Top thrill dragster recreation !full scenery!

[:D][:D] hey guys.. im busy with my recreation of top thrill dragster at cedar point.. so far so gud and i think i have a very accurate track and im in the process of creation of my objects etc.

_haters can leave right now_ this is ment to share with you people and im hoping to get a positive response from you guys and gals and maybe tips etc how i could improve this recreation. oh and before i forget, this is my 1st recreation, 1st track ill be posting online and my first proper track on nl.[8D][8D]

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Uhh........well. I'm no expert....but for some odd reason, the tower looks to squished together. I can't tell, might just be the angle of the pic, but the supports look nice....from what I can tell from the pic.

dont worry man.. just the angle.. it not squished atall and thank you

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Is the drop heartlined?

no it isnt but its very smooth and remember im EXTREMELY new to NL.. only had it for a week now so im no pro... yet ;)

That is very good for just a week in No Limits.

lol ive been stuck on scream machines for like a year so i know wats cracking and iv been watchin aloooot of tutorials...but yes iv been going at it for a week nonstop and im abit impressed with the track myself

and i have alot of expierience with google sketchup also at custom stpports as iv done it alot on SM

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Yeah, those supports look eh. Pull the top track nodes in more because the supports ride along the side of the track at the top. Look here:
http://rcdb.com/1896.htm?p=6561

oh yeah i see. thanks for the tip:)

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sorry for diouble post but i fixed it for you and dont worry about the rest of the detail on the tower because i have already sorted it out

Make sure the 7 sections are equal size...
http://rcdb.com/1896.htm?p=5786

Make sure you get rid of those ugly corners in those supports like those supports that go to the track. Notice how it is not smooth? make one support longer.

cant get it to work... will sort that out later tho
oh and another thing.. im going to take this off here if everyone is sooo fiddelie about every little detail they find but yes, i know this is a recreation but after 2 posts i already hav 2 problems. i thank you for your tips etc but let me please do my own thing for now

Why not take it as constructive criticism so you can improve yourself? I know you just got NL, but these basic things go a long way. Don't dismiss advice so quickly.

If you work with sketchup you need to use anim8or for the lighting-problems. [;)]

It looks good, maybe you can use custom supports, because you are new in nolimits you can try to make other small coasters to learn custom supporting and be sure to look on rcdb for perfect suporting.[;)]

This is what I am talking about. This is that fugly corner.



All I have to do is extend one support a little bit more.

I'm really bad at steel coaster also, especially with supports. Thanks for those tips Devilsrule911. Also, isn't there such a thing as the "Auto Flanger". Never used it but somebody on Coaster Crazy could give INTAMANIA some tips on how to use it. Also, INTAMANIA, don't expect to get a recreation exactly perfect because it's nearly impossible. But if you come really close, you're doing good!!!

^Or you could teach him how to flange himself. You just add two nodes closely together onto a support (make sure they are on the support and not in space) and add a beam one size larger than the one the support is.

It should look something like this:



You should flange yourself if you are doing a recreation because you can put it in the correct spot based off of the real ride. I would recomend doing it everytime but if you want you may want to use the auto-flanger.

guys honestly... im already over this haha.. im waaaaaaaaaaay more ahead and i thin ill rather post this later.. sorry for the dissapointment tho... need more expierience

That's an awesome flange you got there, Devilsrule911!!!
Thanks for the tip.

Please don't chase away new fellow South-African members with too much coaster nerdism.

INTAMANIA: Try starting off with anything but recreations. The critics are in fact pursuing exact replicas. Start off small and look closely at related designs or the companies that build them.

haha, true that.

It looks good, but I agree with the other members. Try not to.... as they say... bite off more than you can chew.

Story of my life

Story of your life: Making random posts in a topic from 6 days ago where it seems nearly pointless to even post?