Ok slot car guys/gals... This thread is meant to be a permanent album for photo images and videos of all of our completed layouts. Be they large or small, landscaped or not, routed or sectional, drag strip, road course, or whatever... let's see 'em here when you're all done. We all start our own build threads which is GREAT, but what we've never had (until now) is a sticky thread to show off the fruits of our labor. Here... conveniently preserved for posterity, we'll have our very own Coffee Table Book of Layouts. Perfect for folks looking for ideas, folks looking to show off, or folks just stopping by to look. A place to drool... a place to dream!!! ... Let's see 'em!! Nuther Dave :thumbsup:

BTW: Thanks fer the glue Hank ! !

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/thumbs/IMG_0371.JPG (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/31648)

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/thumbs/IMG_0370.JPG (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/31650)

the monster 116 ft road course goliath 24x4 oval and overdrive speedway charleston sc

...just as I suspected... build the thread and they will come!!!! Thanks fellas... :thumbsup::thumbsup: Wonder if there are any other tracks out there? hmmmm... nd

My oval:

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/GraniteFallsSpeedway.jpg

AFX track, 8' folding table, 9" & 12" turns.

great idea, even if my track isn't completed, so I can't show it !

My road course:

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/DSC02596b.jpg

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/DSC03267.JPG

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/DSC03274.JPG

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/DSC02882.JPG

I can't fit it all in one pic since the table is 8' x 16' The track is all AFX, 70' running length, no radius smaller than 12" (actually there's nine 12" turns, 26 of the 15" turns and 17 of the 18" turns). It's a pretty fast track.

Really good looking track. It's really my type of scenery : simple, well crafted, not too charged.

It's the track we can see running SG+ indy on youtube, right ? Looks a lot of fun (my track is a little small for that fast magnet cars).

About a 4.5" x 12.5" layout of my Wilderness Hills Speedway!

Man. I really seriously need to do some landscaping. 'Doba, that is BEAUTIFUL.

--rick

very cool thread!

Mine will never be "done"... :cry:

Mine will never be "done"... :cry:

On one hand... If ya know yer gonna finish... Document your build in a build thread... but by all means, pop a few pics in here of the fruits of your labor when your done. On the other hand... If ya know yer track will never be done... then we'd better get a look at it here or else we may never see it. Also... Most tracks always have something going on, so use your best guesstimate... Close 'nuff to done? okay post up... As time passes our build threads will all trail off into the pages of HT history. However, this sticky will always be at the top of the batting order and easy to access. nd

Here's my track... starting with a shot with the plexi lid on it (desk mode). Lift the lid and then it's time for fun.. nd

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/blimpviews00008.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/blimpviews00007.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/o.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/s.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/treescompany00020.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/e.jpg

... but at 36x80 it's plenty of fun for our small condo. This is in our upstairs spare room... aka : The Slot Cottage. nd

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/g.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/HTThelayout3.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/treescompany00003.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/treescompany00005.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/p.jpg

[QUOTE=tjd241;2929119]... but at 36x80 it's plenty of fun for our small condo. This is in our upstairs spare room... aka : The Slot Cottage. nd

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/LHO%20Landscape/g.jpg

ND, The more I see your track the more I like it. It's just a great concept, well thought out, great workmanship and imagination. I think you just NAILED IT!

By the way who's that guy standing on the bench check'in all the girls coming out of the out house? Maybe he was filming this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln3xPYINMXE

here's mine. table is 4x16:

http://home.comcast.net/%7Erwurtz/images/0806090135-00.jpg

the base for the overpass, as you can see, is, er, temporary. here's an attempt at a longer shot:

http://home.comcast.net/%7Erwurtz/images/layoutfull.jpg

for a panoramic view, shot from above and pasted together, click here:

http://home.comcast.net/~rwurtz/images/layoutpan.jpg

( i didn't put that pic in the thread because it would do ugly things to everyone's screen, i think... the thread would get really wide and you'd have to scroll back and forth to read...)

and for posterity's sake, this is what i had in our previous house. i put it together around 2000-2001 when i got back into the hobby:

http://home.comcast.net/%7Erwurtz/images/layout.jpg

i am SERIOUSLY looking at some of the killer layouts on this thread to get ideas and techniques for landscaping...

