So what's coming soon?
These are the spoilers...Shhhhhh...
2D/3D Puzzles.
Simple puzzle design with a picture you can feel. Hand finished and dusted with flame to give it's unique look. Great for the visually impaired or just a unique natural puzzle alternative. (Showing a turtle, Star fish and the Blue Sea Dragon/Glaucus atlanticus)
Display and flying models.
Made from a mixture of balsa and thin plywood, these will be a flat pack kit for you to assemble. (This is a P51 Mustang)
Full range of buildings
Many are already being prototyped and in development, for example, Railway station, Petrol station, Mechanical workshop, Airports, Boat ramp and trailer parking, Monster truck arena, All emergency services, Truck depots, Zoo frontage area, and the list goes on...
Road signs
Speed signs, intersection signs, wildlife signs etc...
Factory Seconds
These will be periodically on sale, 20%-50% off
2D/3D Puzzles.
Simple puzzle design with a picture you can feel. Hand finished and dusted with flame to give it's unique look. Great for the visually impaired or just a unique natural puzzle alternative. (Showing the Blue Swimmer Crab)
Display and flying models.
Made from a mixture of balsa and thin plywood, these will be a flat pack kit for you to assemble. (This is a P38 Lightning)
Going up...
With various ramping options we're going up. Bridges, overpasses and multi-story car parks...and this will lead into our 'Race Day' series and our 'City Scape' Series of timber roads.
Trees and additional accessories.
As part of minimizing waste materials, any spare room in the timber when programming we add in trees and roads signs etc. The colouring is done with food dye. So no chemicals or paints are used in any of our products.
Factory Seconds
These will be periodically on sale, 20%-50% off
Understanding natural timber products
These are all natural timber products, follow this link to check out our guide for understanding and caring for natural timber products. Strengths and weaknesses, including the Pro's and Con's of our products.
100% Designed and manufactured in Australia!
Using 100% sustainable timber supplies and 100% of our packaging is made of recyclable materials. All parts are individually machined and hand finished.
Chimera7's story
Why Chimera7 was created and what we hope the company to become.
Current on-line store and production news blog.
Are you buying and not in Australia?
Please check out this link/page if you are not shipping your purchase with in Australia.
FAQ's
What timber is used to make Chimera7 products?
Primarily we use white plantation pine, some products in development are also going to be using Balsa and high grade plywood.
Is the timber from sustainable sources?
Yes, our timber suppliers prove or show us their timbers origin and/or certification prior to us buying it. Currently using,
- Plantation pine (Car track and puzzles).
-Balsa (Historical aircraft).
-Plywood (Historical aircraft, buildings and bridges).
Are there any paints or chemicals used when colouring any of the parts?
All colouring is done with either wood burning or adding food colouring to the timber. So absolutely no chemicals or weird stuff.
Will the railway crossing suit my existing timber train set?
There are a few timber train sets out there, so the best way is to give you the sizes...
Currently suiting train track that is,
Width-41mm (1-5/8')
Heigth-12mm (1/2')
Track width center to center-25mm (1 inch)
This suits the 'Thomas and Friends' timber railway sets and a few other generic sets we have tested, but if you have something different, let us know.
Please note that our railway crossing is to suit train wheels that are 25mm (1 inch) wide.
What type of cars and vehicles suit the wooden roads?
For the most part we have designed these roads for 1:64 scale vehicles which is your standard Matchbox and Hotwheels cars. The railway crossings will suit your Thomas and Friends timber railway and similar.
Are there any buildings and bridges coming for the wooden road sets?
In short, yes. We have currently prototyped a Petrol station, Railway station, Airport, Boat ramp with trailer parking and a light house, Mechanical workshop, Monster truck arena, and a Zoo frontage area. Also we are currently designing a few bridges which should release early in 2025. Race circuits are also coming with street circuits, full track circuits, Start/Finish lines, pit lanes, hairpin turns etc... Currently the first planned release will be the Melbourne F1 circuit, Alburt Park.
Is there variation in the parts of the timber road?
There is, timber being a natural material, every single thing we make will have some degree of variation. Some of these variations are,
-Colour of the wood.
-The grain or texture of the wood.
-The finish (fine timber fibers, final sanding and the effect of burning).
-Minor variation in the machining finish due individual machining and loading by hand.
Every single part is individually loaded, machined, sanded, re-machined, re-sanded and either burnt or coloured by hand. However all parts are made to within set tolerances to make sure all parts are enjoyable to use.
Online store for all products and a large selection on display and for sale at '3793 Collective' store in Main St Monbulk Victoria. Everything is made, hand finished and shipped from the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia.
