Athena Project.

Well, I finally decided to drag my butt back here to explain why I, and this ride, dropped off the face of the earth.

1. College was eating up most of my free time, I had little spare time to focus on optimizing this ride.
2. In the short time I've looked at this ride since November, I've decided the post-MCBR section of track is too short, so I'm rebuilding it.
3. What little personal time I had was being focused elsewhere.

Nonetheless, just wanted to let you guys know I'm getting active again, and depending on school scheduling and workload, I might be updating this track. Stay tuned...

Nice that your doing something different. I must say though that the banking on the drop shouldn't have such a long transition. If you look at most B&M's with a curved drop, you will know what I mean.

Changing gears again, that particular ride has been lost due to unforseen circumstances.

The model is now changing to a B&M Mega Coaster. Starting turnaround was obviously inspired by Nitro, and the lift hill has been slightly revised at this point, but other than that, not too much to report.

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Wow, that turn-around is very B&M-ish

The apex of the turn in the pictures looks too tight. Maybe it's just the angles you're giving us?

Probably the angle. Here's an overhead view:

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After looking at the first turn again, it looks better. But now my concern is the first drop. It just looks totally forceless (NOT as in "0-g" forceless, but as in boring forceless). What g's are there on the drop? From what I can tell, it needs to be steeper. Btw, I'd love to test this for you, so I can give as much feedback as possible.

The drop pulls out into the turn too early.

Wow, 4 pictures for a b&m dip? dude, we dont need to see your track from every angle possible.
on the other hand, yes, redo that drop. it looks very forceless.

Originally posted by ianko66

Wow, 4 pictures for a b&m dip? dude, we dont need to see your track from every angle possible.

Thanks, but I'll post however many pictures I think is necesarry. If it's just one, fine, if it's three, so be it. I don't deserve any hot air over that. [|)]

Anyways, I have a better candidate now for the 1st drop, with floater air going down, and steadily increasing to around 4 in the turn, which begins much later now. (Not yet heartlined, this is a rough chiselling)

(Pic at top now)

Better

Yeah, that sounded harsh for what I was trying to say. I just meant it in a way that it was alot, lol.

Originally posted by ianko66

Yeah, that sounded harsh for what I was trying to say. I just meant it in a way that it was alot, lol.

Of course, and point taken. [:)]

Anyways, back to business: no B&M Hyper would be complete without the Hammerhead, and after that I am adding an element not normally seen on B&M Hypers...

See the pics at the top and check it out.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Make that element isn't a sideways hill.

Well, couldn't get the twisted hill right, so now it's straight, also added a couple more elements and a name.

Next report will be with a completed track.

Base trackwork is now complete. The ride is ready to be heartlined.

still looking for testers?

ill test...