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groomi said:
Or just get your Dad to modify an old powerpack:
And then build a simple banked oval so it's very difficult to crash:
And make sure it fits under the little ones bed so he can use it whenever he wants (not just when Mum agrees to trip over it for a day or two):
And finally, the Start cars are great but a cheap old touring car works just as well:
Total cost about £50 including the £35 for Lightning McQueen
Any chance you could email or PM me a copy of your plans? I'm starting my little guy on Scalextric and this would be perfect first track and storage system. Definitely keep the other half happy.And then build a simple banked oval so it's very difficult to crash:
And make sure it fits under the little ones bed so he can use it whenever he wants (not just when Mum agrees to trip over it for a day or two):
And finally, the Start cars are great but a cheap old touring car works just as well:
Total cost about £50 including the £35 for Lightning McQueen
Thanks
threeglasgows said:
Any chance you could email or PM me a copy of your plans? I'm starting my little guy on Scalextric and this would be perfect first track and storage system. Definitely keep the other half happy.
Thanks
No plans as I just made it up as I went along. I can share a few photos of the 'build' (God I hate that term, it always sounds so much more impressive than it actually is) though.Thanks
First up, measure the space underneath the bed, subtract 10mm all the way round and then send your wife to a friendly timber merchant with a cutting list. She'll come back with something like this:
A few minutes with a tape measure, a drill bit, countersink, screws and a screwdriver and you'll be making rapid progress:
Once the outer box is complete, then build up the track, turn it upside down and draw around the curve. Use a jigsaw to cut it out:
Then turn the track the right way up and draw around the inside of the curve onto some thinner ply (3mm would probably be better than the 5mm I used):
Test fit the track into the box with the corner surrounds:
And start modelling up the infield area. I used wet and dry for the tarmac areas, Googled a 'Piston Cup' logo and printed it out and found some old moddelling grass powdery stuff - green paint of a roll of fabric/paper would be better for kids though:
Using the MDF offcuts, make the angled track supports (in hindsight I'd use proper timber for these as you need to screw into the ends and MDF has a tendency to split):
Paint it with primer, couple of topcoats and then a varnish:
Plonk in the electrics:
Put it all together and test:
Use a piano hinge to fit the front panel (again, timber may be better than MDF due to screwing into the end). Use some small kitchen cupboard magnetic catches:
Spend a night infront of the TV with some card and a stanley knife to knock up some pits/grandstands whatever you want - they'll get wrecked over time, so no point doing anything fancy, just something that you can keep replacing:
Stand back and admire your handiwork:
And then wrap up for the big day:
And then enjoy - and remember to let the kiddies play too!
Sorry for the thread hijack
That's so cool Groomi. My dad has always been like that. I'm 25 now, we still play with RC cars together and I'll never forget the freezing mornings, miserable rain, aches and pains and bruises he endured in keeping us happy as kids. And the ruinous expense of building the worlds best train set for us!
Cool looks awesome!
Cool
looks awesome!Get on Jadlam and get the digital type kits, the old analogue are still fun but last millenium too, with digital the controller controls the car regardless of what side of the track it is on, you can switch lanes, overtake etc, better for lap timing, auto engine cut at end of race, engine brake or you can do your own braking, loads more features over analogue, Jadlam make up their own kits too, either buy direct or watch their items on ebay no-one else is bidding on and grab a bargain.
SignLine said:
Get on Jadlam and get the digital type kits, the old analogue are still fun but last millenium too, with digital the controller controls the car regardless of what side of the track it is on, you can switch lanes, overtake etc, better for lap timing, auto engine cut at end of race, engine brake or you can do your own braking, loads more features over analogue, Jadlam make up their own kits too, either buy direct or watch their items on ebay no-one else is bidding on and grab a bargain.
Or send me a pm and I'll ensure you get a ph discount, Can still get stuff out for Christmas.Our own SL sets are the way to go, great value for money and much more interesting than a boggo boxed set.
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