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#41 CW5X

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Posted 30 April 2016 - 05:50 PM

It's always weird when a car that goes over something so quickly suddenly fails to make it at all. Pretty frustrating as well. Never mind. It's all useful experience in the end even if it's unwanted.

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#42 Batwing

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Posted 02 May 2016 - 02:36 PM

:( That's really unfortunate! It was looking good too!

Ah well, one of the positives of building with VV is that it's quick and easy to dismantle and build again.

 

If I may, I think the reason why the car stopped making it has a lot to do with that spine.  Flexible rods are designed to do just that - bend easily when force is applied! Over time, this sagging will warp the track, so strength of the track can really be a key factor in the reliability of the speed loss.  When you make your next coaster make sure every point in the track moves little when you apply pressure to it!

 

You may also want to:

- Weight your cars

- Buy some new track

- Buy some more cars (as some are naturally better than others) 

 

I'm excited to see what you do next though Kirby! :)



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