A few of the members asked me to post more pics of my track. Here's a few and I have many more if interested. Click "My Photos" to view. Listed below is some information about the layout.

This Road Course layout took 3½ years to complete. It has 55ft. of running track on an 4’X10’ platform which incorporates elevation changes, tight and long sweeping turns, hairpin turn, banked turns, humps and custom cut turns to create non- standard track radius turns. These turns have been spliced together and the connections wired and soldered to assure a solid connection. The track is securely attached to the platform on a cork base to reduce running noise. It is also bordered by train cork bedding to allow drifting without giving an unfair advantage to the outside guard-railed lanes. Each track has its own standard power-pak and the hand controller connections are standard Tomy. The terminal tracks have been mounted underneath the platform and wired to the track to conceal the connections from the track surface. The platform base can be un-bolted to make transporting easier.

Additional Features:

Custom built Pit buildings and observation area
Custom built bleachers
Castle ruins (Kastleburg Raceway)
Water features
Rock formations and fallen rock areas
Custom fencing, guardrails and race signage
200 trees and detailed landscaping
Bridge, Underpass and Tunnel
Plastic Cover

Dude, the photos of your track are like a primer of how to build an awesome road course!!!! It would be way sweet to get some details on what you used for fencing, guard rails, buildings, etc. Like I mentioned in another thread, I had a major jones for this track when it was posted for sale. However, the TM would have left me permanently able to sing "Shamon" like the gloved one so I had to opt out. :thumbsup:

It's all Faller stuff. All the parts are included. You just have to cut and paste it togther to get that look. The fencing is made from FALLER HO # 180433 Industrie Screen Metal Fence. The white post and wire railing is
FALLER HO # 180432 Iron Fence with Concrete Posts and the gray guardrails are Faller crash barriers. The stuff is 1/87th scale, but it stills shows well. I created the pit building by using (5) Faller foot bridges. I believe that model has been discontinued, but there still may be some around on ebay or various hobby shops. The club house is a converted train station made by Vollmer. I rearranged the buildings and painted it white with a green roof to match the pit building. The bleachers are made from scrap parts from the foot bridges.

The Faller buildings are very detailed and with a little imagination you can chop them up and piece them together to make interesting, original buildings especially if your going for a retro look.

I wish someone would buy this track...I'm dying to start another one. I have (4) designs in the wings. I'll sell you the track for what I have in it...3 1/2 years of labor on the house!

Saw it listed before on the bay...

Most excellent layout...definately a labor of love...:thumbsup:

wow... very nice detailed... this would make me interested in Slotracing

Looks like a terrific T-jet track :thumbsup:

Picturesque awesome job. Are you advertising a price?

I had listed it on Ebay for $2500. Here's the problem. To ship it you have to crate it which runs about $800 and shipping to the east coast ran another $3500. Unless you can pick it up or find a moving comapany that can add it to an existing shipment, it's pretty darn expensive. I have $1800+ in materials alone in the track and would let it go for that price at this point. The track was completed 2 months ago and and there's no more than 30 minutes of race time on it, if that. It's covered with a plastic trap (comes with the track) to keep the dust out... no wear at all. I was hoping to generate some interest locally or from southern California. If you're interested or have anymore questions, let me know. Thanks!

Honestly, I would have thought you had more into this track than that!! It is most definately one of the sweetest most awesomest tracks I've run across. I copied all the pictures into my pics just so I can keep drooling on my keyboard after the auction ended. If the lottery gods smile on me anytime soon, I'll let you know.. other than that, all I can do is dream. You did magnificent work on this track!!!

UtherJoe

I had listed it on Ebay for $2500. Here's the problem. To ship it you have to crate it which runs about $800 and shipping to the east coast ran another $3500. Unless you can pick it up or find a moving comapany that can add it to an existing shipment, it's pretty darn expensive. I have $1800+ in materials alone in the track and would let it go for that price at this point. The track was completed 2 months ago and and there's no more than 30 minutes of race time on it, if that. It's covered with a plastic trap (comes with the track) to keep the dust out... no wear at all. I was hoping to generate some interest locally or from southern California. If you're interested or have anymore questions, let me know. Thanks!

