I am limited in space and funds but have a BBB set in a 7 by 4 ft area.
Can anyone give me some ideas of options in my dilemma? I can stand a few extra pieces but funds are limited for now. I do have a bunch of Tyco track I am willing to trade for Tomy track or...?
Happy Christmas to all you fellas out there and a great New Year to boot!
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Mike in St Louis

1. Let your imagination go wild, you may supprise yourself. 2. Bite the bullett and buy a pair of adaptors (for now).

mdeland, How's it comming? How many layouts have you tried so far? Are you up and running?

If you haven't already bought it, maybe think about getting the Super International set or even the Giant Raceway or Longbeach set. Don't think me to be a Monday Morning Quarterback here, but getting the extra pieces is well worth it at the get go. I also bought the BBB set and ended up spending that extra amount and then some, in order to get a better variety of turns and radii. I wish I had just pulled the trigger when I had the chance. Don't get me wrong.... BBB is not a bad set at all... it just does not give you a very good variety for your buck. If I'm not mistaken, you can spend $10 to $20 (track and shipping) just to get the Tomy to Tyco adapters. nd

http://www.modelmotorist.com/web-content/freelay.jsp

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=233235&highlight=layout+design

http://www.hoslotcarracing.com/

nd

HO Racer, Yeah its running but no table yet.

I kinda like the stock layout but I want to do scenery and I cannot figure out how to make it look OK with all the weird overpasses. Just not realistic. I do believe I might get the adapters suggested just to give me more options.
BTW, I bought the set at Goodwill with 2 extra xtraction cars for 25 bux!
What a fella to do (except convince my better half in the beauty of putting a huge slotcar track in her house)

Regularly troll GW over the next few months. The attrition rate for unused, broken, and discarded sets will show up. That's how I got enough track for my Boys to amass a HUGE amount of track & some cars for thier layout. Start saving your money for another AFX set, get the biggest "Bang" for you buck.

I bit the bullet and ordered adapters for tyco and lifelike. I will wait to see when I get the adapters and look at a new set of options.
I plan on building a 2 lane track on an 8 by 4 table dropping from the ceiling (thanks to my sweet wife's OK). The plan is a southwest style with Flo's V8 Cafe as the starting point.
I guess I like cartoons as well as car racing!
Wish me luck and I will start a new thread as I start my venture!!
Many thanks to those that gave advice, and believe me, I will be asking for more!!

We'll be here for ya!

Here are some layout ideas on my aging old wesbite:

http://www.supervipersystems.com/VargoSpeedway/HO_Tracks/Layout_Ideas/layout_ideas.html

-Scott

I am leaning towards something like this

I'd buy that for a dollar! That has a nice combination of straights and technical sections. I guess you don't want to go 4-lane. That 2-lane layout would keep everyone interested for a goodly amount of time.

Well, I need some room for landscaping my Cars Flo's V8 Cafe and a biker bar with cartoonish hills and vistas ala roadrunner and Cars.
I want some speed but not too simple either and no 6" curves.

It looks like a fun layout. I like the 3 crossovers. Consider running the circuit in both directions awhile to see how it drives before you tack it down. It looks to be a good one.