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Closely modeled the track pieces, put it up 2 times as I have the set 2 times:
Using the pieces I've come up with the following design:
The measurements are actually already from the space it's going to be in! The challenge will be the 'overhanging' bits that go over the laid out green plates.
I saw the coaster with the loop too, it's pretty incredible. I want to do that to someday as I expand it further:
I also found this one where they combined the set 6 times:
What strikes me as odd in this one is that they show the track design in 3D at the end, which means they surely planned it out, but the track design looks really boring in my opinion. They really could've made some nice long drops, I'm not sure why they chose it to do this way (or simply couldn't envision)
I tore down the built set and unpacked the 2nd, I love the track pieces these weren’t around when I was a kid for sure.
Open it up and edit with SketchUp, it's free: https://www.sketchup.com/
I already ran into problems, turns out my track isn’t separated enough vertically to let a train through... this calls for a redesign of the entire thing.
;)
I'll follow your project closely, and with great admiration. Will get my own #10261 on the 4th of August, and guess will stay with the original design for the layout. Good luck!
That's actually a great idea, my track space is limited cause of the ship in the background... if I integrate it the track can be bigger (see post here btw: https://forum.brickset.com/discussion/comment/582612#Comment_582612)
However when going even taller I might run into problems with a lack of the round white bricks, will prototype some more first!
:P
Plan B is a go, this time I took the vertical differences in track height into account and kept it better in the space available. There's a cool bit in it where the corner pieces are banked, an idea I shamelessly took from here: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/161002-10261-lego-creator-expert-roller-coaster/&do=findComment&comment=2977882
First test will be to see if it can even make the corner like that, maybe it doesnt have enough speed...
Another problem is at the very end of the track where it has to go back up a level to enter the station
Alright so I tried the corner bank and it passes it very comfortably, I recorded it slow-motion 240 fps: https://youtu.be/V3mJx1JVkXo
I had hoped it had more momentum.
https://youtu.be/kWXMk5bE8fs
I’m now trying some other techniques, I realized the corner banking technique can be extended with straight pieces, then the slope pieces can be used to increase the chainlift section!
I love the rollercoaster set, I think there’s a market for LEGO brining out a whole new coaster some other time, with the same color scheme, that people can also get to combine, just like with the LEGO modular buildings. But maybe that’s just me...
I have a problem with the smoothness of the curve when it goes back straight, as you will see in the vid here:
https://youtu.be/p8yvoLLNEOc
I couldn't make the bend work without too much loss of momentum, now trying out variations of a more toned down design to allow the trains to run on track for a longer time
To be fair, you hadn't given us an update in 2 days and I didn't know if you were still alive
I like LEGO’s design a lot, I’ve been playing with the track/car physics and they maxed what’s possible, the set is very cool on its own already. What I was talking about is what they made in the video I linked to in that post where’s they combined a bunch of sets, but it was totally uninspired and they didn’t do anything interesting at all with the design. Not the loop one, that is amazing and uses only 3 sets too.
@PapaBear competition breeds excellence :)
I’ll post findings whenever I figure something out. I’m the CTO of a company so not a lot of time...
But yeah feel free to post! This is even more fun as a community thing
Here’s the track:
https://youtu.be/Fr9x0jd5Td4
Next up is carefully studying the manual to figure out a nice way to make the double chainlift without running out of the white round pieces... and also making a nice way to put up the green plates.
Using the same mechanism with the wheels that the coaster uses at the top:
Keep us posted!
Think of the horror on the MiniFigs faces before taking that ascent! ;)
https://youtu.be/90aWrC_2K1I
Vid: https://youtu.be/XRap6QkXZoI
From the manual:
The thing with triangles for stability is that if you fix the length of the sides, then this also fixes the angles. This is not true for four or more sides. Think about taking a square and pushing one side to form a rhombus or diamond shape.
I have also also gained great respect for the designer of the official set being able to make something that goes all the way around.
Next experiment will be making a motorised chain lift - once I find all the suitable parts.