If you enjoyed that, check out our newest Scalextric project, linked below! ITS EVEN BIGGER! kzitem.info/news/bejne/lGxpzpuFqmeag3o
@andrewlaw
2 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to summer holidays in my youth, 1976 to be exact. 6 of us combined our Scalextric gear and built the 4 lane copy of Brands Hatch in Barry's back garden. We were blessed with the heat wave that year so it stayed built for the entire duration of the summer holidays.
@stevenclarke5606
2 жыл бұрын
I remember the summer of 76 , I think we had around 3 months of continuous sun shine and zero rain fall, with temperatures in the 90’s and a water shortage.
@2sketchy399
2 жыл бұрын
LOA rules
@yackablejohnson1485
2 жыл бұрын
This never happened. Don't embellish. You were born in 1995.
@andrewlaw
2 жыл бұрын
@@yackablejohnson1485 You talking to me?
@kaliobabyboss9530
2 жыл бұрын
Idk
@garrythompson2110
Жыл бұрын
Really does bring back great memories. Back in the late 70s, myself and two mates combined all of our track and built a huge layout in in the front garden. We had soooooo much fun!!. Even the other neighbours and passers by stopped to watch. The best summer holiday ever.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Incredible story, rather jealous I didn't have a summer holiday that good! 😅
@chrispools
2 жыл бұрын
Dont know what impressed me more, the fantastic track, or the fully loaded tool box in perfect order, lol
@stephenbartley8133
2 жыл бұрын
thought exactly the same thing.. extremely neat !
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
Жыл бұрын
I stumbled on this video. What nobody realises is that this is the way electric cars should work. They would just need enough battery power to go up and down your driveway or to change lanes job done. This is so obvious that there has to be a conspiracy preventing it. We could have had electric cars 100 years ago. Job done.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Big Thank You and a warm welcome to all the new viewers that have watched our scalextric build! We are thinking of doing another scalextric project in the near future with an even bigger track, would that be something you'd be interested in seeing? Let me know in the replies! Also, what do you all think of this video we've done: kzitem.info/news/bejne/pZmI0auja5Zzfpg
@conornolan814
Жыл бұрын
Definitely, getting into Scalextric at the moment, and Shadow Foam now looks like something I would want to buy for it!
@ronjon5386
2 жыл бұрын
I think I had 3 tracks growing up. I built one when I was in my mid 30s that was really cool. There is a guy on you tube that has figured out how to run cars on A/C current and the cars can pass and run on the same slot. If anyone is interested look up Slot Cars of Northline Raceway . His track is absolutely unbelievable. The detail is amazing. He’s been working on it for 40 years And he assist people all over the world to build a track like his
@chrismoody1342
2 жыл бұрын
Me and a friend had an HO track back in the 70’s. It was set up on 90 sq ft of table top. Four lanes wide each having its own power pack. The track was fully landscaped with numerous elevation changes and over and underpasses. Can’t recall how many feet of track was used, but it was about 1.7 scale miles around the circuit. The cars being super speedy (about 300 scale mph) completed laps in about 18 seconds. Can’t tell you how man kids and parents we sucked into the whole experience. They all loved the experience. I know some prefer train sets, but I preferred the speed and competition and skill required to negotiate the course of slot car tracks. I still got a bunch of cars boxed in the basement along with the extra hop up kits that the Aurora sets offered. Better magnets, better armatures, better gears and the like. So much fun.
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds epic! 👍 Do you still have that set?
@chrismoody1342
2 жыл бұрын
Sadly no.
@gerardkinsler8192
2 жыл бұрын
I built one about 20 years ago. The lap record was 1 min 14 secs. It was huge. We displayed it at the Autosport show at the NEC Birmingham. UK. Thanks to Hornby the owners of Scaelectric. They sent us all the track and cars.
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see that Gerard, sounds EPIC!
@farmcat3198
Жыл бұрын
Wow, those outfeed tables are quite the gift!
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Certainly come in useful!
