Great ideas. The only addition I can think of is the type of carpet you showed. Called 'plush' it's closer to a cropped shag and has a fair amount of movement. Try a carpet with shorter fibers like 'level loop' or 'commercial grade'. I like the fake grass as it looks realistic
Hi and thank you for the very informative videos. They are perfect for a newbie like me. Could you post a video on how to use regular supports? I just bought my first set, Bull and Horse, and the instructions on how to attach the supports for the elevated pieces of track are kinda lacking.
R3 turns were used as demo in the video. We also have R2 banked turns on the track. If you are building a 4-lane track then you'll want to have either R2 and R3, or R3 and R4 turns so that they will nest properly. Also, avoid R1 banked turns. There are a lot of cars that won't run on those. And, there are many that don't like the R2 banked turns either but those can usually be modified slightly to work.
Has anyone tried making their own using mdf/timber and cutting it into wedges with the pointy end having an edge that locks into the inner edge of the track which can be used on any surface layout without the need to fasten them down. I have done this to my track but used the outer edge where I jig sawed the mdf to add drifting skirt and it had locking tongues that used the carrera track side skirt holes.
Thanks for all your video content on the Carrera Digital 124/132 Slot system. My 9yr old son and I just got our 1st 2 sets of Spirit Of Speed for Christmas 2022 which we're joining together. Now purchasing extensions and additional lane changers. We're wondering what's out there as far as track supports to create sort of a double 2-level track layout, one track just above the lower level, on our basement floor for about 20ft of track length. We're not finding track supports for this besides the ones made by Carrera, 85201 & 85203 parts. We don't want to continue using LEGO's as our home made track supports. Any thoughts or ideas that wouldn't require me to start breaking out the wood ripper table and chopping up some lumber would be appreciated.
@@johnniehobby Naaaa. No 3D printer here. Spent it all on Race tracks. Can't redirect anymore huge $$$ for a while or until the wife forgets alllll about it.
Give us more freaking content! U guys are awesome.
Thanks for all the info!
Great ideas. The only addition I can think of is the type of carpet you showed. Called 'plush' it's closer to a cropped shag and has a fair amount of movement. Try a carpet with shorter fibers like 'level loop' or 'commercial grade'. I like the fake grass as it looks realistic
Nice layout good information. STARTING MY SLOT CAR LAYOUT 👍♐️
Excellent!
Good thinking man, mine does slide a bit.
Race on!
Hi and thank you for the very informative videos. They are perfect for a newbie like me. Could you post a video on how to use regular supports? I just bought my first set, Bull and Horse, and the instructions on how to attach the supports for the elevated pieces of track are kinda lacking.
I’d like to see that as well. The supports seem to be too short. I have heard others say the same thing. We must be doing something wrong.
I've tacked mine down it doesn't move, my problem is how do i get the low spots evened out between the track pieces in a 180 degree turn?
Did you figure this out? Mine seems pretty wavy too...
My banked turn seems a little wavy, any suggestions to keeping the sections a little more clean?
Can you tell me what banked turns you used? Looking to make a 4 lane track with banked turns like you have in this video.
R3 turns were used as demo in the video. We also have R2 banked turns on the track. If you are building a 4-lane track then you'll want to have either R2 and R3, or R3 and R4 turns so that they will nest properly. Also, avoid R1 banked turns. There are a lot of cars that won't run on those. And, there are many that don't like the R2 banked turns either but those can usually be modified slightly to work.
Good quick tips...
Has anyone tried making their own using mdf/timber and cutting it into wedges with the pointy end having an edge that locks into the inner edge of the track which can be used on any surface layout without the need to fasten them down. I have done this to my track but used the outer edge where I jig sawed the mdf to add drifting skirt and it had locking tongues that used the carrera track side skirt holes.
Thanks for all your video content on the Carrera Digital 124/132 Slot system. My 9yr old son and I just got our 1st 2 sets of Spirit Of Speed for Christmas 2022 which we're joining together. Now purchasing extensions and additional lane changers. We're wondering what's out there as far as track supports to create sort of a double 2-level track layout, one track just above the lower level, on our basement floor for about 20ft of track length. We're not finding track supports for this besides the ones made by Carrera, 85201 & 85203 parts. We don't want to continue using LEGO's as our home made track supports. Any thoughts or ideas that wouldn't require me to start breaking out the wood ripper table and chopping up some lumber would be appreciated.
We have considered doing something similar but hadn't engineered the support system yet. Do you have a 3d printer?
@@johnniehobby Naaaa. No 3D printer here. Spent it all on Race tracks. Can't redirect anymore huge $$$ for a while or until the wife forgets alllll about it.
Help me out, what are the pieces that cracked called?
Not sure if they have an official name. We just call it a pocket. Could also be called a receptacle I guess, or a mount, or a receptacle.
@@johnniehobby i just found out they're part of the standard track supports.
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