I've got the drop, first turn, and most of the loop done at this point.
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And finally, here's a closeup of the spine I'm using:
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The track on the spine and drop are a bit undersupported, so I'm going to try adding more supports to the drop and adding more flexis to the spine on the top of the loop.
I got some sewing machine oil yesterday and attempted to lube my cars, but I don't think they're broken in yet. They're performing worse than they were beforehand. And yes, I applied the lube to the axles and not the wheels. I also wiped off all the wheels and track to remove any potential oil.
On the bad side of things, I ran out of ladder connectors, and I have an astonishingly small amount of several other pieces. I think I'll be able to buy myself some more pieces in bulk from knex.com or Ebay or something since I have my own job and make my own money now. This was not the case with the Intamin Accelerator I attempted a few months ago.
After this loop, I plan on moving on to a dive loop, then some sort of spiral inside of the first turn and drop. Maybe I'll thread the loop with a corkscrew or drop.
edit: You may have noticed that the launch tunnel is laying on the ground and not the lift. Don't worry, it's not going anywhere. This just makes it a lot easier to get the train up the lift by hand
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Edited by YolosweggLord, 21 January 2018 - 11:03 AM.