You're in Vagas?

Tried showing it to anyone for their lobby or game room?

Sweet track. If you were near me here in NJ that would be in my shop in a heart beat!

Thanks for the compliments! I'll take good care of it just in case. Maybe a trip to Vegas would do the trick? It's a fun course to race. It will definitely test your skills.

Druck

You're in Vagas?

Tried showing it to anyone for their lobby or game room?

I've hit all the hobby shops and posted pics and info all over the place. Slot Car World wouldn't even respond. Don't think there's a big interest in Vegas. Was hoping to draw from SoCal are.

I've hit all the hobby shops and posted pics and info all over the place. Slot Car World wouldn't even respond. Don't think there's a big interest in Vegas. Was hoping to draw from SoCal are.

Peasants would only view the monalisa as canvas and firewood.....:drunk:

Maybe run a battery hook up and sell it to an eco-nut as a "green" hobby?:)

But I do feel your pain....I have my fully sanctioned race track built (which see's two club races a year)...now I have no space for the other two tables I want to finish and play with...

I been kidding the wife about going shopping for basements...she can have the rest of the house...:cool:

Peasants would only view the monalisa as canvas and firewood.....:drunk:

Maybe run a battery hook up and sell it to an eco-nut as a "green" hobby?:)

But I do feel your pain....I have my fully sanctioned race track built (which see's two club races a year)...now I have no space for the other two tables I want to finish and play with...

I been kidding the wife about going shopping for basements...she can have the rest of the house...:cool:

Love your layout. I can only dream about having that much room!

Thank you!....but it's for racing super stock light benders....had to keep the scenery light...

I have new pics I have to load with all the details done...I wanted to keep a "toyish" look to the track...

I want to build something simular to the RUSCAR track...with your level of detail...

I have a ton of tyco track from my older set ups and have some rail crossings....

I wanted to co-mingle a couple smaller layouts like US trucking with intersections crossing the main track...I can set these on so there is not only trains to worry about...but truck cross traffic at intersections....

Smokey and the AFX bandit on steriods...:thumbsup:

I have a 5x12 table to use for this...but no room to set it up...

The other track is a Tyco four lane doorbuck portable track with a modfied paperclip layout....with timing and race management via a laptop ...allready been mocked up, running, then disassembled..again...no room...

BTW...your track is excellent in detail and finish...

Few tracks reach that level of model railroad realism in our small scale...

Peacefield raceway

Portugal in a play room

The Kat-spa-ring

Vargo speedway

HO France

Shawnadega

Your track is clearly in such fine company and would be a fine piece of art in anyones playroom...sorry your having trouble finding a buyer...but also very clearly...your track is getting some attention...:thumbsup:

Thanks, but Katz Spa Ring and Portugal are in a class by themselves. Man do I wish I had 16 ft. or more to work with.

Thanks, but Katz Spa Ring and Portugal are in a class by themselves. Man do I wish I had 16 ft. or more to work with.

You can act all humble and stuff...but your work speaks for itself...:thumbsup:

I just posted 18 more pics of the track. Hope you like them.

That's an awesome build. Lots of craftsmanship and scenery construction techniques wrapped up in that track. What was your inspiration?

A buddy and I saw Katz Spa Ring about 4 years ago and we decided we had to get back into slot cars. I had been into model railroading when I was a kid so I told him that if he designs his track I'd landscape it for him. We built his, I had just started on mine, we had a couple of other guys interested and we thought we could start up a little club, but then he moved to SoCal and the other two guys moved out of state as well. So I just started researching all the new landscaping products out there after being away from it for 40 years and just got hooked. As far as the landscape theme goes, I've always loved the California foothills (lived there for 9 years) threw in some rock out-cropings and the castle, well I just thought it was pretty neat looking. It's amazing how easy it is to achieve these results with the new products out there. I'm just a rookie. Just think what a pro could do? Thanks for compliments!

That's an awesome build. Lots of craftsmanship and scenery construction techniques wrapped up in that track. What was your inspiration?

