Landscaping & Expanding
On the far
end, I'll be moving my RC workbench to the other side of the cellar giving me
room to go with another 4'x8' sheet of plywood with some "Road Course"
type running on it. It will come off right where that far straight is(it may be
replaced with a lane change track)and come back in the same place joining the
Main track just before "Pit Lane". There will be a Lane change track
in the way back in the straight approaching the pit lane. If you don't get in
it or decide soon enough, you could be in trouble! The close end of the track
will be extended 4'x 10'. I'll probably put some kind of curves on the right as
we look at it and of course the left is the Main straightaway.
The
Main Straight is going to be elevated like some of the roads you see in Europe.
I've already ordered enough "Woodland Scenics" Cut Stone Retaining Wall
sections to do 8' in 3" pieces. They come 5&3/4 " tall and I'm going
to have to cut them down a little. I plan on having the top, finished
part
of the wall sticking up above the track like a curb. It will be open where the
pits will be under it and gradually come down to ground level through
the far turn, which will be hillside. The outside of the track will be landscaped
plaster cloth mountainside with 1" tall aluminum retaining wall built in.
This part of the landscaping can all be done while I'm waiting
for the N-Digital to come out.
The Retaining Walls need to be cut to height, sanded smooth
on the edges for a good fit then airbrushed the color I want them and "washed"
with a thinned paint mixture to bring out the texture and shadows.
I
added a loop to put some interest in the layout for now. The yellow section marks
the 47" the pit lane will take. A loop like this might end up on the 4'x10'
Extension on the close end opposite the Main straight.
