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[Maxlaam]

It's a part of your new ball machine, right?

Most definitely, it allows the ball to choose one of the 9001 paths!

[Sniggeh]

A base for a sign? Like you'll have the sign attached to that?

[LaMbChOpZ]

Looks somewhat like the backbone/supports under the free-standing straight sections of the track in the very beginning of the ride. Either that or it's a collection of parts that happen to make a rectangle that just happens to seem to fit the right size for the logo on your ride....

[tornado96]

Clearly it's a part of the custom cars...

Looks Awesome Max! Keen to see how you build the station!

[RNB]

My guess is that the logo will be placed on that thing.

[Maxlaam]

A base for a sign? Like you'll have the sign attached to that?

You win a:

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Delicious Chocolate Cake

Looks somewhat like the backbone/supports under the free-standing straight sections of the track in the very beginning of the ride. Either that or it's a collection of parts that happen to make a rectangle that just happens to seem to fit the right size for the logo on your ride....

Nope, not the free-standing part.

Clearly it's a part of the custom cars...

Looks Awesome Max! Keen to see how you build the station!

I'm nowhere near the start of building the station actually.

My guess is that the logo will be placed on that thing.

You win a:

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Delicious Chocolate Cake

Here are some more pictures:


Straight


Side-ways


Mounting brackets (just like the real deal!!)


Please ignore the bending supports, I know they are present but my structure is currently leaning because I didn't start the lift or the first drop yet. This will eventually fix itself.

I still need to add 2 more yellow rows to the base. It will then be 8 yellows wide and 18 yellows long. It's going to be slightly bigger than XenoX, something I actually didn't want to happen. Mainly because of transport issues it will cause. I'm planning on building a special transport frame that allows me to lift off the upper turns so the entire structure can be turned sideways and fit through a door and down the stairs. Then when it's going on display I only have to put up the base, fit the 2 or 3 individual base parts together then finally attach the upper parts and remove the transport frame. The structure right now doesn't like being moved or bumped into, so this thing is going to be braced like mad if I have to move it.

[timtimlaz]

that looks really cool

[ickus305]

This is looking great. And it is spot on so far.

Good luck with the transport concept. I know that moving structures can become quite the ordeal.

[jespercoasters]

Its really looking nice max you are doing a great job .

[Dabubs]

I'm assuming that is where the logo is on the real ride?
-Bubba

[Maxlaam]

I did some work on the coaster so I'm going to call it an update, I wonder if anyone is able to notice what changed



Excuse me for the horrible photo.

[LaMbChOpZ]

You added cross-members / laterals to the supports underneath the track? If that's not it, then I don't really know what changed.

[Maxlaam]

You added cross-members / laterals to the supports underneath the track? If that's not it, then I don't really know what changed.

Hah, those were there the last update, but good call, I never mentioned anything about them so you get half a cookie

The thing I changed is actually very important if I want to be able to have it make a full circuit. Maybe you can get it right by looking at the turn right after the lift, this is not really what I mean but might put you on the right track

[Turtle Man 24]

You made the turn right after the lift flat?

[Maxlaam]

You made the turn right after the lift flat?

So I said

Look at this



compare that to this:



Any idea's on how I managed to flatten the turn?

[LaMbChOpZ]

You either used your super-Max powers to make it perfect, or you raised everything but the lift hill up by a few centimeters so the turn's flat. I hope it was the first one.

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Do me gets the other half of cookie nows?

[Maxlaam]

You either used your super-Max powers to make it perfect, or you raised everything but the lift hill up by a few centimeters so the turn's flat. I hope it was the first one.

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Do me gets the other half of cookie nows?

Actually the second one is right, I raised the entire structure besides the lift about an inch and a half. Also fixed the turn which is now just about perfect!

Some of the turns are warping a little which I still blame on the model being far from finished. Really hate to keep giving updates with crappy track work but I can't help the thing moving around like crazy. I really wish to get along with building but I don't expect myself to do any work on this for the next couple of days. I need to figure out a way of making the station but to get the size right I first need to build a lift hill and then build backwards from that to the station. Once I get to the station I will try to make it act as a sturdy base for the first major drop. The structure on top of the station is actually connected by a big beam which stop that track from shaking back and forth. Getting this just about right will hopefully stop the higher turns from shaking too. I'm currently trying to brace the structure so I can move it around as I am quickly running out of space. While I really am in love with this model I hate it just as much, mainly because it warps all the time.

Oh yeah, I baked me some cookies but I don't like them that much, maybe you do, so here is a plate of cookies, you can share if you like. *Gives cookies*

[Dabubs]

You also added the sign support too......

[Kevkillerke]

I wanted to say it was raised!
*fb*

[Maxlaam]

You also added the sign support too......

That was in the last update yes