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Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:05 am ]
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13637820

Ignore the Olympic crap.

Quote:
Hornby, which also owns the Airfix model and Corgi model car brands, also announced its latest film tie-in was for a range of Star Wars Scalextric products.


I can only hope that they have some form of mag-lev technology so that the cars can actually hover :-)
Author:  l3v1ck [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:36 am ]
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paulzolo wrote:
Ignore the Olympic crap.
+1 to that.
Olympic branded stuff always has a massive price premium over the normal (equally as good) stuff.
Author:  timark_uk [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:42 am ]
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paulzolo wrote:
I can only hope that they have some form of mag-lev technology so that the cars can actually hover :-)
I was thinking that as I read the thread title.

Mark
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:47 am ]
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timark_uk wrote:
paulzolo wrote:
I can only hope that they have some form of mag-lev technology so that the cars can actually hover :-)
I was thinking that as I read the thread title.

Mark


I bet it’s just pod racers in slots. Though racing Super Star Destroyers may be cool.

Or Death Stars. That’s just made me think of:
Image
Outspan Orange Car by hairydalek, on Flickr
:lol:
Author:  timark_uk [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:52 am ]
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A Death Star on wheels. Now there's an idea …

Mark
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:40 am ]
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timark_uk wrote:
A Death Star on wheels. Now there's an idea …

Mark


You’d have to be careful on corners. Those Orange cars would easily roll.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:05 pm ]
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I was just pondering the cornering ability of a mag lev Scalextric set.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:15 pm ]
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timark_uk wrote:
A Death Star on wheels. Now there's an idea …

Mark

An alternative to the congestion charge? ;)
Author:  timark_uk [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:15 pm ]
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ProfessorF wrote:
I was just pondering the cornering ability of a mag lev Scalextric set.
Very steeply banked corners?

Mark
Author:  timark_uk [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:20 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
A Death Star on wheels. Now there's an idea …
An alternative to the congestion charge? ;)
http://www.tonecartoons.co.uk/blog/?p=40

Mark
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:30 pm ]
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timark_uk wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
A Death Star on wheels. Now there's an idea …
An alternative to the congestion charge? ;)
http://www.tonecartoons.co.uk/blog/?p=40

Mark

So Dalek vs Death star? Hmm :lol:
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:23 pm ]
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timark_uk wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
A Death Star on wheels. Now there's an idea …
An alternative to the congestion charge? ;)
http://www.tonecartoons.co.uk/blog/?p=40

Mark


You must have missed this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqIMk__Gxko
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 4:03 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
You must have missed this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqIMk__Gxko

And it beats the wheel clampers. :lol:
Author:  big_D [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:17 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
Or Death Stars. That’s just made me think of:
Image
Outspan Orange Car by hairydalek, on Flickr
:lol:

Ah, I remember that, from when I was a kid. Based on a Mini. I had a ride round in it, when it visited our school!
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:29 pm ]
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big_D wrote:
[quote="paulzolo"Or Death Stars. That’s just made me think of:
Image
Outspan Orange Car by hairydalek, on Flickr
:lol:

Ah, I remember that, from when I was a kid. Based on a Mini. I had a ride round in it, when it visited our school![/quote]

They used to be around Berkhamstead a lot - there was an Outspan depot there.
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