Thank you! And you are right: Under the tracks are two chains, driven by two motors. The chains has a little pin attached to it, which goes up through the slot and into the cars, pulling them this way. It was important that the cars could fall off if the speed got too high, otherwise the driver could just give full throttle - and there was no fun playing! Thanks for the nice words. /Mads
Mads, you are obviously a diplomat and should be foreign minister. If you won you would be sleeping in the spare room. On a serious note mass producing your system would allow a lot of kids to enjoy slot car racing. I was impressed with the modularity of your design. Well done.
Thank you for your kind words. And you're right, diplomacy is actually one of my most important skills. Mass producing could be interesting, but first I'd like to make one with a bridge, to make the traditionally 8-number shape. This one gives the B-track an advantage, since the distance the car has to go is slightly shorter than the A-track. But I haven't figured out exactly how to make a bridge work yet.
@@AstroDania Mags, if I had the financial ability I would back you. When you think about it the Scalextric and Carrera people should be interested as it could be a cost effective lead in to their systems. I had my first Scalextric set in 1965 and now I am in the position (and have the time) to think about getting back into slot car racing. The present sets from those manufacturers may seem prohibitive on price but the people I see on line enjoying those systems are all aged forty plus so giving kids a taste at ages eight to ten would be a worthwhile investment as they would build extensive tracks when they have a spare room after their children left home.
@@konradyearwood5845 You do have a point. However, I don't have the financial ability either. And I don't know anyone who does. As an inventor and an author, I have tried a lot. But the fact is, that marketing is the key. And I don't have the resources for sufficient marketing. It is expensive. But I want to thank you for your supportive words. It mean a lot.
Well Done, That is Awesome, a joy to watch, thank you. When I visited Copenhagen apart from the beautiful city there were many fantastic little design shops. Very Chilled country!
Thank you. We do our best :-) Next time, don't miss Legoland in Billund. Just avoid the high season, you won't see anything else than the backs of other people, and have five rides max because you spend the rest of the time waiting in line...
Gonna leave this bad boy at 420 likes. Certainly well made. Would love to see a more elaborate track. Due to the small size, you could just have a bunch of tracks instead of many pieces. Neat.
Congratulations Mads !. This one would looks fantasitc in my N scale train layout. For the noise it makes and the wide of the slots on the track I assume all the mechanics and motor goes under the diorama, but I'm just trying to figure out how could be its design ?. Whatever it is, this must be a very clever mechanism, and you; a very smart guy !. No question about. Cheers from Chile !.
Thanks for the idea about eBay. I must admit I already have given this a thought. However, the diorama did cost about $300 for all the parts, and it took quite a long time to put it together. And that does not include the shipping if it's bought by someone from the USA: From Denmark it'll be at least $150. And it have to be wrapped up seriously, if it shall not be damaged. So, $500, and the only benefit for me is to kiss my racetrack goodbye ;-)
Your drive system seems to be similar in concept to that used by the Matchbox Motorway system, that had a long spring in the track groove. I used to have one as a child back in the 70's. It could be quite the task to get the spring into the track groove after you'd assembled the track. I'm really impressed with your presentation. Very nice.
Thank you for the nice words. I've checked out the Matchbox Motorway system, that is some sweet toy! I do have a dream of making this system like the 'real' ones, where it is possible to build different tracks. This could be brilliant, not only for making race tracks, but also for roads on a model train in N-scale.
Unfortunately it is not commercially available. I just made it for fun. But I'm trying to figure out if it could be possible to make a moduled race track in this size. So pieces of the track could be put together like any ordinary racetrack, i.e. Scalextric. That way it would be commercailly interesting and it could also be used to make the cars run around for real on a model train set in scale N. /Mads
Saw a large room-sized layout (one-off system, obviously) with hundreds of moving cars and busses at the NYC Worlds Fair? Long time ago. Always dreamed of being able to put an N-scale or Z-scale automobile and bus system integrated into the model train layout. Well, if I get some money from my best-selling book (hope! hope!) I will start working on it, yep.... :-)
Great toy. So, the driving mechanism underneath is made of lego, huh? That's one alternative way to use this great toy! (In a way you could say this is a kind of lego movie, he he) Good work man. Cheers!
