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Ever since Slot.It released their first models of the Audi R8C and Porsche 956 they've been committed to producing cars within particular racing series - GT, Group C, Le Mans Classics, LMP, DTM.
This started a trend as other manufacturers followed suit and also began to produce cars that could compete together in specific series. NSR targeted GT3, and '60s /'70s sports prototypes. Racer Sideways released a superb line of Group 5 machines. Policar brought us Le Mans Classics and vintage F1. Pioneer brought us vintage Trans Am and Legends cars. And filling a glaring void, ThunderSlot gifted us Can Am.
This is a great trend for the hobby, enabling us to assemble realistic grids of competitive cars just as they raced back in the day.
The big box manufacturers, understandably must appeal to a broader market and so their offerings span many classes and eras.
But every now and then a company releases a body style for which no natural competitors are subsequently produced (by the same company).
Not to knock any particular manufacturer, but this one, released by Scalextric many years ago, comes readily to mind - the Jaguar XKRS that competed in the Trans Am series back in the early years of this century. I had always hoped that Scalextric would release a Corvette or a Mustang, or maybe even a Mangusta or a Panoz Esperante of the same era to compete with this car.
What other orphans can you think of that could use sparring partners?
This started a trend as other manufacturers followed suit and also began to produce cars that could compete together in specific series. NSR targeted GT3, and '60s /'70s sports prototypes. Racer Sideways released a superb line of Group 5 machines. Policar brought us Le Mans Classics and vintage F1. Pioneer brought us vintage Trans Am and Legends cars. And filling a glaring void, ThunderSlot gifted us Can Am.
This is a great trend for the hobby, enabling us to assemble realistic grids of competitive cars just as they raced back in the day.
The big box manufacturers, understandably must appeal to a broader market and so their offerings span many classes and eras.
But every now and then a company releases a body style for which no natural competitors are subsequently produced (by the same company).
Not to knock any particular manufacturer, but this one, released by Scalextric many years ago, comes readily to mind - the Jaguar XKRS that competed in the Trans Am series back in the early years of this century. I had always hoped that Scalextric would release a Corvette or a Mustang, or maybe even a Mangusta or a Panoz Esperante of the same era to compete with this car.
What other orphans can you think of that could use sparring partners?
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