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 Posted - June 21 2009 : 3:42:55 PM
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Hey...it's still Tyco
Does anyone know of a similar information source for Tyco racing as Tony has provided?
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Posted - June 21 2009 : 4:43:21 PM
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| Yeh, it's still TYCO and not only that you could get a railroad crossing for the race track.
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Posted - June 21 2009 : 6:36:14 PM
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Yes...but have you seen how much those little boogers go for?
I found a place>>>> http://www.slotmonsters.com/
Edited by - shaygetz on June 21 2009 6:46:07 PM
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Posted - June 21 2009 : 7:20:18 PM
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Just looking over eBay quickly, the cars seem to go for about $5 each. I have no knowledge on slot cars of any brand though.
I did find this diagram on the site you mentioned shaygetz:
Looks like a Mantua MU2, no? 
    
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Posted - June 29 2009 : 10:26:33 PM
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I was going through my father's belongings a week ago, and came across this from when I was a child. We used to race Tyco slot cars, and this one survived all that time. I'll need to clean this up to display.
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Posted - June 30 2009 : 9:20:34 PM
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As an old slot car guy that's a cool find.
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Posted - July 01 2009 : 09:35:18 AM
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 I believe the fun these crossings added years ago, is why I started recollecting all the Tyco slot car & train pieces.
Walt
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Posted - July 01 2009 : 1:37:52 PM
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| So YOU'RE the one driving up the prices...
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Posted - July 02 2009 : 12:06:29 PM
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You caught me... 
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Posted - July 02 2009 : 5:42:56 PM
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| IDK any real race tracks that actually cross railroads unless the tracks go under the race track I head of a railroad that phisically crosses a airport runway somewhere
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Posted - July 02 2009 : 7:00:52 PM
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/tyco/forum/uploaded/DJdeTrainman/rail-runway.jpg
I think this is what Micro was referring to. It's on the Khyber Pass Railway, and is an arial view of where the train must come to a complete stop infront of the Peshawar International Airport. They must wait in front of the 9000 ft. runway until they get clearance from airport control. I found it here: http://my-khyber.blogspot.com/
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Posted - July 05 2009 : 10:09:56 AM
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yeah thats the place  a very neat operation me thinks
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Posted - July 05 2009 : 2:35:06 PM
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| Good question Ben & great info DJ... I think a railroad crossing on a race track would be a little corny. Thats why as we have talked before, I have chosen to make a city / highway layout that will have much more realism, using the common street looking slot car bodies rather than a McLaren, etc...
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Posted - July 06 2009 : 12:17:09 AM
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| To my knowledge there are no race tracks anywhere that have rails crossing them. It's not safe on several levels. The main reason would actaully be the fact the tracks would be a disruption in the racing surface. Most courses strive for the smoothest track possible. Running over a set of tracks at high speeds (unless your traveling perfectly straight) would cause a slight loss in contact with the pavement. And with a stiff enough suspension you'd probably be looking at a unintended spin. That said I remember a old arcade racing game where at one point you did have to cross the tracks, and if you weren't in first you usually got to unsuccessfully T-bone what looked like a FP40 haha.
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 Posted - March 16 2024 : 3:38:08 PM
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Nice memories.
Originally posted by sbenny on June 29 2009Â
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