34 replies to this topic

[Millcreek47]

More banking in the middle?

[lazor 22]

How many bases do you have?

[JPCoaster]

That's almost perfect! Keep up the good work, can't wait to see the rest.

[coastermaniac]

Uber mega update.

Not really but something, a VIDEO with me talking (woot), Be kind to my wonderful canadien accent and comment please.

PB210001.flv video by coastermaniac0 - Photobucket

[Rollerboaster]

Hmmm, maybe its the train? My suggestion would be to keep the loop the same size but make the pullout lower.

[kne` builder]

I think you should make the lift steeper.
In the vid it looks like about 35deg.
If you would make it steeper, it would make it over the loop.

[Sheikra_rocks]

Make the crest a little sharper and the train will make it over. Like this:

[coastermaniac]

^thanks but it makes it over, I re-did it, I don't show in the video but it does.

I will re-do the loop and if it doesn't work I'll have to raise my drop probably...

[coastermaniac]

Ok I re-did totally my layout, nothing worked out and the sit down trains sucks.

So I did a plain and simple layout because I need it to work consistenly at the science fair. Unfortunately I'll have to push the train over the crest because it got undone. But that's no big deal since I'll be right behind the coaster the whole time of the expo.

Pics and video:







Comment please !

[Little Kuriboh]

I wish i had enough peices for that........... the transitions are really good. Im not a fan of the 'staying close to ground or "low"' track. You should try and get a pheonix. It will solve your lift problems.

[RCmaniac31]

It looks good, but why dont you just switch the metal wheels on your invert train with the plastic ones on your floorless? I'm guessing your not because the floorless doesn't work well with the lift...

Anyway, keep building!


RC

[coastermaniac]

I wish i had enough peices for that........... the transitions are really good. Im not a fan of the 'staying close to ground or "low"' track. You should try and get a pheonix. It will solve your lift problems.

How can I say this ?... well honestly the pheonix is nothing compared to the scorpion, the train sucks and the only good thing about it is the lift hill. And my layout is like this because I have to make it fit in the back of a car.

It looks good, but why dont you just switch the metal wheels on your invert train with the plastic ones on your floorless? I'm guessing your not because the floorless doesn't work well with the lift...

Anyway, keep building!

RC

Hmm... because I can't ? and yes the floorless works flawlessly with the lift but CD didn't put side-wheels on theses trains, so they are extremely inconsistent. The difference of speed with my floorless and my invert train is enormous.

Anyway it will stay like this because I don't have much time left.

[Jack Rimer]

The Phoenix trains are actually more efficient in a straight line than the inverteds. If your Phoenix train is not working consistently, you probably have a wheel that is dislodged. Check to be sure all the wheels are in place and spinning freely.

[Little Kuriboh]

I wasnt able to get a scorpion this Christmas i'm going to save my money...
the pheonix lift does help alot. The trains are good. And switching the wheels gave me a idea... Im going to the hardware store and hobby store to find some metal wheels the same size as the knex plastics.

[lazor 22]

For a Hyper I would choose the phoenix trains, but with a twisty layout inverted trains are the way to go. Nice model BTW.