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JJ Slot Cars

I was surfing the net when I found this interesting slot cars producer, a chinese company named Jin Jun toys . If we check some of their slot cars sets the boxes are amazingly close to ??? Yes, maybe they built them in China for the Euroepean company and now they are using the know-how. Has anybody tried them? how do they work? I´ll try to get a set and post about it. From their webpage:" Taking Quality and Innovation as the best marketing means, we strive to supply to all clients with hot-selling products. Jinjun Toys Factory established in 1996, specialised in manufacturing B/O toys and R/C toys. Since year 2000, we have been focused on the Slot Racing Car items. So far we have developed a wide range of Slot Racing items covering scale 1:32, 1:43, 1:64, with almost all kinds of vehicles such as Rally Car, F1 Car, Motorbike , Quad Bike, Kart, Truck, Off-road Car, City Car, Police Car."

New SCX 1/32 Citroen DS 21

Citroën DS 21 Ref: 64610 SCX is proud to launch another brilliant reproduction of classic car: the blue and white “shark” Citroën DS 21 driven by Pauli Toivonen. With this car the Finnish driver was awarded a controversial first place on the 1966 Monte Carlo Rally after a protest by the Citroën team manager against the top finishing British cars. Sport Table of Measurements Wheelbase 97,6 mm Transmission type 4x2 Rear Direct Car length 150 mm Transmission ratio 9/27=3 Front axle dimension 56 mm Guide type ARS Rear axle dimension 44,3 mm Front wheel diameter 20,9 mm Screws 5 (2+2+1) Rear wheel diameter 20,9 mm Motor RX-42B Traction Rear Car weight 87,1 gr. Body shell weight 29,2 gr. Digitalizable Yes with Ref.20320 www.scx.es www.scxworldwide.com Detailed Chassis Guide with suspension Xenon effect high intensity headlights emovable and Adjustable Magnet

Brawn GP Jenson Button Commemorative Limited Edition

The Scalextric Limited Edition model is fitted with a high performance 20,000 rpm motor and a hardened rear axle to ensure smoother running, plus enhanced decoration detail to the driver’s helmet. History Jenson Button completed a sensational year to become the 2009 FIA Formula One World Champion for the Brawn GP Formula One team in only their first competitive season. Son of former Rallycross driver John Button, Jenson began his racing in a kart at the age of eight. After a distinguished early racing career, Button moved into Formula One in 2000 with Williams, progressing onto Benetton and Renault over the following two years. In 2003, Button move onto the BAR team, which later became BAR Honda, where he took the first win of his career at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix. On 5th March 2009, it was announced that the former Honda Racing F1 Team would become Brawn GP, following a buy-out led by Ross Brawn. In a scintillating first season for Brawn GP in 2009, Button won the Driver’s Cha...