Circuit Genovia

[vabchrog]

[RV Racing]

This is going to be a great family project, Roger! Looking forward to watching your progress. Good help is hard to find!

Cheers,
Rick V.

[dreinecke]

VERY cool project Roger. You know I can't turn down a track with scenery!

[vabchrog]

No pics but an update. Cleaned and put clips on all the track however I was 5 short :(

Another problem cropped up I have a 2 inch gap so I will either have to franken a 2 inch straight or a 5 inch. Trying to figure out what would be the best long term. I think the two inch would be easier to stiffen and brace up plus I already have a pair of 3 inchers but would have to order some 6 inchers. Its a shame AFX doesn't make a 5 and 7 inch straight like aurora did.

[vabchrog]

Decide to see if I could reconfigure so I wouldn't have to franken a piece. I replaced the 9 1/4 inch curve on the back with two 6 1/8 and 3 inch straight. It looks good but I need some more clips which are on the way.





I placed some TJET Boxes and glue sticks an cardboard under the track to get a feel for raise portion. I like the height so far.

[TuscoTodd]

That looks like it is going to be a fun course! Always cool when you can involve family in projects like this as well! :D

[BIG E]

Cool little circuit Rog, did your granddaughter choose the name Genovia from the Ann Hathaway/Julie Andrews film "Princess Diaries"?
Nice project, hope you both have lots of fun with it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! -- Ernie :>)

[vabchrog]

Bought some foam board at the Dollar Tree and found some pink foam insulation board in the attic.


Used the pink foam board as risers and cut the foam bard to go under the track. Decided to hot glue the foam and will silicone the track after the track is running smoothly. I got the inside lane working good but need a border to start testing the outside lane.


I had a hard time finding any cars that ran good its been so long since I raced on my track.





I also got some black foam board at the dollar tree. I will probably use it for the pit lane. I am going to redo it so its one continuous piece.












Off to get some more hot glue sticks and some weather proofing to use a temporary outside lane border.

[vabchrog]

Found another Charade video from 1958 its an F2 race. Some different shots of the track

[vabchrog]

[vabchrog]

Its official Circuit Genovia is Kid Approved! Sensors are installed and working. I laid some more McMaster-Carr borders and am ready to lay the white and yellow lines then start on the scenery. My 3 year grandson Benjamin did his first slot car racing tonight racing an MEV Chaparral TJET against his sister Annie who had the TJET she built from the junk box a Ford Torino. Benjamin was beating her :) And my 2 year old grandson August who has been in the garage with me every night watching me working on Genovia and tuning some TJETs that have been setting for a long time got real excited.







Anyone have any broken controllers or power supplies with the new AFX plugs. I want to make two drivers stations and wire up the adjustable power supply and the Trackmate shut off relay.

[vabchrog]

I added tape to Circuit white and yellow. I have on spot on the track I will have to fill sand and paint.





Can anyone guess what I am modeling with the red and white car below?








Time to start on the pits and figure out how I'm going to make the dirt berms. I'm going to glue and shape some pink foam for the hills.

[vabchrog]

Worked on the track a little today and made a trip to the Arts and Crafts store. I'm making hay bales out of 1/4 Balsa Square Strips with white glue and crushed up Shredded Wheat. I also bout a foam wring and some tan foam square blocks from the flower arrangement section. I bought a piece of black foam board from the Wall-mart Market store the inside and outside are both black. I cut it to make a road off the Circuit. I made a cardboard template from a present box I bought at the Dollar Store.


Making hay bales


Add some white glue to the sides



Spread it evenly on the sides.

Then dump into into the Shredded Wheat. The first time it did not look right because I did not crush it up fine enough.








I glued some pieces of wood together to get double high hale bales. I haven't made them yet. Here is a picture of some on the track. Also you can see some of the tan foam blocks I shaped into a berm.



This picture is the foam ring I bought and cut into 8 pieces it matches up with a 6 1/8 pieces of track. I will have to see how it pints up. It pretty course.

[Ralphthe3rd]

[vabchrog]

Its the first foreign car to run NASCAR.