Micro Machine track
While looking for cars randomly,
I found some cool track with crappy plastic trucks at the Dollar Tree
I am gonna see if it will build into something joust/drag
ya don't need more space, just tiny-er cars...lol
all my micro machines roll down it, just not fast
some cool stuff that I bought to make sidewalks out of
(which I plan on still)
going back and buying it all, and asking if they got a box in the back
maybe I'll put "sidewalks" down the whole bypass bridge
what scale is a micro?
found out, 1:160, and I can pull 10 ft (if I can get enough...lol)
thats 1600', a short 1/4 on the sidewalks
(by the way the straights are only 2" long)
lovin' this
dr
www.youtube.com/watch?v=030d0DC4G6k
Discussion
Good evening,
this tiny track has stupid potential,
and micro machines are re-issuing, the death star (amazon) even has them
and well, that made the old stuff drop on ebay
I figured, if a car has enough speed to joust it will drag race testing,
but for now a joust with jams
(and questions, ask away)
dr
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9IiUObHDu8
12' total, just short of 2,000 feet in scale
wood work is done, now peg the track down and tune
it also comes apart into 5 pieces (in theory...lol)
cars in the infield made it there
fun stuff
birth of a raceway the 1/160 dragway
the 1/160o dragway
dr
a whole 'nuther class of cars to try to tune...
there WILL be races
built a tiny launcher,
testing going well,
these things haul on this track
this project is out of control,
It takes over 400 pieces to make the track,
staging lanes (drying)
and track end/crash box at the end
only running the emergeny vehicles out of the pack I bought,
I may try a fantasy semi finals
back to screwing and gluing...lol
dr
next vid
I like this thing, anyone wanna race some micro machines?
dr
Well an update.
after lots of messing around, this track was a failure.
MM do not behave like HW/MB/Mods.
first, their mass is so low, they have no real inertia.
They also don't do fast accel well, either.
So I decided to make a pink foam track, including road surface. The first coats of glue/paint gave very good test results. I mave tried to build and video during it, which I am not used to.
The next question, if it works would people watch it? Build cars? who Knows?
2" pink foam is open track MM, or a nice fat 2" wide single 1/64,
"saw out" a rally track? unsure...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cebc1N0rz-A
dr
Editing the 2nd build video
but for now,
The new Drag Strip works amazing.
I made a short vid.
Start Gate is DIY "reverse canadian" (a moto that flips up) but uses the string like CC's
dr
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9KcwugMBGA
- Fun! — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- I like how the cars are seperated, and then come together for the big crash sequence! — LottaSpeedRacing
A full build video
any questions, ask away!
dr
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo7mitI4OXE
filmed my first complete event
street muscle vs exotica
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99lKtMeN2aw
dr
- excellent! Some of them move along pretty well! — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- yea, I was suprised, and they dart crazy, they are "out of the box" no mods or lube — dr_dodge
- rustbelt on YouTube has a great video on modifying micro machines if you are interested in it. I have modded a few and man do they get fast! — Jezter
- I just looked those up, cool racin', too — dr_dodge
looks like a fun project!
FredD
F'D Racing