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RCT Mod - Roller Coaster train model from Cedar Point

By EchoVictor

10 years ago


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#1 10 years ago
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EchoVictor

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Hey all,

been totally digging my new RCT (yeah, even the troll). However, there's one spot on the playifield that has looked quite blank from day one....

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See that area next to the shooter lane where the plastic is cut away to clear the yellow wireform? Looks very empty without any artwork and that plain blue background. On a recent visit to Cedar Point, I happened upon these little gems in the gift shop;

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It's a model of ones of the trains from their biggest coaster, Top Thrill Dragster. Clip off a couple of rubber bands, remove a screw and bingo! Train removed from track.

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Next step is to figure a way to mount the train over the yellow rails so that a ball can still pass underneath...

Later,
EV

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#2 10 years ago
 
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CitznFish

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So its not really a mod yet, just an idea....

Looking forward to the end result

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#3 10 years ago
 
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coasterguy

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Your my new hero. I really would like to pick up a RCT.

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#4 10 years ago
 
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Rum-Z

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US Adrian, MI

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Hey, cool idea EV! Can't wait to see waht you come up with.

I was looking at these models when I was at Cedar Point a month ago.

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#5 10 years ago
 
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tomaszb1

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DUDE! Want! Make some extras

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#6 10 years ago
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EchoVictor

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So its not really a mod yet, just an idea....
Looking forward to the end result

So, it's now officially a mod.

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Needed a way to keep it suspended above the yellow rails, so I hit upon the idea of using a couple of bits of wire coat hanger...

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Not bad, eh?

Later,
EV

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#7 10 years ago
 
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Mocean

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This is slick, and a killer idea. It looks great, though I don't love the look of that particular coaster; the dragster, that is.

This, however:
http://marketplace.cedarpoint.com/Millennium-Force-Train-Replica-P712C30.aspx
might find a home on my Hurricane...

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#8 10 years ago
 
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thepinballworks

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I was thing of some kind of a topper for mine. May have to get one of these for the playfield.

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#9 10 years ago
 
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MustangPaul

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That is one cool mod. I'll be picking up my RCT in a couple weeks. Mind if I borrow your idea? Could you show a pic. of the way it is attached to the underside?

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#10 10 years ago
 
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Gov

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US Springfield, MO

11y 108K 5,769 10 28

That is pretty cool, but please paint it a different color! What would be really bad ass is if it flexed any and have it coming down that incline matching the angle of the yellow wire form.

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#11 10 years ago
 
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swinks

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very cool, well done

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#12 10 years ago
 
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MustangPaul

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US Saint Paul, MN

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Now if you could find little people to put in the cars. I Googled Rollercoaster car models and could only find 1/87th size people. People would make it an "over the top" mod.

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#13 10 years ago
 
VP

VolunteerPin

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great mod and one of the most fun coasters I've ever been on!

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#14 10 years ago
 
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Rum-Z

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Nice work EV!

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#15 10 years ago
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EchoVictor

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Quoted from Gov:

That is pretty cool, but please paint it a different color!

It came in three different colors; Green, Red, and Gold, all with red seats. I wanted the contrast between the body and the seats, so I chose the green.

Quoted from Gov:

What would be really bad ass is if it flexed any and have it coming down that incline matching the angle of the yellow wire form.

The joints between the cars are rigid, so you'd have to do a bit of hacking and re-gluing to accomplish this...

Later,
EV

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#16 10 years ago
 
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onceler

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US Round Lake, IL

10y 42,150 249 8

I believe the company that makes those is http://www.coasterdynamix.com/
Their other coaster items are O-scale (ie Lionel train people should fit).

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#17 10 years ago
 
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coasterguy

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That make me want a RCT just do mod it like that. Being a coaster and CP die hard fan.

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#18 10 years ago
 
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HOOKED

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US Cherryville, NC

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I really like RCT and have owned it twice...love the idea.
My mod focus was on the troll when I had it but this fits nicely.

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#19 10 years ago
 
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tomaszb1

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This looks great Echo! Hooked, what did you do to the troll?

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#20 10 years ago
 
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Pinballerchef

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US New Windsor, MD

12y 79,300 2,860 10

Cool idea EV....I very much like your choice of the coaster....RCT is already a colorful game anyway....looks cool. Something like this would be cool hovering above the end of my COMET's comet ramp.

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#21 10 years ago
 
HKD

HOOKED

Hooked on Pinball

US Cherryville, NC

20y 109K 4,808 16 18

Quoted from tomaszb1:

This looks great Echo! Hooked, what did you do to the troll?

I sold the first one before I got into mod. The second one I sold to a friend to make room.
I'll got to it some day
I wanted to make it a Rudy type area.

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#22 10 years ago
 
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schmoo

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How about some lighting underneath it, or even better, have the ball trip some flashers as it rolls under the coaster ?

Also, the front end looks like it is begging for a custom decal of some kind.

Just a thought.

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#23 10 years ago
 
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MustangPaul

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US Saint Paul, MN

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Quoted from onceler:

I believe the company that makes those is http://www.coasterdynamix.com/
Their other coaster items are O-scale (ie Lionel train people should fit).

Just went to their site and they have no trains to buy.

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#24 10 years ago
 
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onceler

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US Round Lake, IL

10y 42,150 249 8

No but they used to at one point

The CP site I think sold the trains too once

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#25 10 years ago
 
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planters49

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That looks fantastic! I might have to do that to my machine.

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#26 10 years ago
 
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BALL_LESS1

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My sister lives across the lake from CP, maybe she could visit the gift shop?

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#27 10 years ago
 
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MustangPaul

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US Saint Paul, MN

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Quoted from schmoo:

How about some lighting underneath it, or even better, have the ball trip some flashers as it rolls under the coaster ?
Also, the front end looks like it is begging for a custom decal of some kind.
Just a thought.

Like those ideas.

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#28 10 years ago
 
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MustangPaul

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US Saint Paul, MN

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Quoted from onceler:

No but they used to at one point
The CP site I think sold the trains too once

I was just on the CP site and they DO have them for sale, $19.95.

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#29 10 years ago
 
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Mocean

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Yep. My post above even includes a link to the store.

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#30 10 years ago
 
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MustangPaul

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US Saint Paul, MN

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Sure wish I could get one from our local park, Valley Fair, they have a couple of really good RC's there but nothing on their site.

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#31 10 years ago
 
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#32 10 years ago
 
JJD

coasterguy

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their u b

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#33 10 years ago
 
JJD

coasterguy

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#34 10 years ago
 
JJD

coasterguy

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http://marketplace.cedarpoint.com/Maverick-C96.aspx

Maverick Style. Even smaller could be used elsewhere

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#35 10 years ago
 
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MustangPaul

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#36 10 years ago
 
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redman822

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Wow, that looks cool, EV...

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#37 10 years ago
 
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MustangPaul

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US Saint Paul, MN

11y 136K 23,313 10

Hey EchoVictor, I FINALLY picked up my RCT Sat. and got a couple dozen games on it, it's great. Just now I ordered the Mellineum coaster in blue from Cedar Point, they had it for $14.99 so by waiting till I got my game I saved $5 on the coaster, how about that. Now to find a white wire coat hanger. Thanks for your idea about the mod.

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