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With all the emphasis on extreme sports and hobbies these days, why not revive the old model train hobby, but with a twist? Literally.
Scaled down just as model trains are, and can even be made to function! Comes with different track "parts" like corkscrews, loops, hills, etc. Hanging coasters,
upright cars, and regular can all be purchased.
The cars can be purchased as is, or painted for the true enthusiast. Classics like The Hulk, The Eagle, The Ninja, and The Batman can all be collected in addition to making your own!
Of course part of the fun is in building the scenery as well, and various amusement park shops and accoutrements can all be purchased.
Coaster Dynamix
http://www.coasterdynamix.com/
HO scale (1/87); "Comet" and "Scorpion" models retail for $200 each + $12 s/h in continental US [jutta, Jan 08 2007]
An erector set
http://www.erectorsets.com/
[21 Quest, Jan 09 2007]
More on erector sets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_Set
[21 Quest, Jan 09 2007]
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This is baked. Erector sets anyone? A very basic Google search on the title brought more hits than you could shake a stick at. This is quite extensively baked and very widely known to exist, so [marked-for-deletion] |
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Lovely idea - especially as you'd be able to bring your train set and roller-coaster into closer proximity than is allowed in real life because of safety legislation - e.g. the roller-coaster could corkscrew round the train track, or hang upside down over the rain track. |
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Ditto, nice idea baked or not. |
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[21 Quest], what exactly are you talking about? Yes, a Google search brought more "erectors" than I could shake my... stick at, but what does that have to do with model rollercoasters? |
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//The Comet by CoasterDynamix is a scaled-down version of a classic wooden roller coaster. Modeled to HO scale (1/87), this highly detailed working model was designed by a real-life coaster engineer. Every detail from the elaborate wooden structure to the retro style trains has been painstakingly recreated in miniature by the designers at CoasterDynamix. The timeless lines of the Comet will make it the centerpiece on layouts of any era.// |
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Did you not read jutta's link? It's exactly what is described in the "idea" here! |
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Strange: yesterday, the local rag had a cartoon of a guy with his shrink. He was saying "No one takes me seriously". Meanwhile the shrink was busy playing with his model rollercoaster set. |
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//Did you not read jutta's link?// |
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I saw the link, and I read about the existing models. I just don't get the "erector seats" you mentioned. I did a Google search, and the results were bizarre, to say the least. |
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Sets, veho, sets. Not seats. See links. My friends and I used to build roller coasters out of erector sets all the time. |
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[admin: I don't think this isn't quite widely practiced to warrant a mfd widely known. I'd never heard of it, before searching for it - and while building a roller coaster out of erector sets is both cool and widely done, a special set of prefab materials like in the link is different. So, I'm happy with leaving this idea up as a point of reference.] |
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