Balsa wood model coaster!!!! (Update 1/7 !!)

Ok im back on my model haven't qiut so let me leave the pics to speak for themselves...

pretty kool but is that the lift after the turn?

yea

then its never gonna make it up the hill after

im not done with the lift its going to be 2 feet high!!!

[Brtnboarder495]

Looks cool!

oooooooooo

as you can see there are tons of little strangs of hot glue ill take care of that whwn im done[;)]

im going to level it when im done because there is a track that goes on top and that will let me level it, and those cars are lego train trucks they have lips on the wheels and fit perfectly on the track. I'm not worried about that thos arn't the real cars thats just for spacing. This ride won't be a working model it will be static so im going to make custom cars out of plastruct! Also when im done there will be a covered station and themeing like grass, trees, etc...

EDIT:Tomarrow if i can get to it i can show you what i mean about the cars.

Balsa is expensive, hope your not making it all out of balsa

No its not I can get twelve two foot rods real cheap but no its not all balsa

EDIT:Static models are just as fun like you can add theming and all that and when you make working models you have to work a long time at finding the type of track you need to make.

Erm how are you going to do the corners? Can you steam the wood and make it flexible?

never heard in steaming them??? thanx i will try that but no i was going to cut them into smaller pieces and soak them in water but i will try that

EDIT: i have no HW today so im planning on finishing that hil and getting it to where i want it to be and i can work on the lift this weekend!!!!!!!!![:D]

In physics we are starting bridges and we build them with balsa wood, he told us it is best to soak it in hot water or to heat it with a blow dryer...

ok thanx

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!
ok i've got past a big step, part of the ride crosses over it-self 3 times! you will see what im talking about it is in the last pic [wink]


This is for the person who asked about the cars thats what it looks like ...





This is the tricky part im working on should be done tomarrow!!!

Please post what you think!!!

looks kool but a bit sloppy

thats all the glue i'll take care of that when im done the ground will be covered in fake grass and ill melt all the extra glue [wink]

koooooooooooool well r u still gonna theme it like before?

yup, station and all! im still debating on a name

well if you have and idea on a theme name will be easy

^^well i was thinking on a colonial theme like voyage (i may paint the track)

EDIT:^ none taken i know this isn't good but thats why it is in progress

sorry double post but i finished the tricky part where the 3 tracks intersect more pics later

ok i got 6 more pics ready for you to see yes it will look sloppy but remember *it isn't done!!!* but otherwise it looks really cool and is becoming a conversation peace people keep asking me questions about it but enough talk here are the pics...

You really have to work on straightening out some of those beams, or else it'll go weeeeeeee, OUCH. Of course that happens when all your supports go down.