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I'm a particular fan of narrow gauge (and ATSF as I've said before). I used to have a Blackstone D&RGW K-27 #455 pre wreck with DCC & Sound, but unfortunately, she died after about a month due to factory over lubrication, which caused a huge internal short and fried almost everything. I do have some pictures of her though, and as soon as I get a job, I'm buying a new one, but this time, from Mountain Model Imports, and installing a Soundtraxx K-27 Tsunami. (Blackstone Models is a sister company of Soundtraxx) Hopefully Blackstone will correct these motor lube issues. Pardon my shotty photography, at the time I was still just learning how to use my camera. Black and White Profile view There she is on some (badly) hand laid track. Next to a penny for scale. Just the locomotive on my desk.

^Lets also hope that the template is larger, to fit these multiple tracks.

^Aren't those the default texture for the B&M inverts? But anyway, it looks really great! I'd be happy to beta test the track if you are interested. Also, would you like to do some beta testing for a B&M invert I'm working on? Either way, I look forward to seeing more progress!

^www.weeweeslap.com actually used to be a coaster site. IIRC it is now www.coastercrazy.com

I can understand hating his music, (though I've never heard his music) but why do you hate him as a person?

When the videos were up, I only saw the first one. FF 3 on XP. Flash up to date.

You probably wont even find a copy on eBay. The only hard copies of the game are 1. In German, and 2. Not really worth selling on eBay.

Welcome to the forums! I can't wait to see the pictures. But next time you may want to wait to post until you have them, posting about the park and not having any pics aggravates some of the mods here. I don't really see why though. But I won't argue about it. (PS. Not trying to backseat mod, just trying to keep him from getting in trouble)

1. Modeling Polystyrene, which is the same stuff as Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene) is made from, but it is in a hard, flexible sheet, beadless form. Look up Evergreen Styrene to see the sizes available. 2. Figure out what scale you want to build it in (say 1:200), get the measurements, and divide all of the measurements by that scale to get the dimensions for the model 3. Get some modeling acrylic paints, and some brushes, or an airbrush. Polyscale is a good brand of paint and is available in many colors. 4. Your house may be a good location to build it. 5. Depends on how much time you spend on it and how skilled you are, but since you appear to be brand new to this type of modeling, it may take several weeks. 6. I think I will leave this one to you, to develop your modeling skills, so it is a bit easier if you decide to build another model. That is because Coaster Dynamix models are designed in O scale (1:48) which is quite big. I would recommend a scale of about 1:200 or 1:250. Then the model would be 1/4 to 1/5 that size.

I would have to say for theme parks, that DL would probably be the best, even though I haven't experienced it first hand. But, for REAL railroads, I would have to say that the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic RR, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Reservation, and the White Pass and Yukon Road dominate in scenery. 3' Gauge FTW!!

Good that you downloaded it. I look forward to seeing some of your tracks! Also, it is version 1.7, not 7.1. Especially considering 2.0 is what this thread is about.

I may have to drop out for the same reasons as hyyyper, but Ill try and get something in.

I think everyone here would have done it at least once, I know I would have.