@JusticeAlways
Жыл бұрын
Used to race slot cars as a kid. We did a race we called The Slow Go...where the last car crossing the finish line won. A rule was if your car stopped for any moment you were immediately disqualified. The race usually was a one or two lap. Cheers! 👍
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
What a great idea!
@william66100
2 жыл бұрын
Aww bless, this remindes me of my Race and Chace scalextric back in the 80's . I miss it
@andrefelixstudio2833
Жыл бұрын
Great video very inventive I have my own track and plenty of cars it’s always enjoyment when people come by and we get to race
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
No better way to spend an afternoon is there? 😅
@andyfadian
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic guys, well done 👍 Looking forward to next week
@Itsahardknocklife9690
Жыл бұрын
I’m the first lock down I went all out with the kids on a build similar to this but shorter. It was the best part of a wierd “2 weeks”.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
have you got any pictures?
@Itsahardknocklife9690
Жыл бұрын
@@ShadowFoam yes we have! I’ll send it
@lilbaz8732
Жыл бұрын
Hats off. Ingenious and creative way to market foam. Enjoyed it, thank you.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! More to come each and every week on this channel!
@Terrestrial..1
2 жыл бұрын
I remember the monster 8 lane tracks up town we used to play on with our home made slot cars. Great looking track you have there mate.
@markbutcher4100
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in the sixties I had one of the earliest sets. We made a table then I soldered the tracks together and glued them to the table. That was the only way to make it work reliably.
@HotWheeler
2 жыл бұрын
I am so impressed. Skill, innovation, and a cool ScaleX race track. I love it. Not sure what’s going on in the background, but what a great shop as well.
@keeperlit.leterrip7722
2 жыл бұрын
I built one slightly larger in my attic circa 1980. I attached plywood to the rafters making a huge table. I put a whole in the middle and I would control from there.
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... might have to consider that for an upcoming project
@1bluesmanj
Жыл бұрын
🤔 I know that I would get dizzy trying to race from the middle!
@johnmanor3528
2 жыл бұрын
Sick foam work!! I'm getting ideas to build and this is great for my Model Motoring Cars track. USA
@SubparRobotWars
Жыл бұрын
I wish i knew of this foam several years ago when building my 3mx2m portable scalextric track. Now me and friends are about to tear it apart to reuse the tables for alternative projects
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Thought about using the foam to make that track portable in a case?
@SubparRobotWars
Жыл бұрын
@@ShadowFoam thinking about it... it's a lot of coin for such a project.
@LD-bv1pm
2 жыл бұрын
Very effective marketing. Fun, informative. Well done.
@wimdeGroot-rs9hz
6 ай бұрын
Supernice project 👏🏼😀👍well done ‼️‼️
@ShadowFoam
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 👍 have you checked out our latest scalextric build?
@willknipe9491
2 жыл бұрын
Those tables can definitely be put to good use in model railroading.
@irvingog1790
Жыл бұрын
bro i just had flash back to 2002 when my dad bought me one from usa and he took it to mexico, cant believe this just popped up in my recommendations
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
what set was it? Do you remember?
@trickout42
Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the only cool thing my step dad ever did. (He beat us when mother wasn't around so I hardly look fondly back on my childhood). One Christmas him and mother got us some kind of slot car track, and he took it into our garage, as we had a massive garage that he built, and he along with a friend over a weekend custom made a table for it. Decorated it and everything to make it look like an actual track, and mounted the table to a hinge they put on the wall so it could fold up and out of the way when more space was needed to do something while in the garage. We spent countless hours in the garage playing on it.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Ever thought of making your own? Scalextric tracks can be bought at a reasonable price nowadays 👍
@neilbowers6956
2 жыл бұрын
That is an epic layout!
@richardgore2000
Жыл бұрын
Awesome product
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard!
@eduardeduard8786
Жыл бұрын
Шикарная игра, правда занимает много места, всегда мечтал о такой трассе, и железной дороге , хорошо бы её смонтировать на стены комнаты , поставить видеокамеры......
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Might be on to our next build there 👀
@heavensgargoyle8872
2 жыл бұрын
Very Impressive, nice job, defiantly gives food for thought on non permanent tracks.
