Superstition (Intamin multi-looper)

Putting my Full Throttle inspired ride on the back burner for the time being.
First off, I'm not sure if I should keep the name. It is fitting since I'm planning 13 inversions, but the name is so hard to spell, so I have to copy and paste it whenever I mention the name.
For those of you who don't know, triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. The layout will be loosely based on one of my early RCT3 creations.
Screenshots:

The pre-lift. I did not use any tools.

Look at dat steep twisty drop!

Cobra roll, loop, and overbank.

Another view of the overbank.

Believe it or not, I did not use any tools.

This is as far as I got. A little later in the layout I plan to have corkscrews wrapping around heartline rolls.

You didn't make that with any tools? I would have thought that the Norwegian Loop was made in Newton.
Looks pretty nice. The cobra roll might be a bit too stretched out, but that might be just me.

Originally posted by AmatsuNL

Looks pretty nice. The cobra roll might be a bit too stretched out, but that might be just me.

Actually it does look a bit stretched out now that you mention it. Kinda reminds me of a cobra roll on a Vekoma boomerang.

Originally posted by AmatsuNL

I would have thought that the Norwegian Loop was made in Newton.

Thanks. I was hoping to get comments like that [8D]

I LAYK IT!!! Seriously it is a definitely nice ride. Very well done with the appearance of a tooled ride. That is always a good thing for handbuilders. Good Job, I want to see more.

[mkingy]

Oohh I like the pretzel loop too

Following the pretzel loop is a cutback and some airtime.

Double corkscrew.

Rides smoothly thru here but not as perfect as if it was designed with FVD. The double heart-line is the 10th and 11th inversions.
I guess this track is a self-imposed challenge in designing smexy inversions w/o FVD tools or AHG. I know what I want the general layout to look like, but some tweaking here and there may be needed.

I've kinda created a mini-puzzle here. I want to have this last corkscrew wrap around that jo-jo roll and go under the pre-lift turn, and then do one final roll (the 13th inversion) into the final brakes. Problem is, as it is now, it's 14mph at that point, which is too slow for my liking. Oh, so close... Guess I'll have to lower the pre-lift and make the lift less steep...

...so it doesn't intersect with this part. The hard part about trying to cram so many inversions into a layout is hoping I have enough speed for all of them. I once attempted 16 inversions, but I eventually ran out of speed.

I decided to AHG the barrel rolls. If anyone's interested, I uploaded the track to Coasterchan for testing purposes, see what you think:
http://www.coasterchan.net/nl/src/1357514333195.nltrack

I think the last inversion is fine. I don't know how personally but it would be cool if you good make the corks snappier on the apex, kind of like how Fahrenheit's are

That name is as pronounceable as Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

In other words,
it isn't.

Well I started supports.

Used Colossus as a reference.

Couldn't think of any other way to support this part since the upside down part is right above the bottom of the drop and produces a headchopper. Thank goodness they're on the same block!


Also, I'm thinking about renaming this to "Superstition" and maybe one of the drops could have a ladder above it as a prop. I also thought about putting a broken mirror somewhere, but I'm not sure how to do reflective textures, if possible.

I say make the tubes thinner if you do a support like that.

[mkingy]

could just tri-track the upside down bit and not have a support there. I don't see a problem with that engineering wise - although its a little different from intamin style i guess.

Within centimeters of failing the tunnel test. Talk about a close call!

Lift hill supports.

Using Expedition GeForce as an inspiration model.

Lift supports using Colossus as an inspiration model.

Prelift supports.

Also, I changed the name to Superstition because the previous name, Triskaidekaphobia, is kinda tedious to type out and I don't feel like copying and pasting. I don't think such a long name would be good for business if it was real due to almost no one being able to remember or spell the name.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Your barrel roll supports might be a bit too "trying too hard" to make a headchopper. Do you know what I mean?

I mean really you can use a triangle spine over that area and you don't need a support connector at 180 degrees. You could have one on either side at 150ish.

http://rcdb.com/3475.htm?p=25396

^I understand that is the intended goal, but I'd go with a triangle spine and less supports in an effort to make it not look a bit ridiculous.

Rest of the supports look just dandy

I'm not calling that tunnel test a pass until I see it with the other tunnel turned on.

Originally posted by Ajax_Coasters

I'm not calling that tunnel test a pass until I see it with the other tunnel turned on.

[mkingy]

I presume its same block so that'd be fine

Originally posted by mkingy

I presume its same block so that'd be fine

It is.
Also, cobra roll supports:




Not finished supporting the pretzel loop yet.

Good jesus! o.O! That's a crazy headchopper.

Those headchoppers - holy crap. [:O]
Looking really good.

[mkingy]

I dislike the inversion supports. Collosus doesn't have supports that high up, it uses a quite high one on the loop section then a slightly lower than you have for the leadin/out. Otherwise looks good!

edit: dropped you a comment on your upload