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[coasterguy]

As some of you heard this will probably be one of my

last coasters until i get back from a little break from knex. it will be a coaster that will

stand up for a bit something like coasterfreak's oasis. it will probably be

something of an out and back looping coaster featuring a 2'7" tall loop. im

not sure how long it will be, how high, or what else it will do, i only know about the

loop cause i all ready built it. i will be putting a lot of planning into this one and dont

expect it to be finished as fast as magnum or any of my other coasters. i will update

you on any more progress

The name of the coaster will be Clarion,

meaning clear and shrill. some synonyms are cloudless, fine, pleasant, rainless, sunny,

sunshiny, unclouded, undarkened. as you can see im not going for a dark of scary

coaster. it will be more of a classic styled coaster.

My next few posts have

pics of my loop which i worked on all last night and some of this morning. im still not

sure if i am completely satsifyed with. tell me what ya think.

Here is pic

one

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here is pic 2

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and this is pic 3

[sixflagsfreak56]

It sounds and looks very good! Good job!

Can't wait to see more!

[Lanceshield]

Wow, now that is a beautiful loop. But the supports

could use some work . J/K, that is like,

perfect!!! It's a thing to look at too. Is there some type of

design on top of it that kindof resembles lattice work or something like that? Overall,

very impressive.

[coasterguy]

thanks, the supports are basically box supports like i

use one just about every coaster ive made along with some extra supports so it can

make a loop and to give it more support.

[coasterguy]

update: i actually got a lot of work done today, i guess i

kinda got caught up in it. so far i have a 3'8"ft first hill, 2'7"ft

loop, and a 2'4" or so bunny hop. im still not sure what will come next. i

have a pic of it so far.

[Sum41914]

wow i cant wait to c this coaster complete. This

will be a good coaster to finish before you take a break i was thinking about taking a

break from knex for like a month or two, but then i said why do I need a break i only

built 2 "WORKING" models.

[gravitiatic]

....(WIDE EYES). That drop is hands down one of

the best and smoothest looking I have seen so far. Those supports are incredible, and

they're what I'd been planning to use on my next coaster. But I

didn't think they could be that pretty. You mind if I use that drop support style?

I'll give you all credit, but wow. I applaud you, and yes, take your time. Fine

work, fine work.

[GregM]

coasterguy, that is super nice looking. Good

job! Please keep up the good work.

[coasterguy]

thanks everyone .

well, with

the couple hours i had after school, baseball tryouts, and my trumpet lesson, i was able

to kinda finish the lift and began planning out the turnaround. i was thinking about

using the turnaround i used on my mustang model (you can see a pic of that at )http://www.knexcoast...rs_mustang.htm), but i

don't want to repeat that. the other options i was thinking about were a diving

turn to the ground and then a bunny hop right after that (kinda like on son of beast but

without the extra circles and it would be steeper), or a turnaround that is more of a flat

turn up in the air (kinda like coasterfreak11's oasis). then i also have a few

more ideas, but they would be hard to explain w/o pics or something

. if anyone has some

more ideas let me know.

[jumpboy]

If you want an inversion for the turnaround you could

do a batwing,pretzel knot( ),cobra

roll.immelmann.You could also do magnums turnaround if you want or a inclined helix

but that would probaly take most of the speed away.

[coasterguy]

what im really looking for, i guess, is something more

original. i dont really want to put another inversion, i think it would ruin the whole

classic yet modern kinda look im going for. maybe an inclined helix like thing would

work well, or even an inclined loop.

[Westside7th]

The coaster is fantastic and smooth! I love

it! I would suggest maybe adding a corkscrew or two at the very end but not

really have any other inversions apart from those 3. Also, my dad is a teacher and he

does the yearbook for the school he works at. The name of the yearbook is Clarion.

[coasterguy]

thanks, westside. i am thinking about sticking a barrel

roll hill in this coaster at some point. at first i was thinking about doing it instead of the

bunny hop after the loop, but i think i may try it after the turn around. i also dont think

anyone has built a barrel roll hill like on kumba. for the turnaround i am leaning toward

a over banked turn type thing kinda like on mf but not quite.

i also worked

on my coaster, doing some fine tuning while i decide exactly what to do for the rest of

the coaster. i raised the bunny hop after the loop by about 1/2in. and gave it more of a

parabola shape like a real coaster would have. you will see it in my next pic later on.

[jumpboy]

I kinda had a camelback barrel roll on vertical zing but

it was more like the hulks.<a

href='http://www.bgtguide....hp?album=123

s=9' target='_blank'>Here it is.</a>It doesn't matter though,if you did do it it

would be alot better then mine.Have you come up with a turnaround yet?

[coasterguy]

I am announcing a short exclusive viewing featuring a

lot of video for Clarion (the coaster isnt complete yet). There will be current photos,

video, and maybe some other goodies. I will be accepting 15 people from accross the

internet and it will last only a few days.

all spots

full

The EV will begin on Sunday (feb 29) at 12:00 noon est. and

will last until the following sunday.

[Lanceshield]

Who's number 1 (Lance's #1) Sign me

up!!!

[coasterguy]

i almost forgot, i have a new pic of clarion to post

[riordan]

Sign me up please. This is looking to be a nice coaster

so far. Keep it up!