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How to Build Hills and Bend HO Track / Can I Build The Corkscrew?
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2022
- This video covers how to build hills and elevations for your Slot Car layout. Plus how to bend and manipulate track to smoothly contour to your hills and elevations. In addition to this I see if it is possible to build a close 1/64 scale representation of the famous Laguna Seca Corkscrew including the proper scale height and drop of this iconic section of race track…
Boone, another inspiring video. I really like the way you show the difficulties in manipulating plastic race track, then explain and demonstrate your method of fixing the problem. Another tremendous outcome! Keep up the awesome work!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you very much , I figured it would be a good idea to film and show the process that is needed to problem solve… glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching….
I was amazed you were able to pull off the corkscrew with AFX track! Really look forward to the whole track with scenery completed as you've chosen some great classic tracks to model off! Great job! Cheers!
Thank you Warren… 😂 I was amazed I did it too… I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to properly build it with just plastic track . But it turned out better than I hoped… thank you for watching my videos
You are such a legend boone very skillfully done looking forward to watching this progress
Thank you Ben
Fantastic my friend you are a genius. The flow of your bends are so smooth and real life looking. I can't wait for your next video .man I have a lot of work to do now. Seeyah my friend.
😂…. Thank you buddy , yes the track flows very nicely, it should really start to look good after I build the track edging to replicate a real looking race surface. Thank you again for watching…
Great video can't wait to see the rest. One trick I use on the joints is to super glue them together to move the stress out into the track once I am happy with the design.
Thanks Dana …I was thinking about supper glue. But I wanted to make sure it was going to be able to make this work first… 😂
Terrific video my friend I enjoyed I will be starting my ho build soon I picked up a few pointers from this video thanks
Thank you 😊
You're a genius! I'm inspired to build a extreme track!
Thanks bud, I hope you do … love to see what you come up with
Great job, Boone. I don’t have Tyco, but am really enjoying this series.
Thank you Eddie
Can’t believe you pulled that cork screw off. The larger radius turn is the way to go for sure. I might even have the courage now to bend some afx track myself. I like using clips wherever I can, not always practical though. Well done sir.
Thank you very much EJ… I was wondering there for awhile if it was going to work or not… 😂
Great video Boone, look forward to seeing progress!!
Thank you
Nice Boone !!
Thank you Frank
Awesome video. Given me some great ideas.
Thanks MT , that’s awesome
Excellent video Boone. I'm working on my own version of Laguna Seca in HO and this really helped me. Looking forward to your finished version.
Thanks Scott… it’s a tricky section of track to build. Especially when you add the elevation with the drop.. But that’s what makes it such a cool addition to a layout. This is going to be fun to complete , have a few ideas on how to finish it off , but nothing is permanent until it’s done 😂
This is fantastic. Thanks for the videos.
Thank you Dave
Having been on Laguna Seca several times... gotta say you did a great job replicating the subtleties of the elevation changes and how the 2 turns are oriented (positive or negative camber).
Thank you Keith, the corkscrew is something to see in person , pics just don’t give the scope of how big it truly is
Very good work Sir Boone. I think that space where the guide/pin goes is called the “Slot”. 🏁😊🏁
Thanks Mike… 😂 yes I had a bit of a brain fart on that one 😂
Looking good mate 👍
Thank you Brian
Great Master
😂 thanks
I know it’s an old video. But it gets current views from people like me just getting started. I have Carrera Digital 132/124. I am designing my layout to incorporate some of my favorite sections from different real tracks. I found a map of the corkscrew that has all the engineering data. Elevation, bank, percentage of bank and grade, radius of turns and distance between turns. Something I noticed about the track pieces. None of them are perfect. There is a variation in the set of each one. By going through the stack prior to the build I can pick pieces that already have a set in the direction I need to bend. Radius, bank, and grade all change throughout each turn. I will have to mock up the turns to see if it will be possible and drivable. It definitely will require mixing different R numbered turns as well as flat and banked pieces. It should be fun. The full drop from turn 8-9 scales out to a little over 4’.
I would be interested to see if you have tried mixing straight and banked pieces in the same turn.