Many thanks for your prompt reply Mads. Well, I can see you're not only smart but also thought of everything when designed this tiny race track !. Tell me something: Is this fantastic slot racing track commercially available anywhere, or it's just an invention for your own enjoy ?. Thanks again, and many greetings from Chile !. John.
Including all components, I believe it have been around 500 $. But that also includes the LEGO motors and other LEGO parts underneath, plywood for the box with drawers, power supply, acrylic plates, electronics and everything. Regarding plans, I have some drawings, but not the complete instructions. The price for the components, except for the LEGO parts, would probably cost less in other countries.
The scale is 1:160 scale, approximately half the size of HO scale. I did not make the cars, they are available in most train-hobby stores. The inside of the cars would be quite boring, since there is no mechanics in them. They are just pulled along the track with a small pin, placed in a chain underneath the road.
@@AstroDania Okay I got your point. I forgot the name of that technology. It looks as if the car has inbuilt motor inside but in reality it's the opposite. There must be a magnet or as you said a pin which is placed in the middle and that is hooked at the bottom of the chain which is below the above layer if I am not mistaken. Is there any way I can contact you ? I find your development to be very fascinating. Well done. ❤🧡💚💜💛🙏🤝👍🤲🌹💐🌹💐🌹💐
Could be, but this way would make impossible to use the "chain system" under the table, and all the thing would be much more complicated to elaborate and more expensive too. I think the best approaching way for commercial purposes is making a small diorama, just like you have today (see 2)
2.- (with the slider boxes for throttles and power pack), including the transparent cover. One that be RTR !. Why you don't try this way, putting the one you have on sale through ebay. I'm pretty sure it will have an immediate success !! Give it a try now that is Christmas time (the most perfect time of the yerar for selling), and you'll be surprised. Cheers, John
I would really love to put this on my N-Scale city. I be willing to pay you to build one for me a little bigger and running either on DC or 120V AC since I live in USA
Thank you. And thanks for your offer, but it will be very expensive. In parts alone this was approximately 500$, and it took a loong time putting it together, as I only have my weekends :-) On top of that comes the transport to the US: It's a fragile piece of work, and I have to pack this extremely well for it to arrive safe and sound. Besides, why not make one yourself? It takes the time, but it's not that difficult. And on top of that, you could integrate it much better with your existing setup?
wish i could make one. this is really cool, you should mass product these and sell them, its a sweet way to have something interactive in your n scale train set!
Thank you for the kind words. As I wrote earlier, I was thinking about making the tracks as modules, to put together on a train layout and make the cars go live too. I'm still toying with that idea. However, it might be possible to make this exact race track as a unit (maybe in a simpler form) which could be added to a train setup. The biggest problems is production and marketing, as I don't know anything of either of them...!
Mange tak, jeg har overvejet det, jeg ville gerne lave en med en bro. men jeg har så mange andre projekter jeg skal have gjort færdig...! Tid er en mangelvare ;-)
Hej Mads. Tak for svar. Jeg har lige købt en del brugt Scalextric racerbane i 1:32 størrelse, en mindre bane fylder hele mit stuegulv nu, har også købt et brugt sæt Carrera GO racerbare i 1:43 målstok, jeg dog ikke samlet den endnu. Jeg kigger lidt på HO Slot Car racerbane i 1:64 størrelse, da selv 1:43 racerbane vil fylde en del i en stue, så hvisdet er lige så sjovt at køre med 1:64 målstok racerbare som Scalextric 1:32 så hvorfor ikke prøver det :-) Din lille micro racerbare er unik i størrelse, ser ud biler er i størrelse til HO Marklin modeljernbane, jeg haft en del af de biler til Marklin modeljernebane, det er meget fine små model biler, har du overvejet at ombygge biler fra Marklin HO ? Mvh john.
