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Post by Starry Eyes on Jan 2, 2012 14:09:31 GMT -6
After an upstairs room addition I couldn't leave well enough alone .. took some vacation time and spent it in the basement converting a 16' X 12" storage room into a 16' X 6' race track for the grandsons..(ok for me too ..) .. New wall material to depict that "garage" look, new acoustic ceiling to hold the noise down, added electrical circuits and extra lighting to make if noce and bright .. it's a little tough to photograph the entire track but there's still plenty of room under the track for the storage items which were there before the project began ... the stored items will then be hidden by a nice skirt around the base of the track .. It's SHOWTIME !. ..   |
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Post by Paul B. Canney on Jan 2, 2012 14:40:59 GMT -6
he has all the fun stuff.......
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jan 2, 2012 15:00:05 GMT -6
he has all the fun stuff....... feel free to make the leisurely drive to Illinois Paul.. I promise to buy bottled water (inside joke) ..  |
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Post by mrtc4w on Jan 2, 2012 15:10:52 GMT -6
Kool! What scale are you going to race? What kind of track?
Marty
Marysville, OH
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jan 2, 2012 16:15:04 GMT -6
Kool! What scale are you going to race? What kind of track? Marty Marysville, OH I'm going 32nd scale Marty .. I've got a considerable amount of new Carrera which is actually 1/24th scale track .. but I have an over abundance of Scalextric stuff so that's what I'm going with .. I've checked Scaledreams.com for track layouts and downloaded Track Designer .. if you have any other info feel free to drop me a PM or post it here ..  |
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Post by robriley on Jan 2, 2012 19:51:07 GMT -6
That's so cool!
I have enough track to make a decent sized one myself but it's H.O. (afx) track.
The problem is, i don't have the room in my house to build one.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2012 20:36:34 GMT -6
That is really nice Chuck! I know that I am a little jealous.
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jan 2, 2012 20:45:48 GMT -6
That is really nice Chuck! I know that I am a little jealous. well hell .. drive on down .. and Rob ... I wanted to go with an early Thunderjet 4 lane but the prices were as much as what I paid for all new 32nd scale stuff .. and these cars have major detail.. my REAL memories are with the HO's .... |
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Post by Dennis M on Jan 2, 2012 21:53:31 GMT -6
That is great Chuck' please keep us posted. Happy New Year. Dennis
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Post by koffinbuilder64 on Jan 3, 2012 2:17:36 GMT -6
Very kool Chuck!! Now lets see some action pics!!
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Post by mykturk on Jan 3, 2012 7:40:02 GMT -6
All I see is a big field of green... Is this some kind of magic invisible slot car track that only really groovy people can see?
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jan 3, 2012 7:48:37 GMT -6
All I see is a big field of green... Is this some kind of magic invisible slot car track that only really groovy people can see? Good one Mike.... The track design starts tonite... !! |
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Post by mrtc4w on Jan 3, 2012 9:32:41 GMT -6
That's so cool! I have enough track to make a decent sized one myself but it's H.O. (afx) track. The problem is, i don't have the room in my house to build one. The great thing about HO is the small space it takes. I have seen some interesting track designs on what is called a "door track". That's because it is built on a used door! They can be made to slide under a bed, hinged on wall to get it out of the way, suspended from rafters,.... Marty Marysville, OH |
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Post by mrtc4w on Jan 3, 2012 9:36:00 GMT -6
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jan 3, 2012 12:13:58 GMT -6
Thanks for the link Marty .. I had typed "Scaledreams" in an earlier message above but meant to type ELECTRICDREAMS .. I think I'm leaning towards the "Race of Champoins" layout if I can make it work in my space. .. |
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jan 4, 2012 12:21:08 GMT -6
Wellhere it is .. a wildassed 2 lane simplified version of the "Race of Champions" track .. 6' X 15' including the borders ...  |
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Post by robriley on Jan 4, 2012 16:50:14 GMT -6
That's a cool track design!
yep, last time i counted i had 135 peices of old aurora (1970's) afx slot car track.
some of these peices are 12" long and if i remember right, i figured the footage in the 200-225 feet range. I do have almost enough of the small radius and bigger radius curves to build a 4 lane track, and i've got the monza curves, high banked daytona curves, cobble stone tracks, wiggle tracks, squeeze tracks, cross over tracks....all kinds of stuff.
I even have 2 original afx track set boxes.
on top of that, we have 2 newer lifelike h.o. tracks with about 100 feet of track.
oh, and i also have a small carrera 1:32 track with 4 cars, and an off brand 1:32 track with loops and lanes that split into a Y's.
commercial slot car racing was dying out when i was a kid, but i remember going to watch the big guys run the 1:24 scale cars at a place called little fort speedway.
slot cars and tracks (mostly afx) were a huge part of my youth.
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Post by barten on Jan 5, 2012 0:59:31 GMT -6
This is going ot be FUN! ! ! !
When is your first race date?
Do you have the train crossing piece of track to add a train to the layout. . .. it was always fun with a car — train crash! hehehehe
We would also add the Roco mini tanks to the chassis. . and run them around the track! All cool stuff! I will have to stop by again! to see all the updates. . .. did you build a model display case too?
God Bless
Barten
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jan 8, 2012 17:57:21 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 18:07:48 GMT -6
Looks like a blast Chuck!
2 Thumbs Up!
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Post by Dennis M on Jan 8, 2012 22:19:13 GMT -6
Great job Chuck.
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Post by wheels on Jan 9, 2012 5:34:24 GMT -6
That looks great Chuck. It brings back memories of the 1/24th Strombecker layout I had as a kid.
Mark
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Post by mrtc4w on Jan 9, 2012 22:21:38 GMT -6
Way kool that you are sharing your toys with your son and grandson's!
Marty
Marysville, OH
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