With Christmas on the horizon and you start thinking about gifts, the Micro Scalextric is a very popular gift for young children aged 4-7. Scalextric have recently expanded their range of available sets and have collaborated with Disney to produce releases such as Toy Story and Disney Cars. These have proven very popular over the festive period and stocks were depleted well before Christmas last year.
Scalextric falls behind Carrera with the selection of tracks and accessories it has available, Carrera is also set to release a digital version of Carrera Go licensed for Nintendo. This set will allow up to three people to race in two lanes and smart overtaking will allow you to run and change lanes. Digital racing has been a revelation in 1:32 scale slot cars in recent years and with its introduction to the smaller scale it will help the slots game last a few more years as your kids or big kids get older.
Micro Scalextric is based on 1:64 scale, while Carrera Go is 1:43. when space is at a premium, you shouldn’t have a problem finding room for a Micro Scalextric design. The Carrera Go tracks can be quite large and you need quite a bit of space for some of the larger boxes. It may be worth double checking the set area needed to see if you have enough space available.
In the last 9 months there has been a distinct shortage of additional Scalextric tracks for people looking to expand their existing tracks, plus there aren’t a huge number of replacement cars available for Micro designs. Carrera has many different track pieces and they all have something different to offer. Carrera Go cars are fantastically well finished cars, due to the larger scale they can add a lot more details to the car. There is also a wide selection of cars that can be ordered, ranging from Mario and his Friends, Rally, GT cars and also road cars. Spares are almost non-existent in the UK for Carrera Go cars, where a large number of Micro Scalextric parts are available from all specialist retailers. We’re sure you understand that cars will break down from time to time with such young drivers behind the wheel.
Between the two ranges, their prices similarly don’t vary much, with cars retailing around £10 and 2-item track packs starting at around £5. Which set will suit you or your children’s needs? We encourage buyers to take a good look at the Carrera Go sets and believe the quality of the items is better than the familiar Scalextric name.