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As a kid I built a scale amusement park for my train layout, but it wasn't anything like the ride kits you can get today. Over the years I attempted to create a few coasters and rides in different scales. Here you will see some of my creations, along with a few of the ideas I have recovered from the trash!
In January of 2012 I was featured on Coaster101.com. Check out the article, and the rest of their great site HERE
1:48 Scale operating B&M-style coaster model kits
The guys at CoasterDynamix continue to add to their line of fully functioning HO and O gauge roller coaster modes. The track in the O gauge steel coaster kits is flexible and pieces snap or screw together for endless re-creations of your favorite coasters out there! I'm thrilled to have been among the first to test out this amazing system. This is a MUST HAVE for every true coaster fan and is a far cry from the difficult and inconsistent FALLER Big Dipper kit. Right now only inverted trains are available, and boy are they sweet. Colorful, accurately molded parts and smooth operation are just the beginning. No glue is required for assembly, meaning quick, easy construction and infinite layout designs. Photos of this amazing model are available HERE
I made these hats for the 2004 edition of Phoenix Phall Phunfest, a wildly popular Halloween event at Knoebels in Elysburg PA. Constructed of posterboard, brass rod, colored tape and decals, they were my tribute to the park's phantastic set of Phlyers. They also served as our costumes for the parade, and won us some really cool Phoenix hats as prizes! I ended up with a couple extras, so I gave one to Mr. Knoebel as a thank you. To those who phlew with us that night, thanks for the good times!
This recent creation was a graduation present for Holiday World's Pat Koch, who received her Masters in Pastoral Ministry from Loyola University. A huge congratulations to her and a big thanks as well for what she has brought to that very special park in southern Indiana! The model sits on a homemade hat, and consists of a basswood structure with cardboard and wood cars that simulate a PTC coaster train. The knob in the hat's center was used as a footer for the curve's tension cables. The park's world famous Raven looms behind.
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All images copyright Brad Sherman unless noted otherwise. Logos copyright their respective sources.