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#1 TexTexingworth

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Posted 07 December 2016 - 11:09 PM

Howdy! This is my first post to this forum and I decided to show y'all what's under construction for my 7th year of building around the tree.

 

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#2 Rollerfreak987

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Posted 08 December 2016 - 07:48 AM

This is actually pretty cool! I love how unique it is.

Please post more pictures when it's done!

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#3 Muzz135

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Posted 08 December 2016 - 08:42 AM

This looks awesome! Keep us updated on this one!


#4 TexTexingworth

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Posted 08 December 2016 - 11:47 AM

Definitely will do! I can post some pictures of the last few years' versions of the tree as well if y'all would like.


#5 dgohstand

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Posted 08 December 2016 - 05:10 PM

Ya this looks great. Post some pics! 



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#6 YolosweggLord

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Posted 08 December 2016 - 08:07 PM

Definitely show us some pics from previous years!

How are you connecting this thing to the tree? tape, twisty ties, something else? And do you have to connect it directly to the trunk or are the branches stable enough?




#7 TexTexingworth

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Posted 11 December 2016 - 08:42 PM

Sorry for the delay, I've been out of town and the old tree pics are on a laptop back home. The supports for the around the tree part rely on each other to be held up and all connect to a core that has been built around the trunk. The core extends about a foot down from the supports but not all the way to the floor. The limbs themselves hold the whole piece up. I can post pictures of that part sometime in January when I take this thing apart if you'd like.


#8 TexTexingworth

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Posted 14 December 2016 - 09:17 PM

Well, I had some new deadlines put on having this thing done, so i slapped the rest together in two days. It's done though!

 

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#9 TexTexingworth

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Posted 14 December 2016 - 09:25 PM

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#10 TexTexingworth

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Posted 14 December 2016 - 09:49 PM




#11 Muzz135

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Posted 15 December 2016 - 05:23 AM

This is awesome! Would love to build something like this but my tree probably wouldn't be able to support it :P


#12 SCM

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Posted 15 December 2016 - 05:28 PM

This looks cool. It's nice to see stuff being built around a Christmas tree. What really brings the "wow" factor for me is the queue line and the exit line. Looks snazzy. ;) 



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#13 dgohstand

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Posted 16 December 2016 - 01:23 AM

I like the station and paths. This came out very smoothly? Do you have pics from previous years? Would love to see them. Great job on this tho! 



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#14 YolosweggLord

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Posted 16 December 2016 - 09:40 AM

^definitely want to see some pictures from previous builds.


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Posted 17 December 2016 - 07:49 AM

Awesome take on the coaster-round-a-tree concept. The colour choice and detail are excellent.

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