CARRERA SLOT CAR TRACK
Christmas 2016 has come & gone. I did manage to get the VR system operational before everyone showed up. In some ways I am thrilled by it and everyone that tried it was in awe. - - But there is a dark side to the system. Many of the games will cause motion sickness in some people and unfortunately I'm someone that seems susceptible. I love playing the games that don't cause me problems but I have to avoid the ones that do. The biggest disappointment for me is that the two driving sims I got make me want to hurl! DANG!! I'm hoping my sons have a better experience with them.
Santa (Teresa actually) was very good to me this year. I scored with 4 more cars for the racetrack and an inflatable GOOD/YEAR blimp.
The first one I unwrapped was a #9 Kasey Kahne NASCAR Charger. It'll look great competing against the 2 Ford Tauruses I've already got.
The next one I opened up was a '57 Chevy stock car. The paint scheme is a little wild but I really like the idea of running nostalgic cars. Now I'll need a few more from that era.
What I'd really wanted was a few more winged cars for the track and I wasn't disappointed. The last two I opened up were Bobby Isaac's #71 Daytona and Tiny Lund's #55 Daytona. They look great on the track but I'll need to play around with the magnets to get them to handle better. The longer bodies tend to have problems cornering without some extra mods to compensate for the weight distribution. The #40 Pete Hamilton Superbird I've already got sticks to the track a lot better after I modified it.
Now I've got 7 classic NASCAR cars from the late 60s - early 70s. It really makes me want to update the system to digital so I could see more than two of them at a time racing. - Maybe someday...
I really was surprised when I opened up the blimp. I'd jokingly mentioned to Teresa that I thought it would be cool to see it floating above the track. I didn't expect her to buy one for me. I hung it up as soon as I could and I really, really like it. The scale looks right. I may have to add a few L.E.D.s to it and see if there's a way to put a little plastic camera crew inside.
Christmas 2016 has come & gone. I did manage to get the VR system operational before everyone showed up. In some ways I am thrilled by it and everyone that tried it was in awe. - - But there is a dark side to the system. Many of the games will cause motion sickness in some people and unfortunately I'm someone that seems susceptible. I love playing the games that don't cause me problems but I have to avoid the ones that do. The biggest disappointment for me is that the two driving sims I got make me want to hurl! DANG!! I'm hoping my sons have a better experience with them.
Santa (Teresa actually) was very good to me this year. I scored with 4 more cars for the racetrack and an inflatable GOOD/YEAR blimp.
The first one I unwrapped was a #9 Kasey Kahne NASCAR Charger. It'll look great competing against the 2 Ford Tauruses I've already got.
The next one I opened up was a '57 Chevy stock car. The paint scheme is a little wild but I really like the idea of running nostalgic cars. Now I'll need a few more from that era.
What I'd really wanted was a few more winged cars for the track and I wasn't disappointed. The last two I opened up were Bobby Isaac's #71 Daytona and Tiny Lund's #55 Daytona. They look great on the track but I'll need to play around with the magnets to get them to handle better. The longer bodies tend to have problems cornering without some extra mods to compensate for the weight distribution. The #40 Pete Hamilton Superbird I've already got sticks to the track a lot better after I modified it.
Now I've got 7 classic NASCAR cars from the late 60s - early 70s. It really makes me want to update the system to digital so I could see more than two of them at a time racing. - Maybe someday...
I really was surprised when I opened up the blimp. I'd jokingly mentioned to Teresa that I thought it would be cool to see it floating above the track. I didn't expect her to buy one for me. I hung it up as soon as I could and I really, really like it. The scale looks right. I may have to add a few L.E.D.s to it and see if there's a way to put a little plastic camera crew inside.
