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[MP thrill rides]

These day k'nex roller coasters keep on getting better and better and the most realistic kind of coaster you can make is with tube supports.This tutorial will show you how to make tube supports,bases for the supports,and how to connect them sideways.

1.the tube support.



When making a tube support try to have the black connectors not all line up doing so will creat a week spot.

2.The base.



This is the base that Gump made up for Speed O Fear.It is very strong.

3.connecting the supports sideways.



Most coasters today dont have the supports angeled out at a 45* angel.This is how I do it but I'm shore there is other ways.

4.The base for the sideways support.



I dont know if this is the best way to do it but it worked for me.


I hope this helps some people understand tube supports more.If anyone wants to add on to this be my guest.

[kingdakrazy]

There's many different ways to do it. You just have to expirement a little

[MP thrill rides]

^I know I was just showing how I do it.

[TheBigCobraRoll]

this should get stickied.

-TBCR

[the_burrito_master]

^yeah and get improved by other users. like adding there own pictures of connection points.

V well even if it's not like gumps it still is really strong it works great on my tube supported coaster.

[DJMK]

Thats nothing like gumps. I suggest studying them more if you want them to be stronger.

[MP thrill rides]

^In the second pic that is how Gump made his base for speed o fear.^^Thats what this thread is for people showing how they use tub supports.

[DJMK]

Umm.. no?
http://www.dutchdeta...eedofear_08.jpg

And the tubes arent as strong as gump's either.
http://www.dutchdeta...eedofear_23.jpg

Edited by Jogumpie, 04 September 2013 - 08:29 AM.

[MP thrill rides]

Well I was close.What do you mean the tubes arn't as strong as Gumps?

[~stεεlspectrum~]

There are many, many different ways to make tube supports. A massive tutorial would be required to tell all the different ways to do tube supports. Personally, I hate tutorials for stuff like this (nothing personal) because then all the noobs want to try making 10ft. recreations with tube supports and crazy stuff like that.

[MP thrill rides]

If you have joined less then a month ago then don't look at this thread.^I hope that helped.

[Jogumpie]

Yesterday I was just thinking of making a tutorial.

[MP thrill rides]

^please feel free to add on.

[RCT2123]

I will add on also. My way is slightly different then everyone else's of course. So you will experience the RCT2123 way. My best advice for tube supports would be the connections. there really is no basic system when it comes to this, you just need to experiment with what is strongest. I suggest not following the usual connections of k'nex, you need to stress and bend things to make them work best...

-Rct2123:cool:

[Loop De Loop]

Wow this is awsome.

[RCT2123]

Here is my contribution...

Here are the realistic box supports...







To emphasize my point of stressing pieces...





Close ups of my tube to tube / tube to track connections...









My kick ass same footer supports. This emphasizes the random connections I mentioned...





This is what some of you may have missed. I do not use the snowflake connectors because I have like none of them. Instead I just use the blue 3D connector. It's basically just as strong, and uses the basically useless 3D connectors. You will see the other purple/grey 3D's in random places...



This pic is courtesy of KCB Designs. My very strong single single low footer...



-Rct2123:cool:

[MP thrill rides]

Looks very strong rct2123.I think Gump steelspectrum and mikes coasters should show us how they use tube supports.

[kne` builder]

Great work, MP thrill rides.
I want to try it on my next coaster.

[rexdino5]

I can never make the tubing supports like... attach to the rollercoaster track strong enough becuase the roller coaster goes side to side. Well here's some pics.

[rexdino5]

I can't figure out how to make it strong.