Ran my gold coloured Flyslot Williams this past Friday at our weekly races. Yes, I know the idler gear setup is fragile and finicky. But the car looks so good and, when you have the gears set up properly, it runs just beautifully.
And speaking of fragile: as I ran it the bigger spur started slipping on the idler shaft: it moved on the shaft and stopped engaging the splined section correctly. I fixed it up again today but I have ordered a spare just in case.
The design of the idler gear system is just nowhere near as robust as the Poli one. But, warts and all, I still love the car. I can just not even consider carving it up to put in better, more conventional gearing. So I will keep it as-is and just continue to pamper it and get great enjoyment when I run it. Am I the only one that likes this car? What has your experience been with it?
Alwyn