Jeg tror at de Marklin HO modeljernbane biler ville være gode til micro slot car, de er meget fine, men ved ikke om man kan indbygge en lille elmotor ind i dem og strømskinne, men små LED dioder flyder ikke meget i dag, så måske du kan sætte lys i forlygte også med ne micro diode ?
Jeg syntes du skal bygge noget større næste gang som 120 cm x 60 cm eller 150 cm x 75 cm, så der plads til en rigtig langside med pitstop og en lang bro et sted og lidt scenery også .-)
For resten. til Marklin HO togbane findes der allerede system med de små HO biler som kan køre på veje, det har jeg helt glemt, man kan alleder få små micro biler der kan køre på en eller anden måde, men det ved de i en hobbybutik der forhandler Marklin, sådan bilsystem med biler der kan køre på veje, med motor i.
That was a race track all right, and small too, but you just shot the cars off, and looked at how it ended. It was not a real race track, with hand speeders, where you could control the cars while driving.
"Pictures or it didn't happen" :-) Seriously, I'd really like to see this. I have found something with quite small cars, but I have yet to see something with cars smaller than N-scale, like this is. But I have always been interested in very small items that keep their functionality, so if you can provide a link or something, I'd really appreciate it.
That is right, the chain system needs to be replaced by something else. But I do have an idea, where the pieces of "road" do not need to be more than 5 mm thick. This could work - and apply for the other train sizes too, H0, Z, and maybe T-gauge.
Mads Aggerholm No. It's not funny at all. You have a lot of slot car enthusiasts around the world who take this sport very seriously, both track and car and spend a lot of time to make the car faster with fine tuning the motor, chassi, body, tyres etc, more or less what happens in the real motor world racing. Your little "cinderella" track has nothing to do with that and for me and others it's a fake and as such have no value. You have no motor in the cars, do not think about chassi, body or tyres or even track. What you have is nothing. I can give you , you have a cute little display which I'm sure you have spent a lot of time and some money on, but call that slot cars, is not true and therefore is a fake. Matchbox motorway and Matchbox are since long ago gone and it's a reason for that.
I never called this 'slot cars', I refer to it as a 'race track' as you see in the headline. By 'fake' I thought you ment it didn't exist in real life, and it was something computer-generated. That's why I came to think of all the moon-hoax people and their claims that the moon landing was faked using computer graphics. But I acknowledge there is people who is very enthusiastic about their hobbies about slot cars, and I sincerely hope that I have not taken anything away from them by creating this. Have a nice day!
Would love to see an updated version here in 2021 😀
Thank you!
And you are right: Under the tracks are two chains, driven by two motors. The chains has a little pin attached to it, which goes up through the slot and into the cars, pulling them this way.
It was important that the cars could fall off if the speed got too high, otherwise the driver could just give full throttle - and there was no fun playing!
Thanks for the nice words.
/Mads
Dygtig Mads Aggerholm 🇩🇰 tillykke og held og lykke i fremtiden....😉👍👍👍
I agree.
Mads, you are obviously a diplomat and should be foreign minister. If you won you would be sleeping in the spare room. On a serious note mass producing your system would allow a lot of kids to enjoy slot car racing. I was impressed with the modularity of your design. Well done.
Thank you for your kind words. And you're right, diplomacy is actually one of my most important skills.
Mass producing could be interesting, but first I'd like to make one with a bridge, to make the traditionally 8-number shape.
This one gives the B-track an advantage, since the distance the car has to go is slightly shorter than the A-track.
But I haven't figured out exactly how to make a bridge work yet.
@@AstroDania Mags, if I had the financial ability I would back you. When you think about it the Scalextric and Carrera people should be interested as it could be a cost effective lead in to their systems. I had my first Scalextric set in 1965 and now I am in the position (and have the time) to think about getting back into slot car racing. The present sets from those manufacturers may seem prohibitive on price but the people I see on line enjoying those systems are all aged forty plus so giving kids a taste at ages eight to ten would be a worthwhile investment as they would build extensive tracks when they have a spare room after their children left home.
@@konradyearwood5845 You do have a point. However, I don't have the financial ability either. And I don't know anyone who does.