I'd like to see more of your track. From the pics you've posted it looks pretty awesome too! I can see you have paid a lot more attention to the racing aspect of your layout. My next track will definitely put racing at the fore front. I'm restricted in space so I have to cram stuff in thus eliminating some of the racing elements just to get the landscape effect I like.

I do use my track for race tuning, practice, and racing with the kids so there are some compromises to address the reality of running high speed cars on it. I'm in the midst of trying to figure out how to add some structures and static display areas for cars and trackside scenery. Finding decent structures in the right scale (S scale) is difficult. Finding ones that won't shatter if struck by a high speed slot launched projectile is nearly impossible, so I'm going to have to build them. It is a constant work in progress, I'm always adding to it, and cannot envision it ever being totally done-done. Which is exactly the way I want it to be, an unfinished work in progress.

I am going to build another track specifically for racing and while it will not have traditional scenery I'm planning to incorporate some scenery inspired elements into the design.

I'm a total novice at this sort of thing and my inspiration is drawn from the scenic'd home setups I recall as a kid in the slot car magazines as well as the stunning modern layouts like the KSR. I'm not trying to recreate a miniature rendition of a real track layout as I am trying to create a realistic looking slot car layout that is clearly still in the world of slot cars, not reality.

I'm big into the "do it yourself" aspect of the hobby, whether track design, table design, scenery, car painting, car modeling, casting, etc. I really admire anyone who takes on these sorts of things because I know they are reaping the most satisfying rewards that the hobby has to offer at a personal level. Scenery is very malleable and almost impossible to mess up with the materials available today. The fine collection of how-to reference material available online and in printed format from our model railroading brethren is a huge help.

Scenery really adds a lot to the enjoyment of my track. Having the track located in a part of the house that I use every day is a big plus. Just seeing the track sitting there is satisfying and rewarding and keeps me mentally plugged into the hobby at all times even if I don't have the time to actively engage as much as I would like to. My slot car world is always right there and is a part of my everyday life. The track is a constant reminder.

Love the extra pics yankee!

I put up some new pics in another thread...I'll add some more of the detail shots tonight...

But as you'll see...it's very bare bones as far as scenery even almost completed...form follows function..as it were...trees, houses, people...all would be obliterated in the wink of an eye by a 22ft per second light bender...

I'm just allways in awe of a finely detailed layout....some day I'll have room for one:thumbsup:

Space is everything! I had to sacrifice race elements for the landscaping. You sacrificed landscaping for a great racing track. Besides Portugal in a play room and maybe KSR most people don't have the room to do both to scale and accurately. But, that's the beauty of it...we can keep dreaming, building, racing and no matter what kind of track you have, they're all alot of fun. A 22ft per second light bender? That would leave a mark!!

I do use my track for race tuning, practice, and racing with the kids so there are some compromises to address the reality of running high speed cars on it. I'm in the midst of trying to figure out how to add some structures and static display areas for cars and trackside scenery. Finding decent structures in the right scale (S scale) is difficult. Finding ones that won't shatter if struck by a high speed slot launched projectile is nearly impossible, so I'm going to have to build them. It is a constant work in progress, I'm always adding to it, and cannot envision it ever being totally done-done. Which is exactly the way I want it to be, an unfinished work in progress.

I am going to build another track specifically for racing and while it will not have traditional scenery I'm planning to incorporate some scenery inspired elements into the design.

I'm a total novice at this sort of thing and my inspiration is drawn from the scenic'd home setups I recall as a kid in the slot car magazines as well as the stunning modern layouts like the KSR. I'm not trying to recreate a miniature rendition of a real track layout as I am trying to create a realistic looking slot car layout that is clearly still in the world of slot cars, not reality.

I'm big into the "do it yourself" aspect of the hobby, whether track design, table design, scenery, car painting, car modeling, casting, etc. I really admire anyone who takes on these sorts of things because I know they are reaping the most satisfying rewards that the hobby has to offer at a personal level. Scenery is very malleable and almost impossible to mess up with the materials available today. The fine collection of how-to reference material available online and in printed format from our model railroading brethren is a huge help.

