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[Josh Monster]

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I have finished the turn and the the corkscrew, the corkscrew still has some kinks in the shaping but I will fix it once there is tubing on it. I am currently out of purple tubing but i will get more soon.

Edited by Josh Monster, 19 December 2013 - 08:36 PM.

[SwimZONE]

I'm loving this coaster, but the corkscrew is more like a flat spin as you can see here:


Otherwise great work!

[Rollerfreak987]

The end of the corkscrew has a bit of a bulge but that's about it.

To help with the tubing issue: Take some red tubing and put it on the center slot, there's a 1/3 of your purple tubing there that can be used for the physical rails of the track.

[crazyracer]

Like everyone said the Corkscrew needs a bit of shaping , but other than that Everything else looks good .Even the mcbr drop.Just one thing does it make the corkscrew will decent speed.

[alpal]

I'll have to come over and see the cork! Looks good, although it could be a bit of a tighter twist at the top judging by the picture.

[Josh Monster]

I'm loving this coaster, but the corkscrew is more like a flat spin as you can see here:


Otherwise great work!

Thanks for the picture, the shaping is a lot better now.

The end of the corkscrew has a bit of a bulge but that's about it.

To help with the tubing issue: Take some red tubing and put it on the center slot, there's a 1/3 of your purple tubing there that can be used for the physical rails of the track.

Thanks for the advice, that should work.

Like everyone said the Corkscrew needs a bit of shaping , but other than that Everything else looks good .Even the mcbr drop.Just one thing does it make the corkscrew will decent speed.

I have not been able to test because I had to remove the cobra roll when I built the last section of the ride but it should work well.

First off, sorry I have not updated in a long time, I have been procrastinating for far too long but now I am nearly done. I have one more support until I reach the station, which Alpal is working on right now. I have some shaping to fix and I have to add diagonals to the helix supports. We have to have it finished by the 15th so we might have to skip some of the station detail but we will do as much as we can.

[Rollerfreak987]

This coaster's layout is much more awkward than I remember seeing on YouTube.

Besides that, I am very happy to see that this will in fact work! There are quite a few awkward tubing joints but im sure youre almost out of tubing and have to use the short pieces.

[alpal]

My side of the update:
I won't be getting any sleep this week. I am at about 50% completion of the station automation. I hope to have it working by tuesday, it is just time consuming to make automation that raises and lowers a platform and does station gates. However, the switch works just fine, even though it is an inverted coaster, so that as the hardest part as far as thinking goes. The rest is just time consuming and depends on my building speed. BTW, the "switch" that I use is not the switch on a knex motor. I haven't done automation with the knex motor switch since Wolverine Wildcat, and yet I have had automation on most of my rides. Electric motor automation with a transmission style switch and a cross-bow style reset mechanism is the way to go. It is the least problematic automation style I have dealt with. When I get around to it, I am going to post some videos with some explanations.

Wish me luck as I also have a ton of work from school

[DDRman732865]

It looks like it could use some smoothing out, but the shaping overall is great. How many trains were you planning on running? If it's only one, I feel like automation isn't too big a deal. If it's more than one, then I see, but don't stress out over it too much.

[Cobra Roller]

Yeah, the shaping could be improved. But nonetheless, this turned out to be a great coaster, even with the usage of it that must not be named (booster) I'm looking forward to an official full circuit test

[alpal]

[SamIsSoAwsome]

That is soooooooo cool!!

[Helmut]

Very impressive, reminds me a lot of RightWayTrey's automation a couple of years ago. Have you already tried strings to reduce the shaking? It saved a lot of speed on Tatsu.

[Jumpge]

I love me some good old RWT automation. Nice work.

[Muzz135]

That is insane! Very well done can't wait for the final video!

[alpal]

That is soooooooo cool!!

Thanks! You should come and see it this Saturday at FHE at 7 pm. Jason's band will be there too. I think the ticket is $5.

Very impressive, reminds me a lot of RightWayTrey's automation a couple of years ago. Have you already tried strings to reduce the shaking? It saved a lot of speed on Tatsu.

I am honored to be compared to RWT. I'll talk with Josh about the strings

I love me some good old RWT automation. Nice work.

Thanks, but my automation style is slightly different. I don't use the battery powered motors, I try to stick to electric.

That is insane! Very well done can't wait for the final video!

As with all of our final videos, it will take a while, so don't hold your breath.

Update on automation: got it to work, but there are some little things that need tweaking and it still needs to be tested with the coaster.

Update on coaster: moving begins today. We'll post pictures of the moving.

[alpal]

[SamIsSoAwsome]

^Bro I'll see if I can! This thing turned out sweet!

Edited by SamIsSoAwsome, 12 March 2014 - 08:32 PM.

[Rollerfreak987]

Great photo! Cant wait to see it running!

[Cardsandcoasters]

Wow, I can't believe I missed the construction of this! This is a fantastic recreation, nicely done.