pupkick Posted February 24, 2005 Posted February 24, 2005 I didn't see a seperate post on it in search so I'll bite the bullet... Does anyone have an experience with or knowledge of CoasterDynamix model coasters? They are a bit on the expensive side, but are much cheaper on ebay. Look great too. Anyone have one or seen them up close? pup
Mr.Six Posted February 24, 2005 Posted February 24, 2005 Sorry, Can't help you but that looks beyond sweet! I like how they even heartlined the little thing!
pupkick Posted February 24, 2005 Author Posted February 24, 2005 That's just a teaser picture of the bigger model, take a look at the full gallery on the site. As much as the Knex coaster is fun, this ssuuuuuurreeee is purty.
CoasterEricHP Posted February 24, 2005 Posted February 24, 2005 I remember seeing a movie of one working and it FLIES around that. Only reason i dont like them is because the train looks like its moving at 120 mph if it was to scale. Eric
Shadowforce Posted February 24, 2005 Posted February 24, 2005 Considering the train weighs about as much as one of the restrain handles on the full-scale train, I would'nt expect it to behave like it was real... I am cooking up a NoLimits version of it, stay tuned in a couple of months!
pupkick Posted February 24, 2005 Author Posted February 24, 2005 Well, seeing as the track/layout is completely customizable (with expansion sets), I'm sure one could design a different layout that would work a little more realisticly with some weighted trains. Add a little lead to each evenly (ala Slot Cars) Though maybe that'd only work on uphills, we'd just overdo the downhills
Canobie Fan Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 I have 2 CD sets.. I love them... http://s7.invisionfree.com/CanobieFans/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=5358967 http://s7.invisionfree.com/CanobieFans/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=5358997 http://s7.invisionfree.com/CanobieFans/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=5359290 http://s7.invisionfree.com/CanobieFans/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=5363863 Yeah you can do whatever you want with them..
rollocoast Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 You can't scale gravity. The "ride" operates the same as a real coaster. It might look too fast, but that's the way its supposed to operate.
Real Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 Hopefully if I get promoted here soon I can afford one of these. Always wanted one, reguardless of the scale/speed thing. Its just too cool.
Canobie Fan Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 This is my new layout im working on.. Its "togo" themed (the hang dive)
Pure Randomness Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 Holy #@$#@$@!! These things are awesome too bad $275 is too much for a 13 yr old
Real Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 Now THAT certainly looks extremely painful. I wonder if I would spend as much time perfecting the track as I do for NoLimits... hehe, yes, I bet I would
Canobie Fan Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 lol after makeing one.. your hands will hurt so much.. you wont want to "fine-tune" it
pupkick Posted February 27, 2005 Author Posted February 27, 2005 KNEX Coasters hurt too, hence one guy naming his the "Sore Thumb Coaster"
Pure Randomness Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 I developed callous fingers after building one 8) At least these have more of a "coolness" factor
ConleyKE Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 I'm tempted to sell all my Knex sets on ebay for one of those coaster dynamix sets. They look awesome, despite how fast they go on the videos on the website.
bdstrom Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Anyone have one or seen them up close? There's a working model on display on 2nd or 3rd floor on west side of Mall of America. I dunno if it is still there.
Simon Baynham Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Hi TPRers. I bought the Coaster Dynamix model "Scorpion" off Ebay for £80. There is fun in constructing them and in tweaking them until they work. However, once mine was fine-tuned and working I quickly lost interest (3 weeks) and gave the model to a friend. It would have been nice to buy add-on packs to build a custom model, but after the novelty has worn off they become rather annoying as they take up a lot of room. Yes, your thumbs will ache for some considerable time after clicking all the track ties into place... but the effort is worth it. Read you all soon Simon Baynham (UK)
FredLV Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 When Coaster Dynamix unveiled their Scorpion kit, I was swimming in money so I purchased two kits and made a giant coaster. I designed it to fit on top of my kitchen's potshelf. Here are some pictures of it. I'm still waiting for Robb to stop by my place with his lipstick camera and shoot a POV. FredLV----who rarely posts on this site, but is always lurking
pupkick Posted July 4, 2006 Author Posted July 4, 2006 what a great use of otherwise out of the way space.
woah_killa Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 I have the smaller version of it the dragon or whatever. It sits on my dresser in my room.
DragonKhan Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 When Coaster Dynamix unveiled their Scorpion kit, I was swimming in money so I purchased two kits and made a giant coaster. I designed it to fit on top of my kitchen's potshelf. Here are some pictures of it. I'm still waiting for Robb to stop by my place with his lipstick camera and shoot a POV. FredLV----who rarely posts on this site, but is always lurking Yeah, two Scorpion kits for that... suuuuuuuuuuuure
Jumboshrmp Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 I'm getting a job just so I can buy one of those. The pictures on the previous page are excellent, GREAT job!
coasterchi Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Damn how nice is that, to have a model coaster on the top of your kitchen! To bad that they still are very expensive
FredLV Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Whooops!!! I bought two Dragon kits. I keep getting those two confused! FredLV
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