Pendle Slot Racing stock a wide range of ready to run cars and kits by a company called Scaleauto. The … More
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How to Restore Scalextric Tyres.
As with a full size car, the quality of the tyres on a slot car has a huge impact on … More
Airfix 1914 Dennis Fire Engine Slot Car Build.
At least once a year I like to have a project that’s a little bit “odd ball”, something a … More
How to Take Apart a Scalextric car?
There are a number of reasons why you might want to take apart a Scalextric car. You may want to … More
Back From The Dead 3: BMW to Corvette Conversion
At the moment “Back From The Dead” is sitting atop a Penelope Pitlane chassis that I took out of an … More
HO ‘Lead Sled’ Slot Car Build
Most of the slot cars I have built for this blog have been 1/32 scale which is the standard scale … More
Scalextric Lotus Type 49B Review
The Lotus Type 49 was one of Colin Chapman’s greatest machines. It was the first car to house the legendary … More
Penelope Pitlane Bentley Blower Build
The Bentley 4.5 litre chassis and the men who drove them, known as the Bentley Boys, became symbols of British … More
How to rebuild a Scalextric Johnson motor
When you buy an old 1970s or 1980s Scalextric car from a swap meet, such as my Back From … More
Back From The Dead: Chapter 1
When sorting through things to go to a boot sale or swap meet most people will find something that’s so … More