RCP Track New Piece Suggestions

[RCP-Tracks, Inc]

Every year I look to design something new for our existing RCP hobby grade tracks. Last year we added the rail protection liners and I am looking to add something new for this year.

Previously we have designed and manufactured some new parts from ideas suggested by our users. If you have some suggestions on new pieces you would like to see, we would like to know.

Feel free to post hear or you can send me an email at tracksales@sbcglobal.net.

Thanks,
John

[Profoxcg]

What about the "dnano" track?

[RCP-Tracks, Inc]

Originally Posted by Profoxcg

What about the "dnano" track?

We have not come up with a suitable surface that meets the needs of a seemless track design. The surfaces we have tested thus far do not lay flat and need to be laminated to a flat piece of wood or similar material in order to lay perfectly flat.

With that said, I think the current Mini-96 track kits and expansions are a good platform for the dNaNo. We have many customers who currently use this track for their home dNaNo tracks. There is the chance that some of the interlocking joints may create bumps for the smaller dNaNo car, but simply putting a thin piece of tape directly under the lower tile of the joint, helps to make the transition flat. I have shimmed a few tiles on my home tracks and the dNaNo performs outstanding on the surface.

The small tiles of the Mini-96 track allows customers to set up large road courses within small spaces of their house, garage or basement. Track layouts similar to slot car tracks can be created and you can layout the tracks with twists and turns around and under furniture if needed. With the tiles measuring just under 5/8", no additional supporting surface is needed as the track is thick enough to travel over varying height floors. You can transition from thin low pile carpet to wood floor and back with out issues. You can also layout the track over uneven concrete or brick out door surfaces.

[RCP-Tracks, Inc]

This was posted over at mini-zracer.com

Originally Posted by mk2kompressor

exactly that,it would force a slightly different line through the corner and make another interesting feature to a layout

We could do something like this. You could turn the rail over and use it either way. We could also do it in a different color, such as green.

This would be a good piece to have an RCP rail liner installed as the cars would hit the rail and slide off on angled impacts. It might be a piece that would receive a lot of impacts and the rail liner would help protect the rail as well.

John

[arch2b]

i'm liking it

what about making a single piece that would replace the 2 inside turn pieces? essentially making a foam large inner turn bump out. this would mimic what you do with the rail liners for the mini-96 in particular.

[RCP-Tracks, Inc]

Originally Posted by arch2b

i'm liking it

what about making a single piece that would replace the 2 inside turn pieces? essentially making a foam large inner turn bump out. this would mimic what you do with the rail liners for the mini-96 in particular.

I am thinking if we made them in halves, than you could use them on 90 degree turns and also double them up if you want to make a complete turn bump like you are describing.

[arch2b]

i'll hunt the mini-zracer post history as there were numerous suggestions, ideas posted there over the years you've actively sought consumer opinion/suggestion/improvement