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[Jumpge]

Looks really good so far. Do the cars swing much when they travel through the overbank?

Please do a "Patriot Spiral"! It would look really cool and would be a great way to end this. Besides, you still have a lot of speed, right?

I do have a lot of speed, as you can see in the test video.

Hey, I suggest some high speed weaving, then a helix. It would be a great way to end this.

Responding to you as well as RollerKid500, I do have a pretty decent layout in planned, that will be quick to finish but cool to look at. As you can see, I do have a lot of area to complete the layout.

[RollerManiac]

No doubt, this coaster is just amazing! It's huge, and has a sweet layout! I am amazed that you could pull it off! Are you going to go through that little hole in the paper bag?

[RightWayTrey]

Everything is looking awesome. I love the launch. This is one of the few construction threads that I always click on these days.

[Blackkitty]

Whats up with you and letting your cars smash into the ground. Please try to stop this next time. the coaster is pretty frikkin sweet!

[Helmut]

I am amazed every time how smooth this coaster is! The launch makes this coaster even more awesome.
^I don't think he did that on purpose.
I am sure you can give a nice ending to it.
EDIT: What kinda weird movement did one car make in the first shot at the overbank?!?

[~stεεlspectrum~]

The speed of the first clip was a little slow through the overbank, but the rest were beautiful. This is definitely the best suspended coaster ever built!

[Jumpge]

Small update of the turn, but there is a little more of the layout in store. After the turn will be a swinging hill into a declining brake run.







:rfro

[Helmut]

Exactly the element that had to be built! It looks cool. And again you it has some great smoothness! Good work!

[Turtle Man 24]

This looks really good! Just like Blackkitty said it is frikkin awesome!

[Jumpge]

Thanks so much guys for everything!
Well, after 4 months of construction the coaster is finally finished! I feel so accomplished! I can't take any pictures right now (since the lighting is bad), but I'll make sure to get plenty of shots for you guys tomorrow.

-Jumpge

[The Stig]

^ And take a lot of video!

[MichaelG]

Wow, just wow! I love this whole coaster, it is so smooth and looks great, can't wait to see final video!

[Maxlaam]

^ And take a lot of video!

True, you can't film your coaster in 30 minutes, it takes time, you need a lot of diversity in the clips. Fixed shots, panning shots, tilting shots, close ups, mediums, overviews, birds-eye, frog-eye. Maybe even some wacky shots like the ones Jogumpie gave me from Looping Star (The final shot).

When somebody wants me to make a video I usually get too few clips and I have to recycle a couple which are already used.

Make sure there is lots of light but it shouldn't cause any nasty shadows. When filming, start filming way before the train arrives at the location you want to capture, it's better to have longer clips than clips that cut right at the moment the train leaves the element. Some camera have some trouble capturing the last second or so when you press the button. Or you press the button in such a way the camera shakes a little. You want to be able to cut those parts of.

If you want to go pro you should label all the clips in different folders (or change the file name) like: Overview_1a or Closeup_loop_2b. This makes editing much easier as you don't have to stroll through a gazillion clips.

Anther thing is, don't take anything down until you are happy with the final video.

Hope this will help you make a kick ass video!

[scott]

This is a very good coaster i love the layout. Good job jump!

[Jumpge]

-Jump

[TheSUCKCrew]

This looks so neat, well done. I think you deserve a buildertag by now;)

Btw, if you would've used my tutorial for painting your cars, you would have the ugly orange right now...

-Suck.

[LaMbChOpZ]

Coaster looks amazing Jumpge!!!

Only thing I can critique is the underside of your cars. The cars are grey/silver and 3/4 of the underneath's are orange

[alpal]

I love those action shots! You must have a really good camera. Best Suspended coaster made from knex, by far. (Mine is crappy compared to this.)

[Knexrule11]

Really good job! I can't wait for the final vid!

[SuperTKDKid]

OMFG! This thing made me do a quadruple flip! On the floor...

This looks so neat, well done. I think you deserve a buildertag by now;)

Btw, if you would've used my tutorial for painting your cars, you would have the ugly orange right now...

-Suck.

He does deserve one!

Coaster looks amazing Jumpge!!!

Only thing I can critique is the underside of your cars. The cars are grey/silver and 3/4 of the underneath's are orange

I hate that! It makes the cars look like shit when you see the bottoms.

I love those action shots! You must have a really good camera. Best Suspended coaster made from knex, by far. (Mine is crappy compared to this.)

Your right about that one!

Really good job! I can't wait for the final vid!

Same here! I wanna see this badass motherf***** in action!