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[matthijskm]

Hi Guys

So i decide to make another coaster, its not stopping by only one coaster . Its called jabberfish. I dont now why i called it Jabberfish, but it sounds quite funny!


I made a lifthill, a drop and something like an overbanked?. (do somebody now the real name of this element?)

Pictures:

















Comment!, is the drop good like this??
Annyone suggest for a next element?

-Matthijs

[maarten12]

Wow, that is really smooth, especially if you keep in mind that this is your second coaster. The drop could use a bit more banking though, but I wouldn't mind if you don't fix that .

[Helmut]

The crest (dat ronde gedeelte op de top van de lift) can be a little bigger. In the helix/inclined loop there's a gap with no crosstie, it would look better if you would add a cross tie there. And why do you have those black clips on your flexies?"
But that are just small things. Overall, this looks well shaped. Maybe you can try a zero G roll or a cork.

[matthijskm]

The crest (dat ronde gedeelte op de top van de lift) can be a little bigger. In the helix/inclined loop there's a gap with no crosstie, it would look better if you would add a cross tie there. And why do you have those black clips on your flexies?"
But that are just small things. Overall, this looks well shaped. Maybe you can try a zero G roll or a cork.

I use the black clips instead of the 2-way connectors so i can better space the crossties Learned from a friend.

Thanks

[-=TK=-]

^He used them to connect flexi's with eachother

Well, i think it looks really nice so far. Try to make the crest a bit bigger as Helmut said, and after that, go on!!

-=Tk=-

[Outerlimits659]

That element is called a rosebowl, basically a tilted helix. Looks good to me, just support it a little more.

-Ol659-

[SwimZONE]

Looks like some body...

DID A ROSEBOWL!

But really that's a really nice element for a second coaster.

[Kraken]

Looks like some body...

DID A ROSEBOWL!

But really that's a really nice element for a second coaster.

I knew he'd say that.

Looks like a reeeeally inclined loop to me, but otherwise very nice

[matthijskm]

How about this?















I didn't have enough speed left after the roswbowl, inclined loop, tilted helix (whatever -.-) so i decide to do a small overbanked element, and than go back to the station. But now i have not enough speed left to make it to the station, the train stopped on the place where the train is shown on picture one. Maybe any suggest? Or is the last turn to sharp? And please comment about flat points, sharp spot and other things so i can fix it!

-Matthijs

[Helmut]

Doesn't it hit the x ties? Looks very smooth BTW.

[matthijskm]

Doesn't it hit the x ties? Looks very smooth BTW.

Nope, because its banking. It just don't have enough speed or the tun is banking to much... Do you want a video to see how much speed it has left?

[Maxlaam]

You probably haven't tried weights under you train and lube the axles (silicon based lube, NOT WD-40). I like it, it's short but good!

[WardCoastez]

that looks cool, just try to lube and/or weight your trains.

^ i heard that before but why no WD-40

[-=TK=-]

It is a good coaster IMO. It has a short, but nice layout. You probably learned quite a lot during the construction of this coasters, especially for turns etc. Turns are hard to build, especially a turn like the element after the inclined loop, and that one looks really good.

Please make a final vid, and start with a new coaster which is even going to be better then this!

-=Tk=-

[matthijskm]

Thank you everyone, this kind of comments really keep me building, i'm planning to make this coaster done this friday so expect a final video this weekend. I also get a new ss this week so the next one will be bigger, i promise

Just about the lube, why i can't use WD-40 spray?

[finrollercoaste09]

^I'm not sure but everybody say there "It will broke your cars" so I use silicone spray.

[alpal]

WD-40 stands for Water Displacement formula 40. It is good for things like bikes, and motors which will be used in wet conditions. It prevents rust by keeping water away from metal parts. However, it has been known to corrode plastic. Also, silicone is much faster.