@railwayjade
Жыл бұрын
This stuff would be great for a model railway layout too
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Completely agree, look out for it in a future video 👀
@stevenclarke5606
2 жыл бұрын
I had the 4 lane version for Christmas and I used it as a two lane set up , but because of the length of the track electrical resistance limited the length that I could use
@scottwhittaker5119
Жыл бұрын
I got my son one for Xmas and he loves it
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Perfect gift for all ages
@scottwhittaker5119
Жыл бұрын
For sure to be fair we all use it lol👍
@ivansuzuki46
7 ай бұрын
This is mega. You are my ultimate hero.
@ShadowFoam
7 ай бұрын
haha thanks man, have you seen my latest scalextric build: kzitem.info/news/bejne/lGxpzpuFqmeag3o
@slotvalleyracing
2 жыл бұрын
This scale has such great detail. Love how these cars look on the track. I'm an HO guy but sure do enjoy watching. Thanks brother. Subbed
@psvhangoveral
3 жыл бұрын
Ive been doing exactly the same for 3 months and my track is amazing
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Would love to see some pictures Alex!
@psvhangoveral
Жыл бұрын
@@ShadowFoam too late im afraid ive dismantled the entire thing. It was 117ft long!
@chasethebase5986
Жыл бұрын
I had one I built back in 1975 I did have super8 film and photos, but my ex burned them. It was 4 feet wide 16 feet long. I made it so when done it could be taken apart and stored on the back porch. Had a big track bridge's and so on, and to one side I had a drag strip I sold it in 1980 before boot camp. Was a lot of fun friends would bring their cars and we would race. I like the set up you made here looks good have fun.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
I would have loved to see your setup mate, sounds incredible 👍
@timmannchicken
Жыл бұрын
This guy just got paid to work an entire day to "play" with slot cars. Love it!!!
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Perks of being the boss 😎
@rickburns4572
Жыл бұрын
Nice job.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Rick 👍
@okiedoak201
9 ай бұрын
Awesome.....I guess the boss is on vacation/holiday....and mice will play.....😁
@ShadowFoam
9 ай бұрын
😅 I am the boss and it was my idea
@sackvillebag
Жыл бұрын
Loved the way you built the scalextric track. Also been looking for this particular foam to organise my too box at work will be in contact.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Hi gary, hello@shadowfoam.com is the best place to get in touch!
@ryantait08
Жыл бұрын
I literally LOL’d when he built the thing backwards and didn’t just turn the power source around. And wasn’t it “amazing” how the track had a circuit the first time? That “never happens”.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Luckily we caught it on camera 👀👌 Thinking about doing a bigger scakextric project down the line, hoe it goes as smoothly as this one!
@jamesshields5958
Жыл бұрын
I fly First Person View ('FPV') racing drones, using the live feed goggles, and I've spent ages racing Scalextric the same way. It's so much fun!! You should try it too!
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
How would I set that up? Very interested!
@smiddyboy1971
2 жыл бұрын
i had a scalextric track in my mum and dad's house in the loft when i was young where did it ever go to this set was massive.
@lucasrem
5 ай бұрын
he bought it !
@TallerdeSlot
2 жыл бұрын
Great track!! 👏👏 Well done!
@Mikeb1001
2 жыл бұрын
The cars scattered around gives an ‘infield car park’ look - think Oulton Park!
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what we were going for! 👊✊️
@garycollins9477
2 жыл бұрын
Impressed and inspired
@PeachTreeCrafting
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, now I feel like I have to get a track now. It’s been many years since I played with one.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Come round and play ours Mark, you're always more than welcome!
@rpmspeedyblue
Жыл бұрын
Very impressive! I wish I had the room to do this with my tracks!
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
That's why we put it on the portable tables, this track setup can be folded away to save space!
@rpmspeedyblue
Жыл бұрын
@@ShadowFoam I definitely need to design an ideal spot to be able to make it fit in the space I have. 👍
@humblequest7905
Жыл бұрын
8 hours? Would’ve taken me at least 8 days! Great video 👍🏼
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
I reckon you could do it in 8 hours!
