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  1. Speed Demon

    Speed Demon is my 3rd custom VV roller coaster, 2nd coaster on SSC, and my 4th custom overall. It is also the first ever fully tube supported slim track roller coaster on the internet! Comments are greatly appreciated.

    • Aug 27 2015 02:39 PM
    • by BBaller347

  2. The Rumbler

    The Rumbler!Construction on this lasted a few months, and after I couldn't get it working in my backyard, the coaster was moved to the Gymnasium of my Church, and there it worked perfectly (not to mention is looked a lot better too :D)

    • Nov 01 2015 04:13 PM
    • by Zorn

  3. Jesper's Launch - Dueling Roller Coaster

    Inspired by "Jesper" who created the launch. This dueling roller coaster took approximately 2 months to build.

    • Nov 03 2015 07:16 PM
    • by Zorn

  4. Rudolph: The Ride

    My 2006 Christmas roller coaster. The front car of the train had a red LED mounted on it, to resemble Rudolph.

    • Nov 03 2015 07:20 PM
    • by Zorn

  5. Splinter

    A very simple wooden style ride, however unique to this one is my transfer track.

    • Nov 01 2015 04:03 PM
    • by Zorn

  6. 29 Foot Tall Roller Coaster

    This was the tallest outdoor, freestanding K'nex roller coaster in the world! It's modelled after Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster. It stands at 28 feet, 8 inches tall. It uses a 15, seven inch long rubber bands to launch the car up to the top. This project took about a month of planning and building and used about 20,000-30,000 pieces. The total length of the track is around 100-110 feet long.It was built inside my house in small sections, and then once completed, moved outside and completely assembled in approximately 6 hours. I only used a 6 foot step ladder to assemble it. A 20 foot triangular shaped tower was assembled horizontally on the ground and then carefully tipped up vertically with the help of some small cables. Then the tower was gently lifted 3 feet at a time (with help of course) and new 3 foot sections were connected to the bottom until it reached 28 feet, 8 inches high. The tower was getting real heavy by the time the last section was added. Some K'nex pieces began to snap under the weight, so it was necessary to substitute a large number of black carbon K'nex rods (expensive) at the bottom of the tower.After the video was shot, the whole thing was taken down just as the sun was setting. It was a sunny day with no rain. There were a few small gusts of wind in the afternoon which caused the tower to sway a bit, but not too badly. While taking it down, some K'nex pieces broke and the whole thing toppled sideways over our cedar hedge into the neighbours back yard! We found most of the pieces by flashlight as it was getting dark. Now and then I still occasionally find a piece stuck in the cedar hedge.Interesting Fact:While shooting the video, the camera got a bit too close the track and the car collided with the digital camera. The car split into two pieces and flew off the track, but the camera survived!

    • Nov 03 2015 07:27 PM
    • by Zorn

  7. Guillotine

    This is more Twister style woodie. It's approx. 60-70 feet long. Construction lasted about a month.

    • Nov 03 2015 07:22 PM
    • by Zorn

  8. Black Panther

    Inspiration here was the "butterfly" element. It ate quite a bit of speed though, so the ride didn't turn out as long as I would of liked it to.

    • Nov 03 2015 07:30 PM
    • by Zorn

  9. Woodchip Racers

    Racing Style wooden roller coasters. An old model, but one I really enjoyed building.

    • Nov 03 2015 07:25 PM
    • by Zorn

  10. Bull's Eye

    I can't seem to find any pictures of the ride.This is my first wooden style ride. It stands 4 feet 3 inches tall. Construction time was about a month, and I used roughly 4-5 Screamin Serpents of track ties, including about all of my 3000-4000 blue rods at the time. This was the top model #3 winner.

    • Nov 01 2015 04:05 PM
    • by Zorn

  11. Criss Cross

    This project was never meant to be anything more then wanting to experiment with a "cross track." A bigger model using these cross tracks was planned, but I never got around to doing it.

    • Nov 03 2015 07:28 PM
    • by Zorn

  12. Jet Scream

    One of my early roller coaster upon joining this site. I wanted to experiment with a spiral lift, this is what I came up with.

    • Nov 03 2015 07:32 PM
    • by Zorn
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