Theres alot of extra speed, while building it you should've tested it so you could have made the drogs perfect for that speed, so it would have been longer.
@LINKEST1 It is currently at Ripley's Believe It Or Not in Ocean City, Maryland, but I don't think it is operating any more. I hope to build 2 more models before I'm done: The Comet from Fontaine Ferry in Louisville, KY and the Bobs from Riverside in Chicago.
@GlitchingEnterprise Here are some quick notes: each rail has 6 layers of basswood strips that are 1/16th inch thick by 3/8th wide topped by 2 layers of basswood that are 1/16th inch thick by 1/2 inch wide. Each layer is glued with clothes pins and miniature C-clamps. The "rails" are strips of ABS plastic from a company called Plastruct. You may consider contacting ACE online and order the Roller Coaster magazine, RCI 66 Summer, 1998 for a story on my model. Peace. Will
@ThrillRider247 Thanks for the memory! I ended up selling the coaster to Ripley's Believe It or Not and they did not maintain it well. I think it's in Ocean City, MD but I know it's not functioning anymore. Too bad. I hope to build another one once I build up the courage to deal with another obsession. Peace, Will
@Exagerative You are on point that it goes too fast. What I learned the hard way is that I can't scale down gravity and friction. On a future model I hope to apply some techniques to make the train pause slightly over some of the hills. Peace.
Remarkable work! I've never seen any better. This is absolutely amazing. You are truly an artist. I love the sound it makes too, sounds like a real roller coaster! Only negative would be there is no one sitting in the front car. That is the most popular car on the ride. I've waited an extra 30 minutes just to get the first car on a coaster. Please put someone in the first car on your next one. Best, Curt
@indycurt1 Thank you for your kind comments. After this video was made, I put people in the first and last car because those are the two places I like to ride. Like you, I'll wait as long as it takes to ride in the front, then I'll wait again to ride in the back. Peace, Will
that is the most amazing work of art i've seen in a wooden coaster model. the tracking with the wood planks and real steele topper track is simply priceless. all those years....simply beautiful.
@maxXDish Sorry took so long to respond. I am going to build another model within a few years, and I plan to write a "how-to" book as I build the next model. I hope to have it available in a hard copy as well as a downloadable file.
i would never be able to do that. and not only that but if i did than at some point a little kid would walk in and knock it over and i would murder him and go to prison
@Danny94James Actually, they go as fast as real life, but since distance is smaller, the scale speed is faster.
This is because downscaling gravity is somewhat difficult, so it will attract all objects with the same speed. If this model was placed on the moon, it would already look more realistic.
Models going faster than real life has something to do with gravity, mass and scale. Everything falls at the same speed. It's going SLOWER than real life because it's not building enough downhill momentum, but it appears faster because it's smaller scale. Think of a baseball falling next to a bowling ball. Is the smaller ball going faster just because it's smaller, if it only has to go 1 foot and the bowling ball has to go 100 feet?
@CoolioJoe100 Thank you for you very king comment! I have thought of building another one...but once you jump in, it becomes an obsession and I'm not quite ready. Maybe in a year or two...
@aceattack52 each rail has 6 layers of basswood strips that are 1/16th inch thick by 3/8th wide topped by 2 layers of basswood that are 1/16th inch thick by 1/2 inch wide. Each layer is glued with clamps (I used clothes pins and miniature C-clamp - very time consuming and tedious). The "rails" are strips of ABS plastic from a company called Plastruct. You may consider contacting ACE online and order the Roller Coaster magazine, RCI 66 Summer, 1998 for a story on my model.
@Legosrule11 It was at the MN Science Museum from 1997 to 1998. Ripley's Believe It Or Not purchased it, and I believe it is still located at the Ocean City, MD Ripley's.
that is the most awesome model I have ever see. Great work! it sounds really loud, is it loud, and where did you build it? One more thing, is it mobile, or can you separate it into movable peices?
@robotandlegolover Thanks for your comments. It's really loud because of the enclosure, which was built by the Science Museum of Minnesota. I started building the first section in my mom's basement when I was in high school. I then took that section to college and worked on it in my dorm. In all, there are 5 sections (each 8ft long) that clamp together. Technically, it's mobile but practically, it's a pain to move.
