I know, if only there was an Internet back then with a You Tube, I would have been in heaven instead of going to the Hobby Store only to browse and thumb through magazines dreaming of what I could buy if I had any money...which I almost never did....a different time for sure.
Now that I have been reminiscing about these...I many look into replicating the things from my past and starting another collection. Wonder if those buildings and grandstands are still around? I also wonger if the controllers I had are still attainable. They weren't hand held trigger grips, they were a little square dashboard with a steering wheel on it that could be screwed down. By turning the steering wheel either sped up the car or slowed it down. Pistol controllers didn't come out until long after I was done playing with slot cars. I Did buy a set when my daughter was young that had pistol controllers and I much preferred the old way.
My most disappointing picture I got back was the one with tan Mustang at the Starting tower as I pulled some cotton around the rear slicks to simulate smoking tires. It looked so cool in real life and I was proud of the way it looked. Was hearbroken to see the blurry picture but I didn't have any more money to buy a roll of film let alone have to pay for developing it with another chance that it wouldn't turn out. Oh how I wish we had cameras back then where you could instantly see the picture and take as many as you want to get the right one.
Now that I have been reminiscing about these...I many look into replicating the things from my past and starting another collection. Wonder if those buildings and grandstands are still around? I also wonger if the controllers I had are still attainable. They weren't hand held trigger grips, they were a little square dashboard with a steering wheel on it that could be screwed down. By turning the steering wheel either sped up the car or slowed it down. Pistol controllers didn't come out until long after I was done playing with slot cars. I Did buy a set when my daughter was young that had pistol controllers and I much preferred the old way.
My most disappointing picture I got back was the one with tan Mustang at the Starting tower as I pulled some cotton around the rear slicks to simulate smoking tires. It looked so cool in real life and I was proud of the way it looked. Was hearbroken to see the blurry picture but I didn't have any more money to buy a roll of film let alone have to pay for developing it with another chance that it wouldn't turn out. Oh how I wish we had cameras back then where you could instantly see the picture and take as many as you want to get the right one.
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