Well I think this would be a good place to repost this... ***All Hope is Gone Review*** Ok, so I managed to get a copy of Slipknot's new album, which came out a few days ago, on the 26th, and since I'm bored, I figured I'd do a review of the album. So song-by-song, this is what I think of the album. Track 1: ".execute."-1:49 I don't really know what to think of this song, it is for the most part somewhat garbled music with Corey speaking something radio-staticy and somewhat unintelligible. Then about 3/4 of the way through Joey begins to pound on his drums and Corey's speaking becomes more intelligible. Not much to the song, but I guess it wouldn't be a Slipknot album without a weird intro track. 3/10 Track 2: "Gematria (The Killing Name)"-6:01 Kind of an awkward transition between the end of .execute. and this song, but that isn't really worth much mention. This song is great! Nice opening riff, cool guitar solo (or solos you could say) a great, rhythmic chorus. Overall, a Thrash/Speed metal-like song that is pretty damn good! 7.5/10 Track 3: "Sulfur"-4:37 An ok song, it is nice and rhythmic. (most the songs off of this album seem to have this trait) It has some nice double bass beats and tom rolls from Joey. The song has typical Slipknot vocals, which are somewhere between speaking, grunting and screaming, but also mixes in a nice melodic chorus. (another common trait of a few songs from the 'Knot) 7/10 Track 4: "Psychosocial"-4:43 One of my favorites off of the album. It has some more awesome double bass, wich Joey breaks down with some nice 1/4 notes on the bass drums every few measures, followed by a nice groove of 1/8 notes and a nice tom roll here and there. It has an awesome, face melting guitar solo, courtesy of Jim and Mick, (Or so I would assume, it seems to me that they switch off during the solo) a great opening riff and a fitting main riff. And still more of the awesome mix of traditional Slipknot singing and a melodic chorus. Overall, great pick for a single. 9/10 Track 5: "Dead Memories"-4:28 A very melodic song compared to most of the album, but not the most melodic from the album. The song is a great break from the heavier tracks before it. It is supposed to be a recall of the last 10 years of Corey's life, without naming names of those who have hurt him. It has a nice chorus with thick music in the background. But it does have a few awkward moments, such as the guitar solo about 5/8th of the way through, which leads into a short, soft section, and back into the thick chorus. Overall, another great pick for a single. 8/10 Track 6: "Vendetta"-5:15 This song has a great opening drum segment from Joey with some great 1/16 note kicks. (If you haven't figured out by now, I'm a real drum enthusiast) I don't know why, but the singing from this song kinda reminds me of a rocked out country song...(??Taiko Laughing??) A nice all around song that almost anyone could like. Great drumming, guitar, and vocals. 7.5/10 Track 7: "Butcher's Hook"-4:14 For the name of this song I was expecting something really heavy and old Slipknot-ish, which isn't exactly what I got, but I still got a great song!. There isn't really much to this song if you ask me, but that doesn't stop it from being great. It does have some older Slipknot type lyrics. Such as the verse: "You'll never censor me!/You'd better cherish me! My reason has a voice!/Freedom's gone but we'll always have a choice! It's my present future tense!/It doesn't make much sense! I'm coming after you!/F*ck you all I'm the only point of view!" Which then leads into a great guitar solo. Not something most radio stations will play, but just about any metal fan would like this song. 8/10 Track 8: "Gehanna"-6:53 (Damn, these are getting pretty long for Slipknot! Excluding the song Iowa anyway.) This song was pretty slow and freaky. It opens up with a thin sounding guitar riff, which then thickens up into the main riff. For a good part the song has some depressing vocals, broken up with a few screams. The song brakes out into a great guitar solo and then goes back to the odd, depressing lyrics and main riff. It seems to me that this album is to Slipknot what Ten Thousand Fists was to Disturbed. Solos appear in this album much more often than in the previous albums. Vol. 3 had what? 3 solos? And I don't even think there were any in the Slipknot and Iowa albums. But overall, it is very listenable for its length. With most songs this long, about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through, I'm thinking to myself: "Ok... You can die any time now..." I think it is a very good song, so I'll rate it at 7/10. Track 9:"This Cold Black"-4:40 This is a great song! It has a really great, thick, in-your-face guitar riff, and some really great, fast double bass passages. (Nothing like the sound of rapid beating on a nicely muffled pair of 22x18s...) And a really, really messed up (In a good way) guitar solo. Though a little death metal-ish (not my favorite kind of guitar solo), it is really good. 7/10 Track 10:"Wherein Lies Continue"-5:36 This song is okay. There is nothing really special to it. But it is not bad by any means. It has a nice chorus. It also seems that Slipknot has matured a great deal since their first two albums, though I loved the heavier, darker, more Nu-Metal sound from them. (Especially Iowa) 6/10 Track 11:"Snuff"-4:36 Wow, this is probably my favorite song off of the entire album. While I did just mention that I liked the old sound from Slipknot, the slow songs like this one and Circle and Vermilion Pt. 2 from Vol.3 are just about my favorite things that the new albums have brought to the table. It is a great, slow song. While the lyrics are depressing, they are at the same time uplifting, this would be a great song to slow dance to with your girlfriend (Or boyfriend). 10/10 Track 12:"All Hope is Gone"-4:47 Ah, the title song. This is another great song! It has an awesome intro with some fast blast beats barely 10 seconds into the song. This song is close to the old Slipknot, but it just doesn't quite hit that bell in my opinion. Nevertheless, it is still another one of my favorites! 8.75/10 Bonus Track 1:"Child of Burning Time"-5:09 I don't really know how to describe this song, other that great! It is pretty much all clean vocals, and is a peaceful, yet thrilling song. The drumming is pretty slow for the most part in this song, but it fits it really well. 8.5/10 Bonus Track 2:"Vermilion Pt.2 (Bloodstone Remix)-3:39 This is a nice little treat. VP2 was one of my favorites off of Volume 3. And the more synthetic, echo-ey sound of the remix, plus the addition of some simple drumming and some great guitar about halfway through made it sound better than the original in my opinion! 9/10 Bonus Track 3:" 'Til We Die"-5:45 Not one of my favorites. It just didn't feel 'right'. I'm not sure how to describe it, but it just didn't flow right to me. 4/10. The average rating for the album based on the songs, would be about 6.75, though I would rate it higher as a whole. Probably about an 8.5 or 9. Also,Led Zeppelin is supposedly going on tour in May. But I just checked and news reports are saying that was a rumor, but I still figured it would be worth mentioning...[/b]

