[Fred]

Some small advances, still on this part of the track
Once the landscape is done, I paint the different areas to work with :


I will use the same products I used on my previous track :


As the black is not perfectly dried, I begin with the brown area :


Then, 3 coats from dark to light grey are dry brushed on the black areas :



Will see tomorrow if a forth coat is needed
Then, I will have to treat the green areas

To be continued ...

[Fred]

I'm finalizing the green parts of this area :



I use wood glue and water :
- 60%-40%, applied with a brush for the first coat
- 40%-60% and a fex drops of dish soap, applied with a pipette for the following ones

Can't wait to see the result once every thing will be perfectly dry

[Anthony B]

Watching with interest - reaally nice job!!! Keep the pics coming please :)

[Fred]

Many thanks

Once dried, I had to add some patches here and there. I also tried to weathered the concrete walls
Here is the result :

[roguejackal]

really nice build, i am wondering how do you find the policar track, I have scalextric sport and seems to be getting harder work to maintain connections the longer time goes on, especially with digital.

I am in two minds wether to create a routed track or start again with policar?

[Fred]

Thank you for your comment  

I have to say that I'm very happy with my Policar track
Not as easy to assemble than Ninco or Scalex Classic track, but a better electric continuity, probably the best one provided by any plastic track brands  

However, a well built wood track with braids will always be better than any plastic track, just my 2 cents

[Fred]

I began to work on the other side of the bridge
As I decided to choose bricks instead of concretes, I found the following pattern to "build" my walls :


Here is the result :
- From tunnel entrance :


- From the timing bridge :


- And the exit of the tunnel :

On this last picture, you can see a second TV tower I received a few weeks ago ; it came with a third TV tower and more than 100 people for the pit lane and the stands to come

To be continued ...

[rallyhub]

Hi Fred,

In combination with the concrete construction the bricks look really good.
Looking forward to see more photos of the promising build process of your scenic racetrack.

Hub

[Fred]

Hello everybody  

More than 6 months since the last update , so I decided to use the last days of my summer holidays to work on the track, the part between the timing gantry and the bridge
Here is the result :
   
   
   
   
   
I'm quite happy with the result, but there is stil a lot to do   ... hoping next update before Christmas  

Regards,
Fred

[Fred]

Hello  

Had to add something on the hill outside the largest curve of the track
So I decided to build a billboard out of balsa wood weathered with a light grey juice
I chose the Pegasus because my father's first job was for ExxonMobil

   

   

   

   

Regards,
Fred