K'nex Coaster: Over-The-Edge (Compact Eurofighter)

[Ccron10]

Last Friday I thought I'd bring home the rest of the pieces I haven't used when I built Sandstorm since I have more at my home. This afternoon I thought I'd see if I can build a second coaster to display next week next to Sandstorm. I have a 7 to 8 foot by 4 foot space to build this in and I didn't want to build anything tall since I only have 7 to 8 days until it has to be finished.

The result was this:

The coaster will be a compacted Eurofighter with a tangled web of track crossing over and under eachother. So far the vertical lift, 100 degree drop and immelmann have been built.

 

I don't have a name for it yet, but I am open for suggestions.

 

Comment, criticize, etc.

[Jds03]

Good Job.

 

How are you going to stop the chain from sticking out?

[Ccron10]

It might be a Rippin' Rocket design. A friend might give me his boosters to borrow.

[Ccron10]

Well, I promised that I'd finish the coaster in a week and I kept my promise.

Let me introduce you to Over-The-Edge, a Eurofighter with a 3 foot tall 105 degree first drop, immelmann, tunnel, station fly-by, hydrolic launch, overbanked turn, and airtime hill. The good news is that it's finished, the bad news is that it can't make a complete circuit. It comes so close from going over the immelmann, but it comes one inch away. I can make the lift hill taller, but I don't have enough time to make a major change like that. Instead, Over-The-Edge will just be a tabletop display. I am proud of how this design turned out except for the exit of the immelmann.

 

Feedback please!

The overall layout.

 

The overbanked turn from behind.

 

The station and it's flyby.

 

The immelmann and overbanked turn.

 

The first drop and vertical lift hill.

 

And finally a closer view of the layout.

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

Wouldn't checking to see how the coaster runs be something you do as your building it?

[Ccron10]

Wouldn't checking to see how the coaster runs be something you do as your building it?

I have been. It's just that I don't have a lot of time to make some changes and add the WD-40. If I did that it would work. I would then just need to redo the lift so that the trains could grab on the chain easier.