Coaster Mike Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) I started this project about a year ago and it has changed form and concept several times. Originally I was going for a vintage woodie feel, but I changed the entire layout to go for something more modern and a bit of a GCI jive to it. The entire ride started with auto-supports and I have completely altered every support node and beam on this ride. I've added more realistic bracing and re-organized many of the supports (for any overlapping track auto-supports usually are doubled up unnecessarily and end up a mess, I've fixed that here). I've put quite a considerable amount of time into this ride, namely the supports. I still have some tweaking to do, but for now I have some teasers Edited July 21, 2011 by Coaster Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenseOFone Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Looks really well done, especially for being completely custom. Very curious as to how the compact turns ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freefallXL Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I like what i see so far. Nice Layout and nice idea with the tunnels! Only the colors are a bit .. "on in one" maybe you try to add another color. But well,.. the coaster looks nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imawesome1124 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 This has a very classic feel to it. Could you please post a POV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Mike Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 I've just put the finishing touches on Black Falcon. As I said before this ride was hand-built in every way including support work. I started with auto supports and completely modified the existing supports as well as adding realistic bracing and structure. I also fixed overlapping auto supports and reorganized them in a realistic fashion. I went for a GCI type of feel, though I definitely wanted it to be something unique. The 'layered' effect of the overlapping tunnels was the idea I built off of; I wanted a coaster that took advantage of vertical space as efficiently as possible while diving in and out of those spaces intermittently. I'll have a download up shortly, but for now check out the POV video and some screens: POV VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2ngmlFjhVI Stats: Height: 125" Length: 4,834" Top Speed: 57 mph Train Count: 5 Maximum Rider Capacity: 1,350 per hour Estimated Cost: $12 million USD SCREENS: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Outstanding. I do believe in cleaning up auto supporting and adding detail work, but I'm not the kind of person who will sit down and tweak every support by hand. I just wouldn't be able to stand it. The only thing I dislike about your ride is the use of a mid-course brake run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryGB Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Wow. Awesome video too. The song goes great with the the POV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Mike Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thank you all; I greatly appreciate the comments! I have the download ready in the game exchange: http://www.themeparkreview.com/game_exchange/track.php?id=2330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrt Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Excellent ride! I love GCI's, and this is no exception. The (very long) finale showed what the ride was capable of. The ending was excellent and showed everything a GCI has, in rapid fire. However, I think you dragged out the beginning of it for too long, especially since there were mainly hills followed by big long low turns. It killed it a little for me. Overall I think it's fantastic! The trackwork is near flawless, the elements weren't too forceful, but were enough to give a great ride, and most of all, you kept the spirit of the style you were going for, which is very important. 4/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazy 9 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 IMO its a little long for a gci woodie, but otherwise Great Coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjune4991 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 What. This is awesome. I love how you used the vertical space like you wanted. So much coaster packed into a small area. It's like an early 20th century boardwalk coaster! Very nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I thoroughly enjoyed this coaster. I do think the mid course killed some of the momentum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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