As an inventor and an author, I have tried a lot. But the fact is, that marketing is the key. And I don't have the resources for sufficient marketing. It is expensive.
But I want to thank you for your supportive words. It mean a lot.
Fantastic Mads. Excellent craftsmanship
EXCELLENT TRACK!!!!! I just wish i had one on my N-scale layout. Keep up the good work.
Well Done, That is Awesome, a joy to watch, thank you. When I visited Copenhagen apart from the beautiful city there were many fantastic little design shops. Very Chilled country!
Thank you. We do our best :-)
Next time, don't miss Legoland in Billund. Just avoid the high season, you won't see anything else than the backs of other people, and have five rides max because you spend the rest of the time waiting in line...
Gonna leave this bad boy at 420 likes. Certainly well made. Would love to see a more elaborate track. Due to the small size, you could just have a bunch of tracks instead of many pieces. Neat.
Great track. Unbelieveably small. Nicely done.
Melissa is very attractive too. Good times.
Thank you Hey Micky. Also from my wife, she's very flattered :-)
Mads, I loved your N-scale race track. Great job! I did "enjoy the show!" - Thanks!
Thank you, you er welcome!
Don't forget to turn your volume back down after watching.
Congratulations Mads !. This one would looks fantasitc in my N scale train layout.
For the noise it makes and the wide of the slots on the track I assume all the mechanics and motor goes under the diorama, but I'm just trying to figure out how could be its design ?. Whatever it is, this must be a very clever mechanism, and you; a very smart guy !. No question about.
Cheers from Chile !.
Thank you for your nice words.
I'll do what I can :-)
Amazing how you can now race 1:74 scale radio controlled cars.
Thanks for the idea about eBay. I must admit I already have given this a thought.
However, the diorama did cost about $300 for all the parts, and it took quite a long time to put it together. And that does not include the shipping if it's bought by someone from the USA: From Denmark it'll be at least $150. And it have to be wrapped up seriously, if it shall not be damaged.
So, $500, and the only benefit for me is to kiss my racetrack goodbye ;-)
nice
You had to let her win. Do the other vehicles also run on that track?
Your drive system seems to be similar in concept to that used by the Matchbox Motorway system, that had a long spring in the track groove. I used to have one as a child back in the 70's. It could be quite the task to get the spring into the track groove after you'd assembled the track. I'm really impressed with your presentation. Very nice.
Thank you for the nice words.
I've checked out the Matchbox Motorway system, that is some sweet toy!
I do have a dream of making this system like the 'real' ones, where it is possible to build different tracks.
This could be brilliant, not only for making race tracks, but also for roads on a model train in N-scale.
Ian Holmes
Are you really thinking this is real?
A big chock for you, it's not.
Think like this:
What drives the cars?
a long steel spring in the track groove,......you welcome
@@filmtajm35 You're an appalling advert for slot-car enthusiasts, in fact you're a complete dick.
Please update us on this!!! Thank you
THIS IS VERY VERY GOOD .....!
CONGRATULATIONS....!
Unfortunately it is not commercially available. I just made it for fun.
But I'm trying to figure out if it could be possible to make a moduled race track in this size. So pieces of the track could be put together like any ordinary racetrack, i.e. Scalextric. That way it would be commercailly interesting and it could also be used to make the cars run around for real on a model train set in scale N.
/Mads
Saw a large room-sized layout (one-off system, obviously) with hundreds of moving cars and busses at the NYC Worlds Fair? Long time ago. Always dreamed of being able to put an N-scale or Z-scale automobile and bus system integrated into the model train layout. Well, if I get some money from my best-selling book (hope! hope!) I will start working on it, yep.... :-)
Great toy. So, the driving mechanism underneath is made of lego, huh? That's one alternative way to use this great toy! (In a way you could say this is a kind of lego movie, he he)
Good work man. Cheers!
Thank you for the nice words.
Yeah, I love LEGO and the endless possibilities. However, this particular one was probably not one LEGO had in mind...
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Many thanks for your prompt reply Mads.
