how much space would i need for a open lane track like 3Dbotmakers?
ive been wanting to make a race track like his and i know how to put it together and stuff i just dont know how much space i would need to make said track. i also want to make it in a way where i can add a junkyard joust hill into it. like a two in one kind of thing.
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I believe you can make a reasonable track in the footprint of 6' tall, 6-8' wide,
and 3 ft deep. A cheap shelving unit, or 2 as the "erector set" to start with
adding a joust track, and maybe a rally with the changable end, too HW jumps, loops, etc
plenty of "inside real estate"
multi level stuff going on, with short tracks
I've thought about doing a vid on this, because so many people would like a transportable rig
chinese shelfing is cheap, and my futurama used free takout
6" flooring to hold the track up
Many people think, can't do it, too big, not enough space
I have a 2/4 lane dirt oval under the couch (OTC Racing)
2 lane, 1/24 scale hard body slot cars
convert a closet...lol
many started in small places. I remember GTR before he moved,
that concept track was small
what's everyone else think?
What was your smallest track that was fun?
dr
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A more or less educated guess, Race City Japan appears to be a 10 x 14 foot set piece, minimum. The space demands for more modestly arranged tracks are surprisingly big as the elevation changes require building outward as well as down
Edit: find your favourite hosts' "Building Of. . ." or "Behind the Scenes" vids and the scale of them standing next to the tracks becomes so very clear