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Hey All,
I've been putting some time into the Holly Oak Raceway this weekend.
I completely neglected my responsibities to do some work on the track.
Added: grass flocking, gravel, small bushes, walls, house construction, wrecked car, paint and a Horizon Services Van (static model). My wife works for the HVAC company and a couple of their Techs have asked why they don't see one of their vans on the track, so...
I would have done more, but I ran out of time. I thought I would get an extra hour this weekend but it flew by nonetheless.







Gridlock at Holly Oak


Greg

:banana-rock: Looking great, like the details you add to your track.
How about a pic of the whole thing like a before and after type please.

Thanks for sharing.

Rex

Looks really great, Greg!
The house being constructed is awesome, i think this is the first time i see this as a scenery on a slotcartrack - simply great!
Nice pictures!
Also the cork barriers are really nice!

The overgrown, rusty tuner car is my favorite!

Beautiful layout Greg, more photos please!

Regards, Lloyd

Looks wonderful! I too like the house under construction. BTW, if you have a bandsaw you can cut the blue foam insulation very thin (not sure if thin enough for this) and be able to make a pile of blue insulation beside it. The bandsaw makes a very nice surface with the proper blade.

Excellent work Greg. Holly Oak Raceway is a true work of art.

Randy

You are doing a really terrific job. More pics!!!!!!

Hey Guys,
Thanks for the kind words!
@ ddyke- cool idea. Now I have to fix my band saw...
@ Peter- best use for one of the many "Tuner" bodies I have. I might start a wreckage yard...
@ Rex- I'll see what I have in the vault for "before" shots.
I still have more to do. 2 bare areas need to be addressed, background behind buildings need development and small details throughout.
Did anyone catch the pile of dirt with the shovel in it? It's kind of small (in 3 pic - front of house construction) The pile is coffee grounds, some kind of weird cat litter I ground up, scraps of balsa, foam. I'll have to be careful when vacing the track... The shovel is made from wire and thin wood, then painted. It was too fun, I had to do it.
I think I need people, too.

This is a version from last Aug. Top view/ left half of layout.
I can't get a full track shot because I don't have enough room to move back and get the shot and no wide angle lense...

OK, some before shots:

This is very cool! thanks for posting! 1/43 is the perfect scale for scenery!

Really nice work there, and you make it look so easy - even though I know it was a lot of work. Great stuff!

the shovel is barely visible, Greg. But the heap of dirt looks soft - great if the tail swings out into it ;) i want to see an action shot with the tail just swinging out and lifting up a pile of dirt into the air :D

Thank you Greg for the before shot the town scape is great, could hardly see the shovel though, are you going to add more too.