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jmswms	A small desert scenic track	Lead	[-]
Posts: 237 (05/07/08 10:17 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None I had it in my mind to try a routed track and decided on a small desert theme. It took a bit longer to do than I anticipated, but perhaps it's because it was my first attempt at doing a routed track. Anyway, I thought I'd share the completed photos with the general forum. The track is 2'x10' so it fits comfortably in the back of my den/office; it separates into two 2x5 sections for portability and storage. I used Ninco electrics for it so I can change directions with the flip of a switch. Movie: Rally Track in Action
Asmith		#1	[-]
Posts: 179 (05/07/08 10:51 AM) Home Racing Forum Veteran Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Very cool track and scenery, lots of action in a very compact space. Gotta get moving and get my track finished. Alan
scaleyfreak		#2	[-]
Posts: 272 (05/07/08 10:54 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Looks really good. I admire the work you put into the desert scenery - a minimalist approach. That's really well done, especially for the space you have. Is it a shared space or are you at home? The palm trees are a good touch. Might I suggest a roadrunner? Ah - not the car, the bird, but the car too. The bird might make some good wildlife scenery. Good videography skills too.
Teamsterjohn		#3	[-]
Posts: 585 (05/07/08 04:09 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	That is a great looking track you have there.
slider2		#4	[-]
Posts: 987 (05/08/08 01:55 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hey Bill, Beautiful piece of work, as always. Scaleyfreak, I agree, yet it actually takes a lot of work to make a minimalist approach look that good. \Back to Bill... a question: When pouring Envirotex, have you ever had to use the propane torch to eliminate bubbles?... and if so, was it lit, or just shooting gas? Greg
jmswms		#5	[-]
Posts: 239 (05/08/08 10:36 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	slider2 wrote: a question: When pouring Envirotex, have you ever had to use the propane torch to eliminate bubbles?... and if so, was it lit, or just shooting gas? You can use a propane torch, or just breathe heavy on it. The CO2 from your breath eliminates the bubbles, which is the way that I did it. And, Scaleyfreak, great idea for the roadrunner, but where do you find one that's to scale and not too cartoonish? And, no, it's not a shared space, but my home office (which is smallish, perhaps 10x10, but fits the track nicely). Last Edited By: jmswms 05/08/08 05:46 PM. Edited 1 times.
HomeRacingWorld		#6	[-]
Posts: 10819 (05/08/08 10:54 AM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	You do excellent work. There are folks with limited space that should take a close look at this type of layout. "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
scaleyfreak		#7	[-]
Posts: 273 (05/08/08 03:02 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	And, Scaleyfreak, great idea for the roadrunner, but where do you find one that's to scale and not too cartoonish? This one might do the trick: http://www.gidesigns.net/garden_decor.html Just scroll down a little. They say they will make it any size. The roadrunner feeds almost exclusively on other animals, including insects, scorpions, lizards, rodents, snakes and other birds. Up to 10 % of its winter diet may consist of plant material due to the scarcity of desert animals at that time of the year. Because of its lightening quickness, the roadrunner is one of the few animals that preys upon rattlesnakes. Using its wings like a matador's cape, it snaps up a coiled rattlesnake by the tail, cracks it like a whip and repeatedly slams its head against the ground till dead. It then swallows its prey whole, but is often unable to swallow the entire length at one time. This does not stop the roadrunner from its normal routine. It will continue to meander about with the snake dangling from its mouth, consuming another inch or two as the snake slowly digests. http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/sep/papr/road.html Last Edited By: scaleyfreak 05/08/08 03:44 PM. Edited 2 times.
johnstoys		#8	[-]
Posts: 487 (05/08/08 03:46 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Very nice -- that's a great looking track.
hotrodbob51		#9	[-]
Posts: 866 (05/08/08 10:27 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Bill, you do magic!!!! That is fantastic.... So that's why we took the Carrera track out.....and it has a drag strip too.... You crafty devil you..... Anyone can restore a classic car, but it takes a real Hotrodder to cut one up and make it cool! Last Edited By: hotrodbob51 05/08/08 10:40 PM. Edited 3 times.
lightning427		#10	[-]
Posts: 36 (05/09/08 11:52 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	SUPER NICE!! Out of a job yet? Keep buying foreign When you have a choice buy USA its not just low skilled jobs leaving.
jmswms		#11	[-]
Posts: 242 (05/11/08 09:39 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for all the support guys. Since this track is kind of an experiment for (1) routing a track--my first try-- and (2) putting it in a small space, I decided to try scenic-ing the whole offroad part of the track right up to the edge of the copper tape. I thought it would give it a more complete look. I like it and think it looks better, but the cars don't slide as they did before. I suppose if I want the cars to slide, then I can lay down some cocoa powder like I've seen on those Spanish rally tracks! Last Edited By: jmswms 05/11/08 09:48 AM. Edited 1 times.
13davek		#12	[-]
Posts: 786 (05/11/08 09:47 AM) Mr. Slotburger! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	How is the traction with the groundfoam under the tires? A very nice looking track BTW! Dave Slot Car News SCX WorldWide Community
13davek	Bridging the gap	#13	[-]
Posts: 787 (05/11/08 09:52 AM) Mr. Slotburger! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I love your bridge BTW. Slot Car News SCX WorldWide Community
jmswms	The Bridge & Groundfoam	#14	[-]
Posts: 243 (05/11/08 01:25 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	13davek wrote: How is the traction with the groundfoam under the tires? It's not groundfoam. It's mostly balast--a type of sand, which gives it a great desert look--and a little groundfoam sprinkled here and there for color variation. The traction is very, very good (also with groundfoam). In fact, the cars don't slide at all--for better or worse. It's nice, in a way, because with this tight track it's easier to pass on corners because the cars aren't sliding out. Thanks about the bridge. It turned out well and just made it out of popsicle sticks! Here's a couple more photos includin one of the bridge. Last Edited By: jmswms 05/11/08 01:46 PM. Edited 2 times.

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