Place- Walmart
City- Elyria, OH
Cost- $19.88
Number remaining at 6:30pm Sunday- 8
Number remaining at 6:45pm Sunday- 6
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Welcome "aboard" Wicked Twister. Please keep your hands and arms inside the midway at all times.
;)
*EDIT* Brad edited his post blah
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Jonathan Hawkins
Starcoasters.com
"The internet is a great way to get on the net." -Bob Dole
*** This post was edited by StarCoasters on 9/3/2002. ***
Ive just finished another coaster with 5 inversions( this isnt the same one its a different one it has a: top hat, corkscrew, dive loop, cutback, and a barrel roll) You can check it out, along with my other 5 inversion coaster in the thread, 5 inversion SF Cool Coaster ("lol")
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"enough is enough"-?
Very nice layout DrachenFire04. Though they aren't Arrow ties, a teardrop from the side will look amazingly like the standard Arrow loop. My next attempt will be a Shockwave-ish vertical high above the ground. The other nice thing about the launchers is the ability to place them on an incline. Let's see.....down the staircase, over the doorway, spiraling through the kitchen.....
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Brad Sherman
"Well sir, there's nothin' on earth like a genuine bona fide electrified 6-car Monorail!"
Model coasters and rides
NEW SET FOUND!
Hi all. I was still looking for a 2nd set, but figured I'd wait since no one around here (Mass) had anymore. This morning I had to go to BJ's Wholesale Club here in Framingham MA to get a few things. I noticed they were setting up for xmas so I thought I'd take a look down the toy aisle...and there it was. For the same price ($19.99) as the Wal-Mart set this new set comes in a bigger box, includes 4 more feet of track, a 2nd blaster, and curiously a sound box in one of the blasters for screams and coaster sounds! This set says you can make the Mind Eraser and Revolution. It must be a wholesale club version only, I found it at BJ's ( which I believe is in the Northeast only), but I imagine that Costco, Sams and the like will probably have it too!
I have posted a pic of the box to my webspace. Check it out!! http://users.rcn.com/guycai
I have yet to open it, so I'll report on any other differences I find once I do.
Today, my mom and I went to a Wal-Mart supercenter near us (in West Bend, Wisconsin, in case you want to know) and they had it! Like others have reported, it was with the model kits, and it was about $20. I bought two right away! Unfortunately, I forgot the previous post which mentioned that it takes D batteries; fortunately, we had 2 D batteries at home.
Once I'd assembled the station, footers, and supports, I decided to start in with custom layouts . I first attempted a Swarzkopf shuttle loop. It valleyed between the loop and the spike. I reduced the loop's size twice; it valleyed both times. Then, I tried a S:TE-type coaster; that one at least came close to how I wanted it to work. Finally, I attempted a H:XLC-type ride- and found out about the difficulty of making horizontal curves. I had to have them banked at about 90 degrees! That one also worked at least sort of well. The instructions mention testing coasters with single cars first and then with a train; however, it is near impossible to connect the cars while they're on the track, as I discovered the hard way. This ought to be great once I get the hang of using it!
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*** This post was edited by Hypercoaster Rider on 9/8/2002. ***
Forgive me if this has been asked but has anyone found them at a non-supercenter Walmart. I don't want to waste my time.
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Hey, has anyone seen any of these in NC or SC? I live in Charlotte, NC which is close to lots of Walmarts!
I bought my set at the brand new Wal Mart Supercenter on Tryon (I think it's Tryon) about 10 minutes from Carowinds. They had a good many when I was there, but that was a few weeks ago. I haven't looked at any other Wal Marts, but I know they have them there.
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Jonathan Hawkins
Starcoasters.com
"The internet is a great way to get on the net." -Bob Dole
Hey SFNE Dude, you mentioned that your parents didnt have a BJ's card. You can still buy the bonus package as a guest there and pay 5% more than 19.99, which would still be less than $25 bucks.
By the way guys, in the bonus set both blasters take 2 D's and the voice box for the screams take 2 AA's!
In my original wal-mart set I noticed the blaster had a place for AA's but no contacts!
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AIM: Pritti Kittie
Toboggan: Bone jarring, head banging, thigh squishin' TORTURE.
SFNE Dude said:
Forgive me if this has been asked but has anyone found them at a non-supercenter Walmart. I don't want to waste my time.
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Must contact the lords of Wal-Mart about a Non Supercenter. For I live in the land of SuperCenters (10 miles from the Wal-Mart World HQ, meaning there is a Wal Mart on every street. Give us about 2 weeks SFNE Dude and we will have you twenty five Super Centers in the area. (For we all know Wal-Mart is the root of all evil! *but ya gotta love it!*) I have found this toy all over the place in Arkansas, but yet I have yet to find a coaster here (just joking).
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Gay Roller Ride
http://www.gayrollerride.com
If you build it, they will come!
*** This post was edited by Iron Draggon on 9/12/2002. ***
Iron Draggon, Awesome coaster. I was surprised on how small your coaster was. That is only one set? I thought they were longer than that. Well I'll still buy one anyways. The vertical loop is cool as is the overbanked turn.
Is anyone still in my situation where they can't find one? I feel like the only one! My theory is that they'll get more closer to Christmas time. Hopefully they'll get some soon over here.
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