Fury - Intamin Giga

Hey! Well I started a HUGE project about 2 1/2 months ago and I think its coming along nicely so I thought I would anounce it!

This is FURY! It is my largest project to date. It is 325 feet tall with a 310 foot drop! Reaching speeds of 94 mph! It is 6,157 feet long. With custom 3D's (big deal for me!)!













Release date: Summer 2010!

[Coasterkidmwm]

I think the lowest horizontal truss in your second picture needs a vertical going down below it. It looks like it extends too far out.

Is this better? I had a feeling that wasn't enough support there...



And...
I have this section going over a river. Should I connect these two towers with a huge horizontal "tower" support or leave as is?

[gouldy]

There definitely needs to be more support structure in that area. Those two supports alone would not support the crest of that hill, you need some kind of bridging structure, which is fitting being as it's above a river .

^^maybe a spine like I305's lift

[slosprint]

Yeah, if you do that you don't even need the vertical supports as the arch would be able to support itself. Plus, it would look awesome!

[AyTrane]

A horizontal box frame with a triangular support connecting the track in the middle would probably be fine. Ideally, two towers would be great, but I'm guessing you can't build a tower in the river. If you wanted curb appeal, you could make a nice arch structure that follows the hill.

I also think a arch would be great to look at and would be a fine support.

Well a arch that goes not only over the river,a arch that supports all the hill,maybe I 305 style,and If it would be possible,remove the towers.Look at this one:
http://www.coastercrazy.com/track_excha ... ?tid=16482

Holy avatar batman!

Its in between class so this will be quick! Vote for one option! Give me reasons besides "its like I305!"

NOTE!!!! The archs would be connected to track I made them in paint really fast so I can work on it tonight!

Option 1 - Huge arch... NO VERTICAL SUPPORTS!


Option 2


Option 3

And you're not connecting the arch to the track because...?

Whenever i've seen an arch supporting a bridge i've seen it connecting to the structure it's holding up, not getting connected by seperate supports.

Oh, and option 2.

Option 1 or 3.

[slosprint]

Option 1 if the arch will be connected to the track over the entire top of the hill

Thanks... Please read my post... "NOTE!!!! The archs would be connected..."

Okay,then Option 1

[AyTrane]

What I had in mind was Option 1. Although, keep most of the current tower structure in place, and incorporate them into the arch. Make sure the two towers are the same height, and meet the track at the same height too, symmetrically.

Originally posted by Tidus

And you're not connecting the arch to the track because...?

Whenever i've seen an arch supporting a bridge i've seen it connecting to the structure it's holding up, not getting connected by seperate supports.

Oh, and option 2.

If you didn't read above it said he is connecting them, look again before posting.

Ok, I decided to try something different. The other options didn't look good at all! The archs look very awkward! So check these out!

[Metazoanhaddock]

Still needs some lateral bracing. At that height the towers would become unstable free-standing.

Originally posted by Metazoanhaddock

Still needs some lateral bracing. At that height the towers would become unstable free-standing.

Lateral bracing is what is used on turns to prevent the track from breaking[:p]. I think you meant horizontal beams.

I think that looks great. But as said, add a-frame bracing to the 2 outside towers and leave the middle one like it is.

[Metazoanhaddock]

Originally posted by Mad-man 5

Originally posted by Metazoanhaddock

Still needs some lateral bracing. At that height the towers would become unstable free-standing.

Lateral bracing is what is used on turns to prevent the track from breaking[:p]. I think you meant horizontal beams.

Actually, I did mean lateral bracing of some sort. It would be nice to see horizontal beams connecting the towers, except at that point it would still be potentially unstable. As ianko said, add A-frame bracing or maybe expand the supports as you near the base like you did for your lift.

It kind of freaks me out someone built a 325 foot Giga named Fury, 4 years before it actually happened. 1 mph off too.

How do you people find all these dead topics?