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Pictures from the first race of the NASTE 2012 season courtesy of Dorothy "The Hammer" Abbott. Thanks Dorothy!!!! --------------Bill
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And some video: http://www.facebook.com/l/pAQAnWH9zAQD5 … F1MnbEI8W0
This weekend I got the last of the white scenery areas painted with a base color (ok, just flat brown). I also painted the sides of the track table black. Another coat of black and some light sanding to the running surface and I'm ready to apply the copper tape!!!!! -----------------------Bill
Looking forward to pictures and then a test session Drew!!! --------------------Bill
The first race of the 2012 season is in the books. Congrats to Bryan on hosting a great kick-off event! I really enjoyed seeing everyone and racing some HO cars again. Thank you Bryan and Kathy!!!! --------------------Bill
So today I received my latest Ebay purchase in the mail. I picked up a Revell of Germany Fun Cup VW for $50 shipped. I was a little concerned about my purchase because it was coming from China, but it arrived undamaged, and quite quickly to my surprise ( less than 2 weeks!).
I'd like to get some opinions from others about which Revell car they feel is the best. Best overall, as well as best looking, best to race with as far as handling (with traction magnets & without), even just which one is your favorite if for no particular reason.......
Personally the only one I have enjoyed running so far is the little Trabant. With a traction magnet installed it is one of my fastest cars! Without the traction magnet it has way too much power! The other Revell/Monogram cars I have run also seem to suffer from too much power in my opinion. I love the Corvette Grand Sports! But when I ran one it was a let down from a handling perspective. If it weren't for the fact some of them look so good, I probably wouldn't even have any........
-------------------------Bill
Today I worked for a few hours eliminating some of the large "white" areas by applying some base color. I also touched up the running surface paint by brushing in the edges up to the guardrail, retaining wall sections.
Here are some beautiful Can Am car examples built by Beau:
Thanks guys, and you're very welcome Rico!
Yesterday I smoothed out the little imperfections in the first top coat. Today I got the second and last top coat done. The running surface is ready for copper tape! --------------Bill
I applied the first of two top coats this evening. Thanks to The Professor for the paint information. The final surface for this track will be the same as John Powers' track in Auburn. Hopefully having two tracks with the same running surface will promote some more inter-club racing in the northwest.
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
I am now DONE with the magnetic primer! I applied a total of 4 quarts to the track. I varied the number of coats to a couple turns. It will be interesting to see if you can notice a difference driving a magnet car...... -----------------------Bill
3rd quart of mag primer is down.......................
Check out Monte's progress on his SCX digital track (Jacqueline Park) under "Clubs & Tracks" - Penguin Point Raceway.
VERY COOL Smooth, I like it!!!! ---------------------Bill
Got the second quart of magnetic primer on the track this evening. Found that just a plain ole stir stick works the best for mixing. The tool for my variable speed drill was a waste of time and money for this stuff!!!
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
No, this is the underlying primer, multiple coats. I am going to use the same paint The Professor used on his track in Auburn for the top coat.
Although for a slot car track, I think this magnetic paint would make a nice surface to run on. The texture is similar to the old blackboard texture they used to have in the early days of slot car tracks.
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.
There are a couple more areas where I will probably lay down some more base color......but at this point I am ready to try rolling on the Rustoleum "Magnetic" Paint Primer. After that primer it's time for the track's running surface paint.
Got some base colors down this evening...............lots of air brushing to follow.................at some point.......................
Hey Monte, how about some photo updates of your digital track re-do???
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
The schedule is up, dates and locations are posted on the NASTE Calendar here on this site. All the point series races for the 2012 season will be an IROC format.
This year we have 11 race dates, plus the annual NASTE Halloween Race at Hemi Heights Raceway Park (as always the Halloween race is a non-points race). Here's the breakdown of the races so far:
1 - HO race
5 - 1/32 races (1 of which is a digital race)
4 - 1/24 races
There is one race date not yet scheduled - Feb.18, 2012. If you are a track owner and would like to host a NASTE race, please drop me a line. -----------------Bill
All plastered and primed.........................the track, not me!!!
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