Yes I know I'm about 3 weeks late on this...
I'm no master builder like most of you, and I usually only build these things every few Christmases. Though this year I decided to build a coaster in my home office (separate post coming for that) and I was really curious how much I could elevate my Christmas coaster using the ball bearing assemblies so I pretty much maxed out my pieces (track, connectors and rods) in building this...definitely my longest and most complex model to date with some serious Space Mtn/Matterhorn vibes
A few notable stats...
- Over 6 feet high
- 6 passes inside the tree
- 4 moments of airtime
- About 5 SS sets, plus some extra lots from eBay
- 1 very pissed off cat, not happy I took over his tree
- About 20 hrs of total build time
Utilizing the cat tree and stairwell bars for support helped immensely to conserve pieces
Here's a few more pics
View of the left side showing the stair supports and track
Right side of the tree
Looking down from the top of the lift
Coming off the bottom airtime hill, and into the last turns under the tree into the station
Inside the station
Here's a couple videos. Hopefully YouTube doesn't take them down due to copyright. First one is a static shot with Twinkly LED lights sync'd to music
The other is a longer one showing the coaster from multiple angles
Edited by spdj20, 13 January 2022 - 02:48 PM.