Harbinger [NL B&M Twister]

[TheArchitect]

Following the total loss of motivation with my B&M Invert "Crimson Nightmare", I went off and did a load of 3D work for people (ArcTec). But Crimson Nightmare wasn't a total loss, because it left me heavily inspired and also taught me a lot about how I work as a designer.
From this a new project was born, Harbinger.

My initial goal (which i succeeded in doing) was to beat Colossus' world record of inversions (10) using a B&M Floorless. I did this, and I also did it in a style where it didn't feel like inversion after inversion, and nor did I do it using cheap-shots like the quad-heartline-roll. Yet I wasn't entirely happy with it, and my initial principles went out of the window and I simply fell in love with the ride I was making. I binned the final inversion reducing the inversion count back to 10, matching the world record, and I changed the ride to a standard B&M Twister (Dragon Khan, Kumba etc). I like feeling closer to the track, despite the fact that I had to adjust a lot of shaping to suit.

I've now got a folder on my desktop which is full of about 25 photo's of Kumba, Dragon Khan, Hulk, Hydra and more which i'm using for reference of shaping.
The finished layout goes like this: -
-Dual load station
-Gentle right drop into JoJo (Hydra)
-Left bend up into trim then tyre drive lift (Hulk)
-Launch into Incline Dive Loop (Hulk/Hydra)
-Large 180ft drop left into Vert Loop
-Small bend then up into right Dive Loop
-Mild Left into Zero over MCBR
-Into Cobra followed by S-Bend-Hop
-Into tight upward coil left into MCBR
-Drop into Incline Loop (Mantis, Dragon Khan (normal loop))
-Overbank left swooping past station (Kumba)
-Interlocking Corks
-S-Bend-Hop into right upward helix (3.8G) (Kumba)
-Skid, Transfer, Dual Station.

Follow the photo's here:
http://s405.photobucket.com/albums/pp13 ... Harbinger/

Here are some anyway:






Here are my outline plans, of course being ArcTec, this will be 3D heavy:


I may be collaborating with another user to create a video of this (eventually) for those FPS sufferers out there. I welcome feedback and suggestions. At this point I imagine it being the end of July before this is finished.

ArcTec

That looks pretty bad-ass! can't wait to see more pics and the vid. Knowing you, the 3d's will be intense.

H'm cant wait to se- ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL!

Originally posted by bandman232

H'm cant wait to se- ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

Originally posted by JellyBeans

Originally posted by bandman232

H'm cant wait to se- ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

Half Life

love hated Reapers me.

Looks good Architect

^Not Half Life. Mass Effect.

And wow does this look Godly! I'm kind-of a Mass Effect fanboy so I'll love this ride (if it's themed for that).

Originally posted by bandman232

H'm cant wait to se- ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL!

NO! NO HARBINGER YOU DO NOT MAKE THAT COLLECTOR MORE POWERFUL, STOP IT!


the ride looks pretty sweet though, did you consider a Mass Effect theme?

I'm really liking the Launch into the Incline dive loop. Can't wait to see some more in the future.

[TheArchitect]

Thanks for all the feedback. No I did not consider Mass Effect for the theme nor did I get the name from it. It simply popped into my head one day lol. I guess at this stage you could call it Project Harbinger or Code Name Harbinger, because the name could easily change when I decide on a theme. I welcome suggestions for names and themes.
I'll get up an image of the Incline Dive, if you can call it that. It's many things really, wide Zero G, Wing Over, Incline Dive etc. Feels epic though shooting out and spinning over the water then swooping right down to the water surface.

Archy

That looks awesome!!

[TheArchitect]

Just to keep this in the loop, i'm now learning Newton 2 and am going to remake this with Newton.

[TheArchitect]

Time for a big picture post to bring this up to date:













Let me know what you guys think?

I like how it rolls under the lift, and I like the coaster. It looks huge.
But the one thing I don't understand is the black. In the last picture, is that just a "Blank" material?

Sexy theming.

Mmmmm... Thats a very sexy staircase.

[TheArchitect]

Today i thought i'd try out a little bit of scenery, let me know what you think:

Wow. You are catching on to Newton2 fast. Looking good so far. And the scenery is very appealing. Can't wait to see more mate.

[TheArchitect]

Cheers Iron, more is on the way. Once AJClarke gets back and tests out the latest of my track work ill get progressing a bit more. Incline loops are quite tricky in Newton, in fact, everything is tricky in Newton. Where with hand building you can decide where you want the ride to go, in Newton the ride direction is all based upon speed and G's.

At least I can still model.

Looks totally badass! Can't wait to see the whole thing!

Wow I thought your 3ds was so good because you had a great knowledge of 3dsMax. Now that I know that you use SketchUp and its limited tools, I think I'm gonna go crawl in a corner and cry out of shame and discouragement.

ANYWAY. This looks so damn awesome. Can't wait to see where this will end up.

[TheArchitect]

UPDATE TIME:

Out of the hulk-launch into the roll:


Into vert loop followed by jib up into dive loop:


Out into bend up into zero G over the MCBR:


Down into cobra (which will have a road going through it):


Out into long flowing pace-break into high-G double helix:


Up into MCBR:

[TheArchitect]

I forgot this one of the total layout so far:

hmmmm.... I dont really like the long section after the cobra roll please put something in there. (or at least shape it like the one on Kumba before the cobra roll)

^It's based off of Pyrenees. I think it's a cool pace-break before the slammer helix, but then again, I was the one that suggested that he put it in lol.

*hellyea.jpg* Wow that is.... I cannot describe how awesome I think it is. I love the Hulk, and you just made a bad ass cousin. You sir, are full of win. *bows*