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[CCI]

this is pics of the begining of thunderroad a model of a coaster at Carowinds
carowinds is not funding it but will be displaying it

the first hill was six ft tall with a 90 degree drop
Before:

After:
is 4/9 and a 85 degree drop second hill is 2ft

the car wont go over the second hill though, why?
cancellation

[BBaller347]

Well, the forum rules say to start a construction thread, you need pictures. So I suggest you get pictures quickly or this thread will be closed...

[MFFreak]

Not only that, you will be banned for 3 days...

[lazor 22]

^I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't ban a new person for breaking the rules once.

[CCI]

i will i gust cant figure out how to upload them help please?

[griffon14]

look at the tutorial for photo bucket in the the tutorial thread.
its pretty simple.

[CCI]

here s alink to a slide show of them for now on till i get the pics uploaded
YouTube - Thunder Road Knex coaster

[lazor 22]

Ok, that crest and drop WILL NOT do. It looks horrible and it actually wouldn't make it over that. The car would get stuck and make your chain break. Make the crest a continuous curve and do not make a vertical drop. And for the people who can't tell it (that's how small it is), it's at :30.

[eliavlevy]

Cute cat, but did you want us to comment the coaster or the cat instead?
Anyway, like lazor_22 said, the crest and drop are horrible.
It physically wont make the crest, and you would lose MUCH speed.
You should make it curved, circular. Not straight lines.

[Old_Hag]

Um.... Start out smaller. The crest is terrible (no offense), and no wooden coaster has a vertical drop.

[CCI]

i did some modifications last night ill get the pics from it now it was 6ft tall now its 4:9 and there is no vertical drop ill git them up by tonight it just wont get over the second hill witch is 2 ft
ps: my dad took the pics with the cat sorry :

[CCI]

this ride may be canceled tell me if you think its worth continuing if not i am to make an inverted steel coaster

[lazor 22]

Dude, YOU CAN NOT MAKE YOUR PULL IN/OUT LIKE THAT. Why? Because that is crazy small. Look at the real thunder road. The crest and drop and pull out are all one. I'm sorry but right now, this looks like shit.

[JPCoaster]

Do you have flexi rods?

[Ccron10]

Uhh.:eek
You REALLY need to shape the track better by using flexi rods. I bet the car can't make it through the course and seriously, on which coaster do you see the track doing 45 degree angles?
Please start over before you embarrass yourself.

[Pyro]

Have you ever seen Thunder Road? [sarcasm] Because Its totally a wooden Dive machine[/sarcasm]

[BGTKing]

Why don't you guys try to help get him started in the right direction? That's what this site is for, not lambasting someone that is clearly just beginning creating models.

[Outerlimits659]

Alright, well your drop has some major shaping issues so start off with this:

: Look here, it'll help: http://www.sscoaster...g-dummies-6521/

(: Make the lift smaller, it's easier to shape and smooth your elements that way.

©: Use flexi rods.

(D): Use pics of real coasters for comparisons. Also, I'm sure a lot of people on the site would be willing to draw over your drop pic to show you what it should look like.

That should help you with the basics, you'll get better as you go along.

-OL659-

[lazor 22]

You see the first drop? Compare it to yours.

[PrivatePickard]

Okay. First, try following this tutorial for a lift hill. --> http://www.sscoaster...-tutorial-8076/
That should get you one with a decent crest. Then just make the pullout very gradual and smooth. And as many people said, use flexi's.

Oh, and is Carowinds really going to display this?