Piston Junction Update
The Time Trials are completed. 8 groups, 56 teams, 86 cars.
youtu.be/bi76VJ0mPIE?si=MOpsVFmPlQWLAZ19
I'll take a 3-4 week break as I build a new section of diorama, and then we will have the first races of the season.
I want to take a moment to share the season structrure document I wrote to explain how you can 'win' and advance.
Piston Junction Season Structure
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Discussion
Why have I been so slow with making our videos?
The main reason is one I have mentioned but never gone into detail about.
The home where workshop where Piston Junction is set up and built is being sold this next month. While I knew the home would be sold, when I started to build piston junction, the understanding was it would be in 6-7 years. However, all it takes is 2 years of bad administration to push a teacher out of teaching, and the house is being sold sooner.
I have been trying to figure out how to keep making the dream I've spent so much time and effort building still happen, how to deliver on the promise I've made to you guys.
So while I've been tearing down the workshop I have been making plans on how to continue even when the track itself has to come down. My small scale dioramas and filming gear will be relocated to my apartment where I am making a filming space.
Once I get the workshop stored, I can focus on just the track and then pre-film every race - and associated B-rolls and such as the like - and then I will have the film on hard drive I can edit it and put it out during the time in which the new workshop is being built.
You may have noticed I have been using a lot more small dioramas in the storytelling. Contain little scenes and less shooting on the actual piston junction track. That's because I can keep those small dioramas at my apartment and do small scale filming there without any issue.
My intention is not to abandon this project, nor to have built all of this community and hype and have it go nowhere.
We will finish this race series and hopefully be in a much better position to build the next track, which I am calling 'Escape from Nuke York'. Props to R-Lo Racing for the gem of that pun name.
- I wish you good luck for the new stage of life. Do everything according to your plan. There are more important things in life. I have time to wait! — Schottys_diecast
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Due to the shift in how I have to film and release this race series, and my desire to still have the audience matter in the tournyment - I have the following poll.
Two slots remain to get into round 2. 30 cars have made it on their points alone, but two slots are at management discretion.
Management has decided to let the audience choose, picking from 8 drivers who performed well, but perhaps got caught behind slower traffic or had an unfortunate turn of events.
From these 8 drivers, four will be selected to race again.
The top two finishers in that race will continue into round 2.
www.facebook.com/groups/wmdracing/permalink/1809346226139756/
The above link goes to the poll. If you cannot or willnot use facebook, please drop your votes here. You can vote for as many as you like, but people voting for everyone is a null sum game and will offer no change to the outcome.
The audiance has spoken, and spoken loudly!
Mrs. Nefarious of Dubious Diecast has 28 percent!
James Ironbeard of Ironbeard Customs has 19 percent!
Shotgun Kowboy of the Milestone Rangers has 15 percent!
Puff of Puff's Racing has 10 percent!
These four racers will square off at the end of round 1 for a no holds barred, winner-takes all bare knuckle, high octaine roadwar to settle who's going to round 2!
Well done. Most excellent.