Part 2 / Create Apex Corners & Aprons / HO Track Painting & Effects
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Easy to fallow step by step process on how to build realistic Apex Corners with Plastic Slot Car Track , and finish off this project with some realistic track painting complete with racing line , skid marks and effects. This is the second and final video for this project. Even though this is HO 1/64th Tyco slot car track , this technique can be used on all scales of track. Very cool video and a great way to up the wow factor to any slot car layout….
Phenomenal workmanship, my friend. Im just getting back into slot cars recently with my grandson.
Pulled out my old tyco set from 1984 in my mothers' basement, and it it still worked. Lol
I went out and purchased a carrera digital 132 race to victory set plus 4 boxes of straights and another box of extensions.
Now I want to add another 132 set and also want to get the afx giant raceway from Summit for 279 minus another 20 for spending 250 or more.
Afx giant raceway for 259 is the cheapest i have ever seen
it.
Awesome channel and video, my friend. Subbed.
Thanks for subbing, sounds like a great project with your grandson. Good stuff buddy
Great looking, phantastic job!!!!!
Thank you buddy
Thank you for all videos and that you don't try to short them so we can see the entire process!!!!
Thank you 😊
Thank you for this! Such a good breakdown and includes the why. Building a layout is so daunting but watching and rewatching these helps so much!!!
Thank you Keith,
Great video looking forward to what else you do 👍👍
Thank you Lee
As always, great looking affects. Thanks Boone
Got a question though. My track is going to be a 3 lane raceway. I'm thinking I want to paint the groove to identify the racing lanes. Will the affects work when adding the lane colors this way? Also can it be outside the groove and under the copper tape?
Thank you John
@@johnparker2062 you could paint the slot , but keep the paint to the base of the slot and off the side walls. This isn’t an easy task , and especially not with HO.. you can have the color “under”. the copper tape , this shouldn’t give you any issue. As long as you have the rails exposed and nothing covering them you should be okay
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage Why not paint the walls of the groove? If I use a semi or full gloss it would be easier to slide through then plain routered MDF (reminder 1/32 3 lane routered track on MDF). Then use flat or eggshell paint for the track drive surface.
@@johnparker2062 actually the router cut is very smooth , the problem with trying to paint the slot is that to get the paint to lay smooth on a hidden surface can be a challenge…
Nice Job Boone
You do nice very work to make the track look like a raceway. Looking forward to see the next installment.
Mitch
Thank you Mitch
Look’n sweet B 👍
I like the technique use are using, looks realistic.
Thanks buddy
Yes agree you turn a boring ho plastic track into a realistic looking race track I be watching your work till the end and keep it as reference
😂 thank you Darrin
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage mate your work is inspirational my ho track is just layed out on fake grass at moment once get space will use your tips and ideas and set up a permanent layout
@@darrinstanaway8943 thanks buddy… that’s awesome… love to see some pics of your build
This effect is genius, looks really good.
Thanks buddy
dry brushing is the easiest, most fun, and most rewarding of all
😂…. It really brings everything together… it amazes me every time I do it 😂
Very nice
Thanks bud
love red stuff! been useing it since my old body shop days.
Thanks Den .. lots of years flinging body filler and glazing putty 😂 … it shrinks up a bit , but not an issue for painting track..
Looks awesome Boone!! You gotta have the wear marks for the the driving line. If you don’t do anything else this one thing takes it to the next level.. coming along great my friend.
Thank you very much buddy
Great stuff as always Boone. Wish these vids were out when i did my 1/64 track and diorama.mine came out nice but I could have saved myself a lot of time and effort. 💪💜💜😁
Thanks James… apologies that it didn’t happen sooner 😂… well, there’s always next time…
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage no worries... My track still came out pretty nice ☺️
Wow, that was impressive. You took plastic track and made that section look routed.
