This is a partial list of key internet stores and resources for the types of cars and spare parts we use in the club. There are many more great sites out there as well.
http://www.armchairracer.com.au
Jim Berry at Armchair Racer in Australia: incredibly cheap because of the exchange rate, mostly currrent cars including SCX 4wd. Tell Jim I sent you.
http://www.criccrac.com/
Spanish store with mainly current stock.
http://www.derekcooper.co.uk/
Specialist in older cars, UK based. Tell Derek I sent you.
http://www.modelcars.freeserve.co.uk/
Uk based. Mostly modern stuff.
http://www.electricdreams.com
US store, mainly modern. Located in So Cal. Source for DS Timers and equipment. Lots of cars and parts. Run by a club member.
http://www.fantasyworldhobbies.com/
US store, mainly modern.
http://www.radtrax.com/
US store, mainly modern.
http://www.philsmith.co.uk/
Uk based. Fair selection of good older and newer cars. Tell Phil I sent you.
http://www.scalemodels.co.uk/
UK based. My original supplier for 15 years. Also has some older cars. Tell Mark and Julie I sent you.
http://www.slotcarworld.com/
Australian run, US based store.
http://www.slotcars.co.uk/
Specialist in obsolete/out of production cars only.
http://www.westwoodmodels.com/
Uk based including older cars.
http://www.slotmania.net/
Spanish store, the place for very hard to get Spanish spares. You better speak or write Spanish for these guys, or know someone who does.
http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Slot
Specialist in older SCX (Spanish Scalextric) cars (under Exin/Tyco/Technitoys brands) on eBay
http://hobbyspeed.com/
US Store, good selection of cars and spares products, including older Ninco and SCX.
http://www.sphobbies.com/
Good Spanish store with good selection. Speaks English, via email J.
http://www.getslotted.co.uk/default.aspx
Very well organized UK website, newer cars
http://www.slotbug.co.uk/
Only site for obsolete UK Scalextric spares. Only other option is a mail-order company that is not on the web: BS Spares. There is also a specialist in replacing UK tires RS Ortmann, again not on the web. – call or email me for details on those.
http://www.hotslots132.com/
US site with good selection of newer cars and spares.
http://stores.ebay.com/CLASSICSLOT-LTD
EBay version of website overing all kinds of cool unusual slot cars and slot rally cars many in resin from smaller manufacturers. His main site is here:
http://www.classicslot.ltd.uk/index.asp
http://www.zonascx.com/
SCX Full Reference History and car pictures site
http://www.rbslotpassion.com/
SCX focused site with excellent photos of the vast majority of all cars made
For Buildings and accessories here are four excellent sites:
http://www.carrera4fun.de/
German site that has republished re-printable color paper files in pdf format that you can print out and assemble buildings from. Some very cool and cheap alternatives here (thanks Dennis Samson). Also don’t forget Carrera has a new system of very cool buildings and people that you can buy new this Christmas.
http://www.howardscenicsupplies.co.uk/
Mike (I know it says Howard above which is his last name) has built several specific items for both Rene and myself. Also nice trackside stickers
http://www.gakworld.co.uk/scalextric/scalextrics.html Graham does nice reproductions of the older Scalextric buildings modeled on the Goodwood racetrack in the 1960’s. Also nice trackside stickers
http://www.slottrackscenics.co.uk/
New product site that may be worth watching in the future. Right now only one product for one radius curve.
From Marc at ITG:
http://www.westcoastslotcars.com/default.asp
His own store!!
http://www.ncphobbies.com/slotcars.html
http://www.sportcraftcars.com/welcome.htm
In regards to slot discussion forums and boards I have used the following:
One of the largest is for 1:32 at
http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php
They are also affiliated with the Spanish forum Foroslot
http://www.foroslot.com/index.php
And the Italian Forum Italiaslot
http://www.italiaslot.com/index.php
and the Dutch Forum Slottrack
http://slottrack.com/
Another good one is Slot Car Garage, covering 1:32, 1:24 and HO scales
http://homeracingworld.yuku.com/
Slot Car Illustrated (also an online magazine) covers many scales
http://slotcarillustrated.com/portal/forums/index.php
Slotblog covers slot racing news from readers around the world, as well as events at Buena Park Raceway. Operated by Phillipe De Lespinay.
http://www.slotblog.net
Another great Spanish site is Slotcenter which is more of a portal than forums but still good info.
http://www.slotcenter.net/
Jim Cunningham runs Nomad Slot Racing as both a racing club and a store in Vista, CA. On his website you’ll find some great picture of slot cars he built, as well as a store and information about the club.
http://www.nomadslotracing.com/
Harry Wise seems to share our racing philosophy and has a great review/forum site.
Homeracingworld.com
A directory to other slotcar sites can be found here:
http://www.aaronsslotcarracingdirectory.com