Well, I can see you're not only smart but also thought of everything when designed this tiny race track !.
Tell me something: Is this fantastic slot racing track commercially available anywhere, or it's just an invention for your own enjoy ?.
Thanks again, and many greetings from Chile !. John.
I would love to have one how much do they cost to build do you have any type of plans or kits available
Including all components, I believe it have been around 500 $. But that also includes the LEGO motors and other LEGO parts underneath, plywood for the box with drawers, power supply, acrylic plates, electronics and everything.
Regarding plans, I have some drawings, but not the complete instructions.
The price for the components, except for the LEGO parts, would probably cost less in other countries.
What scale size is it ? I mean the cars ? Are they hand made ? Could you please post some videos how the car looks like from inside and outside ?
The scale is 1:160 scale, approximately half the size of HO scale. I did not make the cars, they are available in most train-hobby stores. The inside of the cars would be quite boring, since there is no mechanics in them. They are just pulled along the track with a small pin, placed in a chain underneath the road.
@@AstroDania Okay I got your point. I forgot the name of that technology. It looks as if the car has inbuilt motor inside but in reality it's the opposite. There must be a magnet or as you said a pin which is placed in the middle and that is hooked at the bottom of the chain which is below the above layer if I am not mistaken. Is there any way I can contact you ? I find your development to be very fascinating. Well done. ❤🧡💚💜💛🙏🤝👍🤲🌹💐🌹💐🌹💐
I need this for my n scale layout!
Hello Matt. Then go build one. It's not as difficult as it seems, it just takes a lot of time, and it is a little expensive.
Could be, but this way would make impossible to use the "chain system" under the table, and all the thing would be much more complicated to elaborate and more expensive too.
I think the best approaching way for commercial purposes is making a small diorama, just like you have today (see 2)
2.- (with the slider boxes for throttles and power pack), including the transparent cover. One that be RTR !.
Why you don't try this way, putting the one you have on sale through ebay. I'm pretty sure it will have an immediate success !!
Give it a try now that is Christmas time (the most perfect time of the yerar for selling), and you'll be surprised. Cheers, John
1:08 LEE GO!
I would really love to put this on my N-Scale city. I be willing to pay you to build one for me a little bigger and running either on DC or 120V AC since I live in USA
Thank you.
And thanks for your offer, but it will be very expensive. In parts alone this was approximately 500$, and it took a loong time putting it together, as I only have my weekends :-)
On top of that comes the transport to the US: It's a fragile piece of work, and I have to pack this extremely well for it to arrive safe and sound.
Besides, why not make one yourself? It takes the time, but it's not that difficult. And on top of that, you could integrate it much better with your existing setup?
wish i could make one. this is really cool, you should mass product these and sell them, its a sweet way to have something interactive in your n scale train set!
Thank you for the kind words.
As I wrote earlier, I was thinking about making the tracks as modules, to put together on a train layout and make the cars go live too. I'm still toying with that idea.
However, it might be possible to make this exact race track as a unit (maybe in a simpler form) which could be added to a train setup.
The biggest problems is production and marketing, as I don't know anything of either of them...!
Okay, I replied to you not knowing my son Mark was logged in :-)
But the comment below was made by me!
...and I ment 'the comment ABOVE, not below. It's stille early morning over here... ;-)
That gave me a good laugh.
Thanks. I live in "North Zealand" (Nordsjælland).
Where do you live?
Attock, Pakistan :)
I live in New Zealand. Congratulations on your fine slot car.
@@PiperStart Thank you :-)
Made by the man with the smallest snitchel gruben.