@user-sy3vv2qt8i
9 ай бұрын
awesome.God bless.
@ShadowFoam
3 жыл бұрын
How does your Scalextric track hold up to ours??
@112chapters3
2 жыл бұрын
I’m loving this
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
What's your favourite part?
@lawrencetalbot55
2 жыл бұрын
Cars and track are cool but the music about drove me nuts!!
@craiglockridge1993
2 жыл бұрын
Nice work have fun now got see you guys race on it love it
@justinsmith9784
2 жыл бұрын
Reverse the polarity on the track power cable and the cars will go the other direction
@K-Effect
2 жыл бұрын
Always surprises me that slot car racing is it way more popular than it is. I don’t think it’s ever exceeded its popularity that it had in the 60s
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Real underground fanbase isn't it? It's a timeless activity though, very easy to continue to pass down to new generations!
@X22GJP
Жыл бұрын
Old video I know but new viewer. Great video, but I think I heard every permutation of the brand except the correct one! Scalextrix Scalectric Scalectrix If you do another one, try and say Scalextric! It comes from the original brand Scalex, where they basically electrified it and so it became Scalextric.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Tell you what Graham, when we do our next one, I'll make a point of saying it correctly! Bit of a mouthful!
@SlotCarNewsOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I've put together a few tracks in my day ;) Fun video!
@SlotCarNewsOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of counter sinking the track into the surface... very cool.
@davidrollison4107
Жыл бұрын
Love the vid guys !!!!
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Cheers David!
@expertmarketingpro2967
2 жыл бұрын
I wish my tool box looked that organized
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
With Shadow Foam and the right amount of time it can! 👌
@iwejun
2 жыл бұрын
Pimping the foam.
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Do you blame us? 🤣
@nurgalrot1589
3 жыл бұрын
They tables are sick
@metalmicky
2 жыл бұрын
I bet they would be very expensive to buy, getting them for free makes it all worth doing.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Nurgal, we've got a lot of uses out of them!
@charlievickery9355
Жыл бұрын
That looks really good but where they put the logos into the foam the could of made a pit stop area to store all of the cars
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Might do that next time, great idea!
@michaelwhitham4501
2 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome,been a lifelong scalextric fan.be great for a promotional tool for your business
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Hit the nail on the head there mate!
@howardgreen9718
Жыл бұрын
Groin grabbingly good
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
happy this video made you feel that way
@russellstone6390
2 жыл бұрын
I remember AFX tracks and cars form back in the 70s.
@thatslotcarguy
3 жыл бұрын
This form is incredible.. great job
@13paulieg
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@edgarlopez1876
Жыл бұрын
That tool box at 2:52
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
You like?
@vnflightsimulatorgameplay2660
2 жыл бұрын
Great!
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@ryantait08
Жыл бұрын
My first thought was “why do they waste all that space using foam in tool drawers?” And then I realized the whole thing is an ad for foam… I genuinely feel violated having been fooled into watching this.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
May think it's wasting space, but we think it's better utilising the space to visually organise our tools, use that space to save time searching around for the tools we need! 👍
@atlantasportflyingllc5541
2 жыл бұрын
like the neat tool racks etc
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Atlanta!
@j1m909
Жыл бұрын
I feel like you've got your knives and forks, pots and pans, boxers and socks all in foam...
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
How have you seen my life outside of when the cameras are roling? 😂
@raymondgrose9118
11 ай бұрын
Is there anything this guy hasn’t got in his warehouse 😁
@ShadowFoam
10 ай бұрын
Hahaha we haven't even scratched the surface yet!
@garrywitcomb2334
2 жыл бұрын
Love this . . . One of my Lotto win must haves . . Nice one guys,crackin job 😆😆👅👍
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Garry, fingers crossed for your next scratchcard!
@michaelwilson4643
2 жыл бұрын
wow awsome im going to be doing simular soon, now i know your there i will be getting the foam from you, ps very creative designe , regards mike.
@edwardlarsen2996
2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE SLOT CAR RACING IM GOING FOR A RACE ON FRIDAY
@davelavender8395
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!
