Scalextric track supports (hill, banked)

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Whenever you build a Scalextric racetrack, you inevitably find yourself with one or two corners that just aren't safe to navigate. No matter what you do, everyone crashes out on them and it really drags the fun out of the game. Or, you build a hill with a cross-over, but then things get too steep and cars get stuck in place. Not much fun at all. I tried using official Scalextric banking wedges, and they were completely useless. Those modular track supports? A total waste of time. They fall apart easily, are fiddly to put in place, and never do quite what you hope for. So I made my own custom solutions instead. Here's a set of three designs at varying heights, each intended to make track design easier and more enjoyable. Two angles of banked supports are provided, one at 6 degrees, the other at 8 degrees. You can easily start a corner out at 6 degrees then increase the bank mid-way, or keep it nice and level. If I get enough requests, I'll also create a 4 degree bank option as well. Three bridge pieces are included in the design. Part A is the highest, part C the lowest, giving you three easy increments to create a down-hill (or up-hill) section while maintaining a smooth gradient. The idea here is that you'll want roughly a 4 degree incline, so the supports are slanted at 4 degrees to give better support to the track. If you line these up with the joins in standard straight track segments, you'll use three track segments to complete a full transition. Part A is also tall enough to allow cars to pass beneath it so you can get very creative about your layouts here using stacked tracks if you like! If I see enough interest in these custom pieces, I'll finish up a second set of designs include barriers, cable-tidies (for the dual power cables that never go under tracks nicely), and car storage. A full 90 degree corner should have one bank per join (so five if you are using 45 degree corners), and an up-hill / down-hill will require two of each hill piece (more if you have a raised straight). Fewer pieces may work, but more track support is always better than less.