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[maarten12]

wow, that looks good. I like the banking and supports of the turn, you may want to change the transition between the drops and the turns but it's not necessary

[Bezempje95]

Update No.5

Late update, i build 2 sort of stengel dives and added motors to the chain.
Next im going to build 2 hills and turns into the station.

Pictures;

Overview


Stengel dive


Stengel dive pov


Motors



Video

[Kevyn230]

That Stengel dive looks a bit too straight at the top. But apart from that its fine

[rollercoasterfanatic919]

I saw those turns move quite a bit. I think if you strengthen them or tape them to the floor, you will be able to get more hight out of those stengel dives.

[~stεεlspectrum~]

^ I agree. Try taping the turns to the ground and adding more supportive connections.

[Jogumpie]

I think I need to post a thread called "What's a Stengel dive and what's not?"

[Bezempje95]

Update No.6

Big update,
I have build the Full Circuit, Build the automated part, a station and added some more supports to the turns.

The final video will be around Sunday and the coaster will be taped to the ground.

The automatic part works like this,
The car hits a lever, the lever drops a ball, the ball falls on a switch, the switch turns the smaller lift and the coaster lift on, the ball goes up the lift, the balls drops into a timed parkour, the ball fals on the off switch witch turns all motors off and the ball resets in the first position.

im going to make some small brakes so the cars are at same speed.

Pictures:

Overview


Station


Ground View


Turns into station


Automation



Video

[mynci321]

The layout is pretty short, but everything looks nicely shaped. I like the automatic lift.

[Spitfire]

I think I need to post a thread called "What's a Stengel dive and what's not?"

LOL, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe people don't like calling overbanks, err, overbanks, so they title them stengel dives?

I don't know. But good idea.

[Bezempje95]

Final Video!

Link
YouTube - Fighter - K'Nex Coaster



http://www.sscoaster...-2/fighter-523/