MG Writer Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 A few years ago, a handful of Hornby branded car kits were released which clearly used some of the moulds from contemporary Scalextric cars. Thus there were, for example, Ford GT, Chevrolet Camaro and others. They were not on sale for very long and that may have been affected by brand name and packaging as much as a lack of demand for the subject matter. Now there is a good range of "classic" Scalextrif cars, such as rallying and racing Escorts, Minis, MGB and many more. The quality of these, with better shapes and chrome sprues, suggests they could form the basis of some lovely Airfix kits! The Scalextric MGB and Mini are much better than the poor old 1960s Airfix kits. How about it Mr Hornby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyt Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I remember the Hornby kits. I think they were on sale about 2002-3. I bought a few to use as static displays on my Scalextric layout. They did not seem to be on sale everywhere in the country, but perhaps that's just my experience. I also seem to remember they were quite expensive too. The problem with them was the old one: 1/32 scale, which is not the choice for most car modellers. I thought that most of the recent modern car releases by Airfix were modified Scalextric items anyway, or is it just coincidence that there is also a Scalextric equivilant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 You may be right about the scale but it is arguably more than that. Back in the 1980s when I started making Matchbox 1:32 scale kits, they were superior to the contemporary Airfix offerings not least because they had such things as sprues in more than one colour, plated parts where relevant and vinyl tyres - all like the bigger kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ1707821018 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 The most recent Airfix 1/32 car kits (i.e. the Aston Martin DBR9, Jaguar XKR GT3, Mini Countryman, Mini Cooper, and Ford Fiesta WRC) are all based on their equivalents in the Scalextric range. Some of the kits even come with the same markings as the Scalextric version. As nice as they are, the downside of this is that you end up with a static "curbside" model with no engine detail and generally inaccurate suspension and undersides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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