Octan Raceway - Top Fuel

[lostdriveway]

Hi everyone,

My latest build has finally had its first public appearance - Octan Raceway - Top Fuel edition..

I built this last year to be shown at Brisbricks Chandler Show - but due to COVID it was cancelled the day before the event happened. So it sat in plastic tubs until this weekend just gone when it had its first public appearance. 

Its 7 baseplates long by 3 baseplates deep sitting on 1 table.

I modified a version of the Speed Champions Top Fuel car to have a cage (more popular here in Australia then the dome lid) and also added flashing lights and flames to the cars. (There's a video on TikTok if you want to see it all flashing - search Octan Raceway or StewBricks)

I incorporated an iPad as a video screen to show what Top Fuel is for the kids and it was running loops of the 2019 and 2020 Winternats which is the biggest drag racing event in the world outside of America. 

It will get displayed again this weekend before being dismantled for my next build.

Thanks

Octan Raceway by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Raceway Start Line by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Raceway with Video Board by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Raceway Start line by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Raceway by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Start line by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Start line by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Dodge Top Fuel Drag Team by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Top Fuel Drag Team by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Top Fuel Drag Team by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Top Fuel Drag Team by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Raceway - crowd turnout by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Raceway video board by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Raceway control tower by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Raceway control tower by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Start line crowd by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Octan Racing Top Fuel Team by Stew Costello, on Flickr

Dodge Top Fuel Team by Stew Costello, on Flickr

 

[The Island Chronicles]

The Octan Corporation is literally one of the best things to ever come to town related sets! I miss when Octan was at its prime! 

Edited July 18, 2022 by Poodabricks

[lostdriveway]

1 hour ago, Poodabricks said:

The Octan Corporation is literally one of the best things to ever come to town related sets! I miss when Octan was at its prime! 

Definitely one of the best Lego "companies" they have created! 

[Feuer Zug]

I can feel this MOC in my chest and smell the nitromethane! Everything is there. The VHT blackened burnout and launch area, the tree, the timing trap points down the track, the stands, even the timing and scoring tower. The big board is great, especially with the ability to put the iPad in it. One thing I did notice is both drivers blew the start and got red lights. Might want to remove the lights from them on the tree. Both your Octan sponsored top-fuel and classic muscle cars are perfect.

[lostdriveway]

On 7/20/2022 at 2:21 AM, Feuer Zug said:

I can feel this MOC in my chest and smell the nitromethane! Everything is there. The VHT blackened burnout and launch area, the tree, the timing trap points down the track, the stands, even the timing and scoring tower. The big board is great, especially with the ability to put the iPad in it. One thing I did notice is both drivers blew the start and got red lights. Might want to remove the lights from them on the tree. Both your Octan sponsored top-fuel and classic muscle cars are perfect.

Thanks I tried to get as much of that detail in as possible. The lights was a hard one - I actually wanted to have them running in a sequence but ran out of time so just decided to have them all lit up. Really on a Pro Tree it would just be the green lights on if it was a clean start.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Simply wonderful! 

[lostdriveway]

12 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Simply wonderful! 

Thank you 😊