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[Westside7th]

That looks great! How many sets is this sucker

gonna use? This coaster is unbelievable. I can't wait to see how you pull off

the rest of the coaster while making it look realistic and work!

[sixflagsfreak56]

Thats is really really good! Can't wait to see

more along with the finish production of the coaster!

[PlatinumCoasters]

Originally posted by Westside7th@Nov 9 2003, 02:23

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That looks

great! How many sets is this sucker gonna use? This coaster is

unbelievable. I can't wait to see how you pull off the rest of the coaster

while making it look realistic and work!

I still have serpent parts, but when I

run out I still have two old version roller coaster sets, so I really think I'm set

, sorry, had to. On the turn

around I think to make the supporting I will make a small tower next to the transfer

track and then it will have arms branching out in an arc to the turn around track

sections, since the storage track is there and the station will take up some space.

[coasterfreak11]

THAT LOOKS REALLY

GOODD!!!! I really hope you dont give up on this!

VERY IMPRESSIVE!!

[sixflagsfreak56]

Yeah it is, I complete agree with

CoasterFreak11...WAIT! NO! COASTERFREAK!! IS

BACK! *jumps for joy* YAY!

[PlatinumCoasters]

Originally posted by coasterfreak11@Nov 20 2003,

12:00 AM
THAT LOOKS

REALLY GOODD!!!! I really hope you dont give up on

this! VERY IMPRESSIVE!!

No need to worry, I don't ever

give up on models, it's just kinda stupid to me, why put all the work into it and

then just tear it down. I am just figuring out the turn supports for now, I have to

magically build the whold turn over the station. I have the ideas, but I also need time,

school, other stuff has brought opposition.

Thanks for the compliments,

They are very much appreciated. :-D

[PlatinumCoasters]

NEWS, I have encountered my first problem, I expect

problems and everybody has them on models, here is the issue, I need to build supports

for my turn, I was'nt expecting so little room for a center tower for the turn

because of the transfer track, storage track and I will need some room for my station.

So here are the ideas that I have come up with. I could either do away with the

storage track and just have the transfer track, because the real purpose was not really

for looks and realism, it was so I could take the train off easily when it needs to go to

the jiffy lube.

Or I could completely change the transfer tracks form of

motion and the rear of the transfer track could be pulled up with a spool/tread system

so it would tilt forward, and then the train would be lowered into the storage track

underneath the station. It would'nt be like the real one, but it would save space

and to do it would be even easier than it was to make the existing transfer. There is a

paint picture to show what I'm talking about.

What are your opinions,

it would'nt hurt anything to just have the transfer track, but it would'nt be

hard to do it the tilt way.

[Westside7th]

I would not use your tilting method, although it is very

neat. It seems like too much work just for lubing up the axles. Also, how would it be

easy to lube the axles when the train is under the station? If the storage and transfer

tracks are not for realism, why not put them on the other side of the station.

[PlatinumCoasters]

Originally posted by Westside7th@Nov 22 2003, 03:20

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I would not use your tilting

method, although it is very neat. It seems like too much work just for lubing up

the axles. Also, how would it be easy to lube the axles when the train is under

the station? If the storage and transfer tracks are not for realism, why not put

them on the other side of the station.

I

would have the storage track under the station and then have the end of that track turn

like 20 degrees away from the coaster so then I could take the cars off easily, I would

take the whole train off to lube it up, I tried making a section of track that could also

hang upside down and so it could be "easy access" to the axles, but it

actually was'nt very easy that way. But it would curve out from under the

station so I could take it off easily. I can't put them on the other side because

that's where the the down slope into the half twist will be, and I don't want

to have to build over a transfer track and sacrifice proper supports so it will have as

much energy as possible and still being piece efficient. I guess the right answer is to

just use the transfer track and no storage, the other way would be super neat

though! lol.

[PlatinumCoasters]

News on the construction to let you all know

that I am not giving up and I'm still here on it. I have decided(a while ago) to just

have a transfer track because that's all I need, to be able to take the train easily

off of the track.

Now, news about the progress of construction. I

currently have my old two knex sets being used on my superman:the escape air

launched coaster and I need a few pieces from that for X. Once I get to radio shack

and get some parts for that, then I will need to get some parts to run all the k'nex

motors on X through one power supply. Construction probably won't resume till

next year because I am kinda tied up with the christmas season and stuff financially.

When I can get those parts and make a video and pictures of my superman then I can

continue on X.

[sixflagsfreak56]

I'm glad your not giving up on this!

It's a great model! I can't wait to here more about this have

continue to be updated on the progress!