@antoniocastro9359
2 жыл бұрын
Siempre soñé con una pista de esas...
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Qué te detiene?
@dustineputtaert5792
Жыл бұрын
I never had a Scalextric growing up we had the brilliant TCR by ideal toys with lane changing and zig zag jam cars I was going to make a full race track in a bedroom I collected 5 full boxes and then I met my ex sold everything off wish I hadn't but if you fance doing a TCR layout would be awesome to see
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear you sold them, but we're happy to add that to our ideas list! 💡 👍
@lucasrem
5 ай бұрын
These TCR sets, Train people love it still, for HO tainsets. Not for kids, 2 AMP, shocks !
@MrPrincepop
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to judge but the way he just poured the slot cars out of a storage bin like Legos onto the table, it was cringe to me. lol Yes, I'm anal, I'm used to babying all my slot cars. That's just me. But that did not take away the enjoyment I received watching this, I'm really impressed and inspired! First time I've heard of Shadow Foam, what a great product.
@vbspeed7571
2 жыл бұрын
Sweet video. Hello from V&b speed a new rc community channel ✌ #New Lab # V
@rosshemmings9384
2 жыл бұрын
Super nice looking track. As you were setting up I was frightened at how steep the ramps were from lower to upper levels but it appears you reduced them in final layout. As you did, I've bought all second-hand tracks, 256 pieces, but I took 2 nights to polish and straighten the rails both the length and the gap of the slot. My plan is to build a 5' X16' table for a layout that like yours will have 2 levels. It took me forever to come up with a layout that actually aligned completely. About how much were you paying per car if/when bought alone?
@112chapters3
2 жыл бұрын
Never mind the jump…..
@rosshemmings9384
2 жыл бұрын
@@112chapters3 ??? What jump?
@nodemus3341
2 жыл бұрын
I have played once or twice never had my own set on to do list
@timofabi3413
4 ай бұрын
Carrea go is still here and there both epic i grew up with a garrera go
@kev2021
2 жыл бұрын
i used to have a john players f1 car with tape round the back wheels so it would spin all ova 🤣🤣🤣
@desnekke7073
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice 👍 work - but you have to make a racing !!!
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
We did in fact, check it out here: studio.kzitem.infoTMwdyKV4jvo/edit
@davidmedeiros3281
2 жыл бұрын
Build it from plywood. It would be larger to move, but you could make it modular
@soniaellis4577
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps you could reproduce the shape of all the F1 tracks as we go through the season, starting in bahrain in march, then jeddah, and so on, i dont think its ever been done.
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
Quite the commitment there, would anyone else like to see that?
@dodo1opps
2 жыл бұрын
GO YOU 'R's!!!
@bobobair
2 жыл бұрын
It's cool when you got space and money
@karlkedink8159
2 жыл бұрын
Oh stop it already Its awesome 😎
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
We will never stop!
@PrinceFluffy
2 жыл бұрын
You should have incorporated Scalextric Digital with up to six cars on track at one time with lane changing...
@ShadowFoam
Жыл бұрын
One day we will do a digital scalextric build!
@Joelds28
2 жыл бұрын
I have some of these
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Which ones do you have?
@Moondoggy1941
2 жыл бұрын
What to do on a rainy day? work outside, what to do on a beautiful day? work inside.
@johnbower7452
2 жыл бұрын
May I point out it wasn't running the wrong way round; clockwise is how most tracks run; afaik only NASCAR and IndyCar run the wrong way round but if you watch any FIA race (and I mean any not just F1) they all run clockwise which yours was.
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
Great insight John, did you like the video?
@johnbower7452
2 жыл бұрын
@@ShadowFoam I did indeed. :) I'm torn towards getting back into Scalextric myself but the modern cars and sets are prohibitively expensive; a shame to be sure.
@johndix6101
2 жыл бұрын
I've got 17 sets to build a track I think I've got too much
@ShadowFoam
2 жыл бұрын
There's no such thing as too much!
@mrrustygray
2 жыл бұрын
Is Shadow Foam the same product as Fastcap kaizen foam in the USA or 5s from Uline?? Nice track set up.
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