Update on the Rye Airplane Model

Last October, we interviewed Tim Cole, a roller coaster enthusiast who is building a model of the infamous Airplane Coaster that operated at Rye Playland from 1928 to 1957. He recently sent us some spectacular images of his progress on the coaster.

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The model is 17 and 1/2 “ tall. It is built to scale (1” = 5’).

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If I didn’t know better, I would say this was a real roller coaster.

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Tim is “eyeballing” the model and isn’t using computers. That’s an impressive feat.

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His attention to detail is brilliant.

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All Photographs © Tim Cole

We’d like to thank Tim for sending us these pictures. Be sure to like the “Bring Back the Airplane Coaster” Facebook page.

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