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Vic's Hobbies on NE Broadway (just east of MLK) has some plastic strip that is reasonably priced. Tap Plastics on NE Sandy (at approximately 27th) has plastic pices ina scrap bin that is also reasonably priced.    -----------Bill

3rd quart of mag primer is down.......................

VERY COOL Smooth, I like it!!!!   ---------------------Bill

Yes, I'm looking for some magnetic attraction, something much lower than plastic track though. The only reason I'd like any magnetic attraction at all is to provide more options for classes. In my opinion, some magnetism to the track will allow for better "box stock" racing for some of the various makes and models of cars available. And another aspect is, at one of your races Monte, you had the kids and some of the new racers race cars that had traction magnets against some of us more experienced racers racing cars with no traction magnets. I found that to be a lot of fun, and from what I saw of the less experienced racers, they seemed to enjoy being able to race head to head with the more experienced racers, regardless of the fact they had a slight advantage. I would like to try some racing in that format. And lastly, I want to run some late model F1 cars, and I feel magnetic traction is appropriate for that class. The real F1 cars perform like they are magnetically attached to the track, so (again in my opinion) the performance of the F1 slot cars with magnetic traction would provide the higher level of performance befitting of the class. Bottom line is it's all about options. With a track that has magnetic attraction I have more options.     ---------------------Bill

This evening I applied the first coat of Rustoleum Magnetic Primer to the track running surface. This stuff ain't cheap ($22.50 per quart), and it is some nasty stuff (no pun intended!). The single quart got me one coat over the entire length of the track, and a second coat on four of the turns. If you use this stuff be sure to have them shake it well on the paint shaker before you take it home to apply. When you're applying it, stir it often! The heavy stuff settles to the bottom of the can quickly. It is REALLY thick and gooey, almost like grease!

   So does it work?......Well, a neo bar type traction magnet sticks to the track where I have two coats fairly well, at least when it is layed directly on the track surface. I'd say the magnet strength is close to what an old stock Aurora HO pancake motor magnet has when placed on a steel surface (so I guess not much really). Where there is only one coat of primer the neo magnet will stick, but just barely. I am going to invest in one more quart of the primer and see what improvement I can make with that.

Got some base colors down this evening...............lots of air brushing to follow.................at some point.......................

The February 18th race date has been spoken for, and will add one more HO race to the 2012 schedule. In addition we have the potential to add a couple additional races to the schedule if we choose to, pending completion of new tracks!    --------------------Bill

All plastered and primed.........................the track, not me!!!

Saturday morning and it's break time. Tryin' to finish up the last bit of plaster, then a little prep sanding and I'm ready for the final coat of Kilz primer. After the Kilz dries it'll be a little bit of base color on the landscaping, and then the track surface finish work starts. Stayed tuned for paint work.   -----------------Bill

I can't believe it, I'm almost done with the plastering...........on my THIRD 25 pound bag of the stuff!!!

I should be able to finish what's left of the plaster work tomorrow......

Cool rally track Drew, looks challenging!   --------------Bill

Got plastered again..........well the track did...........again !   Finished up the first 25 pound bag of plaster today, and started on a second.

Here's what one of the turn marshal "holes" looks like...