Hercules
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9/9/2005 9:57:35 AM
There is an Ebay auction where you can buy the front car of the Yellow train of Steel Phantom. After 3 bids, it is up to $102.50.
http://cgi.ebay.com/KENNYWOOD-STEEL-PHANTOM-CAR_W0QQitemZ6206869072QQcategoryZ13996QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If I had a few extra bucks and some extra closet space I would be up for this.
-------------------- "I could never design another ride like Hercules." - Curtis Summers
Message updated 9/9/2005 10:56:41 AM by Hercules
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hrrytraver
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9/9/2005 10:41:35 AM
hercules- that is a fantastic ebay item. i am considering bidding, so i can place it in my house in such a way that myself and others can watch coaster POVs within the OTSRs, and also put a fan on to blow through our hair.
i confess though, i didn't feel like reading all the way through the nursing school catalog. is there any encrypted coaster info in there?
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Hercules
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9/9/2005 11:00:51 AM
No sorry. I was using a computer in the library and I messed up the cut and paste and didn't realize that I had pasted something that someone that had just used to computer had copied. I just fixed it though so nobody else has to get confused.
That is a pretty good idea there traver Why do that when you can get some scrap metal and make your own backyard coaster though?
I would just want it to say that I have it and I sure as hell wouldn't be selling it for 100 dollars on Ebay.
Did you happen to read the part about how you are not a true coaster enthusiast without a roller coaster car? I guess I'm not a true coaster enthusiast. I guess a lot of you have something like this then?
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WAR2174
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9/9/2005 2:37:10 PM
Duh, I have like 3 or 4!
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Danny
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9/9/2005 3:21:10 PM
I've got the back car of Drachen Fire in my living room.
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WAR2174
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9/9/2005 4:26:22 PM
^ I'll be over in a few minutes to relieve you of it. OK?
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hrrytraver
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9/9/2005 6:25:49 PM
Quote: Hercules said:
That is a pretty good idea there traver Why do that when you can get some scrap metal and make your own backyard coaster though? |
not a bad idea. it would be an extremely intense ride, though, because i won't settle for anything less than a 60 foot first drop, and my urban backyard is a tight 14' X 18'. there would be a few rough transitions. additionally, i would like to install a cobra roll over my rose bush.....
-------------------- "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. (Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.)"
Message updated 9/9/2005 9:05:03 PM by hrrytraver
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Scott
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9/10/2005 12:03:40 AM
The blue flash
Sorry buddy, but it's already been done.
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WAR2174
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9/10/2005 8:40:07 AM
We need a spot to review that!
That is pretty crazy, and very creative.
On a sidenote, I had a girlfriend who moved to Vincennes. Maybe I should go there, find her and then ride a cheesy homemade coaster. That would be a full day.
Message updated 9/10/2005 8:41:05 AM by WAR2174
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coasterSS
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9/10/2005 8:46:37 PM
I wonder how hard it would be to build a coaster in your back yard, of course, my back yard is 4 acres, with some wooded hills behind that. So maybe I could build a Boulder Dash type ride.
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larrygator
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9/10/2005 11:48:05 PM
Quote: Scott said: The blue flash
Sorry buddy, but it's already been done. |
I'll be in Indianapolis for the Final 4 in April but don't think I'll be driving the 3-4 hours to Vincennes
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Timberman
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9/11/2005 11:23:45 PM
Quote: coasterdad said: I wonder how hard it would be to build a coaster in your back yard, of course, my back yard is 4 acres, with some wooded hills behind that. So maybe I could build a Boulder Dash type ride. |
That's also been done (sort of):
http://www.jeremyreid.com
Message updated 9/11/2005 11:24:19 PM by Timberman
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mrceagle
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9/12/2005 11:00:48 AM
Ya I've seen both of thee before.
An update: with a bit over 10 hours left the bud is up to 355.
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coasterSS
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9/13/2005 7:20:07 AM
I think I remember those pics, but I also remember some pics of a sort of coaster that doesn't have a lift hill and yo have to load the car up at the end of the track and lug it back up the hill.
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CoastrGlxy
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9/23/2005 5:27:19 PM
I wonder how the first test of the loop in the Blue Flash went. I bet whoever tested was pretty nervous.
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