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hehehe det var en fin lille video Mads, det skulle du arbejde lidt vider på ? Hvad med at bygge et større layout som 1 meter x 50 cm ? .-) Mvh. john,
Mange tak, jeg har overvejet det, jeg ville gerne lave en med en bro. men jeg har så mange andre projekter jeg skal have gjort færdig...! Tid er en mangelvare ;-)
Hej Mads. Tak for svar. Jeg har lige købt en del brugt Scalextric racerbane i 1:32 størrelse, en mindre bane fylder hele mit stuegulv nu, har også købt et brugt sæt Carrera GO racerbare i 1:43 målstok, jeg dog ikke samlet den endnu. Jeg kigger lidt på HO Slot Car racerbane i 1:64 størrelse, da selv 1:43 racerbane vil fylde en del i en stue, så hvisdet er lige så sjovt at køre med 1:64 målstok racerbare som Scalextric 1:32 så hvorfor ikke prøver det :-) Din lille micro racerbare er unik i størrelse, ser ud biler er i størrelse til HO Marklin modeljernbane, jeg haft en del af de biler til Marklin modeljernebane, det er meget fine små model biler, har du overvejet at ombygge biler fra Marklin HO ? Mvh john.
Jeg tror at de Marklin HO modeljernbane biler ville være gode til micro slot car, de er meget fine, men ved ikke om man kan indbygge en lille elmotor ind i dem og strømskinne, men små LED dioder flyder ikke meget i dag, så måske du kan sætte lys i forlygte også med ne micro diode ?
Jeg syntes du skal bygge noget større næste gang som 120 cm x 60 cm eller 150 cm x 75 cm, så der plads til en rigtig langside med pitstop og en lang bro et sted og lidt scenery også .-)
For resten. til Marklin HO togbane findes der allerede system med de små HO biler som kan køre på veje, det har jeg helt glemt, man kan alleder få små micro biler der kan køre på en eller anden måde, men det ved de i en hobbybutik der forhandler Marklin, sådan bilsystem med biler der kan køre på veje, med motor i.
Great track! I would love to see it IRL. Where in Denmark do you live? I am from Denmark too :-)
Smallest one ever is the 'laptop' that micro machine made 1990's.
That was a race track all right, and small too, but you just shot the cars off, and looked at how it ended.
It was not a real race track, with hand speeders, where you could control the cars while driving.
Anyone watching during lockdown?
The trophy should also be micro scale.
Well, it already was not very big...
Micromachines made one smaller. Battery powered.
"Pictures or it didn't happen" :-)
Seriously, I'd really like to see this. I have found something with quite small cars, but I have yet to see something with cars smaller than N-scale, like this is.
But I have always been interested in very small items that keep their functionality, so if you can provide a link or something, I'd really appreciate it.
@@elliaggerholm2858 search for Micro machines Laptop. Cars are pinky nail size. Slot track used stringed beads to pull car around with guide pin.
That is right, the chain system needs to be replaced by something else. But I do have an idea, where the pieces of "road" do not need to be more than 5 mm thick.
This could work - and apply for the other train sizes too, H0, Z, and maybe T-gauge.
Skide fedt mand
All's fare in love and war lol
Anyone who thinks this is real?
It's not.
Hee hee, very funny. I think I feel a little like Neil Armstrong probably felt, when somebody claimed that the moon landing was a hoax...!
Mads Aggerholm
No.
It's not funny at all.
You have a lot of slot car enthusiasts around the world who take this sport very seriously, both track and car and spend a lot of time to make the car faster with fine tuning the motor, chassi, body, tyres etc, more or less what happens in the real motor world racing.
Your little "cinderella" track has nothing to do with that and for me and others it's a fake and as such have no value.
You have no motor in the cars, do not think about chassi, body or tyres or even track.
What you have is nothing.
I can give you , you have a cute little display which I'm sure you have spent a lot of time and some money on, but call that slot cars, is not true and therefore is a fake.
Matchbox motorway and Matchbox are since long ago gone and it's a reason for that.
I never called this 'slot cars', I refer to it as a 'race track' as you see in the headline.
By 'fake' I thought you ment it didn't exist in real life, and it was something computer-generated. That's why I came to think of all the moon-hoax people and their claims that the moon landing was faked using computer graphics.
But I acknowledge there is people who is very enthusiastic about their hobbies about slot cars, and I sincerely hope that I have not taken anything away from them by creating this.
Have a nice day!
a long steel spring in the track groove
@@filmtajm35 You are an ass.
hej far :D