Wow, this one reminds me a lot of Big Dipper! It looks nice, it should have more views, but no how Justin Bieber is drinking a glass of water in a car, is more important >__>
how did you get the correct spacing between the rails? You know consistency, I've been viewing your video for a while and I think the roller coaster is great! Are the rails styrene? Also is there up-stop wheels? or can the train fly off of the track?
@tthrone7 The spacing of the rails was determined after I designed the cars, although there was some trial and error until I figured out the final spacing. The rails are a durable ABS plastic from a company called Plastruct. There are no up-stop wheels on this model, but there will be on the next model. The speeds of the trains and the design of the hills keeps the trains from jumping the track. Please order the Roller Coaster magazine, RCI 66 Summer, 1998 for a story on my model.
@tthrone7 The train chassis is machined from steel. The car bodies are panels cut from balsa wood. The wheels are miniature ball bearings & shoulder screws from WM Berg. The mini-chain and sprockets are from McMaster Carr. I found the motor at an electronics thrift shop.
@WillPitts11 Great job on the model. The turn after the hill is unbanked and a bit unrealistic. The skid brakes could be a bit less powerful over a longer distance, but overall very good job.
@JATO457 Being my first attempt at a model, I tried to put a slight bank on the turn but I did not know that the train would be going as fast as it goes. The curve is banked, but only about 5 or 7 degrees. I'll have better banking on the next model. With the skid brake, I learned that you can't scale friction so in the future I'll have to experiment with different materials in order to get the deceleration over a longer span. Your comments are on point. Thanks and have a great day.
@WillPitts11 the bank is easy to do with steamed wood. The brakes can be scaled to a more realistic stoppin distance by using something like ceramic on top and redusing the amount of presure used by the skids. Also, i think it would be a bit more ambitious to make a block system using some sort of microcontroller and 2 or even 3 trains. I could try to write a program in BASIC for you that would enable you to use a microcontroller and some sensors to run more than one train.
@JATO457 Thanks for your ideas. I'll keep in touch once I get going on the next model. I have the design completed, but I don't plan to start building until sometime next year.
Only thing that sucks about these things is that the speed is too fast.
PaperGoomba64 6 days ago
awesome, it's pretty cool, love the functionality, the art, and appreciate all the time you took to make it, please post more vids.
smignosa 6 days ago
And so the all died....
ColonialDagger 1 month ago
this is just awesome!
mellesick 1 month ago
oh finally done years of work oh man it dosent work
319dodge 2 months ago
*drops
tolkien1997 2 months ago
Theres alot of extra speed, while building it you should've tested it so you could have made the drogs perfect for that speed, so it would have been longer.
tolkien1997 2 months ago
Awesome, Dude!
Andrewt001 2 months ago
Nice job thats cool i wish the speed on model roller coasters would be realistic but still thats an ride you built
Yurface1124 3 months ago
great job!
Hendrix92TheUniverse 3 months ago
@Hendrix92TheUniverse Thanks! Have a great week. Will
WillPitts11 3 months ago
@WillPitts11 where is the roller coaster
LINKEST1 2 months ago
@LINKEST1 It is currently at Ripley's Believe It Or Not in Ocean City, Maryland, but I don't think it is operating any more. I hope to build 2 more models before I'm done: The Comet from Fontaine Ferry in Louisville, KY and the Bobs from Riverside in Chicago.
WillPitts11 2 months ago
20'000 hours... F$%^ lettin them build one for real then
manunited2012 3 months ago
cool
notserpmale03 3 months ago
@notserpmale03 Thank you. Peace, Will
WillPitts11 3 months ago
this looks similar to the layout of boulderdash at lake compounce in connecticut. good job man!
zoup2nutz 4 months ago
@zoup2nutz Thanks for the comment. Peace. Will
WillPitts11 3 months ago
@zoup2nutz Thanks for the comment. Peace, Will
WillPitts11 3 months ago
i would stand up
SINBrutal99 4 months ago
cool man
MrSneakerFreaky 4 months ago
I love watching this!
cmccarreiro 5 months ago
20 Years???!!!i wuld built it in 20 months.
But it was worth the time.
zigastrmsek2 5 months ago
can you make a tutorial on how to build the track itself? that would help me out alot. thanks
GlitchingEnterprise 5 months ago
@GlitchingEnterprise Here are some quick notes: each rail has 6 layers of basswood strips that are 1/16th inch thick by 3/8th wide topped by 2 layers of basswood that are 1/16th inch thick by 1/2 inch wide. Each layer is glued with clothes pins and miniature C-clamps. The "rails" are strips of ABS plastic from a company called Plastruct. You may consider contacting ACE online and order the Roller Coaster magazine, RCI 66 Summer, 1998 for a story on my model. Peace. Will
WillPitts11 3 months ago
omg i remeber that at the science musem when i was younger.. they totally should had built this as valleyfair...
