JScott

I built this setup at our house in Ohio about 15 years ago. It started out with 1 scalextric set on a ping pong table. Then I bought another set and then some more track and added on plywood to the ends of the table. This way I could reposition the plywood pieces to change the track layout. That way I didn't have to commit to just one layout. I also ended up with way too many cars but there are so many great models I couldn't stop.

AaronZ51

Nice setup and an awesome collection of cars! Good idea on being able to change the layout without too much difficulty.

MACE_Hardware

I'm a big fan of racing history. Do you have a photo drop online you could share?

JETninja

I would have to spend hours finding and then scanning the photo's. Sounds like something to do in 3 year or so when I retire. I do have hundreds of shots and quite a few slides also.

XC6VETTE

Just saw this...part makes me sad....part cool as hell.,

How's it coming...if I were to buy a slot car...what're the specs?

JETninja

Walter, just google Carrera Slot Cars....it'll tell you all you need to know. Warning, they can be very addicting...why I stay away from them!

JScott

If you have an old project car sitting around that you haven't got to yet you could do this!



http://slotmods.com/


Might be a little more involved than you want. There is a slot car place in Edgewood that I haven't been to but it looks pretty cool.


http://pacificslotcarraceways.com/Our-Tracks.php

Looks like they have some nice tracks.

last901

Well, Walter, I'd suggest something electric. Secondly, if you want to be competitive you might to consider something really wide so no one could pass. Suspecting Aaron will want some authenticity to his set-up, I advise you not to buy anything with a cartoon character as a "driver"

Yes, John makes a good suggestion. Google slot cars on Ebay. A company FLY maes some decent reproductions of some classic race cars, which are nice collectibles.

Above all, do not purchase any scale Hay Trucks.

AaronZ51

The set is made by Carrera and the cars are 1/32 scale. I'm not sure yet how to "sync" cars to the track but I believe I'd also have to buy more controllers - the track says you can run up to six cars at a time. My set came with a C6R and C7R.
Cool looking track - I'm going to stop by Victory Lap Hobbies in Puyallup in the next week or two - they specialize in slot car stuff so I'll get some ideas there hopefully. If not, I'll have to check out the one you mentioned in Edgewood.

last901

"Our Fred" at his best. I think Aaron and Fred probably live 25-30 miles apart, but in my experience distance was never an obstacle to Fred if anyone needed him.

ExRedRacer

Not trying to steal your thread, but since we're talking about real toys, just thought I'd share my little project I've been working on for the last few years....it's N scale model railroading....something I've enjoyed for many years.

Let me know if I can help you with building your layout.




When it was still under construction....laying the cork roadbed...




Track work complete....time for rolling stock....




My dad and me in 1964 with the layout he built for me. Guess I've loved model trains for a looooong time.

Found another few pics of my layout...more current than the ones above...

AaronZ51

Now that is a sweet setup, Joe! Mine (at least to start) won't be anywhere near that but we all gotta start somewhere. If it gets used a lot, then I can look at building something more permanent.

last901

Great layout Joe. What size is N-gauge (or scale)? Smaller or larger than HO?

Mufflerbearing

N is just below HO and then TT if memory serves. We are too old to see TT without a microscope.

last901

That's sorta what I thought, Pat. So is TT scale what I once saw on Art Baker's "You Asked For it" TV show where somebody created the entire Transcontinental Railroad on a grain of rice?

Do they still make Skippy Peanut Butter?

Mufflerbearing

I believe so but although as a kid I was a consumer, one day a guy came down the street placing plastic bags on door ***** containing small samples of Jif peanut butter. I began following him about a block behind removing them and have been a paying Jif customer to this day. Jif and Ritz crackers equals gourmet dining.

JETninja

Yes, that's the only brand we buy......

ExRedRacer

Thanks, Phil.

The most popular, widely sold scales these days are in order of size, O scale (Lionel-sized), HO, literally Half-O scale, N scale, the scale I'm modeling, and then Z scale, the smallest of all. Really small and really expensive.

I'm holding an O scale Lionel Santa Fe locomotive in my hand in that photo of my dad and me.

last901

Check this out..

MACE_Hardware

Is there an Alan Green Camaro out there?