It was a cold Saturday in early January in what would turn out to be the worst year of the century: with snow and ice on the ground and not much to do I thought I’d start a chore I’d been putting off for nearly 7 years and tidy up the basement. While doing so, I said:
“Well, look at that; there’s my old Tyco electric racing set! I haven’t used that since I was 12 years old! I wonder if it still works?”
The original cars barely ran, but the power was good, and I got enough out of it that afternoon to know I wanted more. The very next weekend when the snow was off the ground I was driving around town looking for those few remaining hobby stores that still exist to see what I could find…
AND IT WAS ON!!!
What started with 2 off-the-shelf slot cars and a 36 year old track on a winter weekend afternoon has blown up into this:
…and will soon EXPLODE into THIS:
Its been remarkably easy because it was so much fun! I’ll show you every step of the journey and everything I’ve learned on the way…
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