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This was REALLY awsome! I have always dreamed of building a big
roller-coaster. I built a small one out of LEGO 4.1V track, but it was
pretty lame. Your KNEX one is really great!
Chris Osborn <fozztexx@pez.fullsystem.com> wrote in message
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> I spent last weekend at my cousin Dave's house building a giant roller
> coaster out of K'Nex. We used 2 Roller Coaster sets, a Big Ball
> Factory set, and a Trampoline Tower set. My cousin's house has all
> these really neat "plant ledges" 8 feet up which were just crying for
> something cool to be built on them.
>
> His fiance protested the whole idea - because it's "required" ;-)
> - but we did it anyway since she wasn't around to stop us. Of course
> after we got it up, her only complaint was that she didn't get to
> help! <sigh> Where can I get a girlfriend like that? :-)
>
> It took only about 2 days to build, esp. since we had help. Dave's
> brother came over Sat&Sun to help, and on Sunday my uncle and his son
> also helped. We were able to set up assembly lines and really build
> fast. It's pretty neat how the building can be broken down into little
> modules so that the work can really be shared.
>
> I posted pics and an MPEG that my uncle assembled at
> http://www.fozztexx.com/SoreThumbCoaster
>
> --
> Chris Osborn Full System, Inc.
> fozztexx@fullsystem.com 2160 Jefferson St., #240
> http://www.fullsystem.com/ Napa, CA 94559
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