Anyone seen Chris Brewer's models in action?

If you have seen them they go really fast.  I'm not sure how but the really odd thing is, on his "Atomic Speedway" model, right after the lift, there is a little hill then a banked curve, then the drop.  The odd thing is that when one of the trains gets off the lift, it jets forward really fast and flies through the rest of the layout.  You'd have to see it to believe it.  The website is www.coasterworks.com.  Once your at the main menu, go to models, then "Atomic Speedway".  Then go to videos and hit number 2.  This shows how fast it goes through the layout. 

Does anyone know how they go so fast after one tiny little drop?

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The biggest reason is that he uses modified H.O. scale railroad wheels. These are solid metal, with a sharp axle end on each side that spins in a corresponding plastic molded "truck" which on the outside looks like a standard railroad freight car wheelset. He has glued washers over the existing "flange" on each wheel, thus allowing the car to accommodate great speed and curves, and with the proper momentum it can loop as well.

Mike Graham (of M.A.G.num Model Coasters) has the same effect on his, though he uses a more realistic wheel carriage using small high speed ball bearings. His Black Plague goes so fast you have to watch it several times! The speed you see is the result of how a model acts...it will not be slow and graceful like the real thing due to the size and weight of the cars.

I will be in Gurnee next weekend, and plan on stopping by the "Coney Island Custard" shop which has Chris' model on display. Anyone know the hours of that store, and whether or not it will be open the day before Labor Day???
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The speed did seem to jump inordinately after that very small hop. In fact, it seemed to jump a lot more than you see the on the larger hills throughout the course. I would speculate that the video may have been sped up a little in order to cut down on the video's file size. Just a guess I guess.

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Yeeee Haaawwww!

It sure looks like it. That thing is bookin through the loops.

That's the actual speed of model coasters. The reason why they go so fast for their small size is because the gravitational forces are still the same. For a model coaster to run exactly like the real thing, you would need to scale down gravity accordingly which you can't, except on the moon! :)

Chris' models run faster than they need to be as they only have road wheels & no guide or upstop wheels. Thus they rely on high speeds & centripetal forces to travel through the loops.

I stumbled across his website when I was looking for CoasterWorks!  Couldn't believe it when I saw it, then the next day somebody here on cb was asking about model coasters...You'd never catch me selling one of those things!
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ARROW GUY, if you go there just to see the model, there is a chance that they didn't fix it yet.  I wen't a few weeks ago and it was down.  Maybe they got it fixed...
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It looks so cool. Id love to see it in person.
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