Scalextric/ Slot car track build

[Nathan penney]

As well as my mk1 Leon Cupra R, I have another hobby- Slot cars!
After a few years without a permanent track set up it’s time to start a new track.
New table built in the loft 4.9mX 2.0m
After a day trying a few set up’s I came up with one I’m happy with, including a long pit lane to accommodate my pit building I made years ago.
Lots of work involved, going to be months/ years in the making cause it’s going to have full landscaping and detail but the basic track is designed.
Don’t know if anyone on here is interested or not but I’ll update every now again. And yes there are Seat’s going to be raced! Got a few Leon’s.

The table.

The track ( up to now)

 

[tracktoy]

Yes please very interested, have to say i am more into model trains but the landscaping and electrical issues are common I am sure.
Also good to see the MK1 out on the track as they are in real life.

 

[Nathan penney]

Yes please very interested, have to say i am more into model trains but the landscaping and electrical issues are common I am sure.
Also good to see the MK1 out on the track as they are in real life.

Ah, good to see a fellow model enthusiast. Yes there can be problems with electrics- mainly power outage if running too many cars and accessories on too large a track.
Hoping this one’s okay as it’s not overly long.
Could have got a lot more track in with flyovers and bridges etc, but I don’t really like them when I’m making it kind of realistic with detailed background.
Also the downside of slot cars compared to trains is the scale. 1.32 scale so everything is massive. Looked like a big table till I started laying track.
Most slot cars enthusiasts would go for more track but cause I’m into trucks too the paddock area behind the pit building is going to fit the team trucks I have which as you can imagine are quite large.

 

[tracktoy]

Looking forward to updates

 

[Seastormer]

Yes my digital layout went right around the perimeter of the living room, and my workmates came to race all the time. Sadly as the grandkids got older and lost interest, the missus made me pack it all away. Still all numbered for easy reassemble and have around 35 cars all chipped for digital, ready for the day I get a bigger house or the wife goes. Will be interested in following your antics, good luck with the project.

 

[Syphon]

ready for the day I get a bigger house or the wife goes.

 

[Nathan penney]

Yes my digital layout went right around the perimeter of the living room, and my workmates came to race all the time. Sadly as the grandkids got older and lost interest, the missus made me pack it all away. Still all numbered for easy reassemble and have around 35 cars all chipped for digital, ready for the day I get a bigger house or the wife goes. Will be interested in following your antics, good luck with the project.

My wife says ‘at least I know where he is’

 

[Nathan penney]

Here’s what it used to look like a few years ago.
Unfortunately I have to share the loft now with Christmas gear, camping stuff and the like hence why this time I had to build it on a table. Everything is stored underneath but at least now I can detail it properly instead of bits here and there.

 

[Bear]

Bloody brilliant mate! I do enjoy reading posts that are interesting, entertaining and informative, even if they might not be particularly relevant to me. This thread is right up there!

I'm looking forward to more updates and photos.

 

[Nathan penney]

Update.

Had my 3 kids running laps with me last weekend to make sure everything was running smoothly before going any further.
With 7 digital lane changers, pit lane game, lap counter and 4 cars running had to make sure it was going to run properly with enough power.
All good, a few offs but everything was working spot on.
Labelled all the pieces to make re laying it easier cause next job was to draw round the track and anything else that is the same thickness as the track then take it up.

Always scribble on the waste bits or else it can get very confusing when you’re left with a load of jigsaw pieces.
With a bit of fancy cutting with the jig saw it was all cut and roughly layed back down.

Kept the pieces cut out of the back section to use under the track as this will be raised up on blocks so the track will still be sat on top of a solid base.
Next job I think will be the back drop, just simple model railway sky glued to mdf board.
This may seem daft, but it’s a common thing to name your track.
So being a big fan of Le Mans, there are going to be elements of the famous race track evident on my track once it’s finished. Le Mans circuit is actually called
Circuit de la Sarthe.
Also even though my names Nathan, my nickname name at work is Arthur.
So it has to be ‘Circuit de la SArthur’

 

[tracktoy]

Dedication, looking good