Construction; non-working scale wooden rollercoaster model

[durkadurka]

Hello!

 

I have taking on the challenge to build an realistic looking scale rollercoaster model. It will be out of wood, 23 cm or 9 inches tall and with a 6.75m or 22 feet long course.

In the reality the coaster would be 17,5 meters or 55 feet's tall and it would have a 500 meter or 1640 feet's long course.

 

I build it mostly out of balsa. For the trains I thought of using PLASTRUCT - plastic sheets

 

Please download my No limit Trackfile and give me comments!

 

Are the coaster to rough, fast, or something; and what do you think about the layout? - please tell me. I want it to be and look as realistic as possible!!!

 

The layout become heart shaped... The exterior line of the coaster; where the side beams meet the concrete, forms a heart shaped line.

Hope you like it.

 

 

I need answers to these and many other questions...

 

How high is the railings that goes around the track?

How to bend/shape the track?

How wide and high are the wooden part of the track?

 

 

Feel free to send what ever info or response you might have!!!

 

Thanks for helping me/ Durkadurka

compact - test25- 32.nltrack

Here is the Trackfile

Here are the coaster from the frontside.

A screen shot of the layout - made in No limits coaster Simulator!

The heart shape should be obvious!

[Team Thriller]

What program is that?

[durkadurka]

It is No Limits Coaster simulator!

 

 

www.nolimitscoaster.com

 

 

A program only for construction of coaster. So much better then RCT

[Eric_Smith]

What program is that?

 

He is just using a different version.

[brandon]

are you sure it will make the course if it is only 9 inches high

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

^He said it is non working. You know, static. Just a question, what scale is this to be built in?

[durkadurka]

I build it in scale 1:74 ,

 

1 meter or 3,28 feet on the model = 74 meter or 242,7 feets or 80,8 yards in the real.

 

1 cm or 0,39 inch ------II------- = 74 cm or 2,43 feet's or 29 inches in the real.

 

1:74 is a scale that isn't to big nor' small to work with.

 

The model building site are 90 cm * 90 cm = 35,4 inches * 35,4 inches.

[kraken613]

This will be cool!

[Ccron10]

Cool! It's nice to see that I'm not the only one whose building a coaster model for a grad project! lol I wish you good luck and the layout looks great.

[brandon]

^He said it is non working. You know, static. Just a question, what scale is this to be built in?

lol try to ignore my post

[durkadurka]

Here comes an update that I'm still working with!

[soccerdude12]

Right now I am designing a working model coaster of my own design using Nolimits too! Although I think it will be very difficult to construct and even to design a working model, I am up to the challenge!!! Hope yours comes out well!! Good Luck!!

[STR8FXXXINEDGE]

Is there a Hard Copy available of No Limits, or is it only available for download?

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

There is a hard copy available, but it in only in germany.