This segment of the business dealt with the hobby side of the ho scale slot cars that had become such a staple for the company. I'm not well studied in them.
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While their popularity began tapering off in the late '60s, they have by no means faded away.
Do they still make afx slot cars. Afx super international 4 lane set ax21018. Afx slot cars have been around for a long time and they maintain the status of being a leader in the slot car industry. The momentum of the car is was kept it on the track around the turns.
Interested in getting 2 of these for a afx tomy track. I also have a sentimental attraction as i started out in slots with an afx set in the 1970's. One nice petty charger still new in the box.
Aurora had a lot of parts to make the older, shortly to be outdated “pancake” motored cars and they wanted to try to get some use out of them. You are correct that 1/32 scale is more popular but the ho scale still has a lot of cool products. I think they are all afx some horizontal motors some vertical.
I was walking around at a garage sale and found an old aurora afx set its got the magnasonic cars, and from what my dad told me they were also magnatraction. Does anyone remember wether or not you can hook up a couple of power supplies to make sure power is strong all the way around large track. Tomy outputs all the late 1980s into the 1990s and 2000 chassis.
What is the fastest afx slot car? Basically you have aw and tomy still making substantial sets and mattel/tyco putting out next to nothing. The aurora plastics corporation introduced the a/fx (aurora factory experimentals, later simply « afx ») line of slot cars, slot car track sets, and related accessories in 1971.
I'll post pics of track when complete. Tomy afx is a sub division called racemasters, so things get really really confusing. Want to do a larger size track.
Some are built from scratch by slot racing enthusiasts, while others are put on display alongside slot car race tracks. Just to confuse the picture, the son of the guy who was in with that line of products very early on is now the tomy us point man that derby alludes to, and has started to use the afx name again. About 60 feet or more.
Afx, tomy, aurora is all one family of tracks and cars, tomy track being the most modern and generally considered the best. I'm putting together my track and its going to be big. He also oversaw the renaming of the product range afx in 1971.
Slot cars were an incredibly popular toy in the 1960s, and for good reason — they bore a striking likeness to the vehicles they were based on, and their size allowed any user to participate in racing. Srt, and now are slightly larger scale ho cars on the afx track system. Was wondering if the tomy afx plug still will run in both directions.
I have been racing and collecting aurora afx slot cars for many years. I'm semi new to the slot car hobby, i always had them as a kid, but i grew up in the tyco age. Does aurora still make slot cars?
The afx brand continued production until the company was forced into receivership in 1983. Does anyone still have their old slot cars afx. I do not claim to be an expert on these slot cars, but i will share with you the things that i have learned over the years.
Bsrt is now selling their new bsrt g3 slot cars for between $34.99 and $109.99. This sport has made a triumphant comeback in recent years as older generations return to the. I guess they don't make the track anymore.
Auto world is bringing out new race sets, track and cars. Yes i have 2 70 camaro slot cars. Running a 2 lane track.
We have recently expanded into ho and are carrying afx and auto world products. How fast do ho slot cars go? I have a bunch of rare mopar cars still in the packages, as well as a few loose ones.
They have the old style pancake motors with 3 gears on the top of the chassis. Are old toy cars worth money? They have changed with the times and they continually evolve with what people are looking for in slot cars.
This site is more for the beginner, novice, or that person getting back into the hobby after being away from it for many years. To make things better for racing, afx then improved itself in 1975 with magnet cars in the newer magnatraction chassis.
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