Scenery really adds a lot to the enjoyment of my track. Having the track located in a part of the house that I use every day is a big plus. Just seeing the track sitting there is satisfying and rewarding and keeps me mentally plugged into the hobby at all times even if I don't have the time to actively engage as much as I would like to. My slot car world is always right there and is a part of my everyday life. The track is a constant reminder.


I couldn't agree with you more! That's why I want to sell Kastleburg and start over again. The real prize isn't reaching the finish line, it's how you get there!

Just got back from Kastleburg Raceway!! On our recent trip to Las Vegas we stopped in at the Yankee residence for some fun times. Our son Fletcher got some good race time in and I got to do a few laps as well.

This is one Sweet looking and detailed track. Simply incredible and was a blast to see in person.

Hilltop had suggested that I contact Yankee before our trip. Glad we did because, we all had a blast checking out this amazingly real looking layout. Oooooooh and Yankee can build some nice detailed slot cars also!

I brought a few (a whole bunch) of slot cars that were made by Hobby Talkers and some made by me for show and tell. Then Yankee brings out his box of goodies for me to see...WOW! Times like these don't happen every day...what a blast!

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Thanks Yankee for being a great host and was a pleasure meeting you and your family. :wave:

Bob...Good times...zilla

Museum quality. :thumbsup:

Still dreaming Yankee!!! And what a sweet dream it is!! Glad ya had fun Zilla family!!!

Kewl!

The BobZilla crew + Kastleberg Raceway = WAY AWESOME!!!!!

Thanks for sharing the pics Bob. Now Yankee's track has been baptized the BobZilla way! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

That track is amazing. Wish I had more space I'd buy it but my track already takes up half my basement. And I have a giant modular N guage railroad layout stored in the rafters of my garage that I don't have space for. I adopted it from my step father when he moved and it just sits.

You should advertise this to some 'local' 1:1 racetracks. They might want it as an attraction. :cool:

Your track is amazing. One of the most beautiful track I saw.

I made myself a 1:43/1:32 track (3meters x 2meters, L shape) in the past : took me 2 years more or less.

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I needed to free the space, and didn't find anyone to take it (even for free), so I had to destroy the track.

And now, I'm building 2 others tracks...I believe there is a sort of philosophic thing into that !

Never noticed the stretch of Lock and Joiner before!

Wow Bob thanx for posting up. I get all jittery every time I see Kastleburg RW. How cool and thoughtful that you took a few of your/our cars with you for photo ops! Almost like being there. :)

PS: I think Nuther side swiped me in that turn....typical dirt trackin' bastage!

That is an awesome track, Dimitri. It has a Targa Florio look to it. Do you have more photos? I am sad that it had to be destroyed.

you can see a track building topic on slotforum :

http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11423&hl=

It's not a bad thing that I have to destroy it. I was OK to do that, and no sad, because I knew I was building 2 new scenery tracks, a lot of fun perspective. Like everything, it's just a question of point of view ;)

Bob, Thanks for posting the pics. I was having so much fun racing with Fletcher I didn't even notice you taking these pictures. And watch out for Fletcher...A few more years under his belt and no one one will be able out-race him. He really has the nack for it.

It was my pleasure having you and your family out for the afternoon. What a great family! When they drove up, Bob gets out of the PT Cruiser, WES, with a siut case? I thought Bob and the family were mov'in in. I know times are tough, but sheeeesh! It turns out that the suit case was filled, and I mean filled with a ton of Zilla originals and samples of the cars the HT guys have sent him over the years. All I can say is that the talent at HT is amazing! Thanks for sharing...I thoroughly enjoy every minute.

I too am now a proud owner of a Zilla Original. Thanks again, Bob! (see pic) Need to do a little modification on the tunnel though.:o

Scott, Thanks for the tip, but I have already contacted the slot tracks and 1:1, but they weren't interested. Might give it to one of my Ford Dealers if they would be interested.

Dimitri, your "Targa Florio" track is awesome and very well planned out. With the talent you demonstrated in your dioramas I can't wait to see what your Riverside track will look like when completed. WOW!

