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My first time building with tubes (advice plz)

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#1 Steeper

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Posted 22 January 2015 - 06:05 PM

Building a looper. :) Let me know how everything looks; do I need more more supports or more crossties. should I move onto the next element or do I need to go back and fix things up.

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#2 Spaghetti

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Posted 22 January 2015 - 06:07 PM

I like it! Lets see an awesome loop!

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Posted 22 January 2015 - 06:31 PM

i like it please continue


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Posted 22 January 2015 - 06:33 PM

Most of it looks really good. If I want to get all critical I'd say that the pullout is a bit too big and the top of the drop is a bit sharp.


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Posted 22 January 2015 - 08:59 PM

The shaping it actually pretty good! My goodness is this thing ugly though. Try coordinating some colors instead of tossing any random thing in there.

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Posted 22 January 2015 - 09:09 PM

i like it please continue


C'mon man please put more effort into your posts. We need more than just that.

This is really decent for your first time building with tubes! Just try to be more consistent with the colors of the cross ties and flexie rods.

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Posted 22 January 2015 - 10:06 PM

Like they said, in the future try and organize the colors. Shaping overall is pretty good. I am I impressed that it is your first tube coaster?


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#8 Yannick

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Posted 23 January 2015 - 09:40 AM

This reminds me of the good old coasters in the past. The shape is good, but you should get rid of the two orange connections connecting the tubes, they look bad.

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Posted 23 January 2015 - 09:47 AM

i actually like the orange mixed in thats just me tho shaping is good and the crosstie color doesnt bother me much continue please


#10 Steeper

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Posted 23 January 2015 - 03:00 PM

I like it! Lets see an awesome loop!


Okay! thanks

i like it please continue


I did

Most of it looks really good. If I want to get all critical I'd say that the pullout is a bit too big and the top of the drop is a bit sharp.


Alright, I made some small adjustments to the drop but nothing to major

The shaping it actually pretty good! My goodness is this thing ugly though. Try coordinating some colors instead of tossing any random thing in there.


Sorry, I don't have enough pieces to make a uniform color scheme and my pieces aren't very organized so I didn't really pay attention to color(worried). It's to late now but when I take this coaster apart I'll make sure to organize them so my next coaster looks better(thumbsup)

C'mon man please put more effort into your posts. We need more than just that.

This is really decent for your first time building with tubes! Just try to be more consistent with the colors of the cross ties and flexie rods.


Thanks

Like they said, in the future try and organize the colors. Shaping overall is pretty good. I am I impressed that it is your first tube coaster?


yep first one, ;)

This reminds me of the good old coasters in the past. The shape is good, but you should get rid of the two orange connections connecting the tubes, they look bad.


I did, they were actually there to prevent some shaking but when I removed them it stopped shaking anyway

i actually like the orange mixed in thats just me tho shaping is good and the crosstie color doesnt bother me much continue please


Thanks

Here is the loop, I think it looks a little to narrow, but let me know if that's just me being worried though

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Posted 23 January 2015 - 03:09 PM

ARE YOU SURE IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME BUILDING WITH TUBES?? this is amazing i can't wait to see more.

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#12 Yannick

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Posted 23 January 2015 - 03:36 PM

Wow! You're great with building with tubes. Beautifully shaped loop!

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Posted 23 January 2015 - 05:18 PM

The fact that some of the tubes aren't perfectly positioned and angled is far outweighed by the great shaping and quality of the track! But as I was saying, the angle of the tubes makes me wonder if the structure shakes?

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Posted 24 January 2015 - 11:17 PM

Sorry, I don't have enough pieces to make a uniform color scheme and my pieces aren't very organized so I didn't really pay attention to color(worried). It's to late now but when I take this coaster apart I'll make sure to organize them so my next coaster looks better(thumbsup)


Good to hear you'll improve later because the shape of the track is quite nice.

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Posted 25 January 2015 - 12:58 PM

This. We need more of it. So original, and the crazy, scattered, classic-feel takes me back to when nobody cared about shaping or color scheme. And flying snake dives are my favorite element... I absolutely love this coaster. Please, please, please continue!
By the way, the loop looks fine to me. Could we have some sort of roll or overbank next?


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Posted 25 January 2015 - 01:18 PM

Wow the shaping looks pretty good. I love tthe layout you have so far. I think that if yoyou have a uniform color on your next coaster, it would look amazing! If the loop structure shakes, then I would recommend putting the tubes in a different spot so they cancel out any shaking. The loop definitely looks Vekoma-ish.

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Posted 27 January 2015 - 09:40 PM

ARE YOU SURE IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME BUILDING WITH TUBES?? this is amazing i can't wait to see more.


Yes first time; thanks

Wow! You're great with building with tubes. Beautifully shaped loop!


Oh my goodness your too kind>_<

The fact that some of the tubes aren't perfectly positioned and angled is far outweighed by the great shaping and quality of the track! But as I was saying, the angle of the tubes makes me wonder if the structure shakes?


The loop is shaking a little bit, but I cant think of a better way to place the tubes. Do you have any ideas?

Good to hear you'll improve later because the shape of the track is quite nice.


I'll keep practicing

This. We need more of it. So original, and the crazy, scattered, classic-feel takes me back to when nobody cared about shaping or color scheme. And flying snake dives are my favorite element... I absolutely love this coaster. Please, please, please continue!

I'm working on it; thanks!

By the way, the loop looks fine to me. Could we have some sort of roll or overbank next?


Wow the shaping looks pretty good. I love tthe layout you have so far. I think that if yoyou have a uniform color on your next coaster, it would look amazing! If the loop structure shakes, then I would recommend putting the tubes in a different spot so they cancel out any shaking. The loop definitely looks Vekoma-ish.


the loop is shaking and I'm worried it might affect my speed, Im going to try some different support orientations to see if i can cut down on shaking

I finally finished the next update but I'm still not happy with how the element looks. what do you guys think?
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...on second thought these pics are pretty bad, I'll try some better angles tomorrow

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Posted 29 January 2015 - 06:22 PM

I see a major straight spot right after the purple flexi on the pullin. try raising/lowering those two vertical supports and see what works out.


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