Amazing Roller Coaster Model Shooting Star

Roller coaster model being built for Entertrainment Junction in West Chester, OH. Part of a 1/2" scale model of the old Coney Island amusement park once located near Cincinnati, OH on the Ohio River. The roller coaster model is of the Shooting Star seen here under construction but now on display with the rest of the park at Entertrainment Junction.

[@bandfromtheband9445]

FANTASTIC! Just as how I remember it in REAL SPEED!

[@RyanBlomquist]

Awesome model! I would have loved building something like this when I was a kid!

[@swormadam]

This is an amazing roller coaster John! I would love to see it in person some day.

[@rogerargueta5769]

Can you repost in high def... or higher def.. this is awesome

[@billmorley3530]

This looks so real! You could have completely fooled me except for the fact that the cars go way to fast on the track to be realistic. Sadly, as in all miniature coasters, due to the smaller scale, the motion of the cars doesn't match what we see in reality. I think a simple solution to this would be a friction type mechanism, similar to the toy friction cars that were made back in the 50's and 60's. The braking action of the motor would slow the descent and the energy that gets stored would pull the cars over the next hill. The result would be a much more realistic up and down rythmn that matches what we see in the life sized coasters. It might work if you geared one of the wheels and made it mesh with a toothed belt on one of the tracks.

[@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil]

I think you're right, some kind of friction type mechanism could slow the cars to a more realistic speed.

[@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil]

Beautiful.

[@tedwhaley2455]

Awesome. I was very young when I rode it, but wasn't there a 90 Degree turn at the top of the lift hill? I remember looking out over the river at the top, then turning left up-river for the first down-hill. Could just be me conflating with another coaster. Great job!

[@timothycole5266]

AMAZING

[@MotivationalPurpose816]

That's awsome

[@stephenkarpath]

I want it. 😬 haha

[@heididraisey5880]

minus the circle part in the end, that looks kind of like like the tornado from adventure land

[@coastaku1954]

Now this was adapted into Mighty Canadian Minebuster at Canada's wonderland, however, I'm not seeing many simularities...

[@bubbasouth69]

Love it! How long did it take to build?

[@retrochristmas7329]

Should put zip ties on the lift so it ticks going up.

[@spiffykobe9]

How did u get this did u make or what ?

[@reol5352]

The only mistake is that it turned left at the top before going down the dip

[@punchline43]

What do you mean?