Author Archives: Slotcar Demon

Before moving on to some more details from the quickly disappearing layout around Drag City Mk. II, I thought I’d share a little aside about one aspect of building it that I particularly enjoyed: making the convertibles more realistic with drivers and passengers! This can be a bit of a challenge, but I feel thatContinue reading “Drop Top Peeps”

Just threw together this addition to the muscle car fleet, an easy build with minimal drama. This is an Aurora Model Motoring 1969 Poncho GTO. Note, however, that this is not “The Judge.” MM makes 2 versions of the ’69 GTO; the Judge has the appropriate rear deck wing and side stripes and a slightlyContinue reading “NEW BUILDS: Thou Shalt Not Judge“

Some images of the traffic around Drag City. The main road that passes in front of the spectator entrance gate is the original service road that was once used as an ersatz drag strip way back in the 1950’s, but a dedicated exit from Interstate 8 built in the late 1960’s circumvents this completely andContinue reading “DIORAMA DETAILS: Goin’ To The Track…and Tryin’ To Find Parking!“

I’ll confess to being just a wee bit “OCD.” Well…ok, maybe more than a wee bit. Ever since I was a very young child, I have had a strange aversion to odd numbers. I know it’s kooky, but there it is; I love symmetry, in design and in numbers: I like it when things divideContinue reading ““Gang of Four” – The Thunderjet TETRAGRAMMATON“

A while ago one of my best friends-a fellow creative soul and would-be writer-reminded me of a word that had escaped my expansive vocabulary and that I had not used in years. That word was: TABLEAU. A French word (obviously!) derived from the term “Tableau vivant”, meaning “living picture,” the English use of the wordContinue reading “DIORAMA DETAILS: The Highs & The Tableaus“