Contest: Inspire Me! AND the Winner Is....

I haven't uploaded a track in ages, since March of 07. So, I decided to throw a little contest. The contest is this:

Inspire me to whip up something in FVD and NL.

-Anything will be accepted as an entry to inspire me to build but it must be a logical entry and must be related to coasters, it must be something that has a chance of inspiring me to build. Otherwise, you're basically just entering to lose. So it's try to be a smart alec and lose or enter something that might actually work and win.

-The prise works like this. I'm throwing all my points into the pot right now, but the pot will grow by donations. The winner of the contest takes the entire pot and will be [if they want] the first to test the ride when it's ready for release. [Just be sure to remind me... if you do I'll make a note in iCal or something]

So I hope you have fun with this, and remember, creativity helps. I really don't care what the entry is as long as it obliges to the rules above. Keep it fun!

-You can submit as many things as you want but they must be in the same post. Edit it to add more. Please don't post more than once for your entry, as it's easy for me to keep track if everyone keeps their new stuff contained in a single post.

-I've decided that the deadline is going to be Wednesday, next week, at 6:30 PM Mountain time. I'll remind you since you guys all live in different areas, and I'll post a warning at 6:20 PM and give you five minutes after 6:30 to make final changes.


POT: 1296 [Donate to win more!]

Thankyew. Have fun.

Entries:

Oscar [Very logical!! Loves it!]
some idiot [Hmmm, I see crossovers!]
cp-soad [I see tallness!]
Dirk Erman [Spaghetti?]
Coaster Individual [Maybe my coaster can be cool and wear red aviators.]
CoasterStreak [Nice, and maybe if I add about 80 trains it will seem like LA traffic!]
Gerstlcrazy [Laterals. NEVER would've guessed that coming from you ]
Gazag [I feel dizzy. Stop that.]
Gav- [GEE FORRRRCEEEEEE]
Jer [Bruised knees?]
CKmwm [Maybe the shot gun simulates a launch. Make it a Vekoma and everything makes sense! 10 looper?]
Jayman [Maybe it's a nausea inducing ride.]
Coasterguy77 [Someone likes laterals!]
drummerkid [I feel tangled.]
Robmillzy [Yayy... banking transition?]

[Oscar]

Oscar fish are awesome. they look slow but are superduper fast when they want to and are ferocious and exciting to watch.

Those Damn Fast Passes!

[A7]

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Images:
01. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... erator.png
02. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin1.png
03. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin2.jpg
04. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin3.jpg
05. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin4.gif
06. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin5.jpg
07. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin6.jpg
08. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin7.jpg
09. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin8.jpg
10. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... atoin9.gif
11. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240 ... toin10.jpg
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Tracks:
1. http://ridehost.com/uploads/Dive.nltrack
This is one of my earlier designs that is not on this exchange. I think I uploaded it along time ago somewhere else but I don't remember. Anyways it was when I first started experimenting with AHG so some of the banking is wacky but you get the main idea. It has a very interesting start which I find may be inspiring.

2. http://www.coastercrazy.com/track_excha ... ?tid=11871
Aragon, one of my coasters that I believe to be over looked, and under rated. If you really look at the design, it's not bad and it was a good idea.There are a few g-force problems due to it being a flying coaster but thats about it. A little short in length but I didn't want it to be a fantasy coaster, I'm sure if there is ever a 500 foot flying coaster it wouldn't be very long time wise either.

3. http://www.coastercrazy.com/track_excha ... ?tid=12534
One of my favorites, XRC! Probably the most extreme launched ride I have created - Rapture is close but the intensity of XRC beats it by far! The way I designed it, it would be a team built project with S&S/Intamin together as one. Thus, the first coaster with a steam catapult launch! There isn't really any surrounding trees or anything because it is a proto-type coaster just on a slab of cement. Definitly inspiring in my opinion, there is not many S&S (like) launched rides on the exchange either!
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[Dirk_Ermen]

Tightness!


I just made 2 more pictures:





Best way to get inspiration, get something which is long and flexible... Scramble it together and throw it out on the table. Done! A cool inspiration for a layout!

Videos!
[youtube]9SU4KzYZSf0[/youtube]

[youtube]uw6p3AAfKTc[/youtube]

Your guess is as good as mine.

More will come eventually...


I always thought something like this might inspire someone. It shows the craziness and how congested a layout can really be [:)]


Keep people guessing.


Go in "A Whole New Direction!"


Underground action maybe?

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guess who took the picture [:D]



Airtime is a great thing to inspire a layout or a ride, look at Balder the layout looks just meh but the airtime is supposed to be spectacular, even my Intamin woodie you love so much is based all on airtime. It can make or break a ride

[Coasterkidmwm]

Hell ya.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm



Hell ya.

They should have that sign when you depart on any togo or arrow coaster [lol]

Originally posted by CoasterStreak

Are we allowed to submit more than one picture?


I'll go with this one until I get an answer for the above.


I always thought something like this might inspire someone. It shows the craziness and how congested a layout can really be [:)]

You can submit as many things as you want but they must be in the same post. Edit it to add more. Please don't post more than once for your entry, as it's easy for me to keep track if everyone keeps their new stuff contained in a single post. I've decided that the deadline is going to be Wednesday, next week, at 6:30 PM Mountain time. I'll remind you since you guys all live in different areas, and I'll post a warning at 6:20 PM and give you five minutes after 6:30 to make final changes.

And guys you're not limited to pictures, if you want to upload tracks you can. I suggest www.ridehost.com so that we don't clutter up the exchange unless you've already uploaded it.

I honestly don't care what you enter with, and I don't care how many things you enter, they just have to be not completely ridiculous.

[jayman]

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[Coasterkidmwm]

That's very very hot.

AAAAAAH! MY EYES!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mwfn5Fc ... 9&index=12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c9ep1Gc ... 69&index=9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2xfVb-y ... 69&index=8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfEhc2E6 ... 69&index=6

Any of those would be good.

http://themeparks.lovetoknow.com/images ... rgeist.jpg
twisted...

http://www.ridezone.com/rides/coasters/ ... 514-30.jpg
...twisted....

http://curbed.com/uploads/2007_10_cp1b.jpg
...and more twisted...

[Coasterkidmwm]

No. No more intamins or wooden rides for a long time.

Oops, I just realized I linked the same videos...I edited them to add the ones I meant to put in the first place.

Originally posted by jayman



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this wont inspire me to make a coaster, it would make me want to shoot myself before that gives me an idea for a coaster. lol

ill tell you what, ill tell everyone if for some reason that does give me an idea for a track. this is almost a "get an idea for a track from a pic of MJ contest" for me. lmao
thank you jayman for the fun. [:D]

Contest ends soon! You're got 2 hours and 5 minutes left!

[Dirk_Ermen]

and is it closed yet?

edit: nope, 1 hour and 50 min left [lol]