Scale Stuff
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Welcome to The Old Weird Herald's "Scale Stuff". This section is devoted to the "scale enthusiast" aspect of slot cars. This includes 1/32 scale home and club tracks, vintage slot cars, restoration and scale modeling of slot cars, collectable slot cars, slot car nostalgia, Scalextric and similar 1/32 scale cars, etc.Home tracks and slot car collections have long been hiding out in basements all over the world. Now, thanks to the internet, us basement dwelling slot car types can share our interests in the "scale enthusiast" aspect of slot car racing, building, and collecting!
Slot Car Product Reviews, Articles, and Tech Tips
Vintage Slot Racing Newsletter
#105
- April/May 2001 Online!
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OWH's 1/32 Scale Proxy Race Links Page More Proxy Race links then you can shake a stick at! |
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FW Tests the SCX Audi R8 by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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FW Tests the Scalextric Taurus by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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FW Tests the SCX Mini Cooper by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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FW Tests the SCX Skoda Octavia by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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FW Tests the Fly Corvette C5R by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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FW Tests the Carrera Shelby GT350 & Corvette 427 Coupe by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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FW Tests the Ninco Audi DTM by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Scalextrric DTM Opel V8 Coupe
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Ninco Mercedes DTM
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Team Slot Nissan R390 GT1
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Fly Lister Storm
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Scalextric Porsche 911 GT3R
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Proteus Heuliez Pregunta
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Proslot Ferrari F360 Modena
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the New GB Track Chevron B19
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the New GB Track Cars
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Scalextric Cadillac Northstar
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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By Larry Shephard |
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Ninco
Scores (and Times, Too) – Finally…
FW Tests the Ninco Sprint and Pole Position Units by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Wrings Out the Ninco BMW V12 LMR ‘99
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Fly Panoz Roadster
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Scalextric Ford Focus
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Pro Track Spider
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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By Larry Shephard 07-04-00 |
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Tests the Ninco Karts
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Fly Porsche 917
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Fly T70
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the MRRC 427 Cobra
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the MRRC Chaparral
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Ninco BMW V12 LM
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Scalextric VW Beetle
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Tests the Ninco Cobra 427 SC
by Bob Ward (courtesy Fantasy World Toy & Hobby) |
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Cars at the Historic Races
by Paul Kassens |
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RACE II PROTOTYPE CAR BUILDING
By Larry Shephard - 8/30/99 |
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Proxy Race 2Production Class Prospects- by Bob Ward - 8/13/99 |
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By Kris Kassens - 8/13/99 |
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PNW VMRA - Final Race Results! - 3/12/01
VMRA - New for 2000! Rules, Specs, & News! - 5/8/00
A Cheetah on Steroids - by Larry Shephard- 6/25/99
OWH Tests the New Ninco Track! - by Bob Ward - 5/24/99 Mail In Madness - The Proxy Race Report - by Bob Ward- 4/14/99
Winston Cup Warfare- OWH Tests the SCX Monte Carlo
and the Scalextric Taurus - by Bob Ward - 12/28/98
OWH Tests the Fly Porsche 908 - by Bob Ward - 10/22/98
Slot.it V 12 - Product Review by Weird Jack- 10/22/98
Wheel Making how-to by Weird Jack - 8/13/98
OWH Tests-Two Fine Ferraris- by Bob Ward- 8/3/98
OWH Tests the Fly Joest Porsche- by Bob Ward- 6/20/98
Big Car Decals for Little Cars- by Bob Ward- 6/17/98
OWH Tests the MRRC Ferrari 275P- by Bob Ward- 6/15/98
New Ninco Jaguar Review - by Bob Ward - 5/25/98
Vintage Euroscale Plus - by Bob Ward- Added photos 6/17/98
Euroscale Slot Cars In the American Market -by Bob Ward- 5/19/98
Building the "C&S MKIII" Lap Counters (Link)- 4/20/98
OWH Dials 911 (GT1 Review) - by Bob Ward - 3/16/98
Scalextric Does NASCAR - by Bob Ward - 2/13/98
"Vintage Plus" - by Bob Ward - 2/12/98
Strombecker Track - by Greg Holland, VSRN- 2/4/98
Silicone
Tire Casting 101- by Weird Jack-
3/11/98
Slots
On A Budget Project: Regaining Control
- by Weird Jack -
1/7/98
Quick Start Track / Product Review - by Weird Jack & the CLAMS- 10/3/97
SCX Chaparral / Product Review - by Jack K. Stinson - 9/27/97
Leadmine Raceway - by Jack K. Stinson - 9/27/97
| C'mon, you basement slot car racing types out there! Here's your chance to share your love and devotion to the true "scale" aspect of slot cars! If you've got an idea for a great feature article, photos of your home or club track, your prized vintage cars, or info about your scale racing endeavors, get in touch with us! |
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