scooterdoug Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hello all, The "coaster room" used to be a guest bedroom that happened to have a coaster model in it. The bed was recently removed, so things got really out of control. I bought a Scorpion kit to add to my Dragon and expansion pack, and made a beast that takes over the whole room. I combined the two lift hills together to make it REALLY tall, and bought an extra lift hill to use as a station. The result is...well, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. For the record, I have banned myself from buying any more kits or track. I mean, if all this CD material is not enough to make me happy, then I have a bona fide addiction Enjoy the pics! -Doug "There really needs to be a CoasterDynamix Anonymous" Heim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyyyper Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 And just how much did that cost you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Probably upwards of $800. Maybe $1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 ^Well worth it (So speaks the guy that hardly plays with his 2 K'nex coaster sets anymore) I love that first drop thing..it would be so sweet to ride it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 Good estimate, Vekoma Fan Boy. The Dragon costs $500, the Scorpion $200, and there are 2 expansion packs at $50 each. However, when I bought the Scorpion, I didn't take into account that having such a tall design would require ALOT of supports to make a rigid structure. So, I had to do extra ordering of supports while I was building. I also got alot of extra base plates to accommodate the sheer size. I could have gotten away with fewer base plates and made a more compact design, but I really wanted that thing to sprawl all over the room. When all is said and done, I probably spent about $1000 on the whole thing. Worth every penny. The materials are high quality, and after 2 and a half years of owning it, I haven't even come close to tiring of it. In fact, I'm already thinking of my next possible design. And the customer service is fantastic. Since I was ordering so much, they took it upon themselves to help bring the shipping cost down. They really take care of their customers. I highly recommend a kit, they are fantastic! -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantRevenge Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 first words that left my mouth: WOAH! thats insane how long did it take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffy Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Wow the looks great wish I had the room in my house for a model like that. Will you be adding other rides around your coaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 IwantRevenge, it took me about a month to build that. I put 2-3 hours into it about 4-5 times a week. The bigger elements took more time, as the bigger it is, the harder it is to make it smooth and clean looking. Scruffy, I will not be adding other rides to it. I'm not really into making permanent, themed amusement park models. I just like building different coaster designs. That's the beauty of the kit, you can keep building different configurations as much as you want. Thanks for the nice comments. -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 WOW That is amazing! Nice work! Do you have a video of this thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamjar Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 can you get different types (for example giga coaster track)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 ^Not yet, as of now they are only offering B&M track, as well as inverted, sit-down, & floorless trains. They are considering making a new track specially for dive machines, and they are also considering a completely new track system for different company's coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Wow that looks awesome. I would love to see a video of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamjar Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 thanks vekoma fan boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Wow, that is one beautiful model. How long did it take you to build that? Oops, sorry, I should have paid better attention to what I was reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 IwantRevenge, it took me about a month to build that. I put 2-3 hours into it about 4-5 times a week. The bigger elements took more time, as the bigger it is, the harder it is to make it smooth and clean looking. Scruffy, I will not be adding other rides to it. I'm not really into making permanent, themed amusement park models. I just like building different coaster designs. That's the beauty of the kit, you can keep building different configurations as much as you want. Thanks for the nice comments. -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 Yep. As Vekoma Fan Boy quoted, about a month. I used to build my designs a lot quicker than that. But, they were certainly sloppier looking. The longer I own it, and the more I build, the more of a perfectionist I become. So, now it takes me about a month. My current design has been in progress for a month now, and I have only built the pre-drop and first drop into a mostly completed cobra roll. However, this is taking me much longer than usual as most of my time is devoted to my graduate program (man, they are keeping me sooooo freakin' busy). -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 scooterdoug, If I get spare time in the next few months, would you mind if I modeled this in RCT3 just for fun? Looks like it'd be a great ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 Not at all, go right ahead. I'd love to see it once it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 ^ Will do. Should have it roughed out in the next couple weeks. May help generate some fresh ideas too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Ok, after several weeks and a buncha other stuff, here's an RCT3 version of scooterdoug's invert. scooterdoug, thanks for letting me attempt to model your ride. Here's the RCT3 Tsunami Coaster Dynamix Edition PoV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpzv73rUTUY (clank, clank, bang, bang, hammer, hammer...) That's more like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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