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[Keith]

KOBOLD - A elf like thing that is apart of the

German Mythlogy, that live in the woods and play mean tricks on people walking

through the woods...

SS Man Coasters is proud to anocunce their

newest coaster - Kobold. Kolbold will feature a (roughly) 5 1/2 foot tall lift hill and

decent. The coaster will (hopefully) feature three inverstions including: (In order)
Interlocking Corkscrews ( 2 Invertions )
Barell Roll ( 1 Invertion )



SS Man Coasters is proud to say that it will be first (I think, tell me if I'm

worng) Interlockign Corkscrew featured on SS Coasters! As you may see in SS

Man's sig there is a link to my Kobold pic. This pic features a picture of the

interlocking corkscrews. KOBOLD - COming Soon!!!!

Edit: I have decided to show you a sneek preview of the interlocking

corkscrews!

[gforce]

Nice interlocking corkscrews. They look real good

10/10 there/

[nitro9003]

I think that you have the first interlocking corkscrews

on this site. But I already saw them on Andrew's K'nex Coaster

Showcase.

[knex_krazy]

yer i do remember seeing them at andrews site it starts

with an f but i cant think of the name but yer very good 10/10 from me to.

[Keith]

Well I didn't want to come to this, but...

Kobold will no longer exsist. After the 5 foot STRAIGHT drop the train only makes

it through the first corkscrew. I can't get it through the second. After

modification after modification it still won't work! I'm sad to anounce

that Kobold will be taken down inorder to buidl another coaster which will feature a

never done before thing! You'll see soon!

P.S. I think I

may keep the Kobold name, we'll see...

[Keith]

Thank you for caring. I know eveybody is sad about

the demolition. Thanks for everyones suporrt!

[gravitiatic]

Well, I do care cuz those corks looked awesome. Just

gotta ask though: have you tried WD-40 or machine oil on the axles before or yet?

You would be amazed how far the train will go compared to stock with oiled axles.

Just be careful applying. Take your time, unscrew each wheel set and use a toothpick

or needle to apply small drops inside the axle hole and reinsert the metal axle. It took

me over an hour to do four cars, so have patience. It will pay off. That irritating plastic

sound of the train will disappear after all the wheels are oiled, and it will sound just like

a real train: quiet except for the sound of moving air. Do give it a try before the track

comes down, please, if you haven't. If not, hope to see

those locks again sometime.

[Keith]

I have used butter, but and it helped alot, but it still

didn't make it through. If I want to add WD-40 I'd have to wait 'til

next year (like Jan 1) to do anything to it, I'll be driving to Ohio tommarrow, or I

guess that would eb today since its after 12.

[FunkMaestro]

Butter?!? Wasnt that messy?

[Keith]

Well it was the spray kind. I just squirted it on the

whells and it did wonders.

[FunkMaestro]

It just seems wrong in my head... butter is

food!!!!