jlp94 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 This looks fantastic! I'd love to ride a coaster with this layout that has Church / Prior style trains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmnipotentSeal Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 This looks simply amazing. I would definitely drive out to experience that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnreggie Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 That layout looks like a great mid sized ride. Relatively simple enough to construct without too much twisty madness to navigate but plenty of fun packed into each leg. Are you having a firm do the actual design/signoff of the ride or is that being done in-house as well? Also I totally volunteer as tribute to drive from Duluth to come swing a hammer for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButteredToast Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 As you can imagine, some other things have been going on since the last update, but I've been picking away at the design when I get a chance. Been tweaking the ride path and I pretty much have it how I want it. Maybe a little fine tuning here and there, but I'm pretty sure I've gotten it where it won't be taking off arms and hands. Currently working on designing the support structure at every bent down to the half inch - doing my best to make this sucker ride like an RMC. Even for a small mind-sized ride, it comes out to about 120ish bents, so it's pretty slow pickings. When the park was building the Meteor, they were lucky enough to have the owner's dad around to check the calculations and sign off on the ride - he was a senior engineer at GE. I work around several PE's at my full-time job, and the city structural engineering department is a couple floors up from me, so I'm hoping the most I have to do is hoof it up a couple stairs and have them check my math and give me the thumb's up. I was expecting it to be a lot more intensive, but apparently it doesn't take much to have the state sign off on a ride - the Meteor was 2 whole equations. If anyone is willing to lend a hand building the ride, we'd be more than welcome to have them aboard. A majority of the workforce is volunteers who help when they can, and the park doesn't have the budget to bring in professional workforces. Makes every project feel a little more personal and rewarding. And on some days results in higher-than-normal consumption of alcohol. I did my best to make a stunning, professional-quality video for the ride, but of course with my luck the way it is, nothing would cooperate. So, in the spirit of Little Amerricka quality, here's a phone recording of my computer screen. Only the finest here. Feel free to offer any feedback or ask any questions. It's not going to be an easy year, but the gears are turning slowly, and we're still expecting some big things in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Can I just ask? Why is "Little Amerricka" called that? With two 'r's and all? Just curious of me, thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButteredToast Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 The founder of the park was Lee Merrick. Just a clever little name for his weekend plaything while running his business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 ^ Ah cool. Nice to know, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Looks like a great coaster for your park! My only thoughts: maybe consider adding a tunnel on the pre-lift turn, as well as on the final turn of the ride. Could be a relatively inexpensive way to heighten the experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Have you tried using OBS Studio for screen recording? It’s free and you can find plenty of online resources to figure out how it works. If all goes well, when do you guys expect to start construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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