A handful of you may know me from HomeRacing World forums. I've taken a hiatus from Slot cars, and focused on 1:10 R/C again. But I wanted to share my track with you guys.

After I completed the table:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c167/roy_woody/Track.jpg

Soldered (you heard right!) and grauted ALL seams:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c167/roy_woody/DSCN2096.jpg

Added some run-off along the edges:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c167/roy_woody/Levigation.jpg

Painted the track, and added terrain, as well as dirt and grass:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c167/roy_woody/Update2.jpg

Evo and Skyline negotiating the twisties
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c167/roy_woody/Update3.jpg

Custom built dirt track modified trucks:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c167/roy_woody/Update1.jpg

Hope you liked!

You have a nice layout there...
I bet it is fun to race on..
Scott

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Its great to see your picks again. The layout looks great!!!

Hey XXWoodmanXX!

I did not realize that you were into slot cars too! I actually got into it more for the racing side due to the fact there is 1/32 scale track that does racing on Friday-Sunday and is less than 5 miles from me - the R/C race tracks are more than 30 miles away! That is definitely an awesome layout - I just wish I had a basement or some sort of place to setup a permanent layout like that. For now, I just have a Scaley 1/32 oval that gets setup and torn down from time to time.

Let me know when you get your ESC, by the way!

Have a great day!
PD2:thumbsup:

Thanks, PD2!

Will do! :) Yeah, I've still got the area in-front to do yet. I've put it off, in-case I need a spot to climb atop the table again to detail the back of the track (future billboards, scenery, etc.) :) If you haven't noticed, it's supported by 8 4x4 treated lumber, and framed out w/ 2x4 and 3/4" OSB, so it'll easily hold my butt. :D

Maybe someday I'll get off my of it and finish it up, including the pit lane, huh? lol

:thumbsup: best lookin 43rd track ive seen yet:thumbsup:

How did you go about smoothing the the track piece joints out? I see in one pic you have them all looking like you used a filler of some kind. Did this cut down on the "clickety-clack" factor?? dm

Wow looks like a ton of work. Nice job. Do you lift the dumb bells while you race? :tongue:

Oh man don't let AFXToo see those 4 X 4 posts! :o :p

Yeah. I basically used a sand-free grout for bathroom tiles. So, needless to say, it was a B**** to sand once it dried! lol And it DEFINITELY cut down on the clickety-clack (non-existant, in fact :D)

The soldering definitely cut down on the # of power taps I needed. Throughout the entire track I only have 2 additional sets (one for every 20' or so)

It's fun, tho. Me and my boy are gonna do some racin' tonight :cool:

How did you go about smoothing the the track piece joints out? I see in one pic you have them all looking like you used a filler of some kind. Did this cut down on the "clickety-clack" factor?? dm

How did you go about soldering the joints?

Well, properly tinning and fluxing of the connections made for quick work of each solder location. Had to be real careful though, cause if I stayed in one area too long, I would melt the plastic track around that particular joint.

IIRC, It was 110 track sections total, so that made for 440 solder point I had to make! :eek:

Did you do it from the back?

Here a hint that works for me, set the track piece on a wet sponge or towel. It will prevent the plastic from melting. Raunchy

Wow, I love the blend from the track to the landscaping. Very smooth and realistic. Instead of setting the track into a routed section, you routed borders and butted them up to the track. This gives the track a raised, realistic look that I really like and created a great segue from track to landscaping.
Scott V - love that 4 x 4 comment! Too funny!
Jim

Thanks, all.

Mic - I soldered from the top, then (gently) grinded it down smooth :)

T-jet - Thanks. Yeah, I wasn't about to drop a whole lot into some MDF and a router to custom my own. So I just made a "skirt" for the track roughly 2"-4" throughout the track. Makes it easier to staple down the screen material for paper mache terrain, too. ;)

What did you make the skirt out of and how did you attach it to the track?

the skirting was actually nailed to the OSB with a powered tack-nailer, and I used (IIRC) 1/4" or 5/16" plywood.

Thanks, all.

Mic - I soldered from the top, then (gently) grinded it down smooth :)



Thanks. I gotta give it a try. I currently have four taps on my track yet every three months or so I notice fluctuations in power from section to section, then I have to disassemble and reassemble my track to bring back the consistancy.