Shift at-home car racing to new gears by creating an awesome car track!
You will need:
Wood:
- 16mm mdf board: 1 = 1200 x 600 (road)
- 3mm mdf board: 2 = 1200 x 40mm (Lanes)
- 6mm mdf board 2 = 1200 x 40mm (barriers)
Pine par wood:
- 2 = 600 x 44 (uprights)
- 2 = 380 x 44 (uprights)
- 2 = 180 x 44 (uprights)
- 3 = 510 x 44 (support beams across)
Tools:
- Drill
- Tape Measure
- Masking tape
- 3mm drill bit
- Possi drive
- 6/40 chipboard screws
- Fast set glue
- 8 x 70 screws
- Pinewood filler
- 16 mm Panel pins
- 25 mm panel pins
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Paint: 500ml
- Black schoolboard paint
- White super acrylic PVA
- High gloss enamel paint
Step by Step Instructions:
Step 1:
Get your wood cut to size at your nearest Timbercity.
Cut one end of the Pine Par wood upright pieces at a 22.5° angle to create an angle on the race track. Do not cut the support beams at angles.
Step 2:
Assemble the legs by joining each set to a support beam with glue and screws to secure all the pieces.
Step 3:
Hammer the lanes (3mm mdf) to the road (16mm mdf road), using nails.
Step 4:
Join the barrier pieces (6mm mdf) to the side of the road.
Step 5:
Attach the legs to the road with glue and screws.
Step 6:
Place masking tape, then paint. Use Black schoolboard paint, available at Timbercity, for the road, and white paint for the lanes.
And you’re ready to go!
