Slight Change Of Plan

Thought I had everything figured out until I was leaving the hardware store the other day. I was there to pick up a bbq grill for my stepdaughter's 18th birthday tomorrow. On the way out the door there stood a sale on something I hadn't considered in awhile....green astro/turf/fiber/carpet/stuff.

I left there with two rolls, but I think I probably should have gotten three, as there isn't enough to cover the to as-yet-to-exist extensions. So I'll be going back for a third one.

I had no plan to buy this stuff. My plan all along has been to get the track to a point I like and then start decor. Serious decor. The green carpet was one of those things I always thought I'd never do. Don't know why....incomplete? Lazy? Unmotivated? Not sure, but I think it'll be way better than the unfinished wood. It's been two years after all.

Good gripping qualities, but this is going to be stapled into the table so it doesn't move.

I don't know what got into me. It caught the corner of my eye, and once I saw it I said "slot cars" and grabbed a couple rolls.

Maybe I just need to feel like it's getting somewhere. Maybe I need more of a table that I can experiment with layouts more than a permanent solution.

I think it'll look good once finished. I imagine the track with pop right off the green with all that contrast.

It'll be okay. Going to be just fine. If this doesn't work, or I'm not happy with it, I can always take it out and use it in my patio. But I'm going to do my best to give it a shot. It'll either satisfy me for now or it'll force to me get started on the scenery making.

The other end of the track. I'll pick up a third roll of this stuff, take down the track, add the extensions, carpet it, and that'll do-er.

Meanwhile, the cars are running great. Taking a few more out tonight for a clean-and-run. Once I've got them all running I'll do the final race before breaking the track down. I still have to take height measurements for all the transitions, bridges and stuff.