Oh come on; that is absolutely unbelievable! How in the world could anyone leave a thumbs down for this? Congratulations on one of, if not the finest two lane HO slot car layouts I have ever seen.
@randy1817
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, thumbs down, give me a break.. What's wrong with people?? I think it's a cool layout!!
@jpolar394
4 жыл бұрын
1966 all over again. Great memories. Thank you. 👍👍
@FryTvNow
2 жыл бұрын
WOW! I am 50 years old and this has to be the best layout,,, this video should have 15,581 thumbs up.
@jeffreyyeater1780
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool . Been running Auroras finestsince 1965 . Great track !
@jimmyb1559
4 жыл бұрын
Great job James. I’m 64 and still love my Aurora T-Jets. When were kids we would get a small set every Christmas. I’ve purchased some cars and track on Ebay and love them. Thanks for the video. Never boring! All I can say is make more videos!!! I value your expertise. It can get frustrating when I run into power issues and your videos help. Also nice to see the great job you did with the turnouts. Thanks again, Jim
@ELPerroBuddy63
4 жыл бұрын
I have been fooling around with H. O. Slot cars since 1972 since I got my first set. An Aurora tjet 4 Lane set. To this date of 9/6/20 I have a fleet of 4500 active slot cars from TYCO,AURORA TJET, Auto World, NEW tjet,H.O. Detroit, Old and new AFX.and many other makers from Japan,UK,Spain and Germany. I do slot car motor cleaning,restorations and calibrations and have great clientel.
@jamesdignan145
4 жыл бұрын
That is amazing! Keep up the good work!
@westies1962
2 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! I had quite a bit of this track back in the day! I got my first T-jet set in 1968 when I was about 5.5 years old. Sometime in the early 70's my dad bought a setup from the owner of a local hardware store who also had a toy store in the basement. I was practically swimming in this stuff! LOL! The first cars I remember getting were the white Porsche 904 with the red stripe, and the red Dino Ferrari with the white stripe
@louiscostabile5527
6 ай бұрын
This is the most AWESOME and INNOVATIVE slot car track I have ever seen and I have been a fan for over 50 years. Great job!
@skipperrussell2025
6 жыл бұрын
This takes me back 55 years. Love it!
@copiedoffme
3 жыл бұрын
Incredible layout James! 👍👏👏
@highlife0586
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful layout. That had to take a LOT of man-hours to design and build. Takes me back in the early 60's when I got my first Model Motoring race set for Christmas.
@KZ3W
4 жыл бұрын
Just remember old ( 45 years ago ) times I had with my older brothers and sister playing with these race sets .
@davesworld6206
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best layouts I have ever seen. I grew up using most of these pieces from my older brothers aurora set in our ping pong table so it brings back lots of memories. More recently I have returned to the hobby with modern Tomy AFX track and mostly old magnetration cars I found on eBay. But I miss all the speciality pieces you can incorporate in the older aurora sets and will look to collecting aurora track, specialty pieces and t jets to get started on building an authentic aurora layout, not nearly as complicated as yours. Thanks for your inspirational video.
@jamesdignan145
3 жыл бұрын
I did something similar. I ended up selling all of my more modern track and recollecting all the older track. Enjoy! It's been a real pleasure.
@randy1817
3 жыл бұрын
The old track that you have is much quieter than the new AFX track. You would think that AFX could do a better job. I had the same Aurora track back in the sixties. I don't know what ever happened to it? I got new track back in the late 80s and then I sold everything I had around 2000. I just got back into the hobby this year. I've spent around 5000.00 on track, cars, parts and timing systems. I'm setting up a road course and separate drag strip.. So, I'm watching every slot car video I can find. This is a Great Hobby. I'm glad to be back..
@jamesdignan145
3 жыл бұрын
It is a fantastic hobby. If you post your layout on KZitem please let me know so I can take a look at it.
@user-ln8ml9nt4o
6 жыл бұрын
Great vintage layout!! You used every possible type of track Aurora made, nice design.
@RailVentures
6 жыл бұрын
Except the HO train crossing I had!
@eugenepolan1750
4 жыл бұрын
...and no banked curve or loop-de-loop, but I'm not complaining! It's quite a layout.
@80MusicVideos1
6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic layout... This would have been my wildest dream back in the 60's.. Lot of work!
@christinaraymond9480
5 жыл бұрын
I just bought a set today at a yard sale for 12 bucks can't wait to put it all together
@jamesdignan145
5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@shiftintohigh5564
Жыл бұрын
Gheezus, never seen a vintage track like that! I had a lot. But you win!👍👍😎🇺🇸
@0necrazywhiteboy30
4 жыл бұрын
I want the plans so I can build this. It’s a beautiful layout.
