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Started by Mikecoastermaniac , May 11 2008 09:41 AM
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#41 coastermaniac

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Posted 12 May 2008 - 08:40 PM

Wow ! Very good ! That's perfect ! Move on !


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#42 Antinos

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Posted 12 May 2008 - 08:45 PM

You've got a bigger problem now. Because of the way you built it, it looks lopsided. The first half is 90*, and the second half is 135*. I did that on Anarchy, but it's a mistake I shouldn't have made. It also looks like it might be a bit too steep and still too short.

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#43 Cardsandcoasters

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Posted 12 May 2008 - 08:47 PM

It looks much better. Great overbank. What's the speed like?

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#44 TripleHelix

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Posted 12 May 2008 - 09:13 PM

Heh, you made it three inches taller. Make it taller than the black rectangle on the wall behind it.

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Posted 12 May 2008 - 09:36 PM

^^^Yeah, I did it on Thunderhawk too, I'm surprised I didn't notice before or that nobody brought it up.

Also, the banking on the second half looks weird.

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#46 Mikecoastermaniac

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Posted 13 May 2008 - 06:42 PM

I dont have enough room to make it taller. But dang, this thing has really been a pain in the ass, I'll mess with it later tonight or tommorow. So is it just the banking or what?

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#47 mophead999

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Posted 13 May 2008 - 06:51 PM

^No, he is sayin to make the top of it at an angle to make it seem less lopsided, I think

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#48 Mikecoastermaniac

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 05:13 PM

Ok. this thing is starting to make me mad.
Is it too stretched out now? I made it as tall as the light switch on my wall.
I'll get better pics later tonight, its too bright in my room right now.
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MaXair732865 (9:31:57 PM): seriously, i need a really compact layout
TehMike23 (9:32:07 PM):drop, loop, diveloop, zero-g, up into break run, helix..
MaXair732865 (9:32:12 PM): im not going to post this, dont worry
TehMike23 (9:32:15 PM): cockscrew, then station
MaXair732865 (9:32:28 PM): cockscrew? what the hell is that?
MaXair732865 (9:32:44 PM): sexuall? Innuendo much?
MaXair732865 (9:32:55 PM): Dang
TehMike23 (9:33:06 PM): ahahahah


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#49 coasterkid101

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 05:19 PM

It looks a tiny bit to wide. But other then that, it looks great!

#50 AvalancheX

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 05:44 PM

Why is everyone such a perfectionist? The overbank was already perfect to the average human eye (I have average human eyes). It looks a little flat before the entrance to the overbank, however.

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#51 Mr.FreezeFreak

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 06:02 PM

I say that it looks just about perfect. Move on, I can't wait to see the rest of the coaster!

EDIT-I just realized that the pullin of the overbank shakes.

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#52 rollercoasterfanatic919

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:21 PM

^It doesn't really shake as much as the train pulls the track down. I might make the pullout a bit stronger. It has great speed though. I don't think it is too spread out, but wait for more expeirenced member's advice. Good job!

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#53 Antinos

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:25 PM

You need to make it steeper and more round. You probably won't do this though, but it would look nicer.

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#54 Garth

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:28 PM

Can we get a side view of the drop? To me it seems like the bottom is straight for to long.


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#55 Mikecoastermaniac

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:34 PM

You need to make it steeper and more round. You probably won't do this though, but it would look nicer.


I've been trying to do the best I can as far as shaping wise. But what you mean steeper?

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MaXair732865 (9:31:57 PM): seriously, i need a really compact layout
TehMike23 (9:32:07 PM):drop, loop, diveloop, zero-g, up into break run, helix..
MaXair732865 (9:32:12 PM): im not going to post this, dont worry
TehMike23 (9:32:15 PM): cockscrew, then station
MaXair732865 (9:32:28 PM): cockscrew? what the hell is that?
MaXair732865 (9:32:44 PM): sexuall? Innuendo much?
MaXair732865 (9:32:55 PM): Dang
TehMike23 (9:33:06 PM): ahahahah


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#56 Antinos

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:48 PM

Everything to the right of three fourths of the way up the first half needs to be pulled towards the lift hill. This is where your shaping is wrong. It's also a bit too wide, about a green rod too wide.

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#57 Mikecoastermaniac

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 08:38 PM

^So pretty much I need to redo the right side?
like this?
Oh and I added track ties to smooth the left side out more, will begin work on the right side tommorow. I want this thing to be accurate/good
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MaXair732865 (9:31:57 PM): seriously, i need a really compact layout
TehMike23 (9:32:07 PM):drop, loop, diveloop, zero-g, up into break run, helix..
MaXair732865 (9:32:12 PM): im not going to post this, dont worry
TehMike23 (9:32:15 PM): cockscrew, then station
MaXair732865 (9:32:28 PM): cockscrew? what the hell is that?
MaXair732865 (9:32:44 PM): sexuall? Innuendo much?
MaXair732865 (9:32:55 PM): Dang
TehMike23 (9:33:06 PM): ahahahah


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#58 LCAL

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 05:19 AM

Whoa. very, very nice. I think that design will work. Support it tons, though.


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#59 Geartooth

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 05:41 AM

That would make it look great.
Also Millennium Force ran great on Wednesday.<2 rides :)

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#60 Panchuk

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 06:34 AM

It would look great like what you drew, and then just bank it so its parallel(sp?) with the drop again.

Nice overbank.

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