your avatar is amazing, Harry!!
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| Author: | ginger bloke [ November 18th, 2009, 10:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | james mays toys |
Anybody watch it last night? He rebuilt the brooklands racetrack, in full, out of scalextric track 2.8 miles long following the old track line. It wer brill. |
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| Author: | Xmas [ November 18th, 2009, 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
Watched some of it looked interesting, how did he get the power all of the way round the track? Mutliple transformers? I read somewhere that James May bought that Ami 8 he drove in one of the Top Gear Challenges, but according to Ami Matt he is not on the register. Yet. Chris |
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| Author: | Neil [ November 18th, 2009, 12:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
I read in this months AA magazine that James bought the Ami as he likes small underpowered cars!! |
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| Author: | DubDefector [ November 18th, 2009, 12:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
I loved it! Everyone should check it out on iPlayer if you missed it - brought back all sorts of memories (of Scalextric, not Brooklands - I'm not that old!). I used to have a Porsche 911, figure of eight track with a bridge and crossover, though I went off to have a look at how things are now - and I wouldn't mind something like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Giant-6-Lane-Scal ... 2557517358 Still - I'm not even going to spend that on my snail so I don't think that's going to happen (nor would the wife ever forgive me...) |
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| Author: | ginger bloke [ November 18th, 2009, 2:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
Xmas wrote: Watched some of it looked interesting, how did he get the power all of the way round the track? Mutliple transformers? he used loads of 12v batteries place all along the length of the track. How many I know not, in fact that was one of the questions I wanted answering, How many metres of track would be energised by one 12v battery? |
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| Author: | DubDefector [ November 18th, 2009, 3:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
Ah, but if you remember, earlier in the show they were testing it going up slopes and running long distances and they did not complete a circuit - just flew the car off the end (this surprised me and they didn't explain it at the time). I think the new "digital" track bridges the circuit at the end of each piece rather than needing anything, because they had that section where they had to build it across the road when the cars approached. I think they must've had a battery at each trigger position... |
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| Author: | Max [ November 18th, 2009, 3:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
The one a christmas looks amazing. A 10 mile toy train track! |
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| Author: | hjbharry [ November 18th, 2009, 5:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
i don't know how many batteries it used but the car was relayed all the way and there was about 130 people to each team so probs the same amount of batteries. It was very good especially the spiral to go up some stairs and they got 14mph on the straights! |
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| Author: | Neil [ November 18th, 2009, 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
your avatar is amazing, Harry!!
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| Author: | Max [ November 18th, 2009, 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: james mays toys |
haha i just put it there for him, he dont know hes got it. |
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