Arch2b's RealTrack 34 pack layout review

[arch2b]

i'll be sharing my thoughts on my 34 pack track layout i currently have for review.

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to begin, i have a few sections of 16" tiles as well

i must say the red/white striping does add to the scale look in a very good way.

here are some comparison pictures i took tonight.

here is a 24" realtracks tile over a mini-96 rcp track. the size is actually very close.


here is a 16" tile over a 24" tile over a 3 tile wide rcp mini-96 track


here is a tile finish comparison with the 24" tile and rough side rcp tile


here are 4 mini-z's on a 24" tile. it's very scale width but too tight for several mini-z's to race competitively unless you have some tight lines.


as you can see here, the dnano fits more than comfortably on the 24" tile. i think you could easily race a couple of dnano's on this.

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here are some pictures....

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have my track over a tile floor and given the impercise nature of tile installation, there are some spots where uneven tiles create small uneven spots in tile joints


this should disappear as soon as i get the recommended background carpet.

for the most part, nearly all the tile joints look like this. there are some gaps where tiles do not align exactly edge to edge however the surface level is smooth. it may be my tile floor or me not getting the slack out of the track. even with rcp, you need to move it around a bit to get the kinks from assembly out of it. i need to do the same with this.


i feel compelled to confirm my inquires as to the durability of the track. i asked about the durability of the track connections knowing my kids were going to walk on them, ride scooters, etc. as the track is setup in thier game room. i was told the track would hold up to foot traffic and it sure has. you can see in the video's that my youngest cut over the track with a scooter and no problems at all.

here is a picture of that same gap.


i actually found a couple others since i took the time to look over them all. this one in particular was even wider


it may appear misleading large due to the tapered edge finish, better seen in this image. this causes more of a gap than the 1/32" clean gap. you can see how the finished surface is cut back from the tile edge.


these were the minority occurences. a vast majority of the tile connections looked just like this.


i will clarify this with the statement that neither caused any bump, miscue or anything else in use.

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as promised, HERE is the first video of my first test drive with a stock mini-z on my 34 pack 24" tile RealTracks. as you'll see the batteries died on me toward the end.

i was very surprised that the mini-z behaved almost exactly as it does on my RCP mini-96. there is a little bit more push in the runs under power but that is was expected. i happen to have the standard RCP tire setup for a mini-z which is Kyosho 20 front and 30 rear. this, in my opinion is very good starting point for a stock mini-z. anything faster will need some adjustments. maybe 20 fronts...

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HERE is some video with fresh batteries. please excuse the wild driving. this was the first time with my mini-z on a track without rails so there is added responsibility to keep the car on the track.

again, this common RCP tire setup did very well for the stock mini-z. i would advise that no more than 2 be on the track at the same time unless your racing with experienced drivers where 3 would be ok. passing skills and traffic avoidance skills are crucial here.

[Sinister_Y]

Macrylinda,

Rails are super easy and cheap to make. Check out my track's pic (including rails):

http://tinyrc.com/forums/showpost.ph...66&postcount=9

We love our realtracks system.

Cheers,

Shawn