Pioneer news

[dreinecke]

Nope, Jules just said after the Camaro. Since we've now seen a Camaro in the raw, I'm assuming that means parts have been made and I'm hopeful that it is released and in stores prior to Christmas.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Our group went through this scale situation with the Champion 1/24 Legends (really a 1/32 Womp), and had to explain again and again that they are 1/24 cars that are small in real life. Not that any of that matters, but it does remind me of what Mark said a few posts back.

Care has to be taken with a car that is small to begin with in not overpowering or underpowering it. I'm sure Jules has done a great job on this, just because he always does a great job. The Champion Legends were ridiculously overpowered, heavy and downright dangerous on our tracks. One hit my thumb as I reached over the track and it took five stitches to close the wound. I still have a scar that looks like the front of a guide.

These may look like a 1/43 car, but with an original chassis and a reasonable motor, I think we'll adapt fast the same way we did for those go-carts that Ninco did just before they priced themselves into outer space. We had so much fun with those things, especially after we found out we could put Tomy Tiger motors in them and Supertires on them. We did IROC races, open modified races, stock with tire changes, all kinds of stuff. In those days they didn't cost a fortune, so we all had several. I think I still have four of them, one in each color of the lanes for IROC.

[frank9129]

I let the kids run 1:43 cars on my track. They like the Carrera theme cars. They just get a little squirreley coming out of the corners. But, the kids adapt.
The Scalextric 1:43 guides hold real well.
Frank

[Alaskaracer]

I think that they will be similar in handling to the ninco minis, in that they are nearly square and slide nicely and spin out rather than flipping.

[JULES]

The Legends will be true to the size they are in real life but at 1:32, so yes they are small. They will weigh more than a typical 1:43 car - the chassis will be chunky and the body shell thicker than normal slot cars.
Also, we have increased the wheel track by 10% (using a little SLot Car License) to add stability.
The standard motor will be a TYPHOON, assuming most will be used in magnet form.
If you want to pull the mag out and find it overpowered, you can swap out the motor for one of our new 'Hop Down' 15k LT motors or replace it with anything you like to your driving taste.

Jules

[dreinecke]

Great update, Jules. Now about those Camaros...

[JULES]

I was having a look at a pre-production Camaro proto today. I must say I think it looks triffic. I think one or two pics might find their way onto this fine forum within 24hrs.

Jules

[olskoolslotz]

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[HomeRacingWorld]

LOL, you made my day with that.

[Alaskaracer]

So it could be a Legendary Christmas?!

[ListerStormGT]

[DAVE]

Those 3-D isometrics look good but when can we see a pic of the real model?

[Razoo]

Love the legends (I'll take one of each). Hows the Javelin coming along?

[Modlerbob]

At first I wasn't sure I would add any of these to my stable of cars, but the longer we wait for their arrival the greater my interest in getting a couple increases.

[frank9129]

Jules,
With all the interest in the Legends be sure to make a couple extra so I can get a full track.
Frank