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[CP-ephY]

Minebuster is almost gone. I just have to take down the inclined loop, the lift, big turn and station junk. Everything is nicely organized in buckets once again to start this next coaster. I plan on making some kind of design so that the chain doesn't sag, but with k'nex so that everyone can use it also. Construction will begin tomorrow with pics. I'll also be using the inverted trains I made, which I think I made a thread about a while back.

[CP-ephY]

Construction begins today so could someone put this in construction. The coaster is named Templar, so can you also change the thread title to that.

No more minebuster:



The trains:

[TripleHelix]

Wouldn't the red connectors twist around if there's a corkscrew or something?

[CP-ephY]

what red rods?

[coastermaniac]

It's gonna be awesome! Did you planned a layout ? It would be nice you'll be able to use archie's custom invert train...if your support are strong though.

[Chubs33]

Those look like pretty big trains... Nice though.

[KingsIslandFreak]

wow. i wish i had as much space and peices as you do. Cant wait to see this one.

[CP-ephY]

ya I'm only making 4 car trains and 2 trains running. So right now I'm working on the godliest station ever seeing has how I bummed out on the station on minebuster. It will have working transfer track, automated turnstiles and dropping floor, as well as some sick brakes. My goal is to finish this stuff today. I might have a pic way later or not.

[coastercrazy10]

Thread name changed and moved.

I can't wait to see this finished in one week.

-CC10

[Maverix]

Yeah can't wait for this one and man your going to have to work fast to get this done in one week.

[CP-ephY]

If I can do an element a day I will be fine. And I am pretty sure most days I can do more than one element. Anyways, right now the station is massive. It's 2.5 grey rods wide and 2 grey rods long, but will be getting longer as I build the brake run and transfer track. Pics maybe in a few hours. I still gotta make the roof and lots of other stuff.

[BuilderBoy]

A few hours?!?! It's 7;30! How late are you gonna be up? Anyways, do you have a planned layout yet? Also, I'm building my invert's station like now and you stole my idea about a lowering and rising floor!

[Antinos]

Ephy's a trance man, he'll be up until probably 1:00 or 2:00 AM.

Do you have any plans for a layout? This sounds like this isn't going to be very long, sort of like a small Batman type invert. I like the train design, but my only complaint is that bottom bar. Instead of having black clips hold it, it should be attached directly to the white connectors. This way the trains won't look too tall.

All this talk about this station is making me want to see it very badly.

[CP-ephY]

Well it won't be as long as minebuster. I'd say about 5 inversions and a twister section, but all relatively large. I'm not a champ on stations so this is a challenge for me. Especially getting the floor and turnstiles to work well. I'm just looking to make a mechanism that will open the gates and lower the floor as the train passes over it. Pics tomorrow cause this will take a while.

[KingsIslandFreak]

i can stay up all night im just like that.Im not that great on stations either sorry i cant help you here. I just cant wait to see some real pics of Construction Tommarow.

[CP-ephY]

I decided I'm not gonna bother with making automatic turnstiles and floor drop. It would take me a lot of time to figure out a good way to do it and time is one thing I don't have right now so I'm just going to move on.

[RCmaniac31]

I want sone pictures! it sounds pretty sweet

BTW in the pic of the wide open space where minebuster was, is that trash can full of track?!

[Maverix]

^its not a trash can but it is full of track. It stinks that you can't make the droping floor but it should still be good. I want pics please!

[CP-ephY]

I did make the floor it just doesn't drop fully. It slides on 2 sets of wheels. Pics real soon.

[PlanetSaturn56]

I can't wait for some pics, Ephy! I know this beast will turn out awesome!

-PS56:king