47 replies to this topic

[crazyracer]

great job with the huge turn this will be an amazing recre, if finished, but even if not completed will still be nice for it`s massive height

[< NCcoaster >]

Over a month since my last update, yikes.
I haven't been building fast because I have lots of micro knex pieces to sort.
Pretty soon I will be doing a test run of this coaster because it is half way complete.


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I will add another terrain trekker because 1 is to weak.

[Chubs33]

I really love the style on this thing, really looks massive too...

You could also try torquing up the gears. I don't know if your cars are weighted or how big the trains are but it's worth a shot.

[Josh Monster]

This looks amazing (and very big). This is one of my favorite wooden coasters, cool to see it made out of knex. Can't wait to see a test run and I hope you don't run into speed issues. Good luck!

[Turtle Man 24]

Looks awesome. Can't wait to see a test video like Josh said. Can't wait till the next update to see more of this monster!

[< NCcoaster >]

Test Video!

[Witting]

dude that's a cray big coaster where are you going to completely set this up? your garden looks too small

[IOAgeek]

This is looking awesome dude I hope you can finish this too, i love this ride btw I've been on it are you're trains, weighted and lubed too.

[crazyracer]

wow so cool that you got that train going. I know it has to be hard to try to not loose speed , and that`s what makes me so impressed. I also have been on the ride , and it`s a pretty big layout so hope you can finish it.

[< NCcoaster >]

Thanks for commenting, there is good news that I will be forced to finish this coaster before June 22 which gives me only a month. I need to buy a lot more pieces because I am almost out of my long grey rods. I will be working crazy to sell some of my micro pieces and coaster dynamix which I need to put on ebay while I buy more pieces at the same time. I already owe my parents $200 but my b-day is also in June. Hopefully I can pull this off.

[MrRemcoStyle]

this looks really epic i think xD

[crazyracer]

wow super cool

[ForgotToGrowUp]

taking over the house, I love it!

[< NCcoaster >]

I've changed from 2 terrain trecker motors that I had earlier to a drill for the lift, so the trains will go the same speed. This will probably be done around June 16,17 or 18th. Today I built the next turn and hill parallel to the lift which are almost complete. After this coaster I will be able to build again around July 10th.

[< NCcoaster >]

Update 6/4



station, tire set up.







drill and lift gears set up

same turn



chain returns

station roof, does this look too dark

Station


I'm probably going to set this up tomorrow to see if everything matches up. Then it will be easier to see how everything looks.

[TheCodeMaster]

Looks really nice
Inspired me to want to build something similar.

[Turtle Man 24]

Wow, looks awesome. It's reminding me of how I'm having to build my Blue Streak recreation, one section at a time, then putting it all together and testing it to make sure it works, then take it down, then build more to it.

[CW5X]

Super smooth right now. You've nailed the pacing and the supports look epic too. I'm glad you're building this and not me because, even though I know it's wooden, there would be interlocking loops just for the lolz.

[DDRman732865]

You're making great progress. Some spots seem to be inadequately supported, but I'll trust that you know what you're doing.

[Helmut]

The general shaping of the track looks good. However, there is still room for improvement, especially when it comes to the layering of the rods. There are some small bumps in the track right now, which could be fixed easily.