kennywood!007 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Thats truely AMAZING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterguy618 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Amazing Job. That is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 siestakey< how many tracks you used for makin' real el toro model? hopefully that'll be sorta one with a big hit among your friendly guys. amazing model ever i see. hang on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Dude that is giant! With the track the way it is it kind of looks like Steel Dragon's track. Anyways, it looks really good, cant wait for the next update and I hope Gadv lets you put in there. My only concern is if it will finish the course....damn Knex friction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastakid Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I think I'm in love.... This thing is officially GIANT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Are you going to paint the structure when it's done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 ^no. Okay, the second hill is 60%. It makes it over great. Some of you are porbably going to be like, whoa, that's to small, but NO! ITS NOT!!! lol. I've heard that too much on other sites. You wanna know why it's not though? Here: 188 divided by 29 (1:29 model) is 6.53567blah blah, and 112 divided by 29 is 3.609803blah blah, and the drop is 6 feet 6 inches, and the second hill is 3 feet 9 inches, so it's bigger 188 - 112 = 66. 66 dived by 29 = 2.275... There is a 2 foot 3 inch difference between the hills. [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Hey wait a minute is this Brandon??? I'm ztarhills from aim. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 haha, yeah it is! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerholden Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 ^no.Okay, the second hill is 60%. It makes it over great. Some of you are porbably going to be like, whoa, that's to small, but NO! ITS NOT!!! lol. I've heard that too much on other sites. You wanna know why it's not though? Here: 188 divided by 29 (1:29 model) is 6.53567blah blah, and 112 divided by 29 is 3.609803blah blah, and the drop is 6 feet 6 inches, and the second hill is 3 feet 9 inches, so it's bigger 188 - 112 = 66. 66 dived by 29 = 2.275... There is a 2 foot 3 inch difference between the hills. Â ....What?? That's quite a math problem you've got there. Anyways the ride's looking great! Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Actually, theres a simple math theory that I've discovered also applies to rollercoaster hill lenght. I forgot what the theory is called though. Anyway, take Little Bill's Giggle Coaster for example. First you compare all the hill heigths. The ratio on LBGC is 5,3,2,1,1. Now look at that ratio, starting at the last his, and going backwards. The pattern is that the previous 2 numbers equal the next one (1+1=2. 2+1=3. 3+2=5, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 ^wtf are you talkin' about? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheapalcohol Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I understand what he's saying, but I'm not sure if it's relevant on most coasters. Is this the case for all/most coasters? If so, awesome! (I'm not sure why I find that amazing, lol.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 care to explain? in easy english? oh, and just wanted to let you guys know, I re-did the hill, it's perfect now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBannedKid Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Define perfect... Â Anyways, neat model...I'm following it a little on SSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterphreak Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Actually, theres a simple math theory that I've discovered also applies to rollercoaster hill lenght. I forgot what the theory is called though. Anyway, take Little Bill's Giggle Coaster for example. First you compare all the hill heigths. The ratio on LBGC is 5,3,2,1,1. Now look at that ratio, starting at the last his, and going backwards. The pattern is that the previous 2 numbers equal the next one (1+1=2. 2+1=3. 3+2=5, etc) Â Fibonacci Sequence. Look it up on Google. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ect..... Â And yes, it does apply in real mathematics, and is used in the design of coasters, buildings, bridges, and many other marvels of human engineering. I'm very interested to see if it applies to Knex coasters however, because the track and trains in no way behave like real coasters, mostly due to friction (or in some situations, the lack thereof due to the not-to-scale mass of the trains). Â I'll follow this though, and I'd really like to see some pics of that Kingda Ka model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 ^^hmm...I'd never guess who you are on SSC just by the avatar...lol Perfect - shaped exactly like the real El Toro's hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 I'm really hoping to set it up in GAdv, but they didn't answer my last letter. So I though of telling them this: I've been informing members of many roller coaster and Great Adventure fan sites of my project. and when I write them again, have everybody's name on it, kind of like a petition, but not really, and say, I've been informing many sites of this project and of my request, and I have a list of only a handful of members from those sites who would love to come to the park and see the model. Would you guys be willing to submit your names for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I would! That model looks awesome... being able to see it just by going to Great Adventure would be awesome! Â Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Me too! That would be awesome. Maybe someday I'd even be able to do that at SFMM if you succeed. Â Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 8, 2006 Author Share Posted August 8, 2006 Okay, I need you guys to send your name, age, and e-mail address to names@knccmodels.com. (i made an alternate e-mail for this). Thanks a lot guys! I think it'd be better if your from the GAdv area, but you think GAdv will know? Oh, by the way^, Detonator is looking AWESOME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 C'mon guys! lol I only have 7 names. I'm hoping for like 30. the e-mail address: names@knccmodels.com (name, age, e-mail) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Let me ask my mom if I can, I'll get back to you on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakey Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 lol, okay, thanks for trying, either way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerholden Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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