Marty73 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Hi all, my Dad is disabled and like Scalextric. I've been after some type of decent lightweight board to put the set on but wasnt sure what would be best. Does anyone know and could help please? Thank you,Marty73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcote Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Hi Marty73 - welcome to the forum! Putting a track on a board / table certainly makes it easier to use and is also good for caring for the track and cars - there's less dirt and dust than on the floor. The simplest solution is to use a hollow plywood internal door. It will make a relatively small Scalextric table, but no construction is required. All you need to do it to put it on a couple of cheap saw horses. A more expensive option without any woodworking is to use a table tennis (ping-pong) table - you get a fabulous space for a Scalextric layout and it all folds away when not in use. There are also smaller junior ping-pong tables if a full-size table is too big. If you fancy a relatively easy DIY woodworking proect, I would suggest looking at some model railway 'baseboard' building techniques. Probably the most lightweight technique is to use a 3mm hardboard (eg Masonite) sheet as the top layer on a frame made from softwood battens running along and across. A model railway needs a more rigid frame than a Scalextric track, so you can get away with using 2-inch x 1-inch (50 x 25mm) battens. That should give you a maximum 8 x 4-foot (2440 x 1220mm) board that can be moved easily by a couple of people and leaned against a wall when not in use. Permanently attaching track & accessories to the board is possible, but makes it a lot heavier and less easy to store. When you are ready to race, you could rest the board on a big dining table, or make detachable legs or use some saw-horses. I hope that gives you some ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john205480 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 For some portable fun I use 4 folding pasting tables that can take a good size layout and they quickly tidy away when the racing is done for the day .Best way I found to get off the floor without being too permanent .happy racing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy P. Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 It also depends on how much space you have available..If he is disabled he likely needs to get a wheelchair around the edges or at least more space for a walker or crutches...Also you don't want the track too far from the esge in order to get at cars that have gone off in the infield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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