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News Credits: 322 · by **Calenatarion** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:15 pm

On Transformers @ The Moon have posted some new images of the Transformers Movie car racing set from Scalextric. They also have a press release regarding this new set, which can be found here.

The set will include the Movie version of Bumblebee and Barricade. The special thing about this set is also that both figures can transform into their robot modes! While in their robot modes, they can 'extend' their arms to knock off the other racer.

Click here for the images and [url=http://www.scalextric.com/news-and-events/transformers,13,SNS.html]here[/url for the press release from Scalextric.

News Credits: 322 · by **Calenatarion** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:22 pm

For some strange reason the URL doesn't work. (probably because of the comma's) So just copy past the url (http://www.scalextric.com/news-and-even ... 3,SNS.html) and check the release.

News Credits: 42 · by **Psychout** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:24 pm

Im repainting the hell out of those as Runabout and Runamuck...

Cool in a 'cashing in on my childhood' sort of way.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:35 pm

The whole 'combat racing' idea is nice, my little brother and I would do the same thing with our slotcar set, only the only way to fight was to win the race...

However, the track seems overly dull and a 'decorated map' isn't enough. It's flat! Where are the banked turns, the overpasses, the loops?

News Credits: 1 · by **Dark Ops** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:42 pm

It feels like I should be watching a commercial for this on saturday morning. ^_^

News Credits: 1 · by **jgilkinson** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:25 pm

you gotta be jerking me... big pass on those

News Credits: 3 · by **Kayevcee** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:36 pm

It's... pretty much exactly as I imagined it, actually

That's... that's brilliant

-Nick

by **Roboto750** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:43 pm

I like it, but I don't know if I would use it enough to justify buying one.

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:47 pm

If the cars are interchangeable to a REAL track, then maybe it could work. Its a cool concept, just overly cheesy.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kayevcee** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:23 pm

It's the same scale as other Microscalextric sets, so the track should be compatible. There's a set in my Toys'r'us called 'Mini Mayhem' (with Mini Coopers, obviously) that has a fairly interesting layout and would go well with this.

-Nick

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:46 pm

Its a decent set with plenty of variety.
The gimmick is fairly lame, but it could have been worse.
Im not a fan of crash intersections, but I think its the other big selling point of this set (the main one being the transformation)