at Run 8.
   
Well it worked great, for about 20 minutes. Then both cars appeared to have transmission failure
in the sense that the axle gear shifted off center on both, rendering them helpless.
So I take the whole kit and kaboodle back to Hobby Lobby and ask for a refund, or should I
attempted to secure the axle gears with a micro drop of Super Glue?
Not my first experience with AW, had similar issues within hours of use. As it was, two Tyco
Semis came to the rescue and performed admirably to the delight of my two teens.
Edited by - Chops124 on August 09 2019 09:36:43 AM
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Posted - August 09 2019 : 2:49:31 PM
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Great idea doing this Chops but I can't help noticing the attention given to the cell phone and the open computer screen in the last picture. Oh well...
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Posted - August 09 2019 : 3:16:50 PM
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Yes, Gary, occurred to me as well. That she was present was
a big improvement, shortly after this picture was taken she put
down the cell phone and joined her brother in racing the Tyco
trucks, which functioned a lot better than the automobiles
that came with the set.
In general, I pick my battles. I could shut off the cell phone account,
and I do enforce no cell phones during dinner, but sometimes
honey is better than vinegar, and sometimes vinegar is better.
Called the customer service number, no answer.
So, I got to bundle the thing back to HL for a refund.
Next question: are there any slot car sets, in production,
that the TF readership would recommend? Or is it all
cheap Chinese junk? These people often louse it up
with gears and axles, to wit, the common issue of
split gears.
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Posted - August 11 2019 : 10:25:27 AM
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Went on line and Googled the question what were the best
slot car sets and the answer came back as "Carera," of which
I know zip, zero, nada. Placed an order, it has a life time
warranty, somewhat closer to O scale in size, thus more
rugged and well put together I will assume. Only a few
dollars more.
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Posted - August 11 2019 : 10:00:43 PM
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Awesome pastime, Chops! Slot Cars certainly are amazing....and in regards to Carera, it is a good name, but I would be curious to see how they perform...
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Posted - August 12 2019 : 12:18:13 AM
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| Carera says "Lifetime Warranty." That's a start.
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