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White Lightning --- BnM Looper!

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Post November 23rd, 2005, 11:08 pm

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Just curious, could you explain how you go about making the dive loop. I've got most of the other inversions down pat, but the dive loop still gives me quite a bit of trouble.

Post November 24th, 2005, 10:39 am

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^^I actually didn't really change the v-shaping of it, I did however shorten the distance between the two half corks which makes it appear as it I did.

^dive loop...hmm, I can't really explain what I did, but I used a formula that I got from Ish who got it from Buster...here it is,
Initialization:
;Corkscrew - by Buster
radius = 12.2
tightness = 1.2
stretch = 1
conroll=1

Formula:
x = sin[t * pi] * radius + t * Pi*radius * tightness
y = radius - cos[ pi * t] * radius
z = Pi * radius * stretch * t
b=0
x=(x+5)/1.748
x=x*.8
z=z*.8

^That is what I used to create the entrance and then I just made exit (half loop type thing) with the Hsak

Post November 24th, 2005, 11:55 am

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Thank you very much, this will come in quite useful in the furure.;)

Post November 24th, 2005, 12:05 pm

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The mid section between the corks looks too banked. almost like the exit of the first cork and entrance to the second doesnt have much whip. Im not seeing that flat section but it could still ride nice.

Ive learned that much ;)

Post November 24th, 2005, 2:45 pm

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Post November 24th, 2005, 2:52 pm

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looks good, when will it be posted? it looks really fun!

Post November 24th, 2005, 2:58 pm

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Do you still see that wierd transition thing you were mentioning earlier??

Post November 24th, 2005, 3:02 pm

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Post November 24th, 2005, 3:09 pm

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I've never noticed this before but those puple rails look very nice on this coaster. Certainly much better than silver IMO.

Post November 24th, 2005, 9:10 pm

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Post November 24th, 2005, 9:17 pm

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looks better, that side pic clears things up. I need to learn elementary and all that formula stuff[lol]

Post November 24th, 2005, 9:26 pm

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Its really not all that hard..You just have to be able to think ahead about your transitions and stuff. Once you learn how to make hills with the HSAK formula its goes pretty easily from there.

The one thing that still bothers me about using Elementary is having a good amount of patience for constantly changing numbers to get something exactly the way I want it.

Post November 24th, 2005, 10:26 pm

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FN, theres really no comments i have other than what i told oyu on AIM, so i find it useless to talk about it here. I cant wait to see the second half

Post November 25th, 2005, 10:11 am

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Post November 25th, 2005, 10:27 am

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i know how you feel i started messing with it myself and i find it quite difficult

Post November 25th, 2005, 10:36 am

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Post November 25th, 2005, 10:47 am

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well Fn just to see what would happen i pluged in that formula you posted and got this
Image

Post November 25th, 2005, 10:51 am

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Yeah, that is what the entrance to my dive loop looked like before the AHG banked and heartlined it.

Post November 26th, 2005, 1:00 am
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I liked the ride. Its really smooth and it also is a nice little layout now finish it fast

Post November 26th, 2005, 1:15 pm

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Track up to the MCBR is complete!

New screenshots - http://nldc.interfix.net/p1244

Screenshot of the crossovers - http://nldc.interfix.net/i8318
I just realized that part^ is going to be a pain to support...:/ I wasn't even planning on having all those crossovers in one spot, it just sort of happened, [lol].
From that screenshot you might have also noticed that the station is gone. It is being moved as the helix into the MCBR went straight through it. I think it will be easier to just move the station rather than redue that entire section of track.

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Post November 26th, 2005, 1:28 pm

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I thought of one the other night but I can't remember it...

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Post November 26th, 2005, 1:46 pm

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OOOOOOOO great.... [xx(]

Ok, I've got the perfect name! Coaster From The Site of NAME OBSSESION!!!

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