The full-size Mk IV was a very difficult color to replicate being gold/bronze which was a standard Ford motor company color called "Emberglow". Hopefully, the scale model is as close to this attractive color as is possible. Thank you for your review!
Yes,good video,plenty of easy to understand information.But as some comments mentioned the price of Scalextric these days is very expensive for what you get,the NSR car is a little more but look at what you get,apples v oranges, toy v OOTB genuine performance club racer.I do upgrades for customers who are expecting so much more from their Scalex' purchases and i have to tell them that for how much they spend on upgrade parts,may as well buy the superior car.How hard can it be for Scalextric to produce a flat, flexible chassis,with a guide 5mm deeper?
NSR sell the Mark 1V in the same livery. Admittedly it is an analogue car, but could probably be converted to digital by fitting a Scalextric digital chip
To be truthful a 1/32 slot car should only do around 7-7.5 mph. That would be realistic for their scale at around 240mph if they were full sized. Last time I ran in a competition to win a set the cars seemed way too fast to me, and that was a good few years ago when Westfield Stratford first opened. When I was proper into it I would have loved the digital version; the ability to have a computer run 3 cars while I ran the other would really have appealed to someone with nobody to run with.
@@jacks_hobbies Just got right back into it with the Arc Air; analogue and 1 pace car; the thing I've discovered today is that a figure 8 with a bridge doesn't suit pace cars very well. As the racing wore on the older cars in particular began to struggle up the hill. Going to swap out tomorrow for a flat sort of oval.
I have one of the gt40’s (gulf) colours .from when I was younger. I think I bought it around 1998/1999 And out of all my cars it’s the only sidewinder and it’s faster than any of them, aswell as everyone I’ve ever raced! Not very grippy on the corners but wow! Does it chip out the corner and down the straights! No one can match the top speed of it! Well used and still in good detail! Has the exhausts you like on your one I haven’t trued the tyres because it wasn’t a thing when I was a kid and I didn’t have you tube to find out weather people did it!
Youll find that silicone tyres stretch and it can be hard to find exact measurements that fir. Get some calipers and measure, then search for the size. But I would advise going slightly smaller than required otherwise they flop all over the place.
I've got the NSR Ford Mk IV in the same colour absolutely stunning. I've looked at the Scalextric on and it's hard to find, but I've seen the Blue one on Amazon....Just don't think it's worth the £66 asking price.
There's a red version sold in a 2 car set. The designer is right, not you. Remove the magnet and the scaled down driving experience is lost. The free flowing style racing game is carrera brand product.
They're completely different products. NSR has nothing to do with any other brand. SO, as a buyer, you must findout what style of driving NSR sells. Then find out what scalextric driving is.
Yes they can but you need to change the pickup guide. Carrera cars come with both on the box to run them on either. But scalextric car’s don’t so you have to buy them sepy
NO. They have NO connection. Carrera runs on current and scalextric runs on voltage. Carrera is a free flowing style of racing \ driving style. Scalextric is scaled down actual one to one driving.
Scalextric chose scaled down driving experience for their customers. Carrera got to observe that driving style and build something completely different. They chose to make their product run on current not volts. The cars wont run on The other brands racing track.
Horrible guide, heavy, rubbish wheels, fragile chassis that goes brittle when you use glue, I suppose you would get 1 seaon of racing before it would be useless... and it's expensive. Looks typical of Scalextric, lots of potential, no real balls I forgot about the horrible chassis this particular car is difficult to ad weight or modify in any way.... Just about impossible to loosen the chassis
@@jacks_hobbies good video, I get it, they're just toys. Scalextric are a fit for their market. Some are good, some great, they're consistent, you know what you're getting into.. it's the lovely cars, and horrible chassis that's annoying,
Brilliant… thank you! I would race this frequently.
Great review mate 👍
Nice looking car! I have a few versions of the older GT40 models and they do drive very well, handle great and are usually very quick! 😎👍
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching!
Nice car, looks great, that motor is very quiet and quick.
The full-size Mk IV was a very difficult color to replicate being gold/bronze which was a standard Ford motor company color called "Emberglow". Hopefully, the scale model is as close to this attractive color as is possible. Thank you for your review!
I always considered it to be a desaturated metallic redish orange color
Wet nappy…..
Yes,good video,plenty of easy to understand information.But as some comments mentioned the price of Scalextric these days is very expensive for what you get,the NSR car is a little more but look at what you get,apples v oranges, toy v OOTB genuine performance club racer.I do upgrades for customers who are expecting so much more from their Scalex' purchases and i have to tell them that for how much they spend on upgrade parts,may as well buy the superior car.How hard can it be for Scalextric to produce a flat, flexible chassis,with a guide 5mm deeper?
