humperdingle Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 (edited) Hey guys... Just thinking ahead a little here... What with the arrival of two Losi Micro 1/36th RC cars at Christmas, there will be a requirement for some sort of track. I'm sure the back garden will be fine for a while, but i'd like to have some gear ready to make a mini (or micro!) track in the living room. Available space would be around 12ft x 8ft... Not huge, but should get at least a figure 8 or oval. What sort of stuff do you guys use for track, markers, etc? I'm thinking pipe lagging and copper pipe bent to shape, bits of timber, etc... But i'd like it to be easy enough to pack away when not in use. Any tips? Edit: I've seen little discs (rubber/silicone?) laid on the floor on some rc vids... WHat are they called? Edited October 8, 2011 by humperdingle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Ravage Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Mooring rope, the thicker the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Mooring rope, the thicker the better. Might be a little bulky and heavy to store? Might try to get some of that industrial rubber cable protector... The stuff laid across floors to protect trailing cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 old fire hose is what we useactually reading what its for, just a normal hose pipe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Tumble dryer pipe, light, flexible and its compactable Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 old fire hose is what we use actually reading what its for, just a normal hose pipe Great idea... Cheap (well... free!), and easy to connect ends together. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 no problem mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie-rich Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I used rubber seals from 1:1 cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 I've been looking at 1 1/4" waste pipe from a plumbers merchant... That stuff is pretty cheap and can be joined with gaffer tape etc, and is really light, two or three times the height of garden hose, and will be good for laying a track outside, too... Is it sad for a 39 year old guy to be looking forward to Christmas more than his 11 year old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 OK, i've settled on (Despite the excellent ideas) timber for track... 18mm x 38mm. On it's edge, this should be sufficiently high enough to stop a micro scrambling over it. This will be held together by hinges and I'll drill holes close to the ends, and use "U" bolts upside down to quickly join the pieces where hinges aren't used. I reckon i'll get away with 4 x 2.7m lengths for the whole track, and it should fold away nicely What about a couple of jumps? I've seen people using ring binder folders face-down for a ramp. Apart from cutting bits of board, what other everyday household objects work well for jumps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonie Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 books work well stack a few up and use a paperback for the kicker other than that ring binders work well or even a a4 paper pad proped up against a stone/brick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks - Might have some bits of timber left over for a ramp or two. Anybody know what the turning circle of the Micro-T and Desert truck are? Just trying to design a track, and need to know how tight I can make the corners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerrorTrooper Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 A Micro T will turn in about the circumferance of a dinner plate at low throttle. A Micro DT is almost the same. My missus using cardboard and brown tape, made a sort of curved skate park ramp in the corner of the room, and i connected a garden hose track to it. Awesome fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 A Micro T will turn in about the circumferance of a dinner plate at low throttle. A Micro DT is almost the same. My missus using cardboard and brown tape, made a sort of curved skate park ramp in the corner of the room, and i connected a garden hose track to it. Awesome fun! Really? I'd have thought the circle would be larger than that... Maybe a hula-hoop size (No, not the potato based snack) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Couldn't resist... Popped into Homebase on the way home today and got a pack of 38mm x 19mm x 1.8m timber Sawed it up into bits according to my planned circuit and came out with this... Not exactly to plan, but good enough. Next job: Some hinges to join bits together, maybe some black/white and red/white stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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