subject. I think perhaps I have been doing Magracing a disservice by not seeming
too enthusiastic about a Targa Magracing track. The Sicilian roads were (and still are)
narrow and a realistic model track can only be 2 lanes or 2 car widths to look right
which means digital slots or Magracing. A custom built routed digital is not easy
as I discovered. I claimed it was the first custom digital track but I must admit it
had only one lane change! (Hand built lane changes are a pig to build) I guess
this is why digital has not caught on with slot racers who want to build their own
tracks. Anyone wanting to custom build a realistic Targa track and race several cars would today have to choose Magracing (and of course we already have the
perfect Porsche, Alfa and Ferrari from the best years of the race) My own track had to go but I did keep some of the buildings (just in case!) and I thought some photos
and info. might be of interest. Walls are mostly of 4mm mdf board, roofs of
corrugated cardboard, and, as many Sicilian roofs were of rough slate/stone, I
believe I used oat flakes stuck on. Stone walls can be reproduced by smearing
d.i.y. filler over the area and then scratching out the joint lines. Balconies are
a bit of a problem, just have to imagine these!
Looking forward to seeing the first Magracing Targa track!
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