shadow_rusty Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Damn you Michael, I had it all down fine. Tee Hee Hee....ps. Looking good there... Now quick, get it built, and 'glue' it all together before you change your mind again... Oh wait, that's the beauty of plastic track... If you don't like something, you can change it. Also, if you put the 'walls' onto the table, you can move the track around, rebuild it, etc. as often as you like. 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 March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Well after god knows how many years of deliberations ZeGas Digital Raceway (budget version) is under way. I have tweaked it around a few times and have now got a nice flowing track. 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...
Johnsxr8 Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Awesome Grant, that layout looks sweet and would be fun to drive. Quote Check out North Brisbane Slotcar Racing: http://northbrisslots.forumotion.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Looks great. Would love to have a run on that... Have you thought about using the 'hairpin' corners for the R1 U-turn? Makes the inner lane much more enjoyable. Edited March 22, 2016 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...
ZeGas Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thanks John, I look forward to seeing progress on your new track once you start ... exciting times. You gotta stop doing this to me , you alone have put this back months by your ideas , sending me back to the drawing board . But yes I had considered the hairpin corner, at the moment I am just using the track I have, it could be changed later quite easily . In early test drives I have actually enjoyed the inside lane, if you brake just right you can slide the car 180 and hit the gas full without sliding or wobbling the car, looks cool if you get it right. 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 March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) You already have the squeeze points and borders, so all you would need to do is swap them with the straights, add a $13 hairpin pack, and you are set... Push, push, nudge, nudge... Edited March 22, 2016 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...
Wobble Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Looking good there ZeGas. A few years ago I played around with the side swipes and hairpin curves and came up with this. Too late for you now but a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsxr8 Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 No worries Grant yeah i can't wait for the new track to be running already. Id personally stick with just the plain radius 1 hairpin as ive never enjoyed squeeze sections on digital tracks as there is more cars per lane to contend with, as we tried them with my old plastic track and it took away the fun of side by side battles and just created more accidents. Quote Check out North Brisbane Slotcar Racing: http://northbrisslots.forumotion.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGas Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 I agree John, but thinking about it on the R1 hairpin cars are going to conflict no matter what. Either with inside trail if slow or slide if fast. At the moment I have three conflict points two from the sideswipes, only cause I had the track waste not want not, and the potential R1 hairpin conflict. So my fuzzy logic is If I do go with the hairpin track I can reuse one of the sideswipes, which initially reduces the conflict points to two and then if I do get straights it will reduce it to one but a slow speed one. hmmm thinking thinking, I have almost talked myself into it, I'll give it some race time with the kids and see if it is really bad or not. 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...
ZeGas Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Now that's a chicane Wobble 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...
Ember Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Looks like it should be enough to keep you interested, Grant. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Looking good there ZeGas. A few years ago I played around with the side swipes and hairpin curves and came up with this. Too late for you now but a lot of fun! Now that's a chicane Wobble That looks like a lot of fun... I love my double squeeze hairpin (aka ???) <-- Lyn, do you remember who it was (My google skills have let me down, and I can't find the track I first saw it on, even though it is an awesome track)... Edited March 22, 2016 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...
Ember Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 That would be Graham Lane's sweep chicane or whatever he called it. Cut two side swipes and put them together. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 That would be Graham Lane's sweep chicane or whatever he called it. Cut two side swipes and put them together. Thanks Ember... Graham's "Lane Swerve Chicane" 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...
Ember Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 That's the one. Quote Computers. They'll never catch on. Tiny Tyers Targa - The build saga continues - Aging wood - A recipe for staining wood - Don't take a fence - Step by step paling fence - An old shed for my new cars - Wooden garage under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difinity Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Good to see you've got it together now. All that's needed to follow is to get your pencil and router out, and cut the slots in your base board. A couple of costs of paint and your done. The digital bit is harder and more expensive - you could retain the plastic switch points (integrated in) if you really need them. Bless you this Easter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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