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[Dragon_drake_5012]

2 in a year, dang...
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Lift hill, so steep, like the drop will be
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Quetzalcoatl, for the win! Im a showoff...

Comment and..IM EEWT!

[Spaghetti]

Cool lift, is the coaster blaybade themed? (I misspelled on purpose.) Btw, can you send us a picture(s) of how much knex you have? Since this is such a small coaster, I expect you to Finish it, but I'm not forcing you to, just look at my stuff. (Please don't, it's so ugly.) Good start!

[Dragon_drake_5012]

The ride will be hard to finish, but you will have to guess why...

HINT 1: You just speak a lot of mumbo jumbo
HINT 2: Looks like 120 degrees hot outside...

[Spaghetti]

Mumbo Jumbo at Flamingo Land, UK. I don't really get hint 2 though.

[The Stig]

Mumbo Jumbo at Flamingo Land, UK. I don't really get hint 2 though.

Can't be. He said custom.
I'm guessing he's going to try for a really unique drop or some other wacky inversion.

[FrIeDeGgS]

Inspired by Mumbo Jumbo (since the title says custom), and 120 degree drop. How many points do I receive?!

[Dragon_drake_5012]

Good catch FrIeDeGgS! but I need help with the curve before the drop: my car cant make it...I want the ride to do an S-bend before the drop, like the real one does, without making it too long or the turn too wide Any ideas?

[FrIeDeGgS]

Because of the size of the turn pieces, the s bend is going to be gigantic compared to the turn after it, nothing you could really do about that. If your car doesn't make it, you could angle the turn downwards slightly, or make the predrop go down more. Some pictures would be nice too.

\/ Heh heh.

Edited by FrIeDeGgS, 28 September 2015 - 03:16 PM.

[Batwing]

Well, it's an El Loco And that's great, because Micro K'nex was literally made for building El Locos, with the styling being very similar, so you'll get a very accurate recreation.
What you've got looks good so far!

As for the cryptic clues, 120 degrees presumably refers to the drop angle, and since Crazy Bird has a drop angle of 120 degrees, then it can't quite be a custom build in terms of just having a slightly greater drop angle than the one before it
So, an El Loco, with a drop of 120 degrees, and probably a slightly custom layout.

Talking of El Locos....Stig....how's yours coming along?

PS. Out of coincidence, I just rode Mumbo Jumbo a few weeks ago! Looks nice, but a shame it's got such a shocking capacity, a very trimmed drop, and is generally pretty unpleasant. Oh, well, I won't have to ride yours!


Good luck!



EDIT: Lol, just posted this and I see FriedEggs beat me too it! Have you got a 180 degree turn piece like this?:
K'NEX User Group - Micro K'NEX Coaster track semi circle Green

If you don't, I'd certainly recommend buying one! If you do have one, I don't think the S-bend will look too gigantic, especially with the straight section before the drop. If you angle the s-bend downwards, the proportions will all look a lot better.

Again, good luck!

Edited by Batwing, 28 September 2015 - 04:25 PM.
Dammit FriedEggs!

[Dragon_drake_5012]

Thanks for all the feedback guys! The turn was hard and thanks for sticking with me:D I love you guys...:'(

ANYWAYS, I have another update: the turn is done and im gonna start the drop!
Pictures, O MA GAWD!!!
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View from below

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Almost level view

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SPECIAL MOVE! MAXIMAL DERPY NOOB BUSTER!!!
WAHT POWER!!!

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DA TURN AGAIN

Please comment and, as always...
IM EEWT!

[Spaghetti]

Good job on the turn! Assume you are basing your lift structure off the Stigs? Can you show us the whole thing so far?

[Dragon_drake_5012]

Well that escalated quick...
You can see the larger differences between the clone layout and my layout now
*this has been updated since pics have been taken
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Overview

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Sideview

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The drop
*The strained parts were fixed with a new pattern, making the drop about 3-4 degrees steeper as a result

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The outward banked turn that follows the drop

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The exit of the turn, a diving half loop

I will add more supports on the drop and such in the next update
Until then...IM EEWT!

EDIT:
How steep do you think the drop is? I lost my protractor...

Edited by Dragon_drake_5012, 02 October 2015 - 06:40 PM.
DDDDDDDDDROP THE BASS

[Spaghetti]

Good job on the drop! It is a bit short, but it's ok. The only thing on my nerves is the whole "I'm eewt" thing. It bugs me for some reason... Anyway, good job.

[The Stig]

That looks pretty cool. I like the outside turn over the lift.