Scalextric Demolition Derby,Crash,Boom,Bam
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:55 amThis is one set that I have had interest in since it was announced in the spring.I understand we all have cars we would rather not wreck.In my experience though some of the most fun we had racing these jewels is wrecking your buddy.Do we want to destroy his car, well not really, or do we?
Thought I would give you a quick rundown on the set.
The set arrived packaged well and with decent instructions.
The cars come disassembled ,so you get to start having fun right away.
They seem to fit together well and can be made into a convertible,or coup type car.Not tons of detail,but to my eyes they fit the part.
You also receive peal and stick decals.The body parts seem tuff and will hopefully stand up to some abuse.These are comparable to Legos so the modifications could be limitless.
Track is a extended figure eight .
One problem that we had with the set was the power section.
Scalextric seems to have eliminated the port for two power plugs.Though this set has plenty of power for it's size,if one decides to extend the track and wants separate power for each lane you will have to buy a different unit.There also no borders or guard rails included with the track.
The cars are heavy and come with Scalextric's bar magnet.They stick well to the track and can get up good speed.Yes they will come off if you go full out,but they run well,better than we expected.
Now for the fun part.
Crashes are a hoot.Parts do fly,buy not all at one time We've had several wrecks were only a couple parts fly off.Then you'll have one where you loose half your car.They seem to fit back together well and are made of a very tuff material.
What do we think about the set? Well This 53 years old kid likes it.I hope this will bring more folks into the hobby.Maybe Junior will get one for Christmas and start a life long hobby.We've got some buddies coming over tonight and they will get their chance at destruction.
This time they don't have to worry about tearing up the cars. :D
Rusty
Thought I would give you a quick rundown on the set.
The set arrived packaged well and with decent instructions.
The cars come disassembled ,so you get to start having fun right away.
They seem to fit together well and can be made into a convertible,or coup type car.Not tons of detail,but to my eyes they fit the part.
You also receive peal and stick decals.The body parts seem tuff and will hopefully stand up to some abuse.These are comparable to Legos so the modifications could be limitless.
Track is a extended figure eight .
One problem that we had with the set was the power section.
Scalextric seems to have eliminated the port for two power plugs.Though this set has plenty of power for it's size,if one decides to extend the track and wants separate power for each lane you will have to buy a different unit.There also no borders or guard rails included with the track.
The cars are heavy and come with Scalextric's bar magnet.They stick well to the track and can get up good speed.Yes they will come off if you go full out,but they run well,better than we expected.
Now for the fun part.
Crashes are a hoot.Parts do fly,buy not all at one time We've had several wrecks were only a couple parts fly off.Then you'll have one where you loose half your car.They seem to fit back together well and are made of a very tuff material.
What do we think about the set? Well This 53 years old kid likes it.I hope this will bring more folks into the hobby.Maybe Junior will get one for Christmas and start a life long hobby.We've got some buddies coming over tonight and they will get their chance at destruction.
This time they don't have to worry about tearing up the cars. :D
Rusty
