chaos Posted December 25, 2006 Posted December 25, 2006 So this year I saved my mom the trouble of getting a Christmas tree by building a Christmas rollercoaster instead. I made it to be an out and back steel coaster with an inclined loop. The whole thing took me about two weeks to build, but that's just because the mountain took so much time to make. When it gets dark I'll add some pictures of the coaster with all the lights on. Enjoy and comment. Returning to the station Inside the other tunnel Inside the tunnel Doesn't this part remind you of Ghostrider? exiting the mountain last part of the ride side view still coming out of the tunnel out of the tunnel Down the first drop. First part of the ride inclined loop I told you this was replacing our Christmas tree. See- it has presents! Isn't the sign pretty? Tunnel entrances
ConleyKE Posted December 25, 2006 Posted December 25, 2006 Wow! That's an awesome idea to make a mountian out of paper like that. I might have to try it myself some time. I can see how it took a while to make. Very nice though! - Kevin "unusual yet creative christmas tree substitute" Conley
coasterman7 Posted December 25, 2006 Posted December 25, 2006 Cool idea for a replacement for a tree!! The mountain looks fantastic!!! Merry Christmas!
chaos Posted December 25, 2006 Author Posted December 25, 2006 Thanks for all the complements. I took some more pictures that show off all the lights. I also made a short video. I apologize for my poor editing skills, but at least it shows the coaster in action. Toboggan.zip
NitroRider Posted December 25, 2006 Posted December 25, 2006 Wow! I wish I even had K'Nex to do that with. Looks cool though.
FLIPDUDE Posted December 25, 2006 Posted December 25, 2006 my gosh! that's beautiful! great job! love the layout,t oo! you did alot with a small track!
Golfie Posted December 29, 2006 Posted December 29, 2006 I LOVE the idea of the lights and mountain, but... What the heck?
phazan Posted December 29, 2006 Posted December 29, 2006 Wow! I love that mountain idea, that's very cool. What did you use for lights? I couldn't really tell from the picture. I have a coaster up in my room, and I'm putting christmas lights on it, but it's not really turning out how I wanted. Those lights look nice though. It would also look nice I think if you painted the mountain and put fake bushes on it or something. I don't know, just an idea. Good job on that coaster though!
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 I LOVE the idea of the lights and mountain, but... That is jsut how you transition between rail pieces without the need to cut them. Does anyone know the purpose of the center rail though?
xascher Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 The center rail allows coasters to travel backwards down a track, keeps the lift chain for getting stuck, and smoothes out the track somewhat.
chaos Posted December 30, 2006 Author Posted December 30, 2006 It also strenghtens the track and makes the train go faster, which is why I used it. Before I put the center rail, the trains didn't make it through the course.
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