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[G Force]

Well construction has started on my newest coaster. It will be a B&M Invert similar to Raptor but it will also have a never before seen element, secret to everyone but me! Yes it will be called Eagle but if someone has something better please post it. The coaster will also be built in a diffrent area because it is has gotten very cold in my basement and Im sick of people wrecking my stuff. Anyways Pictures!



Heres the room I have.

Comments! Gosh we have a lot of family pictures around our house.

[~stεεlspectrum~]

Looks good so far, all I can say is that you won't be getting very many elements out of a drop that small. Let me guess...an inverted sea serpent?

[PlanetSaturn56]

That crest is way too small.

[G Force]

^^Well I'll try to get as many as possible.
^I think I fixed it.

I started the drop, but I dont think its shaped right, what do you think. I also added the custom cars.





Fixed crest

Comments

[pkiknex25]

Could you maybe get some pictures from further away? It's kinda hard to tell from that close.

[G Force]

Are these pictures better?




Comments

[pkiknex25]

It's probably needs more banking and less dropping at the very beginning of the drop. Maybe a bit steep too.


But still, very good job with the drop. I love it.

[christian]

It looks great to me. And yah, just do what ^ said.

-MIBB)

[Jplaz]

Name has been taken, it was a CD coaster built by NitroRyder33, IIRC.

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[G Force]

I think I fixed the drop, but I dont have time for pictures. Im about to leave for a late breakfast. I might have time latter today or tomarrow.

I checked the trademarking threads and I didnt see Eagle trademarked by anyone. But isnt CD trademarking seprate from Knex trademarking. Sorry if Im wrong.

[G Force]

Sorry for the double post but I finished the drop! I still think something is wrong with the shape in the last picture, but It could just be the angle. The pullout is also small but it the cars get very close to the floor so I cant really make it bigger without making lots of changes with the supports. B&M Invets usually have small pullouts. But what do you guys think, keep it, or change it?




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[pkiknex25]

Yes, last picture is not good. If you were trying to heartline it, you did it the opposite way than supposed to. The track is heartlined to a sit down instead of an invert. It should be fine if the pull out is moved to the right (picture perspective) a granite rod.
The rest of the drop is perfect though.

[Outerlimits659]

I think I would change it....pullout is way too small, and the drop's too steep. Make it more like this....



You can see, it should be more gentle sloped. I think your banking's pretty good just change the angle and enlarge the pullout.

[G Force]

I actually tried to make the drop more like Katun at Mirabilandia.
http://rcdb.com/ig764.htm?picture=25
http://rcdb.com/ig764.htm?picture=24
As you can see the drop is much steeper and the pullout is small. But I see what ^ was tring to say sense the coaster is based off of Raptor. But I probably will fix the pullout because the trains get to close to the ground.

I did fix the heartlining problem. I just moved the pullout a small white rod, it isnt heartlined but Raptor and Katun arnt either. Ill try to get pictures tomarrow. Next is a loop, it will hopefuly be around 3 gray rods tall. The drop supports are 5 gray rods tall. Comments

[CP-ephY]

You're just looking at it from an angle that makes it appear steeper, when in reality it's not.

[G Force]

Well I fixed the heartlining problem and made the pullout bigger. But I didnt fix the steepness. I think it would give more of an adrenaline rush if the drop was steper. I also have a space limmitation so I want to get loop and a turnaround in and I dont want the loop to be super small.




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[MP thrill rides]

OH i diddnt even see this.It looks a little to steep to me but other then that it looks good.

[DDRman732865]

I like steep...

Nice cars.

[spooffa]

I have to agree with MP thrill with this one, but i think the banking is good.

[RCT2123]

What is wrong with freaking steep drops on inverts? I think it would be thrilling as hell...

I like it, move on...

-Rct2123:cool: