New Scaley Lotus Evora

[Modlerbob]

I saw this was out in the stores and couldn't resist. It looks very much like the Ferrari 458 only a little smaller. It looks to me like this is one of their best releases this year but it hasn't been on the track yet. The rear tires look very nice and round and by their shine one would guess they were silicones but I don't think so. I'll report back later regarding it's performance.

[HomeRacingWorld]

Appreciate you taking the time for a track report.

[Modlerbob]

This car is a typical Scaley modern GT racer. The motor is mounted sidewinder fashion with a medium strength magnet just forward of the motor. Mine is the economy version with no lights and dark tinted windows. But the car has an interior sans driver. After truing the hubs, adding a spacer to reduce the rear axle sideplay and gluing the rear bushings I sanded the tires until the contact patch covered their entire width. The car now handles as well as all my other Scaley GT cars and looks better than most.

[goosenapper]

[FootScoot]

Not sure how I missed this post, but that is a good looking car! I may have to get at least one, or two. I'm a fan of the Exige that Ninco makes, just not a fan of their prices. :)

[goosenapper]

I blame Moddlerbob. There I was, happy with my cars and not a wish in the world, and he has to go and post about that Lotus Evora!

I don't know how it happened, perhaps it was aliens, but I walked up to my track tonight and this was sitting on it:

The main difference between this version and the one that Bob posted about (besides the paint scheme) is that this version is lighted. Here are some blurry shots of the lights on this car:


I don't know if it was my camera, the lights themselves, or the aforementioned aliens, but these were the best shots that I could get of the lights. And boy, are the ever bright! I'd imagine that this car would be at home during a night race, easily illuminating the track ahead as it went.

And the detail on this car is fantastic:



I did spot one potential problem area though. While it wasn't happening, it did look like the left rear was very close to rubbing the body:

Hopefully the tires won't expand too much at power and this won't be an issue. There really isn't a lot of room in the wheel wells as the tires pretty much fill them up.

Flipping the car over, you can see the digital chip door and the magnet in it's place in front of the motor. It looks like there is a slight defect in that area on mine, but it's not enough to loose any sleep over. Should you feel the need to climb walls with it, there is also a place for a second magnet directly underneath the rear axle.


And a shot of the innards:


The half inch of uninsulated wires leading to the guide struck me as a little odd, but maybe that's just because I've been playing in so many Carrera's lately.


One item of note for you repainters, or people who tend to maniacally rip bodies from chassis, be careful not to snap these fellows off:

Those are actually pieces of the body that are glued to the chassis.

Yes, it looks like super glue has made its way to Scalextric's assembly line. Not only is it liberally applied to the interior mounting posts,

but my motor was even super glued in! This isn't some second-hand car either. I picked this up at my local hobby shop, still wrapped in the famous Scaley bubble-wrap. Well, at least nothing was duct taped together at the factory!

So, how does it run? Like Bob said, the tires look almost like silicone. I don't know what they really are, but man, this thing grips my Scalextric Sport track very well. The gear mesh is great, and all of that glue must be doing the trick as this car is whisper quiet to run. It's scary how much fun it was to run this thing, as I am not at all a fan of modern racing cars. Still, I can see this one sneaking in to the rotation on a regular basis. For a car that wasn't even on my radar until Moddlerbob showed off its tinted window cousin, I'm very pleased with this purchase.

And a big thank you to Moddlerbob for pointing this one out! :clap:

[HomeRacingWorld]

Well there is a field report, nice job!

Except now I want one, because for some reason I like the paint :)

[Modlerbob]

The bare wires going to the guide are typical of most of Scaley's newer cars. However, there was no super glue anywhere in my car before I started tuning on it. Mine is also very quiet and has lots of grip from the stock tires even on MDF.

[Cincyslots]

I just got these in. I was pleasantly surprised with these models.

Bruce

[Modlerbob]

I went back and checked my car for super glue and just found it at the interior mounting tabs. There was some stuff on the endbell of the motor near the pinion gear but it just turned out to be gear grease that looks like vaseline.