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[frank]

Hello guys after almost a year without posting a build topic I am now building a new tube supported roller coaster. So far I have a drop and half a over-bank. I am hopefully going to put at least 3 over banks in this roller coaster with two other elements. please point out any bumps on the roller coaster and anything that is wrong about it too. So far it can make the over-bank even-tho I have not lube the cars for a year.

 

I also want your opinion on what the two other elements could be and no loops please.

 

here are the pictures.

 

till then,

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.S By the way I am using RightWayTrey - Automatic Station Gates.

Edited by frank, 13 October 2016 - 06:49 PM.

[Chaos]

I'm a total amateur when it comes to tube supports, but I feel like beginning of your overbank should be banked a little more to look more realistic. Other than that it looks really good!

[WSWAoasters]

First of all, your station and lift look absolutely phenomenal! But, I agree with Chaos, you should probably bank your over bank a little farther. I supposed a pretty cool element to use is this from Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm:

 

 

I think this would be pretty sweet on a coaster like this! Anyways, I can't wait to see what's next!

[IOAgeek]

Definetly add some middle tubing to smooth out the over bank, it'll save you some speed too fro those tube supports. Just bank the turn a little but more and youre good.

[CW5X]

I love that 4th picture. I think the entry to the overbanked could be smoothed a little more. Perhaps adjusting one of the supports but the rest is very nice. I like the amusement park in your room too.

[Rollerfreak987]

You've really improved a lot in the past year. I'm impressed! Just listen to what the people above said and you'll be good! I would also start leveling out the top of the overbank so it isn't too tall.

[commando]

To build tube supports you need strong track. With box supports you can have as many track to support connections as you want. However with tubes, you have much, much less and large spans of unsupported track.. This means that your track has to be stronger in order to take the loading of the train and transfer it to the supports. With boxes, you can get away with flimsy track by just having a ton of track to support connections.

 

This means either layering a lot of flexi rods or replacing the flexi rods with grey rods. The only issue with grey rods is doing tight maneuvers, simply because the grey rods aren't not meant to bend. But I don't think you'll have this problem. If you use gray rods for your track structure, you also get smoother track. In my experience because the grey rods are going to resist bending and attempt to straighten themselves out, you track will nicely flow between support connections and you save a lot of time shaping. I know steel and maarten have done a lot with layered grey rods so look at some of their design for examples. If you don't want to redo the track, just layer some flexi rods on the side, most people do this with tube coasters. 

 

Your shaping on the over bank looks super rough in the second picture. It doesn't follow a consistent contour. It looks great the other angles you posted though.