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[The Stig]

You might want to try using less rods in the spine for the top of the loop. Rods are especially tough to bend when they're in the 45° slots... I mean X's will be more flexible than +'s. Also, remember what you did for crossbow's spine and try using spacers in that small radius.

Regardless, the loop still came out pretty good. Your drop is nice too

[Gvus]

In the top half of the loop you should change to a two rod spine, this should keep the loop from being pointy and lopsided.

[Kevkillerke]

seems lopsided but maybe its just the pic

It was not good It wasn't the picture.

Looking fantastic! With a spine, it is very hard to shape micro, and I know this from experience. If you want to try and find something that you could try to redo, here is where I notice uneven spots.
However I think It looks great and the changes don't need to be made. Can't wait for more of this coaster!
Don't oil your VV cars, I did more research and it is a bad idea. The wheels and axles are made of different materials then SS cars.Sorry for the other suggestion.

Thanks It is indeed hard...

The only two problems I can see with the loop is that it is a bit lopsided, and pointy.
I would keep playing with the shape of it, until you get something like this:


Also, how fast does the train run through the loop?

I tried another chape
And I have a test video for you.

I agree keep fixing the shape of the loop and it should look good. What I`m saying is work on the top of the loop and the pullout/pull in and it should be perfect,everything else is beautiful and I would try to create something like Batman the ride with a bit of a twist.

I don't know what will be next, as soon as I finished that loop I will know

You might want to try using less rods in the spine for the top of the loop. Rods are especially tough to bend when they're in the 45° slots... I mean X's will be more flexible than +'s. Also, remember what you did for crossbow's spine and try using spacers in that small radius.

Regardless, the loop still came out pretty good. Your drop is nice too

With pain in my heart, I said goodbye to the 4 rods spine.
Although I have no clue what you mean with crossbow's spine.

In the top half of the loop you should change to a two rod spine, this should keep the loop from being pointy and lopsided.

2 rod spine didn't work.


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Update about the loop (again...)!

So, I removed the spine (wtf my fingers ) and tried to add supports first.
But it still was impossible to add a bbaler spine. I just added a flexie because I had an idea for the theming and it's just important

Anyway, here is the new loop + a test video:








I know the loop shakes to much, I'll fix that for sure.

Comments are still very welcome.

[-=Zach=-]

Looks much better now. Please, continue.

[Connector1o1]

This is what I am talking about! Great job! What are you going to do next?

[Gvus]

The shape is looking much nicer now. Whats next?

[The Stig]

Good thinking with the flexi-rod. That's probably the best way to spine such a tight radius. The shape looks tons better.

[Kevkillerke]

Looks much better now. Please, continue.

Thanks, I will.

This is what I am talking about! Great job! What are you going to do next?

Thanks! Sort of corckscrew

The shape is looking much nicer now. Whats next?

Thanks.

Good thinking with the flexi-rod. That's probably the best way to spine such a tight radius. The shape looks tons better.

Yeah, that flexi But I wanted to have an orange spine looping.

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Finally I can continue on the next element.
It will be a corkscrew into a hill over the station.

Not much to say, here are some pictures:

Note that it is not fully supported!








This is not the final spine, I will change it to 2 or 4 rod spine.

[-=Zach=-]

Looks perfect, and the hill should be sweet.

[Jumpge]

That's damn near perfect. I like the way the entrances and exits don't align with each other.

[crazyracer]

Wow very creative, for it being a invert coaster. I think it turned out good though really like it.

[ZachCreate]

This looks great! I think you should do the hill over the lift like this --> (http://www.themepark...f0226/kbf15.jpg). Keep on rollin'.

Edit: When I ride Silver Bullet, that hill gives off serious airtime and adrenaline before the cobra roll.

Edited by ZachCreate, 16 April 2014 - 07:53 PM.

[Cobra Roller]

That looks pretty sweet! I like how the track color is the same as the rods in the base. For the shaping of the loop, I really think you should add a stronger spine to reduce shaking. Take a look at Bane (my VV invert). I had to reinforce the pullout and pullin of the loop, as that is the weakest part of the loop for VV inverts. Maybe the best thing to do is to add supports in those areas. The corkscrew looks nice. You may continue

[Killerbunny]

The corkscrew looks nice, it's almost like a batwing. I think it might look better if you stretched it out into more of a flat spin, but it looks fine how it is now.

[alpal]

Great to have you back to the forums, Kevkillerke! I like your coaster, though on the corkscrew I would stretch it out more, keeping the same height. Sort of like the massive top-spin on Gatekeeper. Keep up the coaster and the cool camera pics!

[Kevkillerke]

Looks perfect, and the hill should be sweet.

Thanks!

That's damn near perfect. I like the way the entrances and exits don't align with each other.

Thanks a lot, I was hoping you guys would like it.

Wow very creative, for it being a invert coaster. I think it turned out good though really like it.

Thanks!

This looks great! I think you should do the hill over the lift like this --> (http://www.themepark...f0226/kbf15.jpg). Keep on rollin'.

Edit: When I ride Silver Bullet, that hill gives off serious airtime and adrenaline before the cobra roll.

I was thinking about turning the last part of the hill, but not yet at the top (impossible with my track)

That looks pretty sweet! I like how the track color is the same as the rods in the base. For the shaping of the loop, I really think you should add a stronger spine to reduce shaking. Take a look at Bane (my VV invert). I had to reinforce the pullout and pullin of the loop, as that is the weakest part of the loop for VV inverts. Maybe the best thing to do is to add supports in those areas. The corkscrew looks nice. You may continue

I will support them more, but I couldn't take a spine with orange rods because my radius wat way to tight.

The corkscrew looks nice, it's almost like a batwing. I think it might look better if you stretched it out into more of a flat spin, but it looks fine how it is now.

Hmm, I might consider stretching it a bit, but not too far.

Great to have you back to the forums, Kevkillerke! I like your coaster, though on the corkscrew I would stretch it out more, keeping the same height. Sort of like the massive top-spin on Gatekeeper. Keep up the coaster and the cool camera pics!

Thanks! I'll see what I can do

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Update!

So, I changed the spine of the corkscrew, but now I don't like it anymore
I will rebuild the corkscrew and maybe stretching it a bit further. But I want it to cross the station, so it won't be that much.
I built the pull in of the hill and I like it a lot

Pictures:








And a testvideo:


So, after I changed that corkscrew, I think it will turn out very nice.

[-=Zach=-]

Everything is great! The speed, supporting, and shaping are all incredible.
What element comes next?

[Cobra Roller]

The speed looks great. It kinda reminds me of a coaster dynamix model.

[< NCcoaster >]

^It does run a lot coaster Dynamix Coaster. This looks really good so far and I think inverted cars run faster than normal vv cars, especially if you added weight. But the train isn't long enough for that. I will make a vv invert this winter because I have 10 of the cars and I have to use them. Anyway, looking forward to see whats next!

[Jumpge]

If you change the corkscrew back to what you had before, I think it would look much better! The air hill is great!