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[pkiknex25]

I've seen Gump build so many times before. All those tubings and colors are temporary.

No idea what's happening at the bottom. I'm guessing a slight turn down there?

[Cedars650258516]

That's truly awesome I like the ovalness of the drop how it curves into itself. I like it!

[LukeIsLuke]

Great Job. The bottom is really confusing me. This is looking good.

At first I didn't read through and thought that those box supports were final

[NitroDude319]

I actually like the different pieces of tubing for some reason. Everthing looks nice and smooth. I also like your tubes.

[Britfag]

nice, nice.
whats up next? how tall do you think you can make the loop?

[coasterfanatic11]

Haha, at first I thought that there was going to be a loop around the lift. I like what you've got, except the pullout. It just looks kinda... weird.

-cf11 :cool:

[coastercrazy10]

I like it, but if you were going after a B&M style drop it needs a bit of work:


'course, if you weren't going for that, don't worry about it. It looks cool as it is, just not beemerish, which i can't help but sense that was the look you were going for.

It also seems like the heartlining is a bit excessive in the pullout. Not sure if you were planning on changing it but at this scale it seems a bit much where it is at the moment.

-CC10

[Jogumpie]

"The Gumpinator"
A loop emerges

Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands - August 16th, 2009 - Dutch Details has begun construction on the loop that follows the first drop. With temporary supports, the workers have tried to create the shape of the track. However, CEO Jogumpie has his doubts.

Jogumpie: 'The pull-in into the loop is not shaped perfectly and although we know that the train will make it through the loop, we are wondering if we should go back to the track and redo that part.'

Many people criticized the unfinalized pull-out of the drop. With extra footage, Dutch Details hopes to show that the banking is sufficient enough and lateral g-forces won't be as high as feared.

Jogumpie: 'Following are pictures of what has been built so far. Please give us your opinion on the loop's pull-out.'

Edited by Jogumpie, 14 March 2013 - 03:33 PM.
Updating all my construction threads.

[griffon14]

Beautiful. just straight up sexy. there is a small straight spoot though in the last pic. in the pullin to the loop between the last tube support and the box sopports.

other than that its amazing.

[coastercrazy10]

I don't think that loop is shaped right at all. It's too wide, i think.

Also the pullout is better but it seems like there's a lot of lateral motion without any banking at the very bottom (first picture). Currently i see it being "Unbank-straight-bank-unbank" where it should just be "unbank-bank-unbank" then into the loop.

-CC10

[the_burrito_master]

yeah as you stated the pullout and pullin to the loop are kinda weird. the pull out of the drop is small and the pullin to the loop has a large strait spot in it.

[~stεεlspectrum~]

I don't really like how the drop turns/banks to the right at the end, it just doesn't look right. The loop is a little wide too.

[Jogumpie]

"The Gumpinator"
The loop nears completion

Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands - August 17th, 2009 - "The Gumpinator" is about to publish its next element. But first, the loop needs to be completed. Construction workers have removed the temporary supports and are currently working on the final supports.

The pull-out between the drop and the loop has been tweaked a little again. Minor bending and movement of the track reduced the straightness and made the pull-out one more fluent piece of track.

The banking of part of the pull-out has been changed as well. A connection between a support and the track has had a minor change, which increased the banking by a few degrees.

Jogumpie: 'From certain angles it is hard to see that there is actual banking on the pull-out. We don't feel we need to change the pull-out again, though.'

The loop's exit will be closer to the ground than the entrance and the track will move towards the right after the loop. That is all that Dutch Details can say about the rest of the layout.

Edited by Jogumpie, 14 March 2013 - 03:47 PM.
Updating all my construction threads.

[NitroDude319]

I think the loop looks 100% better now. You shaped it great!

EDIT: Whats with the news type of updates?

[SwimZONE]

Is a direct sideview possible?

Looks good from the angles provided.

[Millcreek47]

a side view would be great. from what i can see it looks perfect.

[Cardsandcoasters]

The drop looks incredible in that second picture. From what I can see the loop is grand, but like said before, there isn't a true sideview.

[~stεεlspectrum~]

Looking very good, Gump. The drop is much better than before, and so is the loop. How's the shaking?

[Antinos]

I still don't like it. Yes, you did increase the banking, and that's fine, but there's still a lot of lateral movement that's going to kill speed. Right as the loop starts, you can see more lateral movement into the loop, and this is caused by the pullout.

Edited by Jogumpie, 14 March 2013 - 03:49 PM.
Updating all my construction threads.

[Jogumpie]

there isn't a true sideview.

True. It is very hard to make a perfect sideview, because the lift is right in front of the loop.

How's the shaking?

No shaking at all. Only the pull-out drops down about 1 millimeter when the train passes by.

I still don't like it. Yes, you did increase the banking, and that's fine, but there's still a lot of lateral movement that's going to kill speed. Right as the loop starts, you can see more lateral movement into the loop, and this is caused by the pullout.

What would you want to see changed? And how? The drop turns slightly more than 180 degrees, and since I wanted the loop parallel to the drop, I needed the pull-out to be turning to the right. I see no hope in changing it again, especially cause I don't see what it should be like in your view. Then again I have to say that this angle makes the unbanking/banking process look like it's very short. I should try to get a picture of the pull-out from right above it, or perpendicular to the track.

O yeah, there's a change in the tubing (on the right) in the pull-in of the loop. I'll replace the tubing next time, cause I feel it creates a bump in the track.