EditThe Russkit Black Widow - Four Wheel Drive
The Russkit Black Widow Ready-to-Run pioneered dual motor four wheel drive operation in the Fall of 1965. Roaring into '66, this highly popular line offers stinging power as potent as ever and additional body styles. An accumulation of innovations, the Black Widow is calculated to add speed, control and fun to the model car racing sport.
Still unique is the concept of four wheel drive powered by twin Russkit motors mounted on a simple but strong anodized aluminum hour-glass frame. The forward motor drives mechanical rubber tires through the 4 to l Spyder gear configuration while the rear motor drives Russ-Stik formula pre-trimmed sponge rubber tires at the same ratio. Power X 4 = SPEED!!
The forward part of the chassis has been specially formed with a deep draw mount into which the guide is inserted. The depth of this draw eliminates wobbles normally experienced when guides are mounted in similarly formed chassis.
Use of double Russkit motors provides the best possible power-to-weight ratio of any production car or kit model - and because of the 4-wheel drive. produces unheard of car-to-track power delivery. The same is true in the reverse. All that speed sometimes has to be stopped. Four-wheel brakes do the job, and are built into every Black Widow.
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EditRusskit Slot Cars - The Carrera Sidewinder
Model car racing enthusiasts know that in order to win, you've got to b a little bit better in one way or another. The Carrera Sidewinder Kit makes you a lot better in every way.
It has long been recognized that for perfect car handling, the ultimate chassis is a piece of solid brass plate, 1/16th of an inch thick, suspended to allow for the lowest possible center of gravity. Most experts also agree that the sidewinder gear configuration gives greater power-to-track efficiency.
Applying these two guiding philosophies, Russkit has taken a piece of flat metal, shaped it for realism and stiffness, mounted an all new Russkit "23" motor in sidewinder configuration, and geared it 4:4 to 1 in the rear. Result: The sensational new Russkit Carrera Sidewinder.
The Carrera Kits feature a body shell with a hidden drop-flag, a fully decorated, complete
interior including driver, seats, steering wheel, and all of the other inside-the-car features to add realism, plus a fully painted. decaled and trimmed exterior. It mounts to the Carrera Sidewinder chassis with the Russkit exclusive "quick-release" clips. Rear tires are of pre-trimmed Russ-Stik sponge for "bite-balance".
The chassis accommodates the Porsche Carrera "6", Lotus 40 and
Chaparral body styles. From stem to stern, top in bottom, or any way you look at it, the Carrera Sidewinder Kits will the the most talked about and winningest model race cars of the year.
EditSlot Car Racing Controller
Suggested Hook-up Instructions for Russkit Controllers with Brakes
Caution: Always check with track operator before hooking up your Russkit Controller.
- On tracks WITHOUT BRAKES, use the GREEN and BLUE wire leads only
- On tracks WITH BUILT-IN BRAKES, seek the assistance of the track operator
A. On tracks equipped with
ONE BRAKE TERMINAL, hook
RED (brake, lead wire to brake terminal and then test the control terminals with the
BLUE lead wire by striking them quickly. Hook the BLUE lead wire to the terminal that does not spark. Hook the
GREEN lead wire to the remaining control terminal.
B. On tracks equipped with
TWO BRAKE TERMINALS AND NO RELAY IN THE CIRCUIT (ask the operator), place a car on the track and attach the RED lead wire to one of the brake terminals and test by quickly striking first one of the control terminals and then the other with the BLUE lead wire. If the car moves while striking either control terminal, the
RED lead wire is attached to the wrong brake terminal. Remove it and attach to the other brake terminal. Then, remove the car from the track and complete the hook-up test as in 2-A, above.
C. On tracks equipped with
TWO BRAKE TERMINALS AND A RELAY IS IN THE CIRCUIT, simply hook
BLUE and
GREEN lead wires to either control terminals and the
RED lead wire to either brake terminal. Then, run a jumper wife from the
BLUE lead wire to the other brake terminal.