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So what changes are in store for your home layout?

Maybe some nice scenery to finish or perhaps a design change? New power & control?

We are doing a little timing project which I will share later. But we are also making a few items for the track such as sanding/scuff stations.

Trees, Trees, and more Trees for the road and rally tracks.
Building a pit garage for the road course.

Well, it's quite an overhaul for mine.

After a year or so of carpet running, I had decided to begin landscaping my existing Sport layout. You can see some shots of this in the SRC 908 L review. But then I had an epiphany. I wasn't enjoying running my analog cars nearly as much as I was Carrera digital. So, the Sport track is going in to deep freeze, along with most of my cars, and there is a D124 set in my near future.

It's a huge change, considering that only two of my 1/32 cars have Carrera chips in them and the rest are now relegated to looking pretty in their cases until I decide to set up the Sport again, but I think that the outcome will end up being much more enjoyable. I realize that digital isn't for everyone, but my experiences with it have been nothing but positive and I look forward spending time racing against ghost cars, managing fuel usage, and changing lanes!

I've added a significant layer of dust to simulate our snowy winter.

Not much on the Scaley track, maybe some additional scenery. As for the routed track which has a nice driving surface but almost nothing else I plan to add a timing system, possibly some shoulders on the corners, some railings where there are none and replacing some of the poorly installed railings. Then maybe some scenery.

I would like to add slots to my track :music-rockout:

No plans for the Targa track currently. I'd like to do something about some grass in the back corner, but talking HL into climbing into the corner that I can't reach is always like hard work.

But, there's plenty of work to be done on the hill climb.

Well, looks like some folks will be busy.

I just decided to redo the other side of the Skunkworks. Whatamess Part Deux.

No changes to existing tracks.

But, recently got a used Ninco go-kart off E-bay!

. . . Indoor Karting seems to be growing in popularity here.

. . . I'm beginning to feel another lightweight portable track coming on(!)

Anyone seen a routed slot Kart track? I haven't come across one on the internet.

(I guess I'm so distractable because I haven't been back in this hobby very long - no wonder I never get anything properly finished! :? )



David.

Yes, it's lovely, Jeremy.
I remember it; and don't the little European cars look good on it?

I was thinking about something a bit more basic.

David.

Love the idea of doing Riverside!!! One of my favorite tracks! Jeremy - I'll drive if you can get here LOL!

Looks like you're going to have no end of help available Dave. You'd better get those employment contracts sorted for them.

I am hoping to have my tracks up and going this year. Since we got hammered by a snow storm today, I may have some time tomorrow to start building the table.