sureblah Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I don't want to create a bunch of threads for single projects, since they don't always make it to completion, and the Preview Thread is too RCT heavy to get any No Limits feedback. So, here's a thread where I will dump all of my current projects to advertise them and ask for advice. Right now, I'm working on a large X-Car. Which style of supports should I use on the top hat? The one with the reinforced back or the one without? And here's a preview for the rest of the ride: Which support should I use? Am I headed in the right direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbeawannabe Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I would say that all of them, regardless of backing, shouldn't be quite that wide. Now, I'd go with the reinforced back, but add an angled (say about 65 degrees) support that meets that back supports about 2/3 of the way up. Now, on the layout, I'd consider adding a MCBR and doubling the length of the ride because there isn't much to it now. The second half could highlight the typical crazy maneuvers that the cars are able to handle. Inversions are your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWars Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I love how the supports look on the first hill, however I'm not sure the lack of supports at the crest would be completely practical. Kingda-Ka (or maybe it was Top Thrill Dragster) actually had rollbacks where the car stops perfectly at the top. Now, this is not a real coaster so it's no problem. However, if realism is your goal, I would recommend putting something at the crest of the hill so people could get out of the cars if something similar happened to your roller coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureblah Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 I took a long break from No Limits. Here's a link to a Vekoma Flying Dutchman I've been sitting on for a while. Comments, reviews, and death threats are welcome. I have two or three other finished rides I haven't gotten around to uploading. I'll get on that eventually. Anyway, here are the stats for "Winged": Vekoma Flying Dutchman Height: 138 feet Drop: 111 feet Length: 2650 feet Speed: 60 mph Inversions: 3 -Lie to Fly (138 feet) -Corkscrew (101 feet) -Immelmann (100 feet) -Fly to Lie (89 feet) Launch: 33 mph Overbank: 120 feet Trains: 2 trains Cars per train: 5 cars Seats per car: 4 seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guifol Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Winged is really cool. Better than any Vekoma Flyer i've ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Can you post a POV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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