A simple rollercoaster
Anders Isaksson
(he's 19 now!). It's nothing compared to the big coasters some others have
built, but we did have fun!
It only uses 'plain' Lego, old 4.5V train parts, standard bricks, so nothing
fancy like loops etc.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/1.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/2.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/3.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/ssa52444.avi
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/ssa52463.avi
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=338677 after moderation
The trickiest part is having enough speed to climb, while still going slow
enough not to tip over in the curves...
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Jeff Findley
"Anders Isaksson" <bloc...@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
news:dWhuk.1929$U5....@newsb.telia.net...
> Last weekend I built a simple rollercoaster together with my youngest son
> (he's 19 now!). It's nothing compared to the big coasters some others have
> built, but we did have fun!
>
> It only uses 'plain' Lego, old 4.5V train parts, standard bricks, so
> nothing
> fancy like loops etc.
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/1.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/2.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/3.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/ssa52444.avi
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anders-isak/RollerCoaster/Version2/ssa52463.avi
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=338677 after moderation
>
> The trickiest part is having enough speed to climb, while still going slow
> enough not to tip over in the curves...
Cool. I saw this on Lugnet and thought it was pretty cool.
Did you have to permanently bend any of the old track to make this work, or
is the track still usable as train track on a flat surface?
Thanks,
Jeff
--
A clever person solves a problem.
A wise person avoids it. -- Einstein
Anders Isaksson
>
> Did you have to permanently bend any of the old track to make
> this work, or is the track still usable as train track on a
> flat surface?
No folding, spindling or mutilation :-) The up/down curving parts are
ordinary curves mounted on their side. The construction is a bit flimsy, and
after a couple of runs we have to walk the line and make sure everything is
tight again.
The 180 degree curve is actually the trickiest part, as we can't get real
banking, only a small tilt, and the most common mishap is the car going
(more or less) straight forward instead of curving.
Jeff Findley
"Anders Isaksson" <bloc...@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message
> Jeff Findley wrote:
>>
>> Did you have to permanently bend any of the old track to make
>> this work, or is the track still usable as train track on a
>> flat surface?
>
> No folding, spindling or mutilation :-) The up/down curving parts are
> ordinary curves mounted on their side. The construction is a bit flimsy,
> and after a couple of runs we have to walk the line and make sure
> everything is tight again.
>
> The 180 degree curve is actually the trickiest part, as we can't get real
> banking, only a small tilt, and the most common mishap is the car going
> (more or less) straight forward instead of curving.
That was my guess, but this was hard to tell from the pictures. I guess
it's time for new glasses and a new monitor. :-)
Jacob Sparre Andersen
> Last weekend I built a simple rollercoaster together with my
> youngest son (he's 19 now!). It's nothing compared to the big
> coasters some others have built, but we did have fun!
It looks fun too.
Greetings,
Jacob
--
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results. (Albert Einstein)