Hey all,
So I have been MIA for a few years, but since finding my old knex in the loft I figured I would have a little mess around. Excuse the picture quality, lighting isn't great and the pictures are taken on my ipod. As you can tell from the title I am building a launched coaster, straight into what I hope to change to a top hat.
For my first update I'm mainly focusing on the launch, nevermind the (overbanked) style turn here. The element scales quite nicely the size I want to make the top hat though, but with better shaping. Upon consideration of how many pieces I have left I'm scaling the model down and making the launch smaller. Video 1 shows the launch at the speed it will roughly be when I convert it to be smaller. Video 2 basically shows what the launch is capable off - if I had the pieces I would gladly build much bigger to make that speed somewhat realistic.
http://i1379.photobu...zpsgui6amw4.mp4
Video2:
http://i1379.photobu...zpsqetc2ktb.mp4
Special thanks to Jumpge and st33l from 2012 for the help with the design, as you can see I am heavily influenced. Also, thanks to the active members of the live chat who have helped me over the past few weeks, specifically with a locking mechanism.
-Michael