[Model] Working Coaster Out Of Newspaper

[Blue0ctane]

I built this about a month ago out of boredom. I tore it down recently because my parents complained, but oh well.

 

 

This thing completed the circuit about 95% of the time with a marble. I have a lot of construction pictures, if anyone's interested (which I'm guessing they are).

[NitroRider]

Looks like fun...

[Blue0ctane]

Yes, it was fun to build and to run. What's surprising is that of all the times the marble derailed, it was not once on the brake section. I know how to make good brakes.

[EuroTre]

Awesome. Truly awesome. I wish I could make one of those is my room. Now how much would Intamin charge for a bedroom coaster...

[Blue0ctane]

I remember I once tried to write a book about a coaster fanatic who went on all sorts of adventures with his friend. His parents were rich, so they hired Intamin to build a giga coaster in his backyard. Too bad that I was about eleven years old and I gave up after about five pages.

 

-Zach "Three words - clearances, clearances, clearances" Anderson

[xascher]

WOW! very neat. You should try to do a paper coaster! Meaning with a paper train and everything.

 

I did something like that at school, where we were given two sheets of paper, and glue, to make a little coaster car, and it had to work. Then we were given 5 sheets to make the track.

 

Maybe I shall do it again...

lol, *has no attention span*

[Blue0ctane]

That sounds like a pretty neat idea, except that I lack patience when it comes to creating things.

[chaos]

At first I thought it was a coaster with a train and everything, but this is still really cool, too. You should try building something bigger.

[Blue0ctane]

Next time I have a free break (not spring break, sadly, I'm going to Philadelphia and then Miami), I'll try making one. I'd do one sooner, but the teachers are piling on the homework.

[Golfie]

My friend and I did something like that with pipe insulator cut in half. We took up an entire garage wall!