Talking Utter Slot

By Scott

Grown men playing with slot cars is much more fun if you don't take it too seriously. Be it Scalextric or Carrera, NSR or Slot.it, or even old Ninco and Fly, there's fun to be had with all of them whe... more

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Talking Utter Slot episodes:

October 31, 2023 Look Who's Talking Now
Dave Kennedy: he's King of the slot car news and for once he's the one answering the questions. The answers are revealing and may surprise you. We talk about working for slot car companies, what's good and what's bad, we talk about the expansion in slot car media and we learn what slot car Dave would put into production if he ran a slot car company.

Dave's popular Slot Car News channel can be found on YouTube; just search for 'Slot Car News'..
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59min
October 26, 2023 Cops & Robbers
Are we paying too much for our toy cars? Is £250 daylight robbery or is the new Avant Slot Mercedes double set actually a bargain?

Nick's getting more bang(ers) for his buck by kit-bashing re-released snap-fit models to bolster his TV Cop Shows fleet. With so much focus on law enforcement, Scott confesses to arson, or at least very unwise pyromania with classic Scalextric boxes. There's also a great joke which involves reference to the 1980 hit single, Fade To Grey.
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48min
October 22, 2023 Conversation About Collecting - Part 2
The second part of the conversation with Gareth about his large slot car collection. In this section we discuss the practicalities and challenges of selling a collection.
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33min
October 22, 2023 Conversation About Collecting - Part 1
Like many of us, Gareth started playing with and then collecting slot cars. A lot of slot cars. So many he didn't know the exact number. Then it lost its magic and he sold them.

This two-part conversation covers both sides: the fun involved in building up a collection and then, in part 2, doing the unthinkable - selling them.
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35min
October 19, 2023 Bust In Monte Carlo
You say Mona-co, I say Mon-ah-co. Either way it's all Monte Carlo and Nick's hotel minibar is expensive, as are the latest amazing creations announced by Hobby Classic and Modelant. There's accusations of shaved chassis, bemusement at half-painted models from Fly and, in a public service for those who love us, suggestion of what we might like to find in our Christmas stockings. Yes, it's nearly that time. Colour of the week is green as Scott takes delivery of the latest from Carrera and Scalextric while Nick's been beheading Beatles. It will all make sense when you listen.
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46min
October 12, 2023 Brown Cars Matter
Brown slot cars aren't as rare as you think, if indeed you ever think about such things at all. We do.

We're also wondering if the driver of the new Scalextric Lotus Esprit is carrying a few extra grams?

Looking for a quest? Try finding John Lennon's old Mini, just watch out for the rival gangs of Mini and Beatles fans also on its trail. If there's ever another Indiana Jones movie...

Meanwhile, Nick's started a Miami Vice themed slot car collection. Cue the synth music.

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46min
October 05, 2023 Slot Forum - The Reunion
'It was twenty years ago today...'*

From idea to execution took just days and it's still going now: Slot Forum was created by a dispersed bunch of Europeans who'd never met, but who wanted an on-line home, close to home, for their shared hobby : Scalextric and slotcars.

Reuniting some key players for the first time in several years, the special episode brings recollections and reminiscences of how it started and what Slot Forum was like in the early years.

*Strictly speaking it was in September, but I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to use a Beatles lyric.

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55min
September 28, 2023 Slot Rally Is Back!
We're oddly excited about trips to Wales in Winter thanks to the return of the Slot Rally GB Championship next year: further proof we don't get out much. Not entirely unrelated, there's keen anticipation for upcoming rally slot cars and musings on what to run in the new rally classes at the club. Elsewhere, Nick freely admits to having a big but, although this turns out to be a concern about the ultimate performance of the newly announced Carrera NASCARs rather than a tailoring issue.
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48min
September 21, 2023 Flakey Snakes and Whizzy Wheels
Can the Dragon Snake shake off its skin issues? Who wants a pink Cobra anyway?

Also in paint: Nick's been building wheels and may have to break a vow of abstinence by adding to his Porsche 956 collection with just one more white kit. There must be something in the air (other than pink paint flakes) because even Scott's contemplating trying a Ferrari F1 white kit. All sense has fled.
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46min
September 14, 2023 The Joy of A Spoked Wheel
From re-issued Auto Unions via BMW white kits to slot shops in Austria selling only Carrera digital, there's a distinctly Germanic flavour to this episode. There's discernible joy at the thought of well-made wire wheels, despair at the lack of variety in Spirit BMW liveries (and the subsequent sacrifice of a gorgeous Gitanes scheme) and fond recollections of the 70s with the help of James Hunt, Gerry Marshall and Big Bertha. Don't worry, that last one is a car, honest.
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45min

FAQs about Talking Utter Slot:

How many episodes does Talking Utter Slot have?

The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.