CARRERA SLOT CAR TRACK
I do have a pair of 1/24 scale cars that will run on the track. - A Corvette and a Jaguar. - But all the rest are 1/32 scale. Originally I wanted to stick with the 1/24th but after seeing how limited the choices are for available cars I chose to scale everything I built for 1/32nd. The people are supposed to be 1/30th. They seem close enough that they don't look odd. When I took the dimensions for the buildings I built I ran the math to scale them down to 1/32nd also.
Even though my layout has been built around 1/32, I really like the way the two 1/24 scale cars I've got look traveling down the course. I'm still kicking around the idea of building a couple of 1/24 (or 1/25) models and installing them on slot car chassis. The two I have in mind are these:
After 'Googling' those models I found some photos of them that others had built and they just plain look way too cool not to keep me interested. - But for now, I'm keeping everything else 1/32.
One of the nice things about the 1/32 &1/24 scale slot cars is that you have enough room to keep the interiors pretty much intact. I've even seen several slot cars that had detailed engine bays and trunks.
I do have a pair of 1/24 scale cars that will run on the track. - A Corvette and a Jaguar. - But all the rest are 1/32 scale. Originally I wanted to stick with the 1/24th but after seeing how limited the choices are for available cars I chose to scale everything I built for 1/32nd. The people are supposed to be 1/30th. They seem close enough that they don't look odd. When I took the dimensions for the buildings I built I ran the math to scale them down to 1/32nd also.
Even though my layout has been built around 1/32, I really like the way the two 1/24 scale cars I've got look traveling down the course. I'm still kicking around the idea of building a couple of 1/24 (or 1/25) models and installing them on slot car chassis. The two I have in mind are these:
After 'Googling' those models I found some photos of them that others had built and they just plain look way too cool not to keep me interested. - But for now, I'm keeping everything else 1/32.
One of the nice things about the 1/32 &1/24 scale slot cars is that you have enough room to keep the interiors pretty much intact. I've even seen several slot cars that had detailed engine bays and trunks.
