K'nex SFGAm rides models

[w00dland]

Wow that's amazing and so up to scale. Even the station you have there is the same that it was at WSF.

[Ilovthevu']

That's awesome! Could it be packed away when you still had it? Carnival rides are on trucks (in case your thinking duh), so could you put it down on the truck like the real Zipper. I want to give a tidbit about the Zipper, if you didn't know.

The Zipper is a pretty easy ride to set-up. The entire ride goes down on the truck, and I seen Windy City put straps to keep the cars from moving. Many carnival rides are packed away to fit the trucks and reassembled later. Usually Tilt-A-Whirls don't usually have a truck underneath them. The pieces come from a truck, but the ride is not a truck itself. It's one of a few rides that are like this. The Spider is another one.

That's enough carnival speak. Good job.

[coasterfreak11]

Wow! That is a great model! One of the best rides I have seen. Here are all my coasters.

http://www.bgtguide.com/~sscoasters/gal ... 004&page=1

[Coasterfan88]

When it was still built, it couldnt be folded down like the real zippers at carnivals. I originally intended for it to be able to do that, but it ended up sacrificing too much strength from the structure. I also designed it with the intention of having it operate. Technically, and schematically, it did actually work, however the added weight of the chain and passenger cars made it impossible to run. It only ran when those parts were not attached, but the gears on the end spun realistically.

[Coasterfan88]

Coasterfreak, those coasters are pretty cool, keep up the great work!! I used to really want the screamin' serpent and other k'nex coaster sets, but personally, I think K'nex quality has been on a steep decline for the last 5 years or so. When I first got K'nex, they only had 3 sets, with 18 different types of pieces, and they were the original roygbiv color scheme. They were the coolest because they showed that you could build anything out of them if you put your mind to it. Nowadays, they make new pieces for every set, in all sorts of different colors (so you can't gather many of any single color) and I have found that it diminishes your building freedom. Also, K'nex has gotten way more expensive than it used to be, if you compare the part count and challenge level of newer sets (like ss and big air ball tower) to older and (in my opinion) better sets, the big ball factory and original roller coaster. Don't get me wrong, I think the new coaster track system is cool, but I think K'nex has made their recent products wayyy too easy to build.

[twixmix0303]

I first got K'NEX when they had the yellow (small), orange (medium), and blue (large) set. I had the blue set. Later, I got the original Roller Coaster Set (not Screaming Serpent) and Trampoline Tower (similar to the Big Ball Factory).

You can't do nearly as much with the original Roller Coaster Set as you can with Screaming Serpent. The track was as wide as a red stick, and you could do really one type of inversion - a vertical loop.

[sixflagsguy5]

Wow! That is a great model! One of the best rides I have seen. Here are all my coasters.

http://www.bgtguide.com/~sscoasters/gal ... 004&page=1

I was thinking of making shockwave. First of all what coaster set did you use. Second, did you use any of those launchers that come with the launching coaster set? Last, did you have any problems having the trains being able to make it up all the hills and stuff?

[CoasterKing]

Those are really cool!

[coasterfreak11]

Thanks. I have lots and lots of sets. I don't have problems w/ it making it up the hill. Just design it well and it will work. I did use the boosters to launch my Rip Tide model. I modifed the booster and put the track over it to make the Screamin Serpent car go through it. It works really well.

Also, if it used to make it through the circuit and doesn't have enough speed anymore then apply WD40. It does lots of wonders!

[sixflagsguy5]

How many of each set, cause i have to buy enough to make shockwave.]

Also, do you suggest boosters for shockwave.

Should i spraypaint the track.

And how do you set up the block sections.

[coasterfreak11]

I would say you need about 4 screamin' serpent sets. Ebay is your friend. No I do not suggest boosters because if you design it well enough, it should work. You can spray paint the track, I just wouldn't suggest painting the tubing. As for setting up block sections, I really dont know. I would just add the straight away for looks. Looks are everything in building if you plan on showing it on the internet.

[Sedir]

I got both the Screamin' Serpent and the Rippin Rocket but of course I had to take both of them down.

By the way.... THAT IS AN AMAZING ZIPPER! The Zipper is definetly the best carny ride and one of the best thrill rides.

[coasterfreak11]

If you have both, make a custom coaster. Much more fun then building w/ instructions!

Also, if you are planning on building coasters/ride then go to this link where there is a forum and gallery.

http://www.bgtguide.com/~sscoasters

[Sedir]

A stupid thing is that the Screamin' Serpent coaster can't go through the boosters.

Also I actually have been thinking about putting the two tracks together but I've been trying to think of the track design... I've got a few ideas though.

[sixflagsguy5]

Im going to talk my mom into buying at ebay, because she would be willing to spend about $80.00 probably. So i could get at least two sets maybe 3 with that amount. Maybe 4 but i doubt it. If i get the sets in a week. I could probly have shockwave completed in 3 weeks. Hopefully this topic wont get locked.

[coasterfreak11]

You can make the SS train go through the booster. You must cut the boosters and put the track above the booser, rather then through the bottom of it. Pictures are at http://www.bgtguide.com/~sscoasters/forums

[Sedir]

Are the pictures in one of the topics?

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CoasterFan88 can you make instructions for that?

[coasterfreak11]

There are numerous topics on SS through RR booster and stuff like that. Here is a picture of the booster cut.

http://www.bgtguide.com/~sscoasters/gal ... =237&pos=6

[sixflagsguy5]

How many ss sets do you own?

[coasterfreak11]

Here it goes:
7 SS
5 RR
1 SM
2 Old Skool Coasters

And numerous other sets. Yes, I have a lot of knex! Keeps me busy!

[Sedir]

Hmmm.... All of this is starting to give me some good ideas. I have an idea for a coaster, but i don't want to say it because somebody my steal it. I