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ChrisC
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 Posted - February 28 2009 :  12:16:50 AM Link directly to this topic  Show Profile  Add ChrisC to Buddylist
So one of my hobbies during the warmer months is autocrossing (bottom part of this page see my post http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6002&whichpage=2). Just so happens my friend's layout where all my stuff is currently living also races with me. One night I jokingly mentioned "Wouldn't it be funny if we built a autocross course on the layout?". Fast forward a few weeks later, I see some $1 hotwheels cars that look like autocross racers, so we buy them (A Datsun and a Mustang). Still no intention of making a race course, we thought they looked cool if a bit out of scale for HO. His Dad caught wind of our idea. One week later, he attached this to the layout.
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Still a work in progress (needs more chalk lines added). But its awesome looking. His Dad made each cone by hand using the tips of wooden dowels glued onto a base and painted orange. Then he ordered the wood and slapped it on the layout. Even has a timing & scoring trailer. Some more pics...

The mustang hangs a corner (notice the wheel lift!) Meanwhile a vintage car club in the background looks on.
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I bought this Datsun because I just loved how it looked. Here it is streaking into the finish, a porsche 911 in the background gets ready to leave the line.
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Old meets new, Bessemer & Lake Erie 525 pauses to watch a new GTI make a pass.
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If anyone has anything even close to this on their layout, I wanna see it NOW haha
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shaygetz
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Sweet...
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Mike
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Looks great!

I've thought of modeling a drag strip on my layout.

Mike
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Rush2NY
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That is AWESOME! I love the idea of the handmade cones too.

Russ
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