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SLOT
TRACK SCENICS ACCESSORIES
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Slot
Track Scenics are another new company offering a range of
goodies to enhance your track. The range of products is small
but with some innovative ideas that make these accessories
quick and easy to add to your track.
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Sorry
if these seem like odd pictures to start a review, but these
little plastic clips are the keys to a very well thought out
system. The clips are mounting points for most of the
accessories. The clips also have mounting points for the
Scalextric 'armco' barriers, which is a neat touch.
As
you can see from the photos, the clips can be attached either
way round, and to the inside or outside of your track. You
don't need different clips for each application, one universal
clip design is used. |
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These
are shown with Scalextric Sport track, but the company report
that the clips also work with Ninco, Scalextric Classic and
SCX analogue track. The profile of SCX Digital track and
Carrera track is different, so the clips are a looser fit.
Slot Track Scenics recommend using the clips and associated
accessories with a semi-permanent or permanent layout so the
clips can be glued in place for extra security. The
clips will also attach to the current Scalextric borders,
though they are a looser fit because the lip on the edge of
the border is different to the lip on the track. Nothing that
a drop hot-glue wouldn't solve though... |
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that's the clips, what else is available?
The photos
shows two types of sign board and a brake-point marker. These
just slot into the 'tower' on each clip, no glue needed,
sorted in seconds!
A range of
advertising signs are available, and of course different
numbers for the brake boards.
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for a question - there's something that you see around every
racing circuit in the world, but not one of the manufacturers
makes them as an accessory for our tracks. What is it?
The answer,
of course, is tyre walls!
Well, the
wait is over! These are very nice and, I think, destined to be
very popular. Each section consists of 5 stacks of tyres and
is 87mm long (the same length as a 1/4 straight). They're sold
in packs or ten, with an appropriate number of clips. Owners
of routed or permanent tracks might be interested to know that
the tyres are available without clips at lower cost.
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The tyre walls
are made from synthetic rubber. They're flexible enough to
place around corners and to absorb the impact of a stray car
without damage to the car or the tyre wall. And they look
great too!
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The
tyre walls slip onto the towers on the clips and that's it -
done! The signs can be fitted through the tyres for extra
effect if required, and the clip design allows sections of
Scalextric armco barriers to be fitted behind the tyres.
They
really are quick and easy to use - two tyre walls and two
signs (and 4 clips) probably took less than a minute to put
into place.
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Covers
are also available for the tyre walls. Each cover will fit
around two walls. They're backed with adhesive, so you just
peel off the backing and stick them onto the tyres. A couple
of colour options are available.
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The
final items covered here are these little 'ground-based'
signs. Available as brake point markers or direction signs,
they're neat and effective. There is adhesive on the underside
of the base to allow them to be stuck securely in place. The
example on the right has been finished with scenic grass, just
for effect.
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Below are a
couple of photos of some of these accessories in place around
my routed track. Obviously I couldn't use the clips here, but
a few drops of hot glue solved any installation problems!
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must admit I'm really impressed. Slot Track Scenics are
offering more than a few nice accessories, those clever clips
make this more of an integrated system. It's all obviously
well thought out and very easy to use. Quality is also
excellent.
More items
are in development, including safety fencing and kerbs, and
possibly their own borders.
At the moment
these items are only available direct, the company's website
can be found at www.slottrackscenics.co.uk
- lots of useful info, hints and tips etc too.
Now if you'll
excuse me, I'm off to order some more tyre walls....
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