The existing start finish gantry was a vintage Scalextric item with start lights fitted underneath.
The problem was its fragility. It would regularly get knocked by a car and the start-finish banner would fall out, or the start lights would slide down the metal poles.
At the recent Slot Car Festival, I found a more sturdy laser cut gantry from MHS Model Products. This comes flat packed and needs a knife to cut away the places where it is connected before being pressed out.
I constructed the gantry, sprayed it white, and fixed the chequered flags and START / FINISH signs, once I'd painted them also. Before glueing the side structures, I cut a couple of slots so that the LED lighting panel could be inserted and removed.
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Installed on the track, this should hopefully be more robust and resist the inevitable crashes when racers are going for that fastest lap.
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The problem was its fragility. It would regularly get knocked by a car and the start-finish banner would fall out, or the start lights would slide down the metal poles.
At the recent Slot Car Festival, I found a more sturdy laser cut gantry from MHS Model Products. This comes flat packed and needs a knife to cut away the places where it is connected before being pressed out.
I constructed the gantry, sprayed it white, and fixed the chequered flags and START / FINISH signs, once I'd painted them also. Before glueing the side structures, I cut a couple of slots so that the LED lighting panel could be inserted and removed.
Installed on the track, this should hopefully be more robust and resist the inevitable crashes when racers are going for that fastest lap.
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