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 Posted - February 26 2012 : 8:03:24 PM
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I finally bought a slotcar set! Anybody else here into it?
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - February 26 2012 : 8:16:52 PM
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Collecting? Sure! Operating? Not yet! I am setting up a 3 x 2 corkboard for a mini-raceway, but no room for anything larger at the moment in my little cape cod home. What kind of set did you get, a Tyco, or something older like Aurora?
Jerry
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Posted - February 26 2012 : 8:25:08 PM
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I'm not really but a few years ago someone threw out a whole Aurora slot car set from the 60s! 
But did trade off one vehicle to a member here  Yeah I admit they are cool Especially when you find the track section with railroad track in it
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 01:26:06 AM
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I am kinda into slot cars as I have always included them in my train layout. I am not a collector and I buy only old style tyco track and mainly AFX slot cars. I have tons of good tabbed pieces of the track with white painted detail. I love the old T-Jets and will buy a few of them sometime in the future.
Posted this pic b4 of the track like MicroBen mentioned, the Road & Rail crossings. I believe I have one more NOS piece that I bought after this photo was taken.. Also in the pic are several "Road & Road" crossings. (intersections)
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 04:12:12 AM
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Jerry, its all Life-Like except 2 NASCAR's of the 6 is Tyco.
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 Posted - February 27 2012 : 06:11:19 AM
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Hi All,
I don't run mine. I'm not really sure what i'm going to do with them. though they are cool.
Can you post some pictures of your new set?
Mytyco
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 7:17:45 PM
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I've got a a pretty good sized 1:43 axle track. It is a Carrera Go setup. Pretty fun.
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 10:48:36 PM
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Here's just a few of my slot cars I own, I have them parked everywhere, these I could lay my hands on right away.
Above - some of these, like the Formula 1 green car, the yellow 57 Nomad, are from my childhood days. Some of the others were later acquisitions.
Above - my Gremlin slot cars, I think this is all that was made that I know of. 3 on left are Tyco, the yellow dirt track on right is a Matchbox slot car. Yeah, MB made some.
Above - my AMC Javelin and AMX slots. Most are '90's and later Ebay acquisitions. The #2 at top is a Matador, though.
Above - some actual HO scale slot cars that I bought from a neighbor's yard sale a few years ago. Got 15 cars and a set for $15. STEAL!
Jerry
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 11:42:31 PM
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I have probaby 30 slot cars,of many makes,and vintages.
I race them at a friends house,and sometimes here at home when my son begs for me to set up a track.
Might good fun!!!!!
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Posted - February 28 2012 : 11:07:10 AM
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Yo AMC The 3 cars in the 3rd pic are Auroras! Least I now know that my cars is missing the drivers hehe
I'll get a pic of box, insides & the 2 cars later
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Posted - February 28 2012 : 11:48:17 AM
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Jerry, I knew ya had some AMC's slotcars! I think the AMX's are a nice looking car. I keep eyeing eBay. Just too new and don't wanna overpay.
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Posted - February 28 2012 : 4:22:31 PM
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quote:Jerry, I knew ya had some AMC's slotcars! I think the AMX's are a nice looking car. I keep eyeing eBay. Just too new and don't wanna overpay.
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - February 28 2012 : 11:48:17 AM
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They repopped the AMX and Javelin AMX, I think I paid 24 $ at a LHS for the "real" AMX. I also got one of those '57 Chevy panel slot trucks, that was a cool find 3-4 years ago? I really need to get all my slot cars in one place. They're scattered like my wits sometimes 
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Posted - February 29 2012 : 11:33:23 PM
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Well... not slot cars but slot TRUCKS!!
I think I'm one of a very, very few who build custom trucks in US-1 Tyco.
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Posted - March 01 2012 : 4:21:13 PM
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| Nice work JK, the Sears truck is sharp!
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Posted - March 01 2012 : 7:06:13 PM
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| yes I agree Now you need to put them logos on some boxcars
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Posted - March 01 2012 : 8:32:49 PM
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Johnny Kane,
Sweet customs!!
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Posted - November 27 2012 : 4:36:31 PM
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Let's just say I collect and run my cars. I own around 170 cars and trucks. Mostly Tyco/Mattel. I'm trying to incorporate a US 1 and train track but I'm an avid outdoorsman and softball player. So I only get to them from December till March.
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Posted - November 27 2012 : 4:51:25 PM
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 idk who revived this thread but thanks
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Posted - November 28 2012 : 12:53:59 AM
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quote: 
in your top pic, GREEN #2 CAR IS t-jet mclaren brm w/ slimline chassis, blue #31 is alfa romeo, in my pic if it is there, upside down car is 1990 t-bird from the tyco r&d department, w/ experimental "swivel" pick-up assembly on the 440-x2 chassis that was never produced or sold, a mclaren brm, red is tyco ferrari p-5, lime green is lamborghini miura, both w/ first issue tycopro drop arm chassis. cool stuff!
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 Posted - November 28 2012 : 01:12:38 AM
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quote:I finally bought a slotcar set! Anybody else here into it?
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - February 26 2012 : 8:03:24 PM
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just a little bit, need a few more sets? ha!
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Posted - November 28 2012 : 09:35:08 AM
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quote:Well... not slot cars but slot TRUCKS!!
I think I'm one of a very, very few who build custom trucks in US-1 Tyco.
Originally posted by JohnnyKane - February 29 2012 : 11:33:23 PM
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I must have this......my sister's husband works for Overnite (now part of UPS). I pestered him for years to get me one of their HO diecast rigs. Very nicely done, I'm goping to show this pic to him...
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Posted - July 19 2013 : 11:23:43 PM
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| JohnnyKane that is awesome work. Ever think of selling some of these customs?
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 8:42:03 PM
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| My dad just got back into it,we are building a huge layout with the super speedway and we are intergrading the trains into it.
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 10:01:38 PM
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I forgot about this thread
Totally forgot about the uber awesome trucks JK had too
I has since sold the 1960s Aurora race set I has
Butr I got a A-Team race set tho
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 10:20:25 PM
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The slots are cool & fun.. Got waay too much going on now... Need a little boost to get my track cleaned...
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Posted - April 20 2014 : 11:47:10 AM
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One of my "layout" builds I used a 2' x 3' corkboard display, and mounted the track on it. I have it in my office at work, intend to use it some this year. :) Actually, this is version 2.0, I originally had a hairpin turn (lower right corner), but only a Tyco US-1 truck could actually negotiate the outer turn, the inside was impossible for any car or truck I had, so I gave up and relaid out the track. It hangs over the edge on one corner, but at least it's usable now.
Jerry
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