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Been quite awhile since a new Carrera arrived here. I chose this one as the history of the Kremer brothers and the results they achieved with this platform are legendary to say the least.
My low camera skills fought me on this car. No matter what I did, none of my cameras would capture this color accurately. But I did the best I could in post processing to adjust it.
Markings and colors on the outside are very close to the prototype. Most should be pleased with the car in front of them.
The only thing that throws it off is the rear wheels. For lack of a better term, the just look 2 dimensional. The insert is completely oversized and the wheel itself is very smooth with no contours.
There are NO tires that fit aftermarket. A shame really. What Carrera should do is follow the standards set by Slot.it and do what Scalextric has done and create the models with wheel sizes we already have tires for.
But they won't. The short story is Carrera claims to be a "simple toy company" and oblivious to the hobby around them. With today's ability to research prototype information and create a wheel that not only LOOKS the part, but that has aftermarket tires already for racing...there is no other reason to create yet another odd size wheel. I guess I could see it if they followed the prototype closely to produce a wheel high in scale accuracy. Well....this isn't it.
On the other hand, might not be an issue for some of you. If you like stock rubber and do not like to improve the performance of your cars, then this will be fine.
Nothing new here which is a good thing for model compatibility. Those that are just racing these for fun don't need new motors that cause unequal racing out of the box.
Overall it's a nice car. Ideal for the budget minded and average occasional racer. Advanced racers should likely choose the Sideways models (although not Kremerversions but close) for all out performance.
For the price of $31.99 this is a solid car worth the money IMHO. Regardless of any price increases in the future, RIGHT NOW these are one heck of a bargain. This is the kind of pricing that allows almost any budget to afford a cool new slot car.
- Harry
Many thanks to LEB Hobbies for supporting YOU and HRW on this review.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEW CARRERA RELEASES
My low camera skills fought me on this car. No matter what I did, none of my cameras would capture this color accurately. But I did the best I could in post processing to adjust it.
Markings and colors on the outside are very close to the prototype. Most should be pleased with the car in front of them.
The only thing that throws it off is the rear wheels. For lack of a better term, the just look 2 dimensional. The insert is completely oversized and the wheel itself is very smooth with no contours.
There are NO tires that fit aftermarket. A shame really. What Carrera should do is follow the standards set by Slot.it and do what Scalextric has done and create the models with wheel sizes we already have tires for.
But they won't. The short story is Carrera claims to be a "simple toy company" and oblivious to the hobby around them. With today's ability to research prototype information and create a wheel that not only LOOKS the part, but that has aftermarket tires already for racing...there is no other reason to create yet another odd size wheel. I guess I could see it if they followed the prototype closely to produce a wheel high in scale accuracy. Well....this isn't it.
On the other hand, might not be an issue for some of you. If you like stock rubber and do not like to improve the performance of your cars, then this will be fine.
Nothing new here which is a good thing for model compatibility. Those that are just racing these for fun don't need new motors that cause unequal racing out of the box.
Overall it's a nice car. Ideal for the budget minded and average occasional racer. Advanced racers should likely choose the Sideways models (although not Kremerversions but close) for all out performance.
For the price of $31.99 this is a solid car worth the money IMHO. Regardless of any price increases in the future, RIGHT NOW these are one heck of a bargain. This is the kind of pricing that allows almost any budget to afford a cool new slot car.
- Harry
Many thanks to LEB Hobbies for supporting YOU and HRW on this review.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEW CARRERA RELEASES
] ,but I see the point about tires not being available yet as I run urethanes.
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. If it was 1/24th I would snatch it up in a heartbeat.
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