Track 9:"This Cold Black"-4:40 This is a great song! It has a really great, thick, in-your-face guitar riff, and some really great, fast double bass passages. (Nothing like the sound of rapid beating on a nicely muffled pair of 22x18s...) And a really, really messed up (In a good way) guitar solo. Though a little death metal-ish (not my favorite kind of guitar solo), it is really good. 7/10 Track 10:"Wherein Lies Continue"-5:36 This song is okay. There is nothing really special to it. But it is not bad by any means. It has a nice chorus. It also seems that Slipknot has matured a great deal since their first two albums, though I loved the heavier, darker, more Nu-Metal sound from them. (Especially Iowa) 6/10 Track 11:"Snuff"-4:36 Wow, this is probably my favorite song off of the entire album. While I did just mention that I liked the old sound from Slipknot, the slow songs like this one and Circle and Vermilion Pt. 2 from Vol.3 are just about my favorite things that the new albums have brought to the table. It is a great, slow song. While the lyrics are depressing, they are at the same time uplifting, this would be a great song to slow dance to with your girlfriend (Or boyfriend). 10/10 Track 12:"All Hope is Gone"-4:47 Ah, the title song. This is another great song! It has an awesome intro with some fast blast beats barely 10 seconds into the song. This song is close to the old Slipknot, but it just doesn't quite hit that bell in my opinion. Nevertheless, it is still another one of my favorites! 8.75/10 Bonus Track 1:"Child of Burning Time"-5:09 I don't really know how to describe this song, other that great! It is pretty much all clean vocals, and is a peaceful, yet thrilling song. The drumming is pretty slow for the most part in this song, but it fits it really well. 8.5/10 Bonus Track 2:"Vermilion Pt.2 (Bloodstone Remix)-3:39 This is a nice little treat. VP2 was one of my favorites off of Volume 3. And the more synthetic, echo-ey sound of the remix, plus the addition of some simple drumming and some great guitar about halfway through made it sound better than the original in my opinion! 9/10 Bonus Track 3:" 'Til We Die"-5:45 Not one of my favorites. It just didn't feel 'right'. I'm not sure how to describe it, but it just didn't flow right to me. 4/10. The average rating for the album based on the songs, would be about 6.75, though I would rate it higher as a whole. Probably about an 8.5 or 9.

Well I guess I will (after I finish my homework) since this topic seems to have been resurrected. EDIT: I'm writing the review for the last half of the album now...

That is what I was thinking... Thing that popped into my mind when they brought that up was "Wireless Internet Dongle" but then again, I am as clueless as you as to how they work.

^^Or maybe some of us are just picking on you...

Why don't you just add a poll to this topic and turn off detailed results?

^How much? lol. My family was actually going to move to Pigeon Forge a while back, but the plans got canceled, though I'm not sure why. (Hell, I'm not even sure why we were gonna move out there! )

^That would be great... Maybe that could be an upgrade for 2.0. (We wish...)

^It appears to be more of a G-Logger than just a readout that happens at the time the force is occurring, so I guess as long as it is safely secured in a pocket, it could work.

LMFAO! He even called it a "rendering". ^Also, IIRC, isn't that how normal wooden coasters are built, with a fair bit of play for the wheels?

^Who knows? That is what they said before 1.7 came out. It'd be nice if we were surprised with 1.8 and/or 1.9. But if we aren't then, well, we aren't.