--rick

Doba- Great track- I love some of your videos of race days, by the way. Your layout and the people that you can accommodate makes me wish they could have basements in Florida.
Jim

Rick- That is a fast looking track. Quite a step up from the one that wrapped around the barstool!
And of course, Land Ho is one of my favorites. You would never know this track is only 36 x 80. A lot of detail but certainly not crowded. Love that track and great job on landscaping!
Jim

who's that guy standing on the bench check'in all the girls coming out of the out house?

Not sure, but I believe he's cheering because his wife finally made it outta the ladies room and now they can look at the cars!! :lol:

All superb layouts fellas... anymore out there?

Nothing carved in stone about not posting your former layouts either. Kudos to Rick for thinking of that. ( I btw like the old layout Rick!!! )... Those older layouts inspire and awe people too. Got a buddy with a track? Post-Up!!

thanks to all.... :wave: nd

You guys are so creative .I guess I'll have to start landscaping my track.Doba and TJD,I need you in N.Y. Tom Stumpf

Well, the Mrs. and I decided to move this past April. I dis-assembled the track table and reassembled in the new house. Of course, the Mrs. knew any new house she wanted to look at had to have the basement to accomidate my hobbies....:tongue: This is the year I want to finally get to the Bowman track I recieved but never put together in 2005. Here is the start of it all over again. Table is 9' x 26'

Meridian Raceway in Meridian PA. It's a 5'4"X12' TKO. Trackmate lap scoring with a variable power supply.

http://www.geocities.com/r_pfab/MeridianRacewayhome.html?1234324064484
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/36092/ppuser/30208

Pretty smooth Roddgerr... Bombs Away Fastlap.... nd

Okay I am pretty much almost content with my current layout. Still have alot of detail work to do but I am now putting much of my focus now in tuning cars and painting figures! Using SCX track and the length is 60' outside lane with 57' inside lane overall table size is approx 16 X 5. Track is hardwired with 4 powertaps and controller stations. I am using a Pyramid 22A Variable power supply with Parma/SCX, Slot-it Controllers. Love the Slot-it controller as it allows me to run a Ghost car and has some very nice features, another one will be gotten in the near future. Lap counting duties is the MRRC DS200 with light bridge. Fastest lap @12v so far is 5.11 held by a Scaley Audi R10. Sorry if the pictures are not the best using my Blackberry!
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/thumbs/IMG00320.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/36099)
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/thumbs/IMG00314.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/36097)
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http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/thumbs/IMG00315.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/36100)
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/thumbs/IMG00316.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/36101)
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/thumbs/IMG00319.jpg (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/36102)

...would be the first to go "Dark Side" on us....1/32 tracks are Totally Welcome too!!!... Nice lookin layout there Gene. :thumbsup::thumbsup: nd

Ha Ha, did not even notice all the others were HO, I had not had an HO set for 30 years and when I jumped back into slots I went straight to 1/32! Appreciate the comments TJD!

all these finished trak are so cool.landscaping is not my strong suit in fact i dont have a strongsuit!but i love checkinem out.maybe i can get some ideas here. keepem comin.now that i think about it (is a trak ever really done?)

Well, the Mrs. and I decided to move this past April. I dis-assembled the track table and reassembled in the new house. Of course, the Mrs. knew any new house she wanted to look at had to have the basement to accomidate my hobbies....:tongue: This is the year I want to finally get to the Bowman track I recieved but never put together in 2005. Here is the start of it all over again. Table is 9' x 26'

hey fastlap, is that table for a slot car track or a tank! looks like you used plenty of wood!

New addition to Talbot Hills

4x16. 61 foot lap length

dat's a smoothie Mike!!!! :thumbsup: nd

All of these are great tracks! Have been enjoying the great router jobs and landscapes shown in all the Kewl Pics....... :hat::):hat: Mine is still under construction and waiting for that rainy day to do more work to it.

Someday my Sony Mavica floppy disc will be snapping pics to go in here...someday!

Bob...N.D. dubbed my track as Las Zillas Speedway...zilla

Table is 9' x 26'

That would be 6 cubit by 17.33 cubit.

Looks like plenty of storage space below decks and a sturdy hull.

Bring on the rain.

hey fastlap, is that table for a slot car track or a tank! looks like you used plenty of wood!

