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[knex-man]

After building Moloch for the exposition in Oosterhout I decided to build another rollercoaster. It is going to be a B&M Mega Coaster. There are no plans for the layout yet.

[Jumpge]

Pretty nice! There are a few things wrong though...

One, the crest of the lift looks a little sharp. Make it like your Dominator's crest and it will look good.
Two, The pullout looks a little small.
And three, i think that the drop has a sharp spot.

You don't have to listen to a builder like me about the last two thing if you don't want to, but the first one should be a definite.

[Jogumpie]

I'd have to say this is looking very good. Not sure about the position of the gear, though. Have you used one or two gears? Running the chain over one single gear reduces speed loss when the train rolls past it.

[rollercoasterfanatic919]

The crest and drop looks great, just like a B&M. I might start the pullout half a granite or a bit more higher though, it looks a little bit tight. Good job though!

[~stεεlspectrum~]

I'd have to say this is looking very good. Not sure about the position of the gear, though. Have you used one or two gears? Running the chain over one single gear reduces speed loss when the train rolls past it.

Oh, I had always wondered why you only used one gear. That's a nice idea.

The pullout does look a tad small...

[Antinos]

The drop looks just like a B&M hyper. Keep it up.

[knex-man]

Thanks for your comments!

I´ve got a little update:











Please tell me whether the shaping is right, so I can start adding a lot of supports to the pull out (it will really need them).

[rsteele06711]

I love the shaping dude! Here is a no-gear solution that I recently invented. (Can I patent it?)

Blurriez!!!

[knex-man]

I love the shaping dude! Here is a no-gear solution that I recently invented. (Can I patent it?)

Thanks! That is indeed a good no-gear solution, but I have seen it before.

I have an update, the camelback is 4/7 done, hope you like it!

[maarten12]

wow, that's some pure awesomeness. I really like to see you're building again! Keep it up

[Blackkitty]

I think that the hill is a little too straight for my liking.

[RCExtreme]

Everything looks good except the crest of the hill. Maybe lower the top of the crest slightly to make it less sharp.

[TheSUCKCrew]

Yeah, that camelback looks a bit staight...
Also what ^ said, fix the crest.

-Suck.

[Maverix]

That is about as perfect a B&M camel-back hill as you're going to get. Good job

[Sniggeh]

It's looking nearly perfect. All I can point out is that there are a couple of minor bumps in the camelback's crest. Great job and keep it up.

[Millcreek47]

Everything looks good except the crest of the hill. Maybe lower the top of the crest slightly to make it less sharp.

Yeah, that camelback looks a bit staight...
Also what ^ said, fix the crest.

-Suck.

The crest of b&m camelbacks are what make b&m coasters amazing... That sharp spot gives it that pop of airtime.

Spectacular hill knexman! Keep it up. You're inspiring my next project!

[knex-man]

Thank you for the comments! I really appreciate them.

I changed the hill a little bit, the pull in is now a little bit bigger, to make it look less straight. I also added more supports and made the crest smoother (it's still got that little pop though )

[Jogumpie]

Looking delicious. You are currently building in parts until the garage can be used as construction site again?

[Jumpge]

I like it but i think that its a little to straight still. I think you should make the hill more like This. Use the hill in the background for a reference. I think it would look better IMO. As soon as i posted that and looked at the pic and compared them, i realized that they are the same! LOL! Just make it look a little more like this then. It doesn't have to be a higher hill but a little more rounded at the top and more of a pull up. Just use that pic please.

[dk36870]

Looking Great, though if your supports get weak on that drop,

you could put box supports from middle of drop to support column holding up lift hill.

Just a suggestion from a Micro Creator:tmbs