NZFMM 2001 Wellington Convention
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The Roller Coaster (you're here, see below) |
The photograph below was scanned from the Evening Post, the description was provided by Daryl Anderson.
The roller coaster is just under 2 metres long, 1170 high and 730 wide. It is all my own design. The car is captive to the track so it can negotiate the track without coming off. While it can't come off, it can jamb. It worked perfectly at home, you know the story. By Sunday afternoon I had most problems solved and it was running well. It was pleasurable to see the children's, and adults, faces when the car goes over the track. The distance from the top of the lift to the pickup point is 12 metres, and it takes 10 seconds. The car weighs just under 3 pounds so it's the equivalent of a 3 pound hammer doing an average speed of 1.2 metres per second!!
Specifications:
| Length of model | 6' 4" 1930 mm |
| Width of model | 2' 4" 730 mm |
| Height to top of track | 3' 10" 1170 mm |
| Track height | 3' 7" 1105 mm |
| Total track length | 46' 10" 14.28 m (1125 HOLES = 562.5 INCHES) |
| Running track released | 41' 5" 12.63 m |
| Number of track supports | 120 |
| Nuts & bolts (estimated) | 3500 |
| Weight of car & 4 people | 2 lb 14.5 oz 1.32 kg |
| Average complete cycle | 2 mins |
| Average ride length | 10 sec |
| Average speed | 2.82 mph 4.54 kmh |
| Passengers per hour | 240 |
| Design & construction time | 600 hours (34/40 hours/week over 6 months) |
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The 2001 Bi-annual meeting of the New
Zealand Federation of Meccano Modellers was held at ---, Upper Hut. |
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Index
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HMS Cairo by Don
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The Roller
Coaster modelled by Daryl Anderson was the winner of the Webmaster's Prize! |
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Photographs courtesy of Peter Hancock
