Slot Magazine 022 Jan / Feb Back Issue

REGULARS
4 NEWS & NEW PRODUCTS
What is happening in the
SLOT magazine world. News,
announcements, and interesting slot
gossip. Plus see the new cars that
are in the shops since the last issue
of SLOT magazine. We look at brand
new models coming your way
64 SLOT CALENDAR
If you want to race or have a look
around a Swapmeet, there is probably
an event you won’t want to miss. Send
your event details if you want to be
included
66 FINISH LINE
Richard reports on Derby H.O.
Probably the best slot car club in the
World!
67 SLOT DIRECTORY
Find the retailers and specialist
services you need for all your slot
racing shopping

FEATURES
10 NEW BLOOD?
Recruiting the next generation of slot
racers using a Carrera Go!!! set
16 COMPLICATIONS PART 2
Slot historian Don Siegal continues
his look back through slot car
innovations, good and bad!
22 SCALEXTRIC’S NEW VINTAGE
The latest ‘Retro’ touring car releases
from Scalextric - put to the test
36 THE CLASSICS
A preview of Team Slot’s entry into the
1970’s sports car market
38 ACHTUNG, BABY!
MODERN DTM FACE-OFF
The SCX and Carrera 2015 Mercedes
C-Coupé DTM cars go head to head
50 LOLA VS CHEVRON:
EUROPEAN 2-LITRE SPORTS CARS
In the fi rst half of the 1970s, circuits
were graced by nimble, pretty sports
racing cars with two British fi rms to
the fore. Richard shares his ‘shelf
queens’
54 SLOT HOT ROD FROM YOKOHAMA
Our Japanese correspondent has
been busy with his Nikon and
software again

WORKSHOPS
30 FORD FOCUS WRC REPAINT
We took one utterly ordinary, old and
unloved Scalextric Ford Focus and
turned it into a fully-fettled WRC car in
the space of 24 hours in a how-to guide
to re-liverying a slot car.
58 TUMBLING: NICE
Clean up that old brass chassis using a
barrelling machine