Ccron10 Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 Even though I still need to display Sandstorm, I have recieved more K'nex. Appearently my friend who built the 36 foot tall coaster last year was going to sell the other half of pieces he didn't give to me. Well, it seems that he didn't sell them so he gave the rest to me. This now means I own the whole coaster now which is 30,000+ pieces worth. With this amount of pieces I can practically get really detailed and creative. After Sandstorm I plan on practicing with building smaller models before I build anything as big or bigger than the current coaster. My next coaster is going to be a S&S Power Free Flyer. I don't want this coaster to be anything like Tranan. I plan on trying to make it a more thrilling ride with more elements, dives, twists, and turns. Right now I don't have a layout figured out, but the build zone will be in front of and on the desk I have in my room. The station will be multi-level to allow faster loading and better capacity. To do this the track will have to be at a 90* angle and will have to be circular. Here a picture of a prototype car I made. I still need to add spacers to keep the cars in line and fix the cross arm. Comment please. More soon. A prototype of the Free Flyer car.
Ccron10 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Posted June 17, 2009 Yes. That protype car works, but I just need to allign the swinging seats so that they are perfectly in the middle. Other than that I just need to start building.
dr.gumbo Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 Okay, sounds cool. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Ccron10 Posted June 27, 2009 Author Posted June 27, 2009 I have modified the car and made it so that the seats can spin easily and are centered. In a few weeks I plan on start building the actual ride. The design will be built on the size of a tabletop. Here are pictures of the car at 0 degrees, 90 degrees, and inverted. 0 degrees 90 degrees 180 degrees (Inverted) Feedback please.
MattC Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Knex coasters have the tendancy to go quite fast don't they? You'll wanna make sure it goes slow enough to give it time to rotate at a sensible speed me thinks.
Jack Rimer Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 I would be careful not to make any abrupt transitions in the track. All the weight cantilevered out like that may break loose from the cars. I would be curious to see it run. Those dark blue rods (3 dk blue and 1 gray) looks a little precarious holding all that weight out there. Good luck.
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 ^Actually I would assume there is very little weight on those rods. The whole gondola assembly should weigh at max 2 or 3 ounces per side.
DBru Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 I haven't been this excited about a model project in a long time...good luck, and I can't wait to see what you do with it!
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