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[the_burrito_master]

here is a link to the sight with the construction pictures are
the blue streak is finished.

I'm going to post a video on google video but I don't exactly know how to post it.

http://www.instructa...om-sedar-point/

the forum topic in the link will get new pictures every couple days or so mostly on week ends.

[rollercoasterfanatic919]

The pics didn't show up for me in the link, but it might just be my computer.

[AvalancheX]

A few things to change. The supports that you made are steel supports. For wooden coasters, you need the whole ride including the lift, to have wooden supports. There can't be just one support column coming down from the top of the lift.

The drop could also be much steeper.

[rollercoasterfanatic919]

He said he is going to use steel supports cause they are easier. Drop should also be much steeper.

[the_burrito_master]

He said he is going to use steel supports cause they are easier. Drop should also be much steeper.

you have to use fire fox or something ells besides ms internet explorer

heartline864 the blue streak is only a 45* drop and I made the lift a 45* so yeah it is the same.

[AvalancheX]

That picture makes it look like the angle of the lift is the same as the drop. Can we get a side overview?

[rollercoasterfanatic919]

^^ I got it to work now, my comp was just acting up.

[Cardsandcoasters]

He's using steel supports becasue of how many pieces he has. You should make a steeper drop. How tall is it?

[mophead999]

if you use a 45 degree drop you gotta put a turn in between. Serpents screw had a turn in between the lift and drop, both of which were 45 degrees

[Cardsandcoasters]

^That makes it look better, but it still looks a bit wierd. But, I just realized, that Blue Streak at Cedar Point has a max verticle angle of 45*, so burrito master, do what you want.

[the_burrito_master]

if you use a 45 degree drop you gotta put a turn in between. Serpents screw had a turn in between the lift and drop, both of which were 45 degrees

its got to be a 45* drop thats what it is in real life but the lift hill is only a 30* but I need to make it conserve space... and parts.

[Garth]

It actually looks quite fine to me. The drop isn't very steep and might serve as a major issue. Check my tutorial that's stickied in the tutorial section to see how to post pictures easier.

-Garth:gunsf

[the_burrito_master]

thank you ill see if I can post some pictures soon.

the blue streak rely is a 45* drop though I looked it up.

[Maverix]

I think you should make it smaller because it looks really big and to get scale hills you would need a ton of space so make the coaster about 3 1/2 or less feet tall.

[rollercoasterfanatic919]

To make the drop look better, make the lift less steep. But that would take up more pieces.

[the_burrito_master]

yeah I might have to make it smaller.


I could try to make it less steep ,but that would make it too BIG it hardly fits in my basement.