Ideas for Mobile Roller Coaster moc

[Bublehead]

I am working on my next MOC ideas and after looking at the new roller coaster set, I am toying with the idea of creating a mobile trailer hauled version that is even bigger than my T&H ride, although this time maybe not a one armed version, but more in line with a “built from parts hauled on a trailer” version.  If you have ever seen the old “Wild Mouse” coaster ride you understand where I am coming from.  This ride used slightly undersized cars and had 2 riders, one per car, with 2 cars per train. It was not very fast, it was more a “twist your head off” ride that used tight 180 turns without banking as the thrill and it makes it feel like the track is ending just as you take the turn.  The track sections and size of the cars make the new roller coaster elements perfect for a Wild Mouse ride scaled to Technic figures.  Anyone think I am crazy?

[Bublehead]

Ok, so I have started the list of vehicles, so I am looking at a three semi rig set.  One similar to the T&H with ticket booth and porta potty, but no sign, instead a built in knuckle crane. Then two rigs that are simple cab over engine trucks pulling trailers full of parts. The first trailer houses the ride station and the first hill and the final run and super structure that holds up the overhead track.  The other trailers add built in parts of the track and the three trailers line up to complete the station and support structures. The crane is needed to hoist the overhead sections up and install them. This is copy of the original ride, so it has a lot of source material to draw from. I am going to go old school on the cab designs, like a late 1950’s or early 60’s COE.  And it will look old, rusted (brown elements mixed in at random) and have a real “carny” feeling. 

[TechnicRCRacer]

3 hours ago, Bublehead said:

If you have ever seen the old “Wild Mouse” coaster ride you understand where I am coming from.

Oh yes, those are fun! This MOC sounds very exciting and I am looking forward to the build process! Are you going to build a new truck or are you reusing the old one?

[Bublehead]

New trucks

[Erik Leppen]

Interesting idea. But please bear in mind that if the tracks will be technic fig scaled (which they aren't, even for a wild mouse, but OK, let's assume that) then the truck must technic fig scaled as well. Which is about the scale of the Mack. So your truck will be much smaller than your previous one, if you want to stay in scale.

https://rcdb.com/10456.htm#p=38432

This image gives an idea of scale. I know, this is another type of coaster than you are describing, (it's a similar layout, but with rotating cars) so it could be the tracks are wider, but I suspect they are the same track, just different cars. As you can see, the tracks are almost the same width as the middle two people in the car together. That is to say, for a technic-fig sized coaster, Lego's track pieces are too small. (Remember all TLC official sets using the tracks are minifig-scaled)

https://rcdb.com/14721.htm#p=86924

I also stumbled on this picture while looking for good scale pictures, which might give you a sense of how the real world has solved the problem of transporting a coaster. I'm afraid that if you would do it like this, it wouldn't be a very exciting Technic model... But I'm sure you have better and cooler ideas of how to "unfold" things.

 

 

 

[doug72]

They have just erected a small spinning roller coaster at the fairground near where I live.
https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/new-spinning-roller-coaster-ride-opens-at-south-shields-funfair-1-9158249

It can hardly be called a mobile ride -  portable is a better discription - took a week to erect using mobile cranes and several packing trucks with all the parts etc.

Edited May 13, 2018 by Doug72