boulderdashcci Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Hi there, for the last 10 years or so I've wanted to recreate Boulder Dash in Nolimits. Through various drafts I found that it didn't actually fit in NL1, so I kind of gave up on it until NL2 came out. I'm currently about 30% of the way through the track and have some 3d models of the station and surrounding buildings in progress. I'm building with FVD++ and hand building in NoLimits 1 and porting over to NoLimits2 as I feel it gives me more control and is a better way to approach the circle/straight geometry that the ride uses. I'm fairly confident the ride will be as accurate as possible. Right now I'm working on the approach to curve 9, and I'm hoping to be into the turnaround by next week. Motivation has been iffy at times lately going a few weeks between doing anything, so I'm hoping if there's some interest that will push me into working on it more. Anyway, here are some pictures of what I have thus far: Thanks for looking, and feedback is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschu Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Holy Sh!t that's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 This looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArrowHater Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I love the amount of detail you've put into the scenery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulderdashcci Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 The station is actually scaled to within a quarter inch. All of the lumber is to actual dimensional scale (an 8" beam actually being 7 1/4" etc). The station railings are 42" which was easy to figure out since they keep the height stick attached to them. The rest of the models are a mix of guesswork/known measurements and Google Earth measurements but I think are fairly close. The whole ride will likely be custom supported when I get to that point and the areas immediately surrounding the ride will be pretty highly detailed (probably the midway between BD and wildcat will be as far as I go). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 This looks awesome! I'll actually be there a week from today for some epic night rides. I love how large the hills look without the mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulderdashcci Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Started on some station railings today before work which is really starting to tie it together. Unfortunately I haven't done much with the track past C9 due to coming down with a bad cold. Hoping I'll have some free time coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderDash Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Absolutely gorgeous. Looks amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now