[JasonB]

It's been a few years since I had chance to set up my track, but I was rummaging through a few old photos so I thought I might as well post them.

It's a temporary analogue Scalextric track, mixed Sport and Classic, with some attempt at scenery modules, buildings, figures, trees etc.

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The scenery is made almost entirely from free materials, cardboard for borders, polystyrene packaging for the rock faces, collected heather and twigs for the trees, moss for the shrubby weeds, sawdust for the grass. and leaves, and scouring pads for hedges. The main cost for the scenery was in glue and paint.

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I also painted a backdrop on a roll of cheap but fairly sturdy paper which I just about managed to get to stand up around the perimeter.

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Here are a few more pictures.

That's all for now folks. I guess one day I'll drag it all down from the attic and set it up again.

 

[portals999]

Very nice, do you have any pics showing the whole layout?

 

[JasonB]

Not really, it was all crammed into a small room, so I could never get back far enough to get the whole track into the camera view. I did once try this rather clumsy experiment of jamming some shots together, which might give you some idea.

 

[dcurzon]

Top notch!!!

 

[portals999]

 

[portals999]

I'd be getting it out of the atttic...!

 

[Drifter2]

+1

 

[gus3049]

Like others, I certainly couldn't leave that up there unused.

It looks very good indeed.

 

[rallyhub]

Very inspiring rallytrack.

I love the typical rally details.

If you have any pictures left, please show them to us.

Well done

rallyhub

 

[StuBeeDoo]

Excellent Jason!

Like others, I couldn't be leaving that unused.

 

[Slots-O-Fun]

Excellent!

 

[JasonB]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone.

Here are a few more photos...

This was from the beginning of the process of making the track dirty.

This is how it ended up. Although I later added some other features like cobbles, pot holes, manhole covers, and drains.

Another early shot. Experimenting with wine corks for stones. They were put through a kitchen blender then soaked in paint.

Big Bernie and his girlfriend don't look too impressed, they're probably cold. I did some work later to get the spectators more suitably dressed for an English winter.

Wise advice for all of us on the sign here.

And finally, just Sandro in a Stratos.

 

[GRUNZ]

Nice stuff. I have seen some of these pics on a website a while ago but didn't know that the track belonged to you.

It shows that one can have a nice track within a small confined space and the use of plastic does not limit the possibilities for great scenery.

 

[rallyhub]

Hi Jason,

Many thanks for showing more fotos of your splendid rally track.

I enjoyed it.

rallyhub

 

[RikoRocket]

Loving that

I'm guessing the cones get a hammering if you use it in earnest? Or are you using magnets?

 

[JasonB]

Thank you.

The cones ended up all over the track, so I didn't usually use them in that position.

 

[StuBeeDoo]

^^^ Seems pretty realistic to me!

 

[billyb_imp]

Wow, impressive, that certainly sets the bar at an high level,

 

[Trevor Ford]

Great track

excellent scenery

Where did you find the Transit van ?

Always fancied making a Ford Supervan

 

[Gilly1]

Thanks for sharing. Great little track. Great job on painting the track and sky backdrop. Makes a huge difference.

Simon