Mike, you make me laff! :lol::lol::lol:

When selling the old house, I had to get the thing out of the basement. I also had to buy wood and haul it down into the new basement. Made more sense to save the money and take the old table apart and put it back together since I had to haul the stuff into the basement anyhow. Good thing I labeled the structure as I disassembled it. Made it much easier to re-assemble.

I built the table in the old house back in '03 when Brad and I were designing the track. As you can see, I built it with storage in mind, keeping stuff off the floor. The original table is 8x24. This only gave me a little space around the edges for landscaping/decorations. With the ressurection of the KSR, the landscaping has become more of a challenge than the actual track itself. So, I had to make the table surface larger. You can see the 8" extension on the front and left edges. I also extended it out 24" on the far end length wise. The cool thing about the new house, is the way it "bumps out" in the 1st floor bedroom area. It mirrors this in the basement. See across the track a perfect outlet for the drivers to stand. There's a lot of room for stools. I will most likely bump out the other side of the table drivers side so the drivers have enough room to set there items down.

The plan is to have the track put together and run it for this winter to get all the elevations where I want them. Who knows? I may even have the design changed if I don't like it......:freak:. Then I will be working on the landscaping next winter.

Now, all the slotheads in the northern IL. region chime in so I can put you on the "Call to thrash the track-out list" this coming winter. It won't be assembled until after the holidays though.

Gary

BTW, here is the track layout set for the 8x26 table. Now, in the new basement, there is NO pole in the middle of the table. All floor support poles are opposite the drivers side of the table on the outside. Track running length is at 117' per Brad

Looks like plenty of storage space below decks and a sturdy hull.

Bring on the rain.

Yeah, you know where I'm hiding if the tornado comes.......:thumbsup:

Can't wait to see that Bowman sitting on that massive substrate. Charge up the camera.

not a lot of landscaping on on mine just some simulated grass.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/fpp/Track3.jpg

more pics here: http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/fpp/slotcar.htm

I'm always amazed at the quality of the tracks here on HT

Great track sd. Thanks fer posting. :thumbsup: nd

not a lot of landscaping on on mine just some simulated grass.

I'm always amazed at the quality of the tracks here on HT

Nice Layout sd! It looks familiar:

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/18291/2517429600105239074S425x425Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2517429600105239074XSVGMj)

How do you like running your red (inside) lane? I've found the inner lane very challenging :confused:

I'm thinking of opening up the layout to look like the one below. Although, that won't fix the inner lane as the big problem is the 225 degree-6" Radius curve

http://inlinethumb32.webshots.com/41695/2398761290105239074S425x425Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2398761290105239074BcCDdG)

Bob B.

My oval:

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/GraniteFallsSpeedway.jpg

AFX track, 8' folding table, 9" & 12" turns.

DOBA WHERE DID U GET THOSE SPONSER SIGNS?

Those are just fender contingency decals mounted to pieces of plexiglas -- make great billboards for the backstretch. :thumbsup:

do you have more decals? i will buy some. i have a 3.5x8 oval that i built up and running its just looks a little plain at the moment.

do you have more decals? i will buy some. i have a 3.5x8 oval that i built up and running its just looks a little plain at the moment.

Here's a site you might try for stickers...RM

www.racingdecals.com

Nice Layout sd! It looks familiar:

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/18291/2517429600105239074S425x425Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2517429600105239074XSVGMj)

How do you like running your red (inside) lane? I've found the inner lane very challenging :confused:

I'm thinking of opening up the layout to look like the one below. Although, that won't fix the inner lane as the big problem is the 225 degree-6" Radius curve

http://inlinethumb32.webshots.com/41695/2398761290105239074S425x425Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2398761290105239074BcCDdG)

Bob B.


Bob, that inside lane was really tough at first but I had to run it so much to keep my kids from fighting and cring about it I've kinda got a handle on it.

Here is my new 5 X 10 TKO track that I have been working on here in Ohio. I have a Trackmate timing system to hook up yet and we will be ready to roll.

That's sweet :thumbsup: Some nice straights there and not too much technical stuff.

how much was your TKO track? how was it shipped?

looking good.

like i need another track :) good thing my wife likes shoes :); she doesnt complain about my tracks, i dont complain about her shoes :)

how much was your TKO track? how was it shipped?

looking good.

like i need another track :) good thing my wife likes shoes :); she doesnt complain about my tracks, i dont complain about her shoes :)

I just PM you.

Thanks guys for the comments. It is a great track and my son & I are have a ball.