Pimpsacola Track Plans

racergirl153 · Post by **racergirl153** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 5:44 pm

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Yagbols · Post by **Yagbols** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 6:06 pm

Whoa! its starting to look damn good mang! woohoo! I figure the cars need to be fitted with a 2.2 at least. Have you tried using a car on that thang? Jesus, after you're done, how will you take out of the door? must be heavy too?

Damn, kewl track bro!

How about lights? buildings? just like in monaco! A Bitpimp blimp! hehehe and of course stop/go lights.

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:14 pm

Yagbols wrote:Whoa! its starting to look damn good mang! woohoo! I figure the cars need to be fitted with a 2.2 at least. Have you tried using a car on that thang? Jesus, after you're done, how will you take out of the door? must be heavy too? Damn, kewl track bro!

How about lights? buildings? just like in monaco! A Bitpimp blimp! hehehe and of course stop/go lights.

Thanks bro. The car I tested with was a Shen Qi Wei with a 2.6, whatever that compares to. It was about the right speed for the track. It raced pretty good. Almost have to coast down the slide to make the (middle of the board) corner. Haven't weighed it yet, prob 35-40 lbs. Maybe 50 when I'm done? Solid! baby

You mean like buildings with lights in da windows and shiat? I'm thinking about it. Billboard spotlights too, but I dunno. Pretty lofty for my first model-railroading style scenery (though I do love the BitPimp Blimp idea). Maybe. Guess I can always add to it. Have to see what kind of harnesses are avail at my hobby store. Thanks for the suggestions.

Welcome to da 'hood RacerGirl!

Thanks for the comps.

-Silent

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:13 pm

You can ride 'em for a little bit, but the transition between corners would be tricky. The railings are smooth, but the plastic makes 'em springy. They throw the front end of the car around if you hit em too hard.

I was having a hell of a time trying to stay on the track without em!

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:08 pm

No work progress on the track to report on, but have I got some STUFF

Trees, grass, rock molds, earth paints, plaster cloth, standing, and running water effects..........

I think someone's fixin to have some fun

, ....or make a big mess

MaxximumRC · Post by **MaxximumRC** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:14 pm

drool, How many hours has it taken you so far.

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:27 pm

MaxximumRC wrote:drool, How many hours has it taken you so far.

Since conception, the project is almost 2 months old (by the date stamp), but I've only worked on it 2-3 hours on some weekends, prob 15 hours total so far. No hurry to finish, I'm enjoying it. I find the longer I have to think about it, the more ideas pop up.

Zip Zap Pro · Post by **Zip Zap Pro** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:45 am

You should get a railroad track and have it cross over the road (R&R Crossing) and when you race have the train run around and see if anyone gets crushed by the train!

Post by **CaboWabo** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 10:34 am

ha! awesome idea!
I like the stunt possibilities!

welcome aboard Zip Zap Pro

MaxximumRC · Post by **MaxximumRC** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 10:42 am

It could be like The Fast and the Furious

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:05 pm

Maybe an alternate "jump" to go over the train, if its in the way! Cool ideas.

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 7:47 pm

I'd like to see some updates on this thing! it's looking absolutely amazing mang!

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:57 pm

Not much to look at, at the moment. Just started glueing the cardboard strip "webbing" in place for the plaster cloth to stick to. This will serve as a base for the rock faces and hills.

Maybe I'll have the cardboard strips done by the weekend, and get to start slingin' plaster

Buks · Post by **Buks** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 4:51 pm

SilentWolv - this is looking like one hell of of mother of a track. When I checked out your initial drawing I thought - "What the fck is this ?". How wrong could a guy be ? I keep checking out the tracks forum JUST TO SEE IF YOU POST MORE PICTURES ! How sad is that ?

Anyway, for what its worth my advice to anyone making their own track is - don't use hardboard. It warps. It took me about 8 hours to make and about 1 week later it was warped to fck. Took me about 2 minutes to rip it apart. Whooped its hardboard bitch ass.....

I'm now taking the lazy route and waiting for the Bonzer Mat to come out. If it ever does ......

So, keep posting more pictures. I hope youv'e got a camcorder too as an mpeg of the finished product would be coooool.

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 5:54 pm

Thanks for the props Buks. I have a feeling I'm going to learn alot about model railroading scenery in the weeks to follow. I hope to work on it this weekend and post an update Sunday night or Monday.[/code]