I’m currently prepping my track (added aprons, filled gaps, and sanded entire raceway) to be painted. I’ll be sure to follow your other prep work tasks (alcohol, scotch-brite, etc) before I paint, but I must admit that I can’t wrap my head around painting the rails. Any words of encouragement to try your method would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you Mike , HO rails are very forgiving when it comes to getting some paint on them , because it’s so easy to clean off . Either use a finer sandpaper grit or a razor blade to drag across the rail to remove the paint. The larger scales of track need to be masked off , but HO your good to go
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage Thanks Boone. You seem to have mucho more experience than I, so l’ll trust you opinion on this. Of course, when I watched your Deception Raceway video, I can see you have the skills of a Disney Imagineer, so I’m gonna trust you on all aspects of building a slot car raceway.
I would love to spend a couple days studying Deception Raceway. And I’m sure that once i’m done, you would still be able to show me something I missed. Your eye to detail is master craftsman status and this raceway is a work of art.
Well it’s time to get back to my raceway and finish up my prep work. I think I’ll watch your other track painting videos to see what other magic tricks you have up your sleeve before I paint mine.
Enjoy
@@mikemueller1686 thank you Mike
Great work
Thanks ST
That's pretty dang cool Boone! It does fool the eyes. Especially when you're flying through that Apex. You don't have time to study the track lol. But, on a side note, I think I'm gonna switch back to Tyco track. The AFX/Tomy 9" 1/4 turns are not exactly 1/4 turns. I put 4 of them together to try n makes full circle but, it's about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch short. Makes it really hard to figure out a layout. I'll post pics soon on your Facebook site and show you.
Thanks Mike … interested in the seeing those pics
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage I just uploaded those pics Boone. You'll see what I mean lol.
@@mikelandis6042 sounds good
Great job! Tempted to paint my HO track. Just worried if a connection gets corroded down the road. Be a pain to repair.
Thanks MT … yes that could get a bit tricky to repair.. but everything can be repaired… always an opportunity to update some scenery later on 😂
That's exactly what I've always been worried about. Also, I never had a lot of luck soldering jumper & power wires to track rails. If I could master that I have thought about jumpering every single piece of my 20' layout. I know it would be a major task but it would be worth it to give me the confidence to putty up & paint the roadway. I have wanted a landscaped and detailed layout all my life.
Hey Kumpel ! Wo bleiben die Shirts ? Du benötigst auch ein neues :)
😂 thanks buddy
When's your next video booneman
I’m going to do an update video on what’s going on . I’m in the middle of selling my house and packing everything up . My next layout video will be on how to move a layout 😂. Unfortunately it looks like I’m going to be in this limbo situation for a month or two
You will be missed my friend
@@mypearce8089 I plan on putting up more videos till I get settled into our new place.
@@mypearce8089 the videos won’t be focused on building stuff , but just some different things to keep the channel active. Have a few ideas that will work. Plan is to find a new home with a large garage or shop that I can really go crazy with. I’m looking at purchasing more track for the 1/32 layout , and the way I’m going to have to cut a section off the track is going to open the door for a bunch of new content to rebuild the track and also expand the track as well. Have a few ideas in my head , but it won’t be for sure till I see what type of space I have to work with. Also I hope that this new location will allow me to open my doors more to welcome people over to see and run the tracks as well… only time will tell
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage whoah! Another concern of mine. My 20' layout has been in the basement for nearly 20 yrs and is in 3 sections. Not sure how much longer I will live here.
BooneMan(spoken in my best Chris Cornell voice)🎸🥄🎼
What about a slot table hinged on a wall to be let down for use and returned upright for storage? Your thoughts please.🏁✌️🏁
😂… that’s a good one 🎸 … but yes , the hinged idea can work. Just a few things to take in consideration when doing this . First , if you plan on a track that you don’t have to assemble each time , you will need to secure it to your table. And Second…. If you plan on elevation changes or some scenery that is attached to your table , you will need to take this into consideration when designing and building the hinged table. You will need to extend the mounting outward to allow the clearance once the table is in it stored position…
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage Thank you again. ✌️
@@mikebowles3036 no worries Mike… hope it helped