First track nearly done
Started by
mickey thumbs
, Feb 18 2019 02:55 PM
8 replies to this topic
#1
mickey thumbs
-
- Full Member
-
- 175 posts Joined: 10-November 18
Mid-Pack Racer
- Gender:Male
- Location:Western NC
Posted 18 February 2019 - 02:55 PM
My first routed track build is nearly complete. Need to build a pit building and add some more crash barriers and other scenery. Have switched to PG urethanes as they seem to grip my satin latex floor paint surface better and hold grip for more laps than the silicones. Having a ball!
- Pappy, DE38, Tim Neja and 4 others like this
Mike Vernon
#2
MattD
-
- Full Member
-
- 3,561 posts Joined: 13-August 11
Posting Leader
- Gender:Male
- Location:IN
Posted 18 February 2019 - 02:58 PM
Nice, I like a simpler track plan, not spaghetti dumped on a table. Yo hit it pretty close.
Matt Bishop
#3
Tim Neja
-
- Subscriber
-
- 6,846 posts Joined: 11-June 07
Grand Champion Poster
- Gender:Male
- Location:Paso Robles
Posted 18 February 2019 - 10:40 PM
Looks very nice-- it's great to add scenery too!! Have FUN!
She's real fine, my 409!!!
#4
mickey thumbs
-
- Full Member
-
- 175 posts Joined: 10-November 18
Mid-Pack Racer
- Gender:Male
- Location:Western NC
Posted 18 April 2019 - 10:19 PM
I have added a pit building, some scenery, and a few more cars. Pit made with mdf scraps, basswood and sheet plastic concrete blocks with RR ballast for the flat tar roof. Decals on pit and barrier walls printed on clear self adhesive sheets using cheap H/P ink jet printer from internet logo images.
There is also a Ferrari 312 in its pit since these pics were taken.
There is also a Ferrari 312 in its pit since these pics were taken.
Attached Images
- Pappy, bbr, Eddie Fleming and 2 others like this
Mike Vernon
#5
Pappy
-
- Full Member
-
- 14,119 posts Joined: 16-February 06
Grand Champion Poster
- Gender:Male
- Location:Oxford, OH
Posted 19 April 2019 - 04:25 AM
I love it!
Mike, what kind of tires do you run?
Jim "Butch" Dunaway
I don't always go the extra mile, but when I do it's because I missed my exit.
All my life I've strived to keep from becoming a millionaire, so far I've succeeded.
There are three kinds of people in the world, those that are good at math and those that aren't.
No matter how big of a hammer you use, you can't pound common sense into stupid people, believe me, I've tried.
#6
Ecurie Martini
-
- Full Member
-
- 1,118 posts Joined: 19-February 06
Ecurie Martini
- Gender:Male
- Location:Baltimore MD
Posted 19 April 2019 - 03:10 PM
I love it!
Mike, what kind of tires do you run?
See first post - urethanes
Alan Schwartz
#7
Pappy
-
- Full Member
-
- 14,119 posts Joined: 16-February 06
Grand Champion Poster
- Gender:Male
- Location:Oxford, OH
Posted 19 April 2019 - 06:47 PM
Missed that, I was admiring the scenery. 
- C. J. Bupgoo likes this
Jim "Butch" Dunaway
I don't always go the extra mile, but when I do it's because I missed my exit.
All my life I've strived to keep from becoming a millionaire, so far I've succeeded.
There are three kinds of people in the world, those that are good at math and those that aren't.
No matter how big of a hammer you use, you can't pound common sense into stupid people, believe me, I've tried.
#8
SpeedyNH
-
- Full Member
-
- 764 posts Joined: 18-July 15
Old Engineer
- Gender:Male
- Location:Cow Hampshire
Posted 20 April 2019 - 03:01 AM
I don't see much rubber laid down yet.
Steve Lang
#9
mickey thumbs
-
- Full Member
-
- 175 posts Joined: 10-November 18
Mid-Pack Racer
- Gender:Male
- Location:Western NC
Posted 20 April 2019 - 10:24 PM
I know, I know! Spent most of today’s “slot car time” painting the sheet rock in the track room and printing/ framing some posters I downloaded from the Slot-it website. Did manage to find time to swap out the foam tires on my JK Peugeots for urethanes and log some laps. I think with a little lead they may be drivable at 10 volts after all. I’ve found that I prefer the more realistic scale cars to the aero style slot racers, so I may add a front axle and covert them to Group C hard bodies. I guess I’ve always had more fun building than racing even during my first go-around 50 years ago.
Mike Vernon
