AFX Speedway.

[Valvarez]

Your patience and attention to detail is inspiring. I only have a 4x8 space for my AFX HO layout but I will certainly use your posts here as a guide. Many thanks and good luck.

[dreinecke]

Deco - it is looking fabulous! Excellent work as always and looking back it is amazing how much you've done in a short time!

[TuscoTodd]

It is impressive how much of a difference that makes in the overall look!
VERY cool!

[RV Racing]

Every time I see this track, I like it more and more! Fantastic progress from humble beginnings. I'm looking forward to further reports.

Thanks!
Rick V.

[downtowndeco]

Slowly working my way around the layout. Man, will I be glad when the grass is all laid & mowed. The unpainted cardboard will get the grass treatment, the small area that is cut out will be spectator parking (I think)

I filled in any gaps between the grass & track using black chalk which I then sprinkled on the grass material. Any questions from the class?

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[ChallengerGuy]

Are you planning to weather the track or simply let the natural running of the cars do that? It looks great by the way, just curious if you were going to add cracks in the road or tire marks, etc. I like the use of the 1/32 Scalextric Aramco fencing. The setbacks (borders, etc) are quite nice too. Awesome work!!!

[downtowndeco]

Glad you dig it. I have already painted on a faint "racing line" to the track, skip back a page or two & it explains how I did it. I'm still thinking about additional "weathering", a few cracks or patches, some speckles of color to break things up a bit.

[downtowndeco]

My layout is designed so that it can be broken down into 3 separate, stand alone tables for transport, shipping & reset up (if needed). That means that there's 2 joints going directly through the grass. Here's how I touched them up.

Here's what they look like before.

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I sprinkle the ground foam into the crack, and brush it in to place using a fan brush. I don't glue it, remember, this is where the layout splits.

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Finished. Now, if & when I have to take it apart it will have to be retouched up when reassembled but that will take all of 15 minutes.

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[ChallengerGuy]

My only complaint is that your mowing lines need to be smaller! LOL. Yeah, that grass stuff is great to work with - hides everything and pretty much no matter how you apply it, it looks great! Keep up the great work.

[sweet]

Fantastic job! Besides the great details, the track looks extremely FAST....It's good to know that we'll ALL have a place to park when we visit. :clap:

[BRS Hobbies]

The track looks awesome! Amazing how a regular slot car track can be transformed with added scenery.

Best regards,
Brian

[downtowndeco]

I laid the last section of grass & added the retaining wall to the elevated section. It's being held in place with tacks as the glue dries. I have yet to mow the grass.

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[downtowndeco]

I added the first few rubble strips. I first cut them out of .020 styrene.

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I added red stripes using electrician's tape.

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Test fit, then glue in place. I used Elmer's White glue & weighed them down over night.

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Questions?

[dge467]

Looking really good!

[TuscoTodd]

That is pretty slick!