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[~stεεlspectrum~]

After completing Stealth, and cancelling Apollo13, I have decided to recreate Terminator: The Coaster, a woodie currently under construction af Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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Im hoping to finish this before the real coaster opens, so this will be the first do that hopefully.

I am using a green/red base rod, and the lift will be around 8 greens tall.
Pics soon!

[TheBigCobraRoll]

Sounds good as, looks good as.

Get the popcorn out.:lurk hint hint

[Jogumpie]

Hocus pocus ... *moved to Upcoming Models*

[metallicais1337]

ummmmm..... no offense, but i think that this is not going to work out because of lack of speed. maybe if you did this in like a giant warehouse thingy like gump did with python, and you had like 50 times as many pieces as him, then this would work out,because it would have to be higher than 8 green rods. my current coaster, glacius, is only like 8 or 9 reds tall, and it doesnt have nearly enough speed to make it through such a layout as terminators.

so, just pointing out, if this coaster gets canceled, i called it, but if you finish it, i sound like a complete asshole.

[RCT2123]

^Either way you said too much...

I have many doubts. I doubt you will have the pieces or the speed to do anything like this...

Whatever though, good luck...

-Rct2123:cool:

[The KNex Weasel]

^Well, I saw Stealth, and that's not easy to build, but it turned out good. Thus proving he does indeed have some quality building experience.

You're right about the fact that Terminator might be pushing his limits a bit more than he'd want it to, though. Maybe something a little less extreme would do better at the moment. And it'll have to be WAY taller than 8 green/red rods. My best guess is 12 at the least.

[metallicais1337]

^ and ^^ thats EXACTLY summary of what i posted in my post ^^^...

Congrats, this post is pointless we can all read. Cut out the spamming...-Rct2123

[decaxxeca]

you can probsally do it but it will be very hard do to the fact that your re-creing a nonexistant coaster,i haven't even seen a pic of it so i have no idea if its possible or not but best of luck

[~stεεlspectrum~]

^ I will build it as it is built in real life. I already know the first half of the layout.
I have enough pieces for this, that shouldn't be a problem. The only thing Im concerned about is speed. If I don't have enough, it will just be Terminator's cousin then Meaning, Ill just shorten the layout.

Ill try to make it around 10 greens tall. The layout is pretty close to the ground--the first few elements are just really short hills, and a big turnaround.

[spousl16]

Ten green rods seems awfully tall for a lifthill, doesn't it?

[Coaster55]

^ He's probably going to need that much.

Good luck though, there's a lot of turns and small hills that will kill speed quickly.

[RCT2123]

^Well, I saw Stealth, and that's not easy to build, but it turned out good. Thus proving he does indeed have some quality building experience.

Did I ever say a word about building experience?...

Well, you seem pretty dedicated so hell you know I wanna see a quality attempt at it. Hope you don't disappoint me, I might just have to ban you......

-Rct2123:cool:

[~stεεlspectrum~]

^^ Im only going to do 9 green rods; it seems pretty tall for my first ever woodie.
I should have pictures up soon, I finished the lift hill tonight.
Does anyone know of another place (besides RCDB) to find pictures of Terminators' construction? That would help a ton.

The lift hill's slope is 2/3. What is the degrees (from horizontal, obviously)? Just wondering, no hurry, you geometry geeks...;D

Could a mod rename this Terminator Salvation: The Coaster please?

[Jogumpie]

^33.7*

[~stεεlspectrum~]

^Thanks, close enough.
PICS!





Sorry for the bad picture lighting, I was using my smallest camera.
I still need to find a good length for the supporting struts coming up from the main structure so the track is straight; that's why it's wavy and undersupported.

Im only making it 9 greens tall--no taller. Im also gonna just work on the rest of the coaster before I do the chain lift because I dont feel like it right now.

Comment!

[G Force]

Stealth its dead. Are you shure you'll have enough room, that lift is huge.

[MP thrill rides]

This thing is looking very good.I don't see any problems eather.

[spousl16]

Your crest needs to be larger.

[DDRman732865]

^Find a pic of Terminator's crest, then prove him wrong.

ZOMGITSAWESOME!! [/sarcasm] But seriously, this seems like it should turn out great.

[spousl16]

^ I was not trying to prove him wrong, I simply stated that in comparison to the size of his lifthill, his crest is too small.