Thanks again guys for the nice comments!:)

Gorgeous track!!!! Next time I come to Vegas and if you still have that track, I'm inviting myself over! :wave:

Well..... ok, i'll ask first.... but i'd probably be leaving with a trailed pulling that thing out of there. :)

Gorgeous track!!!! Next time I come to Vegas and if you still have that track, I'm inviting myself over! :wave:

Well..... ok, i'll ask first.... but i'd probably be leaving with a trailed pulling that thing out of there. :)

Come on down! I'll take good care of it!

Dimitri, your "Targa Florio" track is awesome and very well planned out. With the talent you demonstrated in your dioramas I can't wait to see what your Riverside track will look like when completed. WOW!



thank you

I hope to make the natural part of the scenery before this summer (grass, trees, etc... yes, grass and tree, because I'll make riverside...but located in south west of france, during a nice spring ! :p )

How cool and thoughtful that you took a few of your/our cars with you for photo ops! PS: I think Nuther side swiped me in that turn....typical dirt trackin' bastage!

Ditto Bob... good show old boy :thumbsup:!!!.... nd

btw... Move over Rover er I'll run ya into the sticker bushes :p!!

Yankee,
The picture of the woody entering the gentle slope, how did you make that track section?

Yankee,

Hey you mean this PT Cruiser that belongs to Gingers parents. No we did not drive it with that Jasper Magna-Traction on the hood like that the whole time...just some of the time (NOT...Maybe if it was an older G-Plus with stronger mags). :rolleyes:

Win43 does this look familiar to you. PT on Dude!

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This is the one that made it. Sorry Wes but, you got yours...

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Yeah it was the perfect opurtunity to let Yankee see all the different Hobby Talk Members slot builds. Just got done taking them out of their little baggies and set them back in the display cases (don't worry they get taken out from time to time and run also!!).

Demether,

Yeah that is a nice track Dude! I raced Eldon 1/32 cars (and some other 1/32) just for a change up a few years back. They are almost all gone now but, 1/32 cars are fun to run. Never did 1/43 car & they look pretty neat also.

Can't wait to see your next project track build.

I am such a slacker when it comes to working on the detail of Las Zillas Speedway. Those of you with done up track layouts pat yourselves on the back right now!

Bob...Look out for that treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...zilla

Yankee,
The picture of the woody entering the gentle slope, how did you make that track section?

The picture is deceiving. The section that the Woody is on is actually flat. The incline is too the left, it flattens out at the top and then back down a half section of country bridge hump track. Leading into the incline and out of the hump section are two AFX banked "S" turns. Hope that answers your question.

[QUOTE=bobhch;2774790]Yankee,

Hey you mean this PT Cruiser that belongs to Gingers parents. No we did not drive it with that Jasper Magna-Traction on the hood like that the whole time...just some of the time (NOT...Maybe if it was an older G-Plus with stronger mags). :rolleyes:

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That's the one! Nice hood ornament!:)

Few tracks reach that level of model railroad realism in our small scale...

Peacefield raceway

Hey, Crimnick. I've been away from the hobby for a little while and trying to swing back into it and saw your comment. I appreciate your elevating me to the status of some of these other spectacular tracks. I hope to take some fresh pics soon for posting. Thanks again for the kind words.

Boy, Yankee, I think this was the first time I saw the pictuers of you track. What a spectacular job: the castle, the structure along the main straight, etc. I really like your roadside details: the post and rope fencing, warning signs, etc. Even the water culvert. All top notch.

Credit where credit is due...:thumbsup:

Whoa! This layout rocks! Ive had the castle idea in mind for quite a while when i have a house and can build a permanent layout. I think Im prolly gonna go for the haunted castle, graveyard, jump over a canyon, field full of zombies (complete with Ash and his chainsaw & boomstick), etc for a full tilt haunted highway effect...

Whoa! This layout rocks! Ive had the castle idea in mind for quite a while when i have a house and can build a permanent layout. I think Im prolly gonna go for the haunted castle, graveyard, jump over a canyon, field full of zombies (complete with Ash and his chainsaw & boomstick), etc for a full tilt haunted highway effect...

Don't forget the BAT CAVE!

Peacefield: Coming from you, that means alot...your track is awesome! Can't wait to see the new pics!