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[MichaelG]

Lol this is quite funny! That drill must be huge in comparison to the rollercoaster for a drill! Haha! Can't wait to see what this ends up like

[alpal]

This should be the way you talk about your coasters from now on I think they will be silver.

[tornado96]

Well OBVIOUSLY you're using both colours!
That's one big drill. I'd hate to see the people try and carry that around!

[Turtle Man 24]

I think they are going to be blue because looping lightining coasters have blue cars. And that would be one big drill.

[the_burrito_master]

hahaha i love your avatar.

Where's the footers for those tubes?
it really looks great tho nice.

[The Stig]

We worked through the weather and today we were given a break with a beautiful looking day. The sun is finally out again and it's starting to warm up.

Construction update: The top hat is done!





The official height is 4 feet 9 inches. That's 1½ feet taller than Euphoria.
This coaster is going to be big.
And fast.





It somewhat resembles Storm Runner's top hat, it twists on the way up, and it completely vertical on the way down. That's gonna provide some serious airtime.



On a side note, there's been a bunch of new tubes and longer track spotted around the launch area.

Please comment.

[Kevkillerke]

verry nice!
only one point:
on the highest part, i see a sharp spot

[griffon14]

^ i see that too. It's probably just the layering of the stiff rods. maybe try evening them out better.

It must be nice working with VV, being able to disconnect whole sections with just a few clicks. With SS you need to take off tubing, and adjust the track some.

it looks great though stig!

[Jumpge]

^I do see the sharp spot too guys.

I love that tophat to death, with incredible shaping and height, but it is slightly leaning to the right side. This can be taken away by just removing one ladder connector (purple piece) on the left side to even out the length of the tophat. Looks amazing though, and nothing wrong with the drop.

[2015ASM]

The top hat is beautiful !!!!! Just fix that small point and you'll be gold!!

[The Stig]

verry nice!
only one point:
on the highest part, i see a sharp spot

Thanks, I'll get it fixed.

^ i see that too. It's probably just the layering of the stiff rods. maybe try evening them out better.

It must be nice working with VV, being able to disconnect whole sections with just a few clicks. With SS you need to take off tubing, and adjust the track some.

it looks great though stig!

Thanks. VV has it's disadvantages. The problem I'm having is trying to keep the ladder connectors between the crossties. Bballer's track guide is so strong it's amazing. I don't know how I was able to shape elements without it!

^I do see the sharp spot too guys.

I love that tophat to death, with incredible shaping and height, but it is slightly leaning to the right side. This can be taken away by just removing one ladder connector (purple piece) on the left side to even out the length of the tophat. Looks amazing though, and nothing wrong with the drop.

Thanks. I'm going to try using some different rods. Orange rods are the most flexible because they're the longest. The shorter the rods get, the harder it is to bend them.

The top hat is beautiful !!!!! Just fix that small point and you'll be gold!!

Thanks. I need to make the base a little wider too. It's not likely that the whole top hat would fall over, but the fact that I can push the top hat and make it lean at all means it's strong but not stable. And I want both.

[tornado96]

THAT IS EPIC! One question. Does it shake going over the Top hat? It's a pretty large unsupported area.

[The Stig]

THAT IS EPIC! One question. Does it shake going over the Top hat? It's a pretty large unsupported area.

Very little. In fact the sides shake more than the top. And I'm hoping to eliminate that with a wider base. The arch does a very good job of equally distributing forces.... even with the sharp spot (which will be gone soon)

Here's something I could never do before....

[Jumpge]

Ok, I approve that this is a strong tophat. Proceed!

[Maxlaam]

Changing it into a Ball machine I see?

[ForgotToGrowUp]

Wow, this is looking great. I admit I am not a big fan of VV coasters but yours are in another class.

[Sniggeh]

Again, the sharp spot is still there. That's pretty much the only thing I can say.

(It's awesome knowing what's coming next :3)

[alpal]

I didn't even notice the pool balls at first

[the_burrito_master]

It's amazing how much you've improved. That tophat looks just about perfect, despite the sharp spots.

[Justin]

Wow that looks quite stong lol i love it!