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[Helmut]

Hello all,

since I finished X-cite, I have been working on this Wellenflug. At the moment, the structure looks grey, not suitable for a funfair. But I'm working on it at the moment.
I have spend my time mostly on some complex mechanics.





;)

[maarten12]

Why such a crapload of gears? I hope it won't cause a lot of maintenance. How are you going to feed the motor that is inside the structure, I guess you have to use sliding contacts?
It is looking promising though, giving it a nice look might even be the hardest thing.

[Helmut]

Why such a crapload of gears? I hope it won't cause a lot of maintenance. How are you going to feed the motor that is inside the structure, I guess you have to use sliding contacts?
It is looking promising though, giving it a nice look might even be the hardest thing.

Because I need such a crapload of gears.
No sliding contacts needed. The thing does not need to make full rotations, halve rotations are enough. A bit hard to explain, just wait and see.

[TheSUCKCrew]

I have absolutely no clue how this is supposed to work...

[Maxlaam]

I actually might have an idea how this will work

[Helmut]

I have absolutely no clue how this is supposed to work...

Well, perhaps the video in this update might help you to understand this model.

I actually might have an idea how this will work

As I expected.

Update!

I built the round turning section and quite a lot of platform.

It's transportable!

Just a nice picture.


The testvideo!


I know that the new built section doesn't turn very smoothly. But this is hard to solve because the mechanics are really compact. Fortunately this is not the main section of the ride, it is just a nice addition. Still I hope I can solve this, but I will first continue with the rest of the ride.

;)

[Maxlaam]

Just putting wheel on it feels like a cheat, but darn you're free to whatever you consider transportable

[Jumpge]

The mechanical section seems to turn very smoothly though, so thats super awesome! Just maybe figure out a way to make it turn smoother in the end of this build, because aybe you'll get some newer ideas for it over time.

BTW, what a floor you've built.

[maarten12]

I guess I know how this is going to work . Just like the others said, try to let everything turn as smooth as possible. I'm really liking how compact this thing is so far though!

[Sorunome]

This is looking nice so far! It'll be even more awesome if it'll turn smooth

[RNB]

No idea how this works, but it looks great! Good luck getting that thing to run smoothly!

[LaMbChOpZ]

I attempted to make something almost like that for my entry, but I was making it way too compact. I have a very good idea for what you'll be making, and I have a very very good idea of what it is juding from the counter-rotations.


EDIT: Aw, yeah, it's what I attempted and what you're making. Good luck. Seems like you have the hard part out of the way.

[Helmut]

Cancellled. Argh, I hate to say this.