1. Start with track. Add 2 or 3 straight track segments to the end of your drop.
For this tutorial, I'm using tornado96's spine because it's by far the easiest to build and best to shape with.
It also makes heart-lining a breeze.
2. I begin to shape my loop. In this example, I'm building my loop using 2 different radii.
Radius 1: 1 gray from cross tie. 1 gray spacing.
Radius 2: 1 gray from cross tie. 1 yellow + 1 black spacing.
Using different rods in cross tie and/or spacing will give me a different radius to work with.
3. Now that I've got my shape, I'm going to get the position where I want it. In the picture above, I've already done this by connecting the two low points to the base. And I've built a simple structure to keep the loop upright.
4. Now that my loop is in place, I'll start adding tube supports.
Yup, that ain't going anywhere.
Here's the loop and drop.
5. Now the last thing I do is add the spine. There are many to choose from.
You could even keep tornado96's spine. Hell, look at Euphoria.
But for this example, I'm going to apply my B&M spine.
Cross tie by cross tie. It's a slow process.
6. Now that I've got my B&M spine, I can remove tornado's spine.
Edited by The Stig, 26 February 2013 - 08:30 PM.
