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[BGTKing]

Good info guys. Keep it up. I will get to it eventually.

[pkiknex25]

Nice pics. It's good to see K'nex make the adjustment to go with normal sized rods better.

[lazor 22]

I will get a scan of the speed coaster parts list and add it to my entry. I also made a custom from only one speed coaster that I will post. Sorry no video though.

[The KNex Weasel]

I apologize for bumping this thread, but I have the parts count for the Loopin' Lightning set (in List form):

Micro Rods:
Black: 6
Yellow: 3
Gray: 11
Red: 11
Purple: 3
Blue: 6
Orange: 2

Micro Connectors:
Tan: 1
Purple: 17
Yellow: 9
Light Gray: 4
Red: 5
Blue: 10
Silver: 5

Standard Rods:
Red Transfer rod: 7
Green Transfer rod: 8
Green: 16
White: 12
Blue: 18
Yellow: 19
Red: 53
Gray: 38

Standard Connectors:
Yellow-Green Transfer connector: 14
Black Y Connector: 9
Orange 3D Clip: 2
Tan: 1
Purple: 1
Light Gray: 1
Orange Straight: 7
Red: 12
Green: 8
Silver: 43
Yellow: 13
Blue: 29
White: 1

Others:
Straight track: 7
Counterclockwise curved track: 13
Blue Spacer (standard-size): 12
Silver Spacer (standard-size): 39
Black Rod Cap: 5
Micro Chain Link: 129
Chain Guide: 7
Black Gear for micro chain: 2
Shiny Blue coaster car: 2
Motor: 1

[Sora1995]

There's also the Sonic Blizzard Coaster, the Speed Demon Coaster (a re-color of the Renegade Run... Way to go K'NEX), and the Cobra's Curse Dueling Coaster (a RENAME of the Hornet Swarm Dueling Coaster and only has 2 cars!!!).

[Maxwell58]

Sorry to bump again but this is such a helpful thread. I'm going to post a parts count of the cosmic twist coaster and the RR2 when I get them

[sathothy]

Sorry for bumping this thread but i have some other piececounts
Speed demon coaster
http://desmond.image....jpg&res=medium
Vertical viper coaster
http://desmond.image....jpg&res=medium
Corkscrew coaster
http://desmond.image....jpg&res=medium
I will post more piececounts when i get more sets.

[Maxwell58]

Has the Loopin' Lightning been posted yet?

EDIT: I will take a picture of it and post it on here.

[Maxwell58]

Loopin' Lightning


I wanted to say that the curved track pieces create bumps and straight spots if you connect more than one together.

Pinned track is better. It saves speed because the tabbed track pulls apart very easily, and this creates little spaces between track segments. With the pins, the track is tightly joined together. The sideways T shape if the joints is also another bad thing. The wheels run over these, and the train loses a slight amount of speed. In VV, we need as much speed as we can get. With pinned track, there is a smooth transition from section to section. I know this because I replaced all of my tabbed track with pinned track on my other coaster Rampage, and noticed a better speed. IMO pinned track looks better too. The only drawbacks are that there is no curved track pieces, and it creates bumps and straight spots if you try to shape it to very small elements.

[sathothy]

^You can also put elastics between the sections so the track so the track sections will not get pulled apart.

[Maxwell58]

^You can also put elastics between the sections so the track so the track sections will not get pulled apart.

Not sure what you mean. Can you post a picture explaining what your saying?

EDIT: More info on VV vs Normal Slimtrack. The 3D connectors in Vertical Vengeance form very weak connections to other VV 3D connectors. As a result, they pull apart easier. I recommend combining one Vertical Vengeance 3D with one regular Slimtrack 3D. I'll post pictures to explain.

[pkiknex25]

A bit random, but how many of the long blue rods (same length as grey rods, 7.5 inches) does the Starburst Spinner have?

[sathothy]

A bit random, but how many of the long blue rods (same length as grey rods, 7.5 inches) does the Starburst Spinner have?

The starbust spinner has 33 bleu rods