Spacewarp (toy)
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Spacewarp is line of build-it-yourself toy rolling ball "roller coasters" first made in the 1980s by Bandai.[1] Users cut lengths of track to the correct size from a single roll of thick plastic tubing, forming curves and loops held in place by plastic track rail holders which attach to metal rods held vertical in a black plastic base. Steel balls roll around the track and on to a battery-powered Screw conveyor that takes them to the top to start all over again.
Production of Spacewarp toys ended around 1988. Replacement parts were sold until 1995.[1]
A redesigned Spacewarp toy was re-introduced to the Japanese market in 2005 by Tanomi. [2] Improvements included redesigned parts which were less prone to breakage.[1]
Availability
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Sets
1985-1995:
| Set | Description | Rail (mm) | Base Plates | Special Feature(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Beginning Coaster | Pre-formed plastic u-turns | |||
| 15 | 17,000 | 8 | |||
| 20 | Intermediate Coaster | ||||
| 30 | Advanced Coaster | ||||
| 40 | Expert Coaster | 43,000 | 20 | ||
| I | 11,000 | 6 | Toothed lift | ||
| II | 12 | ||||
| L | 6 | Electric lights | |||
| Action 1 | Windmill | ||||
| Action 2 | |||||
| Blue Wings | 28,000 | 11 | |||
| Space Tree | |||||
| W | 8 | ||||
| Black Wolf | 20,000 | 8 | staircase, chimes, black plastic tubing |
2005–present:
Sets are assigned a complexity level of 1 to 9.
- Desktop (preformed plastic tracks instead of plastic tubing for rails)
- 231-1/Start (5,000mm rail, 3 base plates, Level 1)
- 231-2/3500 (9,000mm rail, 2 base plates, Level 2)
- 231-3/5000 (16,000mm rail, 6 base plates, Level 3)
- 231-4 (26,000mm rail, 9 base plates, Level 4)
- 231-5/10000 (32,000mm rail, 12 base plates, Level 5)
- 231-6 (60,000mm rail, 6 base plates, Level 6)
- 231-7 (16,000mm rail, 6 base plates, Level 7)
- 231-8 (40,000mm rail, 12 base plates, Level 8)
- 231-9 (68,000mm rail, 13 base plates, Level 9)
Accessories
Additional accessories include lighting kits, a staircase, bell ringer, escalator and more.
Knock-Offs
As with many popular toys, nearly identical counterfeit editions have emerged under the Chinese "Spacerail" brand.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Spacewarp Toys
- ^ Bandai SpaceWarp Rereleased in Japan
- ^ "spilth.org » Bandai Spacewarp 5000". Retrieved 2008-12-13.
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External links
- Spacewarp Mission to Mars huge spacewarp project with special effects and homemade parts Template:Nl icon
- Photo comic review of the Spacewarp
- Scott Dee's SpaceWarp Page
- Flickr: Bandai Spacewarp
- 3D printable Spacewarp compatible parts.
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