Hey Everyone,
I'm new to SS Coasters, but wanted to share with you all what I've been working on for the past 6 months or so.
I've always wanted to build my own roller coaster model's, but never quite had the means. About a year and a half ago, I started to think up how I could make a custom model, but always got stumped with how to make the track. A little while later, I saw the Quick Track system (RIP...bummer) on go fund me and got the idea of 3-d printing tracks "ties" for the track and for making you own rails and spine out of polyethylene tubing (readily available from Lowes, HD, etc.). My brother, who owns a 3d printer, helped me design various pieces for the track and I got to work making a train (not 3d printed). Eventually after months of trial and error, we we able to design a working model in my living room last year that mostly worked (chain didn't work all the time and it valleyed occasionally in spots). Unfortunately, I moved apartments just a month or two later, so I had to take that coaster down.
Now onto this coaster. Moving into a new apartment meant I could design up a whole new coaster wherein I could hopefully fix some of the problems I had with the last model. This go-around I elected to put the coaster in my bedroom instead of the living room and got to work making a table/desk I could fit the coaster mostly on top of. It was a little more challenging coming up with a layout for this coaster, but after a couple minor setbacks, was able to come up with a solid layout. I'll be continuing to improve the coaster by taking out some of the 2x4's and replacing them with a structure that more closely resembles an actual coaster, making another train (already stared with a loch ness-looking one..) and various aesthetics of the ride itself.
Not super-detailed, but here are some of the supplies I used on the coaster:
Trains: 1/8" craftboard, wood putty, paint, 1/4" plexiglass, various size ball bearings, universal joints from rc car, etc.
Track: 1/4" and 1/2" polyethylene tubing, conduit straps, etc.
Chain: 4 bike chains (9 speed) connected by master links, bike cassette gears, servo, small belt, etc.
If you want to see a video of the first two models I made, here is a youtube link to my channel (only has two videos right now). (Let me know if this link doesn't work, I've heard that sometimes youtube links have to be a certain way here and I'm not quite sure if this is right).
https://www.youtube....Al1i8VA4mBeIVbw
Hope you all enjoy! I'll be sure to post again, when I got some updates.
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Edited by JohnnyR24, 26 February 2019 - 08:38 AM.