Slot cars - track test

I have been slowly so slowly working on the track, but finally made some noticeable headway.  First I smoothed out the joins with the individual pieces of track for smooth transitions.  Then applied a basic layer of paint to seal the surface and mark my general areas of scenery to come later.  Then came the trickier part, putting the wire down.  The plan of putting glue into the groove and then rolling the wire in for a tight fit did not exactly work out.  The wire still wanted to rise free of the track.  So this ended up being a case of using some weights to keep it in place until dry and then move on to the next section.

But in the end, it was worth it. Each power line was one continual smooth piece of copper wire.

Once this was in place, well you have to test it, don't you?

Not too bad for a first test while there is still a lot of tidying up and cleaning needed on the wires and guide slot.  The next step before getting heavily into the scenery and details is a few minor tweaks to the track.  

Adding some extensions to the entrance and exit of some of the corners for a little extra drift time.

And also a little on the inside of some corners where there is a transition just before it.

Time to get back to the laser and cut some little pieces!