Jamestown gets a beltway bypass
well, since I have so much more time now,
(cough retired)
I am going to build a race track room in my shop
The above track, and 4 lane slot cars will be moved into the new room.
below is the diagram of the room, need to box it in, and start moving the track
I'll shoot some video this week, along with the racetrack planned for outside.
(the track is to be made with 6 - 14" x 38' I beams, second story launch, ALL SCALES (1/64 - 1/8) diecast, probably be about 250' long with the corners, stop box may be interesting)
goin' crazy!!
dr
- Is the room 12'6" x12'6"x8'? — JBlotner42
- yes, pretty close, the one wall is curved so the top of the room is 2' smaller — dr_dodge
- Congrats on retirement. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- Thanks, I am stoked! busting out the shop again — dr_dodge
- Excited to see the progress. Keep us posted! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- the tbd, is the micro machine drag strip, I have been doing inventory, and hopefully can build an insane tiny motorplex, with lighting that works — dr_dodge
- weather cooperating tomorrow shoot E1 dr's garage — dr_dodge
Good Evening All,
Jamestown has a new, old bridge.
the bridge comes from Starcorp, and it's from Piston Junction
He had to move, and I told him I'd take the bridge and anything else
figure y'all say the bandstand from the Goat Hill vid,
but now we have a new old bridge
This will be a clandistine street drag, and joust to your demise
thanks to Starcorp for sending it with tons of goodies!
and RIP Piston Junction
we await new stuff when ya get settled!
I have interesting plans for this, but lots of tuning and install left to do.
Cheers all!
dr
- Very cool bridge! Can't wait to see the track progress with it. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- are you familiar with jousting? — dr_dodge
- you should check it out, I plan to use many cars I "don't like" lol — dr_dodge
- Junkyard Joust. Yes I'm familiar. Aaron is another Wisconsin guy. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
stripped the orange track for something different
I bought one of these at dollar tree
ends up, the track is weird but reasonable, and clear blue
so, I bought more...lol
I made clear connectors from 1/16 lexan
led light tubes I had
need to make some diffusers
a work in progress
dr
- Lots of nice ideas. Disco lights would definitely be a first for me! — Mike_W
- The foam is an interesting idea. I can imagine it can hold a fair weight. Is it foam they build onto those panels for external walls? — Mike_W
- Mike, I use pink foam, 2" thick. It is amazingly structrual, cuts great on a band saw, and I also use a router bit in my drill press to shape it. I built a micromachines drag strip that is only made of foam, even the track surface — dr_dodge
- Cool — ManiacMotorsports
Last 2 days, trying to wrap up this bridge install to a usable track
scratch built a launcher, made a box to stick in the wall,
leveled, and shot some test vids,
short rude, full contact street drags, and a 5 car/5 team 1 round test joust
very pleased, even though lighting is fighting me currently
heres the highlights
dr
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT6lsPB4lO0
latest update
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMbhfUVmabg