New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb! video added.

Plastic Or Wood
From Track Plans, Scenery, Power & Control
All Things Track Building!

New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb! video added.

Postby btaylor » Tue May 19, 2015 6:46 pm

Ok, The big build up is in the title :lol: Truth is, I am just getting started on this project. So far, I have made a foamboard pattern, cut it out, and tested my amount of rise I wanted. I picked up the MDF today, and also bought myself a new router. I got the Bosch 1hp unit, that's a lot smaller than my big unit I have had for years. I transferred the pattern to the MDF, and have over half the lane routed before quitting time today. I hope to document this track build with more pictures, but I did not have my camera with me in the early stages. I can still get some tomorrow though, before I get any further.
The basic layout will give me a continuous loop track of just at 80 ft. the rise will not be a crown shredder, as it will only rise about four feet of the deck, that is at 28" off the floor. The overall layout will take up a full 4x8 sheet, and have a loop at the top, and one at the bottom. I have a Slotdragon timing system left over from a previous project, and plan on using it to get total timed runs from bottom to top and back to the bottom again. It will be fully landscaped, and set up primarily for smaller sports and rally cars. plenty of sliding room in the corners, and just enough wiggles and bends to keep it fun.
Hopefully, with the upcoming long weekend, I will be doing some test runs at least!
So stick around if your interested, and I wll keep adding some pictures and such, and who knows, maybe some of you would like to conquer the Dragon yourselves!Image
Last edited by btaylor on Sat May 23, 2015 3:44 pm, edited 2 times in total.
User avatar
btaylor
Uncle Bob
 
Posts: 4519
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:50 am

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Tue May 19, 2015 6:54 pm

And it's on! :)
User avatar
HomeRacingWorld
HRW Janitor
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:05 pm
Location: HRW Skunkworks

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby chappy » Tue May 19, 2015 7:11 pm

Oh man this is cool. Now we can do some timed racing on the dragon.
Sheesh Bob when you get something in your mind it dosent have ti e to get dusty .
lots of pics please I want to see 80 feet in a 4x8, so I can steal your ideas. Lol
Bob
User avatar
chappy
Minister of Slot Racing
 
Posts: 2926
Joined: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:22 pm
Location: Ontario Canada

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Tue May 19, 2015 7:15 pm

Just taking a break and messing around.

Image
User avatar
HomeRacingWorld
HRW Janitor
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:05 pm
Location: HRW Skunkworks

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby Z-carfan » Tue May 19, 2015 7:43 pm

That router is great, I bought one for my SLOP track and it's great! Looking forward to seeing the tail!


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
User avatar
Z-carfan
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 1961
Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:10 pm
Location: Galena, Oh USA

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby Lou E » Tue May 19, 2015 8:24 pm

Sticking around, can't wait to see the pictures.
Lou E
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 325
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:41 pm
Location: Freehold, NJ

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby chappy » Tue May 19, 2015 8:27 pm

Nice logo Harry. Looks like a sign post should be made up.
Bob
User avatar
chappy
Minister of Slot Racing
 
Posts: 2926
Joined: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:22 pm
Location: Ontario Canada

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby waaytoomuchintothis » Tue May 19, 2015 8:59 pm

Excellent choice on the router, Bob. Ever since I got that little Bosch Pony, my other routers are gathering dust. There's just nothing that little bugger can't do. Its easy to make a speciality base for, too. I cut the braid gains for a 150 foot, 8 lane track with that rascal, and it still runs like new.
User avatar
waaytoomuchintothis
"Seasoned SlotRacer"
 
Posts: 7576
Joined: Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:16 pm
Location: Chesterfield, Virginia

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby Gameover » Tue May 19, 2015 9:48 pm

Man you like work :). Can't wait to see more of it.
User avatar
Gameover
Mr. Hubcaps
 
Posts: 2998
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2014 9:23 pm
Location: Magless in Minnesota

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby HRWJim » Tue May 19, 2015 9:53 pm

Cool project, I'll be watching. GreaT logo too. Jim
User avatar
HRWJim
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 882
Joined: Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:03 pm

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby btaylor » Wed May 20, 2015 3:10 am

Harry, I am so stealing that logo for the track! That is just to cool.


Bob
User avatar
btaylor
Uncle Bob
 
Posts: 4519
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:50 am

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby Wolseley Hornet » Wed May 20, 2015 6:48 am

Really looking forward to seeing this,Bob.

David.
User avatar
Wolseley Hornet
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 669
Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:25 pm
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire. UK.

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb!

Postby btaylor » Wed May 20, 2015 6:52 am

Well while you all were sleeping, I got busy. one picture shows the foamboard pattern I used for the layout and elevation tests. the other pics show the lanes routed in. and the last pic shows I was pretty darn close on my guess as to the overall run length! I had said it should be close to 80ft when done, and with my trusty wheel. it showed it to be right at 79 5"". not a bad guess! :lol: I had a couple of burbs, but nothing serious, since I free handed the whole track, it came out great to me. More to come.ImageImageImage
User avatar
btaylor
Uncle Bob
 
Posts: 4519
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:50 am

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb! more pics!

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Wed May 20, 2015 6:58 am

I should have known you would have this almost finished by this morning :)

Great start sir.
User avatar
HomeRacingWorld
HRW Janitor
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:05 pm
Location: HRW Skunkworks

Re: New Project! Dragon's Tail Hill climb! more pics!

Postby btaylor » Wed May 20, 2015 7:02 am

Its amazing what insomnia and good strong coffee will do!


Bob
User avatar
btaylor
Uncle Bob
 
Posts: 4519
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:50 am

Next

Return to Layout Planning & Design



Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

cron