Anyone Tried Micro Scalextric?

[Londonscottish]

Hi there has anyone tried Micro Scalextric?

I'm thinking of getting the McLaren Vodaphone Mercedes F1 set for my five and a half yr old boy.

The reviews are mixed from "the best present ever" to "fiddly and the cars/track go wrong".

Hmm...sounds just like Scalextric from when I was a kid.

 

[Sp!ke]

I wouldnt bother with a 5 year old, the track is too fiddly and sensitive - both he and you will get very frustrated.

 

[BaldGuy]

Spike has a problem and he's 37 lol

 

[Londonscottish]

I wouldnt bother with a 5 year old, the track is too fiddly and sensitive - both he and you will get very frustrated.

Yeah - that's what's worrying me.

I got well into Scalextric when I was 10/11/12 - and was forever fiddling about with it to keep in going.

Then later on as a student - same issues though.

 

[spinaltap]

I'm so ungrateful...

...as my wife bought me a McLaren micro scalextric for my 50th birthday last year - but I've relegated it to storage, totally un-used, as I don't consider it to be a 'real' scalextric.

I suspect she really bought it for herself (being an F1 fan too), as she occasionally badgers me to set it up.

 

[Mike44]

Micro scalextric is too small for a 5 yr old. By him a cheap kids one and get yourself a full on tamya R/C car.....big toys for big boys!

 

[spinaltap]

It's a bit late in the day, I admit - but I came across this Scalextric available in the John Lewis sale....

Buy My First Scalextric Set online at JohnLewis.com

 

[crankiejohn]

i bought a micro set for my granson about 5 years ago 2 mb saloons and it was great,it was very robust,the body came off the cars somtimes when catapulted across the room but they clipped back on without any damage.regards track connection problems i found them better than the full size sets,you can get all types of extras for them.i gave it all away 6 months ago and it was still woking.

 

[Londonscottish]

i bought a micro set for my granson about 5 years ago 2 mb saloons and it was great,it was very robust,the body came off the cars somtimes when catapulted across the room but they clipped back on without any damage.regards track connection problems i found them better than the full size sets,you can get all types of extras for them.i gave it all away 6 months ago and it was still woking.

How old was your grandson at the time?

 

[Londonscottish]

BTW I went for a Hotwheels set in the end.

I played with one at that age - simpler and more robust.

And this one's got TWO loop-the-loops. And TWO power boosters
....
Can't wait till Christmas day......

 

[Londonscottish]

Thanks - that's what I was going to get

 

[crankiejohn]

How old was your grandson at the time?

5 years 7 months