shadow_rusty Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Thought I'd start a seperate thread for my Semi-Permanent layout... Currently it's tentatively named "Mt. Rustymore". Track Layout with no elevations... Elevations 90% Completed. Fencing changed on Top Hairpin and the lefthand corner between the straights. A paddlepop stick / chopstick carport for the hut on the hill (Above) The First of many paddlepop stick pallets... 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branco Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Nice work Quote 2019 NZ RTR Nationals Gt 3rd 2017 NZ RTR Nationals NSR Classic 2nd 2017 NZ RTR Nationals Group C 3rd 2017 NSR Classic Challenge 3rd 2015 NSR Classic Challenge 2nd 2014 NSR Classic Challenge 3rd 2015 Garden City Invitation Overall Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Thanks Branco... Stained the crate with used motor oil, and it's come up nicely... Then, to give it a purpose, I added some tyres... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGas Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Motor oil, fantastic, easier than embers 5 different types of paints wipes etc. and looks just as good. Not a dig at you Emb's Quote Cheers Grant . Home Track..........Corvette C1 Build..........McLaren M1A Build..........Maserati 300S Build..........Allard J2 Build..........50's Diner..........Iso Griffo A3C 3D Printed Adjustable Chassis..........3D Print Projects If life gives you lemons, take them, free s#!t is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Yep, nice and easy, no skill required... Just dabbed it on with a paper towel... Stained many a real pallet with used motor oil... lol. Different oils will give different results. Most new motor oil are slightly yellow. Used motor oil gives a nice weathered 'grey' look as above ATF can give a nice red hue too. There are downsides though... It will smell till it's completely absorbed... Also, as it doesn't actually 'dry', it can, and probably will, 'flow' through the grain after the initial application. Edited November 12, 2014 by shadow_rusty 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 The pallet has multiplied... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1W1 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Nice job. Love the broken bits Quote "Don't trust everything you read online" - W. Shakespeare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Thanks Kiwi... My view is that you almost never see a pile of pallets without some being broken... The current plan is to stack the broken pallets by the side of the garage, and the complete pallets will have 'stock' on them. With my son's help the 4 'new' ones took about 2 hours to make including 'staining' them. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I can see that you have the same fork truck drivers up there that I had down here! Trouble is that they tended to only break pallets that had pails of ink stacked on them, so they arrived very "stained". Just don't paint them Blue as the Rep will arrive and try and charge HIRE Fee! Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 That's just too damn funny Phil... ps. My son asked me to make a forklift truck next to 'move them arround'... Unfortunately that's way beyond my skills to do... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fujimi-GT19-011684-Garage-Tool-Series-Toyota-L-F-Geneo-Forklift-1-32-scale-kit-/281429590563?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item418682c223 Fujimi kit link. I also think Aoshimi do one as well, one of the kits comes with Pallets! Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Only if the forklift comes braided on a 360 drift guide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Did a little more work on the hill at the back on the weekend... I'll try to get some pics up tonight... Also, I've been thinking that the wall on the top section was far too tall, but rather than shorten in, I'm turning it into a dual tripple purpose wall... 1. Race track wall. 2. Retaining wall for the mountain. 3. Spectator wall. Given that, the mountain doesn't finish flush with the top of the wall anymore, but it is instead ~20mm down. Now to find a nice texture for the wall (suggestions welcome) to print out, stick on the front and fold over to the back... Should make it feel more like scenary, and less like black platic garden edging... Currently looking at something like this, but finding large enough images so as there isn't too much repeating is proving difficult. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGas Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 SR, All pattens will repeat, I have found the best ones are those that have similar sized & coloured pattens, this way it is not so noticable. The image you have have a couple of large rocks which stick out like dogs..... Something like these maybe Quote Cheers Grant . Home Track..........Corvette C1 Build..........McLaren M1A Build..........Maserati 300S Build..........Allard J2 Build..........50's Diner..........Iso Griffo A3C 3D Printed Adjustable Chassis..........3D Print Projects If life gives you lemons, take them, free s#!t is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalbfellp Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 http://www.cgtextures.com/ Have you looked here? Quote Phil https://www.hobartminiaturecarclub.com/ Email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1W1 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hi - not sure whether there would be anything suitable but maybe a fish tank background would work?? Nice long patterned pic and reasonably cheap? (Maybe not one with plants on it though!!) Quote "Don't trust everything you read online" - W. Shakespeare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks guys for the ideas, and Phil, that link is great... Printed a couple of test images based on the one I did above just to see how it will look, if I get the 'feel' I want, and if it's worth the effort... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Here's a first look at the 'hill'... And I couldn't believe just how good the wall looks, even with the dodgy 'shutterstock' watermark on them... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGas Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Wall looks good, maybe a bit of moss or vines or something similar will soften the join lines. Quote Cheers Grant . Home Track..........Corvette C1 Build..........McLaren M1A Build..........Maserati 300S Build..........Allard J2 Build..........50's Diner..........Iso Griffo A3C 3D Printed Adjustable Chassis..........3D Print Projects If life gives you lemons, take them, free s#!t is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Just working on another test print... Using this for the wall... And then a combination of these for the barriers at the base. (http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=56538&PHPSESSID=m8li6fll7uqsvlqir119g89jt4) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old johnny Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 That's nice work and a really good looking track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Done some more work on the wall graphic... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGas Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Nice name Sponsors could be Oxygen Digital, Orrcon & Evian Can you give banner some transparency so you get a bit of the jersey showing through. Quote Cheers Grant . Home Track..........Corvette C1 Build..........McLaren M1A Build..........Maserati 300S Build..........Allard J2 Build..........50's Diner..........Iso Griffo A3C 3D Printed Adjustable Chassis..........3D Print Projects If life gives you lemons, take them, free s#!t is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 This image doesn't show it well, but the jersey is showing through... It's most visable on the right hand side of the left hand jersey wall. Also, there just isn't much detail where the text is... The blue part was done by adjusting the colours on that part of the wall, and the writing has ~20% transparency. The sign writing is deliberately 'new' but done on 'used' jersey walls, as apposed to the sign writing done on a new wall and aged. I did notice though that I used an old version above... Here's the current one... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGas Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 That looks better Quote Cheers Grant . Home Track..........Corvette C1 Build..........McLaren M1A Build..........Maserati 300S Build..........Allard J2 Build..........50's Diner..........Iso Griffo A3C 3D Printed Adjustable Chassis..........3D Print Projects If life gives you lemons, take them, free s#!t is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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