Well its taken a while to get this far, so this could be a slow burner 

But after cutting the slot car track boards up, I discovered  there was an amount of droop on the MDF, nothing to worry a Slot car, but 00 scale Loco's are more fickle !
So I doubled up on the bracing, forcing the  droops into something close to flat again, of course the bracing means more timber underneath where I may want to put point motors, we will cross that bridge later   

But most of the boards are in place now, the slot car backscene will likely be able to be re-used for part of the layout. The gap at the end will have a removable section so I can get access to the middle without crawling under the boards. This in turn will eventually h be filled in with foam boards and lightweight removable scenery.
I have yet to fill in the slots and tidy up the shed !

It will be DCC with sound.

Currently it will be based on a fictional area in South Wales where GWR and LMS were seen circa 1945, and I hope to eventually get rolling stock and locos for early BR set a few years later as an option.

   

   

The plan is for a double height layout, effectively a separate lower level branch line and shunting/goods yard with access to the dock, a small station and a station by pass for the freight trains. This is shown as grey track on the plan. Both end curves will be hidden in tunnel or behind a false backscene.


The blue upper level is a dual mainline mainly passenger, but with provision for the odd express freight. It will feature a viaduct before the station and a metal bow bridge over the river entrance to the port.

No curve is tighter than an equivalent R4 except one in a siding. Obviously the plan will be tweaked to allow for point motors where these would be obstructed by an underboard batten, but I hope to be able to remain fairly close to the planned layout. all the roads etc are currently just for ideas and are likely to change.

   

The profile is the only photographic version of this car that I DON'T find ugly!  

Having recently bought a roll of tough PLA+ thanks to a text chat with John May, it's great filament for our needs but won't adhere to smooth or textured print beds...but no problems with basic 3D 'glue'.

Cheap as chips PVP glue sticks are best, much easier to use than the PVA liquid I've been using and washes off much easier too.

So what does PVP glue stick do? 

Good question, it helps print filament stick to the print surface and also helps it not to stick to the print surface...it does both jobs at the same time.

How can it help stick and not stick prints...well it seems to be a medium that sits between the print and print surface whilst being strong enough to hold but not strong enough to damage your printer plate.

Get the cheapest stuff you can buy, PVP is much better than PVA sticks.

Not exactly Slot car racing......

But with the Bank Holiday Monday being quite so wet, this proved a good way to waste a good number of hours,  but there were two of us to get the 1000 pieces into place 


   

Thought I would create a new thread titled 3D printed bodyshell addiction, so those of us that dabble can show their pending tray or those shells that have been sitting on the shelf vainly waiting their turn to be utilised. All posts should feature unfinished i.e. either bare or primer shells.

Some, not all of my shelf/pending tray going back two plus years.

   

Nine of the shells are modified from 3rd party downloads the rest are home brew creations either from scans and modified in or created from scratch in CAD (F1s, RAID Truck, CAN AMs, Group5’s, Mini’s and a kit car).


Cheers
John

   

C4504 Ford Anglia 105E - Harry Potter Edition. RRP £53.99. Scheduled Summer 2024.

This car was widely predicted when the new Broadspeed Anglia model was unveiled in January...



Here's the full press release from Hornby...

Brace yourselves for a magical journey as Scalextric, the ultimate destination for thrill-seekers, celebrates International Harry Potter Day 2024 with the launch of the Harry Potter Ford Anglia 105E.

Wanting to pay tribute to the great Sicilian Road race of the 60’s 70’s Cheshire West Slot Car Club are hosting a rally Road event on the 25th May . 2classes one GTs / saloons and one prototypes .
We are putting on Italian style food ( pasta , or other goodies details still being worked on at the moment). 
Cost is £11 inclusive we can accommodate up to 12 racers. So if you are interested get back to me or PM me.

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this question.

Does anyone here rewind motors?  .........Or know anyone who does?

I have an SCX MGA, which is too much of a handful.  It's the only car I have with the RK- motor, if it had an RX- motor it wouldn't be a problem as I would just drop an RX-4 or -41 in there.

I've read, elsewhere, that an FK180 will go in if the chassis is modded slightly.  I could try that, but if I cock it up I'm looking at north of £80 to replace the car.  I did think of fitting a pod-type 3dp chassis, but neither of my usual 3dp chassis suppliers do one.

Thanks in advance,
Stuart.

We're half way through the current GT Sports Proxy, Slot Rally GB has visited, was thoroughly enjoyed...and moved on to the next venue...so it's time to get working on the Goodwood Revival Proxy cars.

I always find the hardest part is deciding on what cars to build.  Looking down the list of eligible cars there's a couple or three possibilities for me but I really like small sports cars as it's something we race here in our club.

My first ever proxy entry was in the last ever IPS (International Proxy Series) for small sports, the series never got past round #1 in Greece as covid stopped the world on it's axis.  Although the series has been resurrected in the last 2 years the rules are completely different and I feel the spirit of the original IPS is long lost as there's no slimline motor class and no front motor class.

The car I built was a Revell 1963 Corvette Stingray (Grand Sport) on a two part fibreglass chassis along the lines of a Revoslot, with the motor at the front of the chassis, it was one of 3 cars in the 'front motor class'.

Now it's time to send it back into the proxy arena with a new lease of life, a new chassis and a couple of new ideas from the recent Slot Rally GB.

This has a 3D chassis, a resin 3D pod and a Hawk 18k motor I bought about 6 or 7 years ago which used to live in a big Healey.
8mm wide rear tyres need sourcing...

Testing starts tomorrow night

   

   

   

I am physically disabled, live in Harrow (NW London) and was wondering if anyone may be able to help me putting my numerous AFX track pieces together as this risks becoming such a money pit for me (we can also discuss a hand over of any AFX products I have little to no current use for). My aim is to build an ambitious 10 laner and I welcome suggestions on a challenging yet quite space saving  layout