ThrillRider247 5 months ago
@ThrillRider247 Thanks for the memory! I ended up selling the coaster to Ripley's Believe It or Not and they did not maintain it well. I think it's in Ocean City, MD but I know it's not functioning anymore. Too bad. I hope to build another one once I build up the courage to deal with another obsession. Peace, Will
WillPitts11 5 months ago
@WillPitts11 you should make a model of renegade or a custom GCI....
ThrillRider247 5 months ago
@WillPitts11
wait really? i never saw it on tv
HoneyIShrunkTheKids2 4 months ago
@WillPitts11 aw thats sad! i totally support your obsession, you should make another one, an even better one!
grandexandi 3 months ago
The first person part was scary
starsithRO 5 months ago
thx for putting the digi-cam in the roller coaster.
ochgottnochma 5 months ago
Blue streak
lakbjones1 5 months ago
Btw my comment didn't sound as appreciative as I actually am :D it's stunning and so charming.
Exagerative 5 months ago
20 years WTF?! Its beautiful but accelerates far too fast, is that under it's own weight? Maybe there should be a bit of friction added to the cart.
Exagerative 5 months ago 2
@Exagerative You are on point that it goes too fast. What I learned the hard way is that I can't scale down gravity and friction. On a future model I hope to apply some techniques to make the train pause slightly over some of the hills. Peace.
WillPitts11 5 months ago
Wow!!! You built a near replica of the Mountain Flyer that once ran at Mountain Park in Holyoke Mass. Great work....100% impressed!
CairnTerrier69 5 months ago
20 years???!!!
SuperStrangeSheepie 6 months ago
Wow i want to srink down so i can ride this looks fun!
mississsippistar 6 months ago
that's the thunder row roller-coaster from cariwinds.
TheChief551 6 months ago
Wow! This is awesome! I would love to build something like this if I had the time, room and resources! Have you an idea how much this cost you!
MattCamMans 6 months ago
Dear santa...
Powtendo 6 months ago
Remarkable work! I've never seen any better. This is absolutely amazing. You are truly an artist. I love the sound it makes too, sounds like a real roller coaster! Only negative would be there is no one sitting in the front car. That is the most popular car on the ride. I've waited an extra 30 minutes just to get the first car on a coaster. Please put someone in the first car on your next one. Best, Curt
indycurt1 6 months ago
@indycurt1 Thank you for your kind comments. After this video was made, I put people in the first and last car because those are the two places I like to ride. Like you, I'll wait as long as it takes to ride in the front, then I'll wait again to ride in the back. Peace, Will
WillPitts11 6 months ago
That looks like "Judge Roy Scream" from RCT2
dotzzz59 6 months ago
This is like thunder road at carowinds. Good Job
Donster1213 6 months ago
Even a PoV in it. You are certainly a god at what you do! Looks great!
WishOfLies 6 months ago
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WOW you have to be very proud of it.
ebkchiller133 6 months ago
AMAZING!!!!!
AimYourArrowsBand 6 months ago
ssssssSSSSSSSssssss.... Uh oh...
CraselinPlusPlus 7 months ago
thumbs if it shoould be in slow motion
alexwohlbruck1 7 months ago
u should of made it bigger so u can ride it
millar445 7 months ago
This is AMAZING! Coming from a Big Roller Coaster State NJ and the Jersey Shore, I can really appreciate the Art in what You did. Thank You
BTW 3 People on here haven't a CLUE!
I can watch this all the time now
atomicsockhop 8 months ago 10
@atomicsockhop Thank you for your kind comments. Peace. Will
WillPitts11 8 months ago
that is the most amazing work of art i've seen in a wooden coaster model. the tracking with the wood planks and real steele topper track is simply priceless. all those years....simply beautiful.
coasterluv 8 months ago
@coasterluv Thank you for your kind comments. Peace. Will
WillPitts11 8 months ago
Dude teach me how to make that
maxXDish 8 months ago
@maxXDish Sorry took so long to respond. I am going to build another model within a few years, and I plan to write a "how-to" book as I build the next model. I hope to have it available in a hard copy as well as a downloadable file.