@dathyr1
Жыл бұрын
Back in the 1960's, I used to have about as much or more Aurora slot car stuff as you do in this video. I started out with the AC reed HO slot cars with a vibrator till they switched to the faster DC motor cars. We used to have races every weekend for fun. I then jumped up to 1/25 scale slot car racing on commercial built 8 lane tracks and did that for several years. Then gave up on slot car racing all together. It was fun while it lasted. Commercial tracks were kind of a FAD, they came in, were popular for a while, and then they closed down. Thanks for the video.
@paulbfields8284
Жыл бұрын
I had 175’ layout in the mid 60’s.. this layout makes the one I had look like a starter kit.. nice… very nice.
@briansearles4473
3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the nicest 2 lane layout I have ever seen. I have some of those adapter tracks as well which can be very handy when expanding an older layout.
@josephinex1603
Жыл бұрын
I have all lock n joiner track. Are those adapters still available as i fear my expansion might be delayed trying to find corner track etc. ty
@briansearles4473
Жыл бұрын
@@josephinex1603 Might find them second hand? Perhaps try making one yourself using two scrap pieces of track and epoxy.
@stevenwaring1111
3 жыл бұрын
i really got inspired by your layout!I have alot to work with..great job!
@track1219
3 жыл бұрын
I like how you used the junction tracks. I’ve never seen the Y tracks before. Nice job!
@nobodyshome758
6 ай бұрын
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous!! Hopefully you're still running it!! 😎
@titusho2
4 жыл бұрын
Best track set I've seen yet!! 2020
@kennyswonger5227
4 жыл бұрын
This takes me back about 40 years ago.but I still have my 1st set from 1966 ove my aurora set.and about 8 more sets.all put away.
@mikedouglas2546
6 жыл бұрын
Very nice lay out. Love it!
@ronkeenan9288
2 жыл бұрын
My brother had all this the mountain raceway the batman car the old t jets also the large strombecker sets so many great memories .My favorite cars were the afx magna traction I have the white and silver Dodge charger and the red white and blue Camaro .
@KenSeguin-ur9zb
22 күн бұрын
I love the creativity. Worthy of the Smithsonian imo😀
@louisp9027
3 ай бұрын
I have Model motoring yes I did got in my basement yes lots cars and trucks and buses I bought in 1963 😊I love cars
@stanleydomalewski8497
Жыл бұрын
Many Fond Memories, of a better time !
@philfodera6294
5 жыл бұрын
Great layout well done
@Vaderd2k926
3 жыл бұрын
Very well thought out layout. Those junctions were one of poorest designs Aurora put out. You have to be very careful not to isolate an inner lane or cause a short somewhere. They make things very complicated. You’re obviously expert in their use. The only specialty tracks you’re missing are the banked curves and of course the RR crossing. Thanks for the nostalgia trip! Well done!
@ronkeenan9288
Жыл бұрын
It needs the traffic light set up my brother had the mountain top the traffic lights the hills , batmobile,the 65 mustang ,the Jaguar,the galaxy ,and a couple others then I had the magna traction cars he really built some great tracks ,my dad built the tables he has 2 4x8 plywood sheets that he added legs to then attached them together with window lock hardware ,my parents still have those tables , unfortunately my brother's ex wife took a sledge hammer to all that track .
@JayYarbroughMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Best track I've seen.
@outlawgranpaw2283
5 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!What a layout!!!
@earlemorgan5068
3 ай бұрын
Model Motoring was so fun.
@42lookc
2 ай бұрын
Man, that's some cool stuff! How in the world did you find it all in sections that still could be assembled?
@SEGAdude95
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome big thumbs up.. :) :D
@mikeyerke3920
Жыл бұрын
Great design.
@markbuterbuagh4971
4 жыл бұрын
Very cool now i'm back in the 60's!
@sammyrussell936
3 жыл бұрын
Holey smokes that's a awesome lay out
@gregbrokamp7662
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice - impressive work!
@dennismelton7810
5 жыл бұрын
That's a great layout
@cherylturner1352
2 жыл бұрын
Cool Set up
@jeffreymoen9318
Жыл бұрын
I would love the build sheet for this if possible. Awesome
@kevinlaughery1076
9 ай бұрын
Absolutly killer! EAGLE RACEWAY!
@ultrametric9317
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! Good job!
@nefaurora
2 жыл бұрын
Definately more of a "Driving" Layout than a "Racing" layout....but still awesome all the same... Congrats on a great build... Did you get this one from a track plan???...or did you just make it up as you went??!???
@jamesdignan145
2 жыл бұрын
Made it up as I went.
@patrickbashara2159
Ай бұрын
Im terribly jealous!
@markmurray8114
3 ай бұрын
It would have been really cool if you had driven a few cars around the layout
@craiglockridge8390
2 жыл бұрын
Nice i love tjets to much for me but it's your thing.
@raymeedc
7 ай бұрын
~ WOW‼️ Must’ve taken you the better part of a month 😱 ….. Seriously, tho, Seriously Impressive👌
@ChrisRubeo
3 жыл бұрын
Incredible layout
@timothywilliams9569
3 жыл бұрын
Cheap thrills everyone can enjoy.
