Round 2 to Reintroduce Popular Slot Cars & Sets from Marchon
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:39 pmRound 2, LLC, is proud to announce that it has acquired the tooling rights for Marchon slot cars and slot car sets for use in production from J.Lloyd International. Marchon originally produced slot cars from 19988 through 1996 under the name MR-1, and created many popular sets with a wide range of vehicles varying from fighter planes to monster trucks, and slot cars with features such as loops and vertical track sections.
“This is a great arrangement from an industry standpoint,†said Round 2 Owner Thomas Lowe. “The race sets that Marchon made were very exciting and unique. They had a lot of ‘play value.’ Our plans are to bring them back and also use some of the tools to create new tracks that match up with our licensing contracts like Batman, Scooby-Doo, NHRA and more. The Marchon tooling allows us to create more slot cars, more sets, and more tracks – diversifying the type of product available in the industry, and in turn, to hobby stores.
Marchon created popular slot car sets such as Canyon of Doom, which had cars racing through a volcano and bridge backdrop; Sky Fighter sets, with fighter jets on a sky-blue track with mid-air rollouts and vertical skyway track pieces; and a series of sets based on the Rescue 911 TV Show, featuring emergency vehicles and an innovative helicopter jump.
“We’ve been in discussion with Round 2 for several months, and are pleased that the negotiations came to a successful end,†said Jody Keener, principal at J.Lloyd International. “The Marchon brand is well known in the slot car market, and the tracks are extremely innovative. With Round 2’s licensing and distribution, it will be a real winner for both hobby channels and consumers.â€Â
“This is a great arrangement from an industry standpoint,†said Round 2 Owner Thomas Lowe. “The race sets that Marchon made were very exciting and unique. They had a lot of ‘play value.’ Our plans are to bring them back and also use some of the tools to create new tracks that match up with our licensing contracts like Batman, Scooby-Doo, NHRA and more. The Marchon tooling allows us to create more slot cars, more sets, and more tracks – diversifying the type of product available in the industry, and in turn, to hobby stores.
Marchon created popular slot car sets such as Canyon of Doom, which had cars racing through a volcano and bridge backdrop; Sky Fighter sets, with fighter jets on a sky-blue track with mid-air rollouts and vertical skyway track pieces; and a series of sets based on the Rescue 911 TV Show, featuring emergency vehicles and an innovative helicopter jump.
“We’ve been in discussion with Round 2 for several months, and are pleased that the negotiations came to a successful end,†said Jody Keener, principal at J.Lloyd International. “The Marchon brand is well known in the slot car market, and the tracks are extremely innovative. With Round 2’s licensing and distribution, it will be a real winner for both hobby channels and consumers.â€Â