Cool project, you can combine straights with banks but it tends to take away from the flow of the corner. It is possible to split the track and create your own custom corner, it takes some thinking and thinking outside the box but it is possible
Sorry I realized after your response I was meaning mixing flat and banked turn pieces. I know the transition between turns is not level. One thing I like about some tracks that flow is the slight rise in elevation prior to actually diving into the turn. I also found some conductive metal epoxy that I can use on the rails. It was designed to eliminate some soldering on circuit boards. Experimenting is all part of the fun. Thanks for your videos
Thanks for sharing
Your welcome and thank you for watching
Sweeeeeet track B 👍👍. Can’t wait to see the progress. You should paint the track first, get that out of the way.
Thanks buddy…. Yes , the track painting is going to be the final process before I start the scenery…
Can’t wait! 👍
Outstanding!
Thank you Charles
Now you're getting the hang of it at the top of the cork screw. Repeat the process and you're on your way.. Keep workin on it..
Thanks buddy
Very nice Boone. When you first started out, I thought there was no way that you would get enough flex in the track to smooth out the transition from the straight to the curve. But the end result looks very smooth. Love your videos and especially that I can now see your work in HO scale. I have thought about doing a "tribute" track with some elements of my favorite race courses but you are beating me to it.
Thank you Jim , I was a bit worried at one point that it might not work as well 😂…. Hope you still build your tribute track , love to see it..
Outstanding! Joints look a little suspect, but I am following. I have never seen anything like it. Been to Laguna Seca, going down the corkscrew is like driving off an 8 story building. When you started, I said no way. lol fooled me👍👍😎🇺🇸
Thanks buddy, yes the joints need a bit of massaging yet. But it’s doable 😂..
Incredible video again Boone (Mark Emm ;) ) I'm afraid to heat my track up just yet, we wanna race my layout a few times before deciding on layout- then begin adding some hills/height, then try again. You're so committed to this! I'm getting there!
Thanks Mark… when you get ready to bend some track message me on FB .. I’ll walk you through it if you like…
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage Now THAT'S service!! haha Thx! I just got the timing gantry running, now I need to make it more perm to the table.
The HO track is looking pretty Great! I need to check in with Travis to see how his HO build is going! Thanks Boone for your amazing content! I,ve just built a Super Speedway around my home track. I'm currently lighting up the track with LEDs. I'm just getting started In the HO Production. It would be great if you could let your viewers know. Thanks Boone!
Thank you buddy… just hit the subscribe button on your channel… not sure how Travis’s HO is coming together, he has a bunch of projects up in the air right now 😂… I’ll see what I can do about putting together some content on my channel , about yours and some others . Good idea 👍
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage Thanks Boone that would be great!
Absolute masterpiece mate, I k ow how much hair you have lost doing this 🤣
🤪 thanks Mate
Geuss who’s just dug out their old track , to the loft we go to get my build on ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
😂 that’s awesome buddy
AFX made a 36" 2 lane flex track. The contacts rails were spring material and the roadway was links but you could manipulate any configuration. I have a bunch of then stored away somewhere.
Thanks Thomas ..Yes , that was my favorite piece of track that I had growing up. I didn’t want to use the flex track because I wanted the smoothness of regular track. Also the look of the flex track is very different as well…
You should have made it a 4 lane track, if you're going to do all that work. The problem with bending that type of track is it's going to be very noisy and a lot of clicking at the joints. If you were to bend the track away from the joints and have the joints flat and square it would be better. The top of the cork screw joint needs to be flatter. You need to get rid of the kinks. Bend each piece in the middle so the joints will join flat together. Or you could file down the high spots on the joints. Otherwise the cars are going to want to jump off the track, especially at the top and bottom of the cork screw. 18 and 15 inch radius turns would have been better for the cork screw. It would be a more sweeping turn. Good luck with the build!!
Thanks for your input Randy… a 4 lane would have been nice but I was limited on room for every I wanted to build. Actually the joints are good, no clicking like you would think. But putting cork under the track would definitely help…And yes bending the track away from the joints word best , but if you take your time you can achieve a joint between the tracks that doesn’t have a ridge. And finally 😂 , the corkscrew is a bit different on the approach than the actual real thing , but it’s what I had to do because of the way I store the track. When it’s up I have to contend with the amount of clearance from the other track. But it’s a small difference… thank you for watching 😊
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage Glad you got the joints worked. looks good.. Keep racing!
