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[Helmut]

Hey!

My new project will be a recreation of Fahrenheit, which ranks #7 on my list of favourite rollercoasters. Fahrenheit is an Intamin Vertical Lift coaster located in Hershey Park (Pennsylvania, USA). The steep drop, Norwegian Loop, Cobra Roll and Double Corkscrew make this rollercoaster a wonderful ride.

[Old_Hag]

It's gonna be tough, especially the cobra roll, but it already looks like another great coaster by Helmut.

[+Timmeh+]

Oh boy, this'll be great. Dot organization doe O.o

[Cobra Roller]

Nice, straight, looks sturdy, and I love that chain return. Keep them pictures coming!

[CartRacer56]

Oh boy. This is gonna be good.

[SCM]

That lift and drop is spot on with the actual ride. Good job!

[Jumpge]

The shaping of the lift, crest and drop are all wonderful. The motor setup and the chain return is just as appealing to look at.
Clearly someone has had some time off school, making this much progress on his ride haha

[CW5X]

Here we go again. Already thinking about how good this is going to look and judging by what you've done so far, it'll be amazing as usual.

[FrIeDeGgS]

I like the chainholder thing at the bottom of the lift, looks very clean! It's nice to see a eurofighter being made.

[Spaghetti]

Well, We're in for a long ride.

[-=Zach=-]

This looks absolutely fantastic so far! Luckily, you have enough pieces/space for this. I really ran into a giant barricade that I was too inexperienced to see when I attempted it.
Are you sure you're going to have enough speed? The Norwegian loop and cobra roll are major speed killers, not to mention how stretched out the corks are.

[LaMbChOpZ]

Oohhh, so nice. This is making me want to head up to Hershey now (haven't been there in about two years)! Your lift hill has such a clean and efficient design, and there's something about the many wheels on your chain return I really like (and do they guide the pegs on the chain, not the main body of the chain itself?). Really can't say anything bad about the lift, but hope it is tall enough to get the train through the layout.

[GravitySnake]

That is so cool, eskimos could get frostbite.

PUNS!

[Helmut]

[quote name='Old_Hag']It's gonna be tough, especially the cobra roll, but it already looks like another great coaster by Helmut.[/QUOTE]

The Cobra Roll will be a decisive element and I am aware that Fahrenheit is a tough coaster to recreate, but no guts no glory!

[quote name='+Timmeh+']Oh boy, this'll be great. Dot organization doe O.o[/QUOTE]

That are the organized remains of SkyWheel.

[quote name='Cobra Roller']Nice, straight, looks sturdy, and I love that chain return. Keep them pictures coming![/QUOTE]

I will keep them pictures coming!

[quote name='Cartracer55D']Oh boy. This is gonna be good.[/QUOTE]

Haha thanks!

[quote name='SCM']That lift and drop is spot on with the actual ride. Good job! [/QUOTE]

Thank you!

[quote name='Jumpge']The shaping of the lift, crest and drop are all wonderful. The motor setup and the chain return is just as appealing to look at.
Clearly someone has had some time off school, making this much progress on his ride haha [/QUOTE]

Haha I am using my time off wisely!

[quote name='CW5X']Here we go again. Already thinking about how good this is going to look and judging by what you've done so far, it'll be amazing as usual. [/QUOTE]

Thanks a lot!

[quote name='FrIeDeGgS']I like the chainholder thing at the bottom of the lift, looks very clean! It's nice to see a eurofighter being made. [/QUOTE]

Thanks! It is not a Gerstlauer Eurofighter, Fahrenheit is an Intamin Vertical Lift coaster.

[quote name='Spaghetti']Well, We're in for a long ride.[/QUOTE]

Not only a long ride, but a fun ride as well!

[quote name='-=Zach=-']This looks absolutely fantastic so far! Luckily, you have enough pieces/space for this. I really ran into a giant barricade that I was too inexperienced to see when I attempted it.
Are you sure you're going to have enough speed? The Norwegian loop and cobra roll are major speed killers, not to mention how stretched out the corks are.[/QUOTE]

You are absolutely right, it is going to be a massive challenge. So far I think I am doing pretty well speed-wise.

[quote name='LaMbChOpZ']Oohhh, so nice. This is making me want to head up to Hershey now (haven't been there in about two years)! Your lift hill has such a clean and efficient design, and there's something about the many wheels on your chain return I really like (and do they guide the pegs on the chain, not the main body of the chain itself?). Really can't say anything bad about the lift, but hope it is tall enough to get the train through the layout.[/QUOTE]

The chain guide does indeed guide the pegs on the chain, not the chain itself. Do not wait any longer and head up to Hersheypark!

[quote name='GravitySnake']That is so cool, eskimos could get frostbite.

PUNS![/QUOTE]

Haha thanks!

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First of all, I had to adjust the lifthill. The small wheels underneath the crest caused tensions on the chain links, causing the chain to snap every now and then. I got rid of the small wheels and now the lifthill works fantastic. I also built the Norwegian Loop, which was a challenging but fun element to build. Especially the first loop was a pain in the ass to get right, but I am very happy with the way it turned out.


The adjusted lifthill










Pictures of the Norwegian Loop

A testvideo!

My train has not run for a long while, but the train still clears the Norwegian Loop with a decent speed.

[JayketheKid]

Wow. Looks perfect. Seriously, that's all I can say, perfect. Man, that makes me really want to build with knex. To bad I am out of town right now.

[Pegasus13792]

wow it looks great it can't wait for the rest of the ride

[Spaghetti]

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

[soggyhotdoggg]

Beautifully shaped. I'm a bit concerned with the speed at which the train made the loop though.

[Rollerfreak987]

I see you've learned a thing or two from Jumpge, looking at the mound of pieces in the back there.

But in all seriousness, the Norwegian loop looks fantastic. The real ride has a bit of bank to the right and then it dives left, but that is far to minuscule to fix/complain about, even though I kinda did .

EDIT: Why do you have the rubber band around the chain dog if the chain is horizontal when the car catches on?

Edited by Rollerfreak987, 09 August 2015 - 05:09 PM.

[Connector1o1]

Yeah, I was going to comment that.^
The loop does bank right a little bit before descending to the left, it creates quite a sensation and looks really cool. It would be amazing to see you fit that in there, but I think it would be hard to do such a small twist that goes in the opposite direction, then dives the other way with tubes. If you could by any chance get that in it would look even better.
But everything else looks spot on! Although I am worried that you might have to use a booster to complete the layout.