Lee Holman and I have been speaking about developing scale models of
popular roller coaster trains, and wanted everyone’s opinion.
I know some of you are thinking, “Coaster Dynamix already has roller
coaster trains available”, but ours are going to be different.
These trains will be exactly replicas of the actual style of trains you
see at your local park. Each will be made to order, and feature whatever
color combination you choose. They will include everything from detailed
seats, to detailed wheel setups.
These trains will not be operational, but will be extremely detailed show
pieces that you will love to show off to any of your friends.
To get an overall feel for how well these will do, we will first be
releasing the Zac Spin coaster train, by Intamin, AG. The price has yet to
be determined, but will feature a single, double sided train, mounted to
Intamins widely known style of track.
The price has yet to be determined, but we do know it will run in the few
hundred range. The image below shows of a 3d model of what the train will
look like when complete. The rail itself will be approximately 8” in
length, and look as professionally made as the models you may have seen at
IAAPA.
As soon as the popularity of these is gauged, we will decide whether or
not to continue to develop additional models. Pay attention for actual
pictures of the model, coming soon!
Here is a link to the process of Stereolithography if you're interested:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/stereolith.htm