@@randy1817 thanks Randy… I might try something on the approach of the corkscrew. I would really like to have the jog in the track at the top of the hill. Might chop up some turns to create this. If I do , it will be something that I film to show the process. Didn’t want to show this right off the start since it is an advanced modeling skill. I like to try to work projects up to harder points in steps so it doesn’t frighten guys off about trying something out. But thank you for your input on this video, I do appreciate it…
Great videos. Thanks for sharing.
Iron your back drop sheet
😂 thanks buddy, no more back sheets to worry about anymore 😂
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage haha right on. Thanks again for all the effort and great content
@@twinfirs4 no worries, thank you for watching my videos
I know i'm late but thank you.
No worries at all buddy, you’re welcome and thank you
Hi great job !!! what a perfect track ..it must be a lot of fun to race.. Is there any new diferent color tommy aurora tracks ( just like yours) being made these days? these tracks have the same black color and assembly system between pieces since 1980. There has to be a new version of this track like one with white more gripy plastic rails with color electric lines. Do you know if any company is making them ?
Thank you Eduardo , I believe the new AFX track is the closest to this
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
😂 thanks buddy
Nice job with the corkscrew. Suggestion though, if you continue to have issues at the top of the hill prior to the left hand turn. The straight up to that point is not as steep as you have made it. Which would take off even more tension on the track and twist the cars for bottom out on. Plus there is actually a small right just prior to your left. Amazing though, looks like you did the entry to turn 9 after the corkscrew. Great step by step explanation. Now I just need to figure out how to get my 1/32 router track corkscrew to work out.
Thanks John…. Yes the hill coming up is a little off , I had to swoop it some to make a little room when I lift the track to store it. Wanted some room for a bit of scenery… the top of the hill is lacking the slight right hand curve before the entry. Unfortunately HO , or at least Tyco doesn’t have a curve like this , so I’m going to create this effect with the edging on the side of the track and let the track lane look like an apex through that bend… only thing I could think of… 😂… I have been pondering this for 1/32 scale for some time now and figured out how to make the corkscrew for a router track. But fair warning ⚠️…. It’s huge… 😂 59 feet equals 22 inches … or if you go for the full section…. 109 feet equals 40 inches…. 😂
No. Mine is not going to be actual scale either. It's going to be between 6 to 9 inches in height. Love how your designing your track after other sections of track. I've been doing it that way for years. Current project has corkscrew Laguna, carousel Mid Ohio, Magiet and Beckett Silverstone, bullet oval, Lemans starting (with pit lanes), small pinch section, 3, 3.5 and 4" lane widths, some banking, 3 lanes and a bridge. I've got a lot of ideas for decorations and lights.
@@johnparker2062 very nice 👍
super a voir si possible sur voie scalextric
Thank you 😊
I'm really loving this track so far great work. One question I'm curious about though. When it came to the Laguna section how come you didn't heat the track 1st and bend It like you did in the straightaway would that have made it easier?
Thanks James, with the corkscrew hill being so extreme with the drop in elevation and the amount of bending the track had to take , I needed to manipulate the entire section of track “ slowly “ , one thing about heating the hard plastic tracks is finding the sweet spot where the track will bend without distorting the surface area , plus heating the track removes the resistance in the plastic. Making the bends much more difficult to make smooth and not kink do to the plastic being softened up. By bending the track cold I could work the entire track to a consistent shape and then come back over the top and heat the track to relax into the desired shape. Plus if the bending wasn’t going to work, it is much easier in salvaging the bent track and restoring back to it’s original shape. Once this track is heated it takes on the shape that it has been manipulated to. Hope this explains your question.
@@BoonesSlotCarGarage Thanks Boone, thats great info that will come in handy. I particularly like how you cut reliefs into the plastic sides as well, great idea. Hope Texas is treating you well.
@@prav401 your welcome sir . Glad I was able to help
What is the power source you are using and can you show your power taps bud
Right now I’m just using the stock Tyco power , and no power taps as of yet.
Rather than just straight " relief" cuts you may have done better to cut ^ (VS) to make better contouring
Yes that might help. It would definitely help in a reverse bend