NSR sell the Mark 1V in the same livery. Admittedly it is an analogue car, but could probably be converted to digital by fitting a Scalextric digital chip
Im all about analogue anyway :p Thanks for watching!
NSR cars run on different voltage and current to what scalextric does.
They obviously perform in a different type of racing style.
To be truthful a 1/32 slot car should only do around 7-7.5 mph. That would be realistic for their scale at around 240mph if they were full sized. Last time I ran in a competition to win a set the cars seemed way too fast to me, and that was a good few years ago when Westfield Stratford first opened.
When I was proper into it I would have loved the digital version; the ability to have a computer run 3 cars while I ran the other would really have appealed to someone with nobody to run with.
Digital has it's advantages. I mostly run alone and still prefer No mags analogue
@@jacks_hobbies Just got right back into it with the Arc Air; analogue and 1 pace car; the thing I've discovered today is that a figure 8 with a bridge doesn't suit pace cars very well. As the racing wore on the older cars in particular began to struggle up the hill. Going to swap out tomorrow for a flat sort of oval.
I checked my local dealer and I did not see that car available anymore.
I have one of the gt40’s (gulf) colours .from when I was younger. I think I bought it around 1998/1999
And out of all my cars it’s the only sidewinder and it’s faster than any of them, aswell as everyone I’ve ever raced!
Not very grippy on the corners but wow! Does it chip out the corner and down the straights! No one can match the top speed of it!
Well used and still in good detail! Has the exhausts you like on your one
I haven’t trued the tyres because it wasn’t a thing when I was a kid and I didn’t have you tube to find out weather people did it!
2 years ago they released multiple GT40 gulf editions.
They all drove differently.
They all drove in the same style as the full sized versions.
Are there any silicone tyres to fit this thing?
Youll find that silicone tyres stretch and it can be hard to find exact measurements that fir. Get some calipers and measure, then search for the size. But I would advise going slightly smaller than required otherwise they flop all over the place.
I've got the NSR Ford Mk IV in the same colour absolutely stunning. I've looked at the Scalextric on and it's hard to find, but I've seen the Blue one on Amazon....Just don't think it's worth the £66 asking price.
Once you realize it drives in the same style as the full sized version, you might think differently.
I just bought the metallic blue version for $45 USD at my local slot track
They do crop up. Just gotta keep your eye out. Thanks for watching! I'll be back soon!
There's a red version sold in a 2 car set.
The designer is right, not you.
Remove the magnet and the scaled down driving experience is lost.
The free flowing style racing game is carrera brand product.
I have the red version too since this vid. Absolutely love them all. Thanks for watching! I'll be back soon!
70 quid!! That's nsr money, saying that you can get nsr MK4 for 50 at jadlam at the mo
Quite expensive now! Thanks for watching!
They're completely different products.
NSR has nothing to do with any other brand.
SO, as a buyer, you must findout what style of driving NSR sells. Then find out what scalextric driving is.
NSR any day of the week
Can these cars run on carrera track???
Not sure - I dont use Carrera track, sorry!
Yes they can but you need to change the pickup guide.
Carrera cars come with both on the box to run them on either.
But scalextric car’s don’t so you have to buy them sepy
NO.
They have NO connection.
Carrera runs on current and scalextric runs on voltage.
Carrera is a free flowing style of racing \ driving style.
Scalextric is scaled down actual one to one driving.
Scalextric chose scaled down driving experience for their customers.
Carrera got to observe that driving style and build something completely different.
They chose to make their product run on current not volts.
The cars wont run on The other brands racing track.
Yes you can, you’ll need the Carson chip CR500707130.
It’s a toy car not a she
Horrible guide, heavy, rubbish wheels, fragile chassis that goes brittle when you use glue, I suppose you would get 1 seaon of racing before it would be useless... and it's expensive. Looks typical of Scalextric, lots of potential, no real balls
I forgot about the horrible chassis this particular car is difficult to ad weight or modify in any way....
Just about impossible to loosen the chassis
I guess its not for everyone! Thanks for watching!
@@jacks_hobbies good video, I get it, they're just toys. Scalextric are a fit for their market. Some are good, some great, they're consistent, you know what you're getting into.. it's the lovely cars, and horrible chassis that's annoying,
@@cliftonmanley3882 Which brand do you prefer in the he GT40 design? Would a NSR be a better choice?
@@Chappy31x NSR are a better car generally. I've shent many hours with many scalextric GT 40 s. They are very frustrating.
Sounds like great product to us.
You're lying about ford.
You've never made a car but ford is famous for making cars