I apologize for the vertical video.
I did actually make this like 2 years ago, I just made some adjustments to it today.
Edited by DDRman732865, 14 May 2017 - 10:01 PM.
I built something for the first time in 2 years
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DDRman732865
, May 14 2017 10:01 PM
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DDRman732865
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Going Back for Master's for some reason
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rgarner42
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Construction Foreman
Posted 15 May 2017 - 08:37 AM
I love this. It looks quite simplistic but it works so well. Do you think it would be possible to make it work with longer trains?
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SCM
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Posted 15 May 2017 - 01:49 PM
^ I'm no expert on the matter, but I'd say a longer train would be almost impossible. Once it got onto the incline, the start of the ramp would need to be as long as the train is and steep enough so the train can go down despite the friction it's about to have with the floor. It would also have to be a perfect radius constantly, or else the train would start to fold. Each individual car would have different amounts of gravity acting on it. If the front car was being pushed down by 10 N, the second car would be pushed down by 12 N, the third 15 N, the fourth 19 N... the the train would be curved. Even getting the train to spin would need more than a curve at the one side of the ramp. I don't think it's possible for the train to make the complete rotation and still be perfectly aligned just in time without assistance from external factors. If nothing else, you'd need a lot of ladder connectors to have enough flooring for the longer train.
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Connector1o1
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Basic Engineer
Posted 15 May 2017 - 07:01 PM
Congratulations, you've successfully blown my mind. I really like this idea and I hope your make something out of it.
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CW5X
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Posted 23 May 2017 - 11:09 AM
Crazy but awesome. I'd love to be able to think of inventive things like this. It's so simple but so cool.
Silverstar Nemesis Poseidon Air Saw The Swarm Nemesis Inferno Colossus ​RageThe Smiler Oblivion Shockwave GeForce Apocalypse Detonator Kumali Mumbo Jumbo Atlantica Supersplash Velocity Blue Fire Megacoaster Pepsi Max Big One Wodan
If only I had more space/pieces. Delete as appropriate
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Posted 24 May 2017 - 09:18 AM
Now you can make a reverser coaster like from RCT2! Thinking about it now I don't think I've heard of anything like the reverser coaster in real life...
Edited by FrIeDeGgS, 24 May 2017 - 09:21 AM.
