3rd Generation Intamin Giga Contest

10231 ft! ~300 feet short of two miles. Hope the rider can take the speed, at 8 mph faster than MF and 6 mph faster than SD2000. Yet for all that height the ride is longer only by 2000 ft.

With finals coming up and the need to work constantly throughout my winter break to be able to afford building supplies I'm not going to have enough time, good luck everyone

Guys, just to clear something up. You do NOT have to actually have a cable lift texture, if you can't get one then just make sure it stays about a cable lift speed. If you can get a texture for it then that's great.

How fast is that??? 13 mph was my base, since it matches the rise-speed of mega-lite.

I put mine at 20mph because I305 had a 16-17mph lift, so I tough that thenext would just be a little faster.

I put mine at 15... for now. And Im finishing up the trackwork!

How does one make a catwalk to make a roof? I need to roof my shed but im having trouble. do you get it from auto supports or is there an easier way?

@richie maybe use 3ds?

I'm really pressed for space...after the initial drop i don't have much room to work with

I cheated, I used auto supports for a short segment and stretched it out. woopee! Now i just need to support it... anybody have any good intamin recolorable dummy trains? I need to put some in my shed. Got some off of coasternet but that might raise some copyright issues...

Originally posted by jdmi012

I'm really pressed for space...after the initial drop i don't have much room to work with

I found that problem, too. Mine turns around before the first drop.

It's difficult to get a good well-supported track plan in a tiny area: I originally had two Megalite style turns that became impossible to create safely, since the supports would go out of bounds. The only weak point so far in my coaster is that the first helix has some pretty weak supports, considering that the coaster hits 102 mph at that exact moment.

I finally got it and i had to cross that no supports area......how's this going to work...

My track comes SO close to itself ( HOWEVER IT NARROWLY PASSES THE TUNNEL TEST) That I can connect supports from 1 part from outside the red box, to the parts into the box! YAY! Note that i didnt finish trackwork or started supporting as for this is a educated guess...

What is the no-support area for? 3ds? I think it would be better to put those under the coaster to show the dramatic size difference.

^Dont know... But it sure adds to the challenge![:D]

Is 80 degrees too steep for a lift giga? Is 85 degrees too steep for a giga? Is a lightning rod practical? and is 180 feet too high for an MCBR brake on a giga?

^ you mean an 80 degree drop or lift..

lift

Originally posted by richie5126
Got some off of coasternet but that might raise some copyright issues...

It's your lucky day. I just so happen to be the director of the downloads section over at Coaster-net. Its alright if you use them, just make sure you acknowledge the site and the uploader of the objects in the description if you use them.

Originally posted by jdmi012

I finally got it and i had to cross that no supports area......how's this going to work...

Maybe take a little inspiration from I-305 supports

Or you could do something radical like making a huge bridge

I can't see the 3rd gen in my coaster... it all seems based off of I305 and Millenium Force, only cramped in a really tight space...

DUN DUN DUN DUN! *Listens to epic music* Welcome... to the official first..... 2 MILE COASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [approve][^][:D][8D][peakhill][launch][lol][shocked][:O][:)]

10500 feet? NOOOO I WAS 300 FEET SHORT! WHYYY????????

btw here is a shot of the MCBR immelmann turn. I'm hiding the rest of the coaster because then it would be a losing contest for me.


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also did we have to occupy the area in front of the no-support region? Nothing is there on my coaster.