Hi all!
Thought I would take a little break from the work and post some pics of my progress.
this is the end of the long 18' straight the pits are to the left , and you can see the race fans starting to fill up the trackside camping sites.
this is a shot of the pit entrance /start finish line heading up hill . the flag stand is scratch built from bass wood ,the pit box is just under 3ft long and is made out of foam core board .
this is a shot from the un finished end.. the grandstand needs some work , and we have to make space for all the vendors .
a couple of overall shots,, lots of loose ends here , molding, some more pictures and i gotta get those empty spaces on the shelfs filled with cars!
down hill thru the esses
a closer shot of the pits
a shot of the tunnel leading to the grandstand and vendor row.
The retaining walls and overpass were done with scrap pieces of 1/4 plywood which i covered with a very thin coat of cheap latex chalk then using the blunt end of small paint brush ,traced the mortor lines in the caulk , let it dry , then painted it gray ,let dry, then did the mortor lines in black. . Most of the red and white gaurd rails are foam core board ,cut into 1" inch strips then striped with magic marker.
I used the ones supplied with the Carrera set I bought in the esses or where it needed to curve drastically .
The wire fencing is 2" wide mesh dry wall tape. which i spray painted silver , and super glued to dowels .
All of the "grass" and " sand" used for ground cover , was saw dust that i collected during the routing and construction phase , then colored green with watered down tempra paint .
The track itself is proving to be quite a blast to race on , and its been quite a blast building it to!
thanks for looking
John