@tommydolce74
6 ай бұрын
What a perfect title
@briscocountyjr8050
Жыл бұрын
What size is the layout? Can't see where that's already been mentioned somewhere.
@eaglespetty
5 жыл бұрын
Well done sir!
@kennethpassero8280
2 жыл бұрын
Did u make that double cobra spiral?
@dhardy9296
5 жыл бұрын
What are the dimensions of the platform? Nice job, thanks!
@jamesdignan145
5 жыл бұрын
This is a ping pong table flipped upside down with one additional 12in piece added in the middle.
@tb6651
6 жыл бұрын
Real nice layout
@xrkenny9759
6 жыл бұрын
very cool
@meyer629
2 жыл бұрын
Hi James. I have a bunch of Atlas slot car track. And a bunch of Aurora slot car track. More Aurora than Atlas. The ends of each are completely different. Can these two tracks be joined together? I know they were at one time, back in the 60s. Is there a way i could send you pics? Thanks!
@jamesdignan145
2 жыл бұрын
I do not know of any way to combine Aurora track with Atlas track. I'm sorry...
@meyer629
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesdignan145 no worries. Thanks for replying. Great job! Keep up the good work!
@beergodz7525
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@AlM9SlDEWlNDER
4 жыл бұрын
I received a set. Does anyone want it? Or is there a way to get them up and running again? Cars tires are hard, and the cars just jitter a bit without moving. Not sure if it is corrosion on the springs, tracks, or motor needs oil, etc.
@jamesdignan145
4 жыл бұрын
The cars and the track will need some TLC. I have two other videos one shows how to clean the chassis and get it running properly and the other shows how to clean the track so it runs well as well. I also have a video posted about how to run equal power throughout the track system. It will take some patience and some diligence however if you have a desire to do that you will be rewarded in the end with a good running track and excellent running cars.
@tcgamers7127
6 ай бұрын
What is the dimensions of your track?
@orim298s
4 жыл бұрын
Those junctions are hard to figure out how to incorporate both lanes to use them.
@jamesdignan145
4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. I used the Junctions to take a car onto its own lap it comes around and then uses the other lane of the same track and then exits the junction.
@orim298s
4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesdignan145 How are those junctions controlled. Manually or remotely?
@jamesdignan145
4 жыл бұрын
@@orim298s manually. There is a little flip switch on each Junction that you can turn to determine the direction the car will go.
@orim298s
4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesdignan145 Have you looked at this diagram showing how to do remote switching ? If your junction has only a manual switch you might be able to add a solenoid switch. www.modelmotorist.com/web-content/atlasjt.jsp
@endlesssummer3406
4 жыл бұрын
Can anyone help???? I got a aurora race track featuring the Golden Gate race set. I'm sure it's set for years. I can't get it to do anything. It has 4 cars. No paperwork.
@jamesdignan145
4 жыл бұрын
Everything will need to be thoroughly cleaned to start. I have two other video showing you how to clean the track and clean the chassis. Then hook up the terminal track and make sure that the car runs well on the terminal track. Then hook up one piece of track at a time and make sure the car can run first on the two pieces then three and so on.
@endlesssummer3406
4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesdignan145 I got it. I've never wired one up and finally got the wiring figured out then had to clean track with light sand paper then clean cars and got it going. LOVE IT. Paid 5$ for it at a yard sale last summer.
@jamesdignan145
4 жыл бұрын
@@endlesssummer3406 congratulations! Enjoy!
@endlesssummer3406
4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesdignan145 is there any where online I can buy clips to connect track pieces or any tricks I can try?
@jamesdignan145
4 жыл бұрын
@@endlesssummer3406 these types of items pop up on eBay. Please look under the following heading. Aurora HO slot cars pre 1970.
@DavidSmith-rc7hs
3 жыл бұрын
Great video wish you would help me out!!!
@bartenz4307
6 жыл бұрын
What no cobble stone? V nice setup
@jamesdignan145
5 жыл бұрын
There's four pieces of cobblestone across the Golden Gate Bridge.
@bartenz4307
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry I missed hearing the cars going over it. Great Set!
@bartenz4307
5 жыл бұрын
Posted a Craigslist link for South Jersey, listing good, new old stock AMM track sections,.
@bruceshott7052
Жыл бұрын
Boring?exalint🏁
@jaygrier4845
6 ай бұрын
How many feet of track you think? One of the best layouts I've ever seen. Been messing with AFX since the early '70's
@RichadTheLionHeat
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely excellent, outstanding, encouraging, great work. We truly appreciate your time, effort in building your track and sharing with others. 👍🏻🏎⛽️🛞🚓🚗🛻🚑🚙🚔🚘🚖🚘😎👍🏻✝️🙏🏻🇺🇸
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