Project Katun [NL] [Uploaded]

[hyyyper]

When I work in No Limits, my favourite type is the B&M Invert. This is also reflected in my top-10 steel, from which half is a B&M invert.

 

Anyways, after my vacation to Italy (trip report will follow soon) I have appreciated Katun even more as one of the best roller coasters in the world.

 

And since I was out of inspiration as well, I thought it would be a nice challenge to recreate the thing.

 

 

 

 

 

At this point the layout is as good as done, though some areas need tweaking.

Edited September 25, 2011 by hyyyper

[mightbeawannabe]

Are you going to use custom supports to make the ride more believable? That'd be my suggestion-totally custom support it so that there are no inconsistencies in their appearance. Right now it looks good, but as you said, needs tweaking.

[hyyyper]

Made some progress today. And yes, it will be custom supported, the prefab supports were just placed to give a better sense of height and layout and stuff. If I have enough time I might even make 3ds and train textures.

 

Right now I'm still working on the corkscrews, I can't seem to nail the shape down, so any comments on that is appreciated.

 

Some more shots:

Drop

Zero-G Roll

Cobra Roll

Corkscrew 1

Corkscrew 2

Helix

[davisal771]

This looks pretty awesome, that zero-g roll looks spot on.

[AJClarke0912]

^Not really. It looks smooth and similar to other B&M inverts, but look at Katun's zero-G:

 

 

It has super-flat onsets and leads. Then a roll. It's odd, and should really be put in this recreation if he wants it to be really good and detailed.

 

Like I said, the ride looks smooth but not too accurate.

[hyyyper]

So, here an onride I took compared to Robb Alvey's POV.

 

I'm sorry the clip isn't detailed or top quality, but you can see it's pretty well synced.

 

 

[CorkscrewFoley]

They're pretty damned close, so that's freakin' awesome. Is it me, or does the cobra roll in the actual Katun have more of a snap to it?

 

Can't wait to see the finished product.

[coastercrazy 9]

They're pretty damned close, so that's freakin' awesome. Is it me, or does the cobra roll in the actual Katun have more of a snap to it?

 

Can't wait to see the finished product.

Thats what I was thinking!

[AJClarke0912]

Gah, that barrel roll still needs a lot of work! FLATTEN IT, don't have it all curvy. There are a few errors, but assuming handbuilding, it's pretty good. Not crazy for it, but still decently solid.

[hyyyper]

Barrel Roll? Do you mean the Zero-G-roll?

[AJClarke0912]

Yeah, that's what I mean. Barrel Roll, zero-G roll, same thing (unless you're CW lol).

[hyyyper]

Well, time to start on the scenery then

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[griffonj2022]

^That station and floor look amazing! Yet, this is coming from a person who is extremely NL challenged Nonetheless, that drop floor underneath the train is so accurate, it's scary!

[hyyyper]

This might be the last update in a while. School is starting tomorrow, so I will have less time to work on this.

 

So, at this point the track and 3d-objects are done. I still need to touch up some supports and add flanges.

After that, it's adding some trees and a cartexture and it'll be finished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[A.J.]

Looks fantastic.

 

The only thing I don't like is that your terrain has too many repeats.

[hyyyper]

Final update on the cartexture and the more important scenery object. The ride will be uploaded with a week or two.

 

 

 

[nitro4ever]

This is almost perfect, especially the last helix, the only thing is I think the cobra roll should be narrower.

[extremecoasters37]

Looks great! I can't believe I haven't seen this! This looks almost perfect! Nice job!

[hyyyper]

AAAaaand DONE!

 

http://www.themeparkreview.com/game_exchange/track.php?id=2434

 

Have fun.