EnterTRAINment Junction in West Chester, Ohio calls itself the world’s largest indoor model railroad display. This 25,000 square foot display consists of over 90 G-scale trains encompassing the early era of American railroading, the middle era, and the modern era....
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Adam Throgmorton’s Incredible Working Wooden Coaster Model
We’ve seen some pretty impressive roller coaster models over the years. I myself have built the Comet, a CoasterDynamix kit that is very difficult to get operating correctly. So when I stumbled across Adam Throgmorton’s working wooden coaster model I...
Continue reading...Epic K’NEX Coaster Modeling with Brandon Bombei
Brandon Bombei is a high school student from Tampa Bay Florida who has been building incredible K’nex roller coaster models for more than twelve years. This aspiring roller coaster engineer not only builds epic coaster models, he also takes them on the...
Continue reading...Model Train Turns into Wicked Roller Coaster
All aboard the Mine Escape: a model train ride like no other. What begins as an innocent train ride through a dark mine turns wild after an Expedition Everest-like reverse switch-track segment. The train quickly accelerates, passing through various cavern-like set pieces before escaping into...
Continue reading...Wooden Coaster Model You Have to See to Believe
Last March, we interviewed Brad Corben, who was working on an incredible Rocky Mountain Construction wooden roller coaster model. After 14 months of hard work and patience, Brad’s “Ironside – The Viking Warrior” coaster model is complete — and it looks amazing:...
Continue reading...Rocky Mountain Construction Models by Brad Corben
Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) builds some amazing roller coasters. Outlaw Run. Goliath at Six Flags Great America. And those are just their “built from scratch” coasters. The company has turned dying wooden roller coasters into the amazing hybrid coasters we now...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Virtual Coaster Modeling with Patrick
Before a roller coaster is built it is often conceptualized on the computer using a digital model. Patrick McGarvey is an experienced modeler who has created some remarkable coaster renderings. Continue reading to hear more about his design process and...
Continue reading...Brad Sherman’s Amusement Ride Models
Welcome to our first interview feature of 2012! Brad Sherman is a builder of amusement ride models. Thanks to Brad for taking the time to answering a few of our questions about model building. 101: Could you tell us a...
Continue reading...Robocoaster CAD Model
I created a Kuka robo coaster model in CATIA. I used the car from my cantilevered roller coaster simulations to save time. The track is created using three sketches with laws (one overhead, one side profile, and one for banking)....
Continue reading...Demon Drop K’nex Model
In honor of Math and Science Week, Cedar Point has teamed up with K’NEX for the first ever Great Thrill Ride Build-Off! Cedar Point Facebook fans can win a pair of tickets by building their own amusement park ride out...
Continue reading...Coasters-101: Track Modeling in CAD
Welcome to the latest edition of Coasters-101, the series where we talk about how roller coasters are designed and built. Let’s talk about modeling a roller coaster track on the computer. There are many different 2D and 3D CAD packages...
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