Lee Catherine

With Christmas on the horizon and you start thinking about gifts, there are alternative manufacturers to the UK Scalextric brand name

You are looking for a new digital slot car track or you are looking to upgrade your existing track to digital and it leaves you with a decision as to which manufacturer's digital layout to purchase

Detailed breakdown of what is new for 2010 from Scalextric range of cars that are set for release. Many new cars and also a reduction in RRP of £5 for a majority of cars across the range will help ensure high demand

Scalextric digital sets and cars were released in 2004. Early sets featured a 6 car powerbase and the introduction of all digital lane change sections of track. The change from racing analogue cars is evident as soon as you start. More cars actually mean more fun!

With Scalextric stopping production of digital ready cars, now you the customer have to convert the cars. There are four types of chip available for Scalextric cars once you have selected the correct chip the process is very simple.

Hornby have been experiencing supply problems since moving their manufacturing to China and it has take some time for them to get to grips with the time delay for stock to arrive in the UK and the process required to manage their operations

You may remember when you were a child and you had your Scalextric set for Christmas but you found that it was difficult to keep interest due to the limited type of racing with the cars being kept in the same two lanes. Scalextric has now been modernised to Digital allowing up to 6 cars to race on just two lanes for fantastic fun for all the family.

In recent years Hornby have improved their range of building available. The Hornby skaledale items are painted to a high level of detail that is not found in their plastic range of models. They also produce an ever expanding range of cars and trucks called skaleautos.

Times have changed but the market leader still continues to excel at producing the most comprehensive range of 00 gauge trend as well as N gauge. Hornby have producing trains for over 85 years the brand is stronger than ever. Production may have moved to china and created some supply problems over the past few year the benefits have allowed Hornby to make a far bigger range of products available to their customers.