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[fastman xc]

yep, that's its name for now. I'm not sure how much to show to you yet, so i'll just give you the first 3 pics. this project has a few objectives after completion...for instance it must be able to fit through my basement door.....:lurk

I am also doing a knex-related science fair project at the same time, so.... this could get interesting

anywho, with the day off school yesterday, I was able to make good progress on this.







comment, w/e. :king

[djwouter14]

look's great smooth,how high is the lift ?????

[fastman xc]

thanks for making a comment I could read. the lift is almost exactly 24 inches tall. in meters, it is like 66cm or something like that. update coming later!

[DJMK]

Good roll.

Why does it have to fit through your doorway?

[Coasteradict]

Looks sweet what other elements are there going to be?

[Chubs33]

I would like more angles of the ride... especially the roll. That would be great.

[Garth]

It has to fit through his doorway most likely for 2 reasons...
1. His parents don't want it upstiars
2. He's going to be pretty much combining this coaster with his project..
Looks awesome Fastman! Great work

-Garth :gunsf

[fastman xc]

^haha. how much you don't expect!!
^^I'll get to that later in this post.
^^^you'll see another in the pics below
^^^^why should I tell you when the project is so young :iyes

okay, so yes, these pics were taken at the same time as the ones I posted; I just felt like saving them for a second update. I will have a pic of the drop later this afternoon. Don't mind the mess, that's just how I build there may be some bumps here that are just the angle.





you actually could call this element either a heartline roll into a helix or an inclined dive loop (really, REALLY inclined )

does this look anything like the fugitive to any of you???:suani

[Chubs33]

Sorry for being a pain but I would really like a POV of the Roll...

[fastman xc]

I'll give you one at the same time that I give the better shot of the drop. okay?

[Coasteradict]

looks realy smooth and slick. But i hate the fact that everyone has more pieces than me! I better be getting a tonne of k'nex for Christmas or money to buy k'nex

:fdevil
-CA

[pkiknex25]

I don't really like how that 90* banked turn looks. It looks like it's still inverted when it starts to turn. If I were you, I'd make it only a 60-70 degrees.

[Coasteradict]

^ I think it looks good like that, let him leve it. but i do think you should make it a zero-g-roll instead of a heartline, or you probably won't be ably to do anything else.

EDIT:^but know i look at it again i know were you comeing from.

:fdevil
-CA

[fastman xc]

I'll build out the rest of the turn, then see how it looks. it definitely has the speed to constitute the 90* banking

[Coasteradict]

^I mean you might not have enough speed to do anything else like a loop or something afterwards

[fastman xc]

^right. I am definitely keeping the roll, and I believe the banking is not too much as it enters the turn

[Coasteradict]

kk one Question:does the roll eat speed?

:fdevil
-CA

[fastman xc]

one answer: not at all.

[Coasteradict]

ok ill leve you alone now till more pics are up

[fastman xc]

well, guys, here you go. I even took a video.