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[felesgustos]

This is my new project I'm building with a friend of mine. The style is based on B&M coasters. I want to participate in the 'thread the needle' contest. The rings reminded me of quidditch from Harry Potter. Since I have a golden train I called it The snitch.

Onto the pictures:


The first drop is based on the one in scream!:


POV:


Pull-out:


Lift hill:


Overview:


Currently I'm building a looping.

[soggyhotdoggg]

I'm excited to see how you deal with that bottom ring under the lift!
It's looking beautiful so far!

[Gvus]

That looks very good, nice, sturdy supports and base.
I'm excited to see how you incorporate the rings in with your design.

[CowmanBearPig]

I'm glad to see that you're back. I have missed your building style. This just looks so nice and well done. Your track to support connections are fantastic. Good luck!

[REXENK]

Whoa. Holy coolness..this will definitely be a contender in summer heat. I really like the base and the name.will the coaster go into Harry's mouth at the end;) hahahaa...the rings are apart of the theming which is really cool!

[The Stig]

Oh. This is going to be awesome.

[Muzz135]

Love this! The supports are very, very nice! Can't wait to see the loop!

[IonZer0]

This reminds me so much of The Gumpinator. Anyway, the shaping is flawless, please continue.

[felesgustos]

I'm excited to see how you deal with that bottom ring under the lift!
It's looking beautiful so far!

To know what I'm gonna do with that bottom ring, you'll have to be patience. So I hope you'll follow the construction.

That looks very good, nice, sturdy supports and base.
I'm excited to see how you incorporate the rings in with your design.

Thanks for the compliment. The lower ring comes much later in the layout.

I'm glad to see that you're back. I have missed your building style. This just looks so nice and well done. Your track to support connections are fantastic. Good luck!

I did not think anyone would recognize after such a long absence. I have built some roller coasters in the meantime, but am particularly busy with my new study.

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Whoa. Holy coolness..this will definitely be a contender in summer heat. I really like the base and the name.will the coaster go into Harry's mouth at the end;) hahahaa...the rings are apart of the theming which is really cool!

The theme was actually my father's idea. I liked it so much that I've chosen it.

Oh. This is going to be awesome.

I hope so

Love this! The supports are very, very nice! Can't wait to see the loop!

The wait is over.

This reminds me so much of The Gumpinator. Anyway, the shaping is flawless, please continue.

How funny, another coaster of mine have also been compared with The Gumpinator. Thank you!

The loop is finished, but I'm not entirely sure if it has the right shape. As a little surprise, I've made ​​the looping black and the supports orange.









PLease tell me what you think of the shaping. What the next element is going to be is a surprise. I suspect it's ready by Saturday.

[Connector1o1]

Looks absolutely fantastic! I love that loop!

[CowmanBearPig]

It looks like the second half of the loop is too far back. I think if you brought the sides a bit closer together it would look perfect. The last coaster I recall you building was your launched coaster. The one you posted was great!

EDIT: I forgot about your invert. That was the last build I loosely remember.

Edited by CowmanBearPig, 01 July 2014 - 06:51 PM.

[Jumpge]

Just smooth out the loop a bit. Other than that, it's fantastic.
I think this is gonna be the coaster that shows off how creative you can get with this contest.

[Gvus]

I think the loop needs a little bit of smoothing out, but other than that this looks great!

[felesgustos]

It’s time for an update. I did some tweaking on the loop; I've made it higher for example. I think it looks much better now. I have made the next element: an inclined dive-loop. The tubes with the orange ladders will be replaced by the normal tubes when I received my order. I had to order new pieces because I don't have snowflakes anymore and I'm running low on brown ladders.
Anyway, it's time for pictures:

[DDRman732865]

That looks fantastic.

[Gvus]

That is one very sexy element, it looks great!

[felesgustos]

Unfortunately, I only had two comments, but thankfully it were two positive responses. Maybe I'll get some more comments when I add a test video.

I could not choose what I would build as next element: I doubted between a corkscrew and a zero-G roll. So I combined both elements. I hope you like it as much as I do.












(I really like the last picture)

Testvideo:
http://i1087.photobu...zps9a2fe265.mp4

Tell me what you think!!

[dgohstand]

That's looking amazing! It's all very smooth and well supported. Do you know what the rest of the track layout will look like? This is going to be great when finished!

[Gvus]

I have a feeling I like it even more than you do...
I love how compact and twisty this coaster is becoming, and I love twisty.

[DDRman732865]

All the heartline shots look great. The side view makes it look asymmetrical, but that's not a big deal.