s13 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2013 oops clicked post too soon. Was given an box old old scalextrics which just so happened to be the perfect amount for a figure 8 track. When I was a kid i had a track under my bed so decided to build this for my dads birthday... now he has 2 grand kids he can use it when they come over. I have taken my time with this one and i think the results came out well. still need to so a little more work. going to put a 5m LED strip light around the outside and going to setup a controller box. Was going to have 2 plugs for normal controllers and also have 2 big buttons so when young kids play it will just be a big button they can mash down on and will be a bit lower power. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadow_rusty 41 Report post Posted June 24, 2013 Nice little setup there... Do you get much air off of the sharp angles on the bridges?? Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
s13 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2013 Nah no air cars run nice n smooth. This was my first attempt at putting a wood edge on. Was surprised at how well the mdf curved. I normally do all the cutting for my projects but tried out the bunnings cutting service. Bit of mdf and ask for 80mm cuts and they were all perfect :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
s13 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2013 So i though the track needed some lighting. $17 bucks from ebay and 5m of LED lighting and you can see the track from the moon even had some left over to light up under the bridge. 2 power supplies installed 1x12v and 1x10v with a switch so when kids play cars go a bit slower. drivers station installed wheels put on the bottom Dad's bday on weekend so will see what he thinks of the surprise... unfortunately my 3 year old may have given him a slight hint so will see if its what hes expecting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTR XU-1 7 Report post Posted September 12, 2013 Nice little set up there... I am sure your old man will love it. The lights make it look very retro. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattcrackers 71 Report post Posted September 12, 2013 Ok, you've got my attention now, whats under the rug, right of the figure 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
s13 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2013 lol that was just my jumper. gets a bit cold at night in the shed in winter :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites