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Metalhead's Dev. Topic

metalhead7

metalhead7

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O.K. so i know i'm kind of new here and most of the dev. topics are made by very experienced designers, but its really difficult for me to work on one project at a time so I decided to start this topic.

Attack!

Type:Schwarzkopf Steel Looping
Height: 92ft.
Top Speed: 56mph
Length: 3362 ft.
Inversions: 2
Elements: Inclined Launch, Back-to-Back Loops, Helix

The first twisting dive


The view from the station about ready to go up the launch



The idea of the ride is to make a modern version of the Schwarzkopf double loopers.


More uploads and pov video coming soon!
 
^ You either need to ad a lot more supports or change the track type to the one with spine, since bi-rail isn't strong enough to span such distances under that kind of load.

Other than that it looks great!!
 
You're going to need some serious support work. I know it sounds harsh, but I'm just stating fact here.

Swarzkopf loopers that do use bi-rail track use a nice sturdy support system:

p784.jpg


Also, if you do use Bi-rail, you should support the loops the same:

p10540.jpg


Swarzkopf does use the box spines, but they seem to be on rides using the standard rail type.

But your ride looks neat. I would use LIM's to launch the train- make sure the segment is straight. Also, get rid of that heartline. More realistic without it :)
 
A Small Update

O.K. so since I liked having a modern feel to the ride I decided to scrap the bi-rail idea and just make a more modern Schwarzkopf coaster. I figured most of the bi-rails don't use LIMs and I wanted to keep the heartline. So after adding the LIMs I decided they looked ugly without a tunnel, so I built a tunnel, and an hour later this happened. :)




I know I still have a lot more support work to do. Even without the bi-rail I think they're still to far apart. So I will have more updates soon :D
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Looks better now, but could I just suggest making the tunnel end at the same point where the supports end? It looks a bit silly overhanging that.
 
And also keep working on the loop shape, you might want to use something like the .3ds cheese to make the top round.
 
^Or Loefet's Track Shaping Guides? ;) They're built specifically for this purpose.
 
^The cheese works just as well...

Swarzkopf loopers tend to have round loops (see above pic of Revolution).
 
Another Update!

I used the cheese to properly shape the loops and i didn't notice too much of a difference, but here it is!




More supporting done!



The rest of the track (still has work do be done)




A teaser for my next ride, I'm having some problems with some other parts of the ride, so this one might take a while

 
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