Peace,
Will
WillPitts11 8 months ago 5
why is it so fast.
thomaszach38 8 months ago
i would never be able to do that. and not only that but if i did than at some point a little kid would walk in and knock it over and i would murder him and go to prison
woodcoasterdude 8 months ago
man are those all popsicle stick but great coaster and the pov show that coaster has lots of airtime
Michael321990 9 months ago
wow thats amazing
lnordbyrobbie 9 months ago
You'd better get started on my one. :-)
cusus 9 months ago
know all you have to do is build it in real life but seriously great work
MrDabba100 9 months ago
@MrDabba100 Thank you for your kind comment. I hope to build another someday, but I'm just not ready to commit the time yet.
WillPitts11 9 months ago
Very nice. I am amazed at the size and quality of the work.
rleni59 10 months ago
@rleni59 Thank you for the kind comments.
WillPitts11 9 months ago
This exact roller coaster is at Blackpool pleasure beach?
123natjack 10 months ago
Is this a model of Cedar Point's Blue Streak?
LordSariel42 10 months ago
why do models go faster than real life?
Danny94James 10 months ago
@Danny94James Because they are smaller
nicknam4 10 months ago
@Danny94James Actually, they go as fast as real life, but since distance is smaller, the scale speed is faster.
This is because downscaling gravity is somewhat difficult, so it will attract all objects with the same speed. If this model was placed on the moon, it would already look more realistic.
wernerkroneman 9 months ago
@Danny94James
Models going faster than real life has something to do with gravity, mass and scale. Everything falls at the same speed. It's going SLOWER than real life because it's not building enough downhill momentum, but it appears faster because it's smaller scale. Think of a baseball falling next to a bowling ball. Is the smaller ball going faster just because it's smaller, if it only has to go 1 foot and the bowling ball has to go 100 feet?
Lagalli 8 months ago
haha this is beyond comprehension.
It is so detailed that you could mistake it for a real rollercoaster. Wonderful display, 10/10! NO 11/ 10
ffta707 10 months ago
very cool, it looks perfect.
tff1293 10 months ago
Wow. I wonder if I'll ever be crazy enough to do something like this.... But still, YOU'RE AWESOME!!!
CoolioJoe100 11 months ago
@CoolioJoe100 Thank you for you very king comment! I have thought of building another one...but once you jump in, it becomes an obsession and I'm not quite ready. Maybe in a year or two...
WillPitts11 11 months ago
@WillPitts11 You should make The Voyage! =D Boy, that'd be a pain in the ass...
CoolioJoe100 11 months ago
That point of view from the rollercoaster is wicked.
SonickxxVision 11 months ago
I've always been interested in this stuff but my ADHD keeps me from focusing. I wish I could pay to have you build me a little coaster
tpickett18 1 year ago
That's impressive stuff
I build the same way ( clamps n glue )
I feel your pain.
Very nice work
Demans666 1 year ago
@Demans666 Thank you for your kind comment. It is always nice to commiserate with a fellow modeler!
Will
WillPitts11 1 year ago
But how did you make rails? Are they made of metal like the full scale ones?
aceattack52 1 year ago
@aceattack52 each rail has 6 layers of basswood strips that are 1/16th inch thick by 3/8th wide topped by 2 layers of basswood that are 1/16th inch thick by 1/2 inch wide. Each layer is glued with clamps (I used clothes pins and miniature C-clamp - very time consuming and tedious). The "rails" are strips of ABS plastic from a company called Plastruct. You may consider contacting ACE online and order the Roller Coaster magazine, RCI 66 Summer, 1998 for a story on my model.
WillPitts11 1 year ago
What did you use for wheels?
aceattack52 1 year ago
@aceattack52 I used miniature bearings mounted on miniature shoulder screws. Visit W.M. Berg for info on all kinds of miniature engineering parts.
WillPitts11 1 year ago
@WillPitts11 WOW THANKS!!!
aceattack52 1 year ago
Would love if I could get one of the Coney Island Cyclone......
Jigsaw3477 1 year ago
Were is this located now? And you said it was at the Science Museum in MN? When?
Legosrule11 1 year ago
@Legosrule11 It was at the MN Science Museum from 1997 to 1998. Ripley's Believe It Or Not purchased it, and I believe it is still located at the Ocean City, MD Ripley's.
