105 replies to this topic

[coastermaniac]

No offense, but this update on friday with one stupid picture and then you comment on Monday is just really annoying. The drop looks really wierd btw. The pullout is too long and the start of the drop looks bad.

I have to agree with him, it's a bit annoying.

Drop is nice and steep, but the end of the pullout is a bit straight.

[Pyro]

How do you keep that yellow rod base from tipping? my coastser is half that size and my lift keep falling over and hitting me in the head.
Oh yeah and whats an accelorator coaster?

[RightWayTrey]

I think updating on a friday is a very good idea. Then I always know if there's an update. If you haven't done anything during the week just don't update until next week.

[Maverix]

lilmikemarian: The bottom of the drop isn't fully supported, and I went back and fixed that up over the weekend anyway.

LCAL: The reason I'm updating like this is so that the thread stays alive and I can get the most critique on the coaster's as posible.

spoofa: That turn is on Aquiix and is supposed to be like that.

GForce: Thanks, and I'm not telling

CoasterManiac: Strait spot has been fixed.

B&M Krazy: I have laterals on the base. And an accelerator is an Intamin Launched coaster.

RightWayTrey: Thanks

Gila is here...

[Maverix]

Well sorry for no pictures, but I've been working on the final video for Aquiix. Sadly I've got to re-shoot the video because there are to many dropped frames. Construction should pick up once I get the video done.

Gila is here...

[Pyro]

AWWWWWWWWWW well whatever this thing is going to be epic (i hope...)
:boom:mcy

[Maverix]

Ahh screw friday updates. Well I finished the lift and made the first turn of the pre-lift.







Project GILA is here...

[DDRman732865]

Your pullin is tiny and your gear is too low. Besides that, nothing else looks bad.

[rollercoasterfanatic919]

Yay, you used my chain guide! I wish I had that many orange connectors though, I can't make mine that long. The gear is low, but as long as you have tubing extending down to it (it looks like you do) then it's fine. I like the turn too, great job!

[Maverix]

Well not an update for GILA but for Aquiix.
It's the "final" video. I was going to make a real final video but when I went to upload the clips, there were to many dropped frames. Anway here.

[da master826]

^LOL it didn't make it to the lift. But a great coaster none the less.

Your Giga seems to be coming along fine.

[christian]

^ LOL we're not blind... point out the obvious will yah?

The giga is lookin' pretty sweet (although I haven't really seen a lot of it; oh well).

-MIBB)

[Maverix]

^&^^ Read the description, it makes it to the chain but there's no motor on the chain so it rolls back.

[coasterfanatic11]

geez, those boosters scared the crap out of me!
I like the giga so far, the gear on the bottom seems low, but other than that it's good.

-cf11 :cool:

[Maverix]

It's been a little while. Here's why...













GILA is here...

[SwimZONE]

It's banked to much outwards on the turn outside the station, also the top of the main hill could use some more structural supporting.

[Maverix]

I suppose I should have cleared some things up first.

The turn out of the station is supposed to be banked like that, it's an incorrectly banked turn.

And the first hill doesn't shake, and I'm not even done supporting yet.(just laterals and connecting the two towers that hold it up.

And if you look, you'll notice that the track straight out of the station, the tubing is not connected to the x-ties, this is also on perpous(SP) as it is meant to be a trick-track.

[Cardsandcoasters]

I think it looks great Maverix, the prelift course will look great with the changes you're making . I really like your pullout for the drop btw.

[da master826]

In the 5th pic. some of the cross-ties aren't snapped into the tubing.

[knexems]

^

And if you look, you'll notice that the track sraight out of the station, the tubing is not connected to the x-ties, this is also on perpous(SP) as it is ment to be a trick-track.

Everything looks good, but does the train really ride along the trick-track smoothly?