Top Thrill Dragster, Demon Drop, and Kingda Ka

[matttty]

Around this time last year I started and finished my Demon Drop model (it has been featured on Cedarpoint.com blog). Since then I have built a mini Kingda Ka model and started but no where near finished with Top Thrill Dragster (other priorities have stopped me). My next project will be Nitro but only when I finish TTD so as of now I have no idea when that will be.

 

**Yes I know that TTD and KK do not have the full 270* spiral, I tried many ways to try to put it in but with the cardboard I was using for the track it did not look good.**

 

Demon Drop (Finished)

Height- 17 1/2 inches

Length- 26 inches

Popsicles- About 170

Square Tooth picks- 78

 

Details-

Benches- Three

Garbage cans (with the actual logo)- Three

Lamp Posts- Three

Height stick

Entrance Sign

Car-1

Skull

 

Overview

 

Entrance

 

Car

 

Warning Sign

 

Skull

 

Top Thrill Dragster- (NOT finished)

Height- 26 inches

Length- 34 inches

Number of Popsicle sticks- 129

Number of square toothpicks- 7

 

Details (so far)-

Hydraulic Building

Finish Line

Grandstand

TTD sign before entrance

 

Side View

 

Hydraulic Room/Billboard

 

Grandstand (not finished)

 

Finish Line

 

TTD Sign

 

Front View

 

Kingda Ka-(Finished)

 

Height- 7 1/2 inches

Length- 15 inches

Number of square toothpicks- About 60

No Popsicle sticks.

 

Details-

Trees

Future Details (train, and station)

 

Side View

 

Front View

[the sound]

Woah! Thats incredible stuff!

[matttty]

Thanks! glad you like it.

[thrillrideseeker]

WOW! Those things are amazing! Great job! I love the Kingda Ka one! OMG You should so do a S&S Turbo Drop! Great job! Keep up the good work! AMAZING!

~Matthew

[coastercrazed49]

I have a hard time making a box out of toothpicks let alone a frikin roller coaster!!!

 

Amazing yuo must have alot of artistic skittlez! Keep up the great work!!!

[chmilo24]

That is pretty cool and you did a great job but 2 things, How long did it take to build each one? And, Did you make the track out of cardboard(I think you already said this)?

[matttty]

Each one took a while to make becuase things kept on coming up that took my attention away but I would say Demon Drop- 2 months, KK 1month TTD -still not finished.

 

The track is made out of this speacial thin type of art cardboard. When its painted on it makes the board soft and I can shape the curves of TTD or KK and then when it drys it stiffens up.

 

Hopefully I can get started on my Nitro model which will be a little different becuase I will not be using popsicle sticks for the supports rather than round wooden sticks that look like real B&M supports. The scale will be 1:15 (1inch:15ft).

 

I just realized that I forgot a picture of dragsters train (woops)

 

[ECZenith]

That's really cool, keep up the good work. I've made a dragster model too about a year ago.

[thrillrideseeker]

WOW! I love the TTD Train! It looks amazing! Great job! Keep up the amazing work!

~Matthew

[coasterguy618]

That's awesome! I have a question, I have to build a model of somthing for math class, and I chose KK. What should I make it out of?

[CoasterNut17]

^I think you should choose the easiest and the most effective way to really get a good grade. Probably those wire models..

I think the models look GREAT! I would have never been able to do that!

[matttty]

How big does it have to be? You can use toothpicks for the supports and thick cardboard (probably in any major art store) for the track. The worst part of the whole thing is painting it becuase I need to paint each (square) "toothpick" individually and then i realized i didnt paint the tower until after it was all glued together. If you need anymore help IM me anytime.

 

^thanks!

[coasterguy618]

How big does it have to be? You can use toothpicks for the supports and thick cardboard (probably in any major art store) for the track. The worst part of the whole thing is painting it becuase I need to paint each (square) "toothpick" individually and then i realized i didnt paint the tower until after it was all glued together. If you need anymore help IM me anytime.

 

^thanks!

 

Like, as big as the TTD you built or a little bigger. I'm not 100% sure.

[matttty]

Then you can use the same materials I used! Don't be intimidated its easier when you build big models.

[CoasterNut17]

Instead of painting each one by hand, couldn't you just lay all of the pieces on a piece of paper towel and then spray paint them all? I've done that before, and it works pretty effectively!

[matttty]

I'm allergic to something in spraypaint and it didn't look how I wanted it to. But yes that way is easy to do.

[thrillrideseeker]

You know... you inspired me! I have a German Project over B&M, so I am like so going to make a recreation of a B&M ride for my project! Thanks for the idea!

~Matthew

[matttty]

Ok well I still haven't fisnished TTD. These people put in my AC and they completely trashed the break run so that has to be redone, and the carboard smashed a little so yeahh im pissed and on top of that I started a nitro model and had the whole lift/drop done and they COMPLETELY trashed that one to so I had to put it all back together. Anyway this is how it DID look and will look like again....

 

 

[coasterJunkie94]

Wow that sure Beats the Crap of Anything i Made!

Beutifal Supports!

[Tigg'er]

Cool is there any other rides you can make out of popcical sticks???