WillPitts11 1 year ago
LOVE THIS
MrRandy1971 1 year ago
Wow that is REALLY realistic. It's amazing!
Nerdydolfin 1 year ago
well thats a neck braker
Piper2397 1 year ago
Amazing!
OinzCEO17 1 year ago
weeeee thats so cool i wanna make one but dont know where to start
JustoShow 1 year ago
@JustoShow I piece of paper
IzCoaster 1 year ago
that is the most awesome model I have ever see. Great work! it sounds really loud, is it loud, and where did you build it? One more thing, is it mobile, or can you separate it into movable peices?
robotandlegolover 1 year ago
@robotandlegolover Thanks for your comments. It's really loud because of the enclosure, which was built by the Science Museum of Minnesota. I started building the first section in my mom's basement when I was in high school. I then took that section to college and worked on it in my dorm. In all, there are 5 sections (each 8ft long) that clamp together. Technically, it's mobile but practically, it's a pain to move.
WillPitts11 1 year ago
@WillPitts11 thank you for the response! I support you in your next model next year.
Good luck on your second model!
robotandlegolover 1 year ago
ithink it is too fast xD
i know its a model coaster but i think you may use other tires for the coaster so that its a bit smoother
BigBonzen 1 year ago
put a hamster on it! :)
Dano25840 1 year ago
you donate it to the national roller coaster museum they would luv it
hellorits 1 year ago
Wow, this one reminds me a lot of Big Dipper! It looks nice, it should have more views, but no how Justin Bieber is drinking a glass of water in a car, is more important >__>
NitroCoasters 1 year ago
amazing
DDRman732865 1 year ago
Amazing! I want one.
shalamar07 1 year ago
might that have been a little waste of time (im not saying it isnt awesome) you should sell it to a amusment park in minnesota
doodoodudex 1 year ago
you should play the cab cam in slow mo so it looks like your on a full size coaster
GrandmasMan 1 year ago
how do you make that?
202tretre 1 year ago
how did you get the correct spacing between the rails? You know consistency, I've been viewing your video for a while and I think the roller coaster is great! Are the rails styrene? Also is there up-stop wheels? or can the train fly off of the track?
Thanks
tthrone7 1 year ago
@tthrone7 The spacing of the rails was determined after I designed the cars, although there was some trial and error until I figured out the final spacing. The rails are a durable ABS plastic from a company called Plastruct. There are no up-stop wheels on this model, but there will be on the next model. The speeds of the trains and the design of the hills keeps the trains from jumping the track. Please order the Roller Coaster magazine, RCI 66 Summer, 1998 for a story on my model.
WillPitts11 1 year ago
Wow, looks great! How did you make the train, the rails, and the chain lift?
Thanks
tthrone7 1 year ago
@tthrone7 The train chassis is machined from steel. The car bodies are panels cut from balsa wood. The wheels are miniature ball bearings & shoulder screws from WM Berg. The mini-chain and sprockets are from McMaster Carr. I found the motor at an electronics thrift shop.
WillPitts11 1 year ago
@WillPitts11 Great job on the model. The turn after the hill is unbanked and a bit unrealistic. The skid brakes could be a bit less powerful over a longer distance, but overall very good job.
JATO457 1 year ago
@JATO457 Being my first attempt at a model, I tried to put a slight bank on the turn but I did not know that the train would be going as fast as it goes. The curve is banked, but only about 5 or 7 degrees. I'll have better banking on the next model. With the skid brake, I learned that you can't scale friction so in the future I'll have to experiment with different materials in order to get the deceleration over a longer span. Your comments are on point. Thanks and have a great day.
WillPitts11 1 year ago
@WillPitts11 the bank is easy to do with steamed wood. The brakes can be scaled to a more realistic stoppin distance by using something like ceramic on top and redusing the amount of presure used by the skids. Also, i think it would be a bit more ambitious to make a block system using some sort of microcontroller and 2 or even 3 trains. I could try to write a program in BASIC for you that would enable you to use a microcontroller and some sensors to run more than one train.
JATO457 1 year ago
@JATO457 Thanks for your ideas. I'll keep in touch once I get going on the next model. I have the design completed, but I don't plan to start building until sometime next year.
WillPitts11 1 year ago
@WillPitts11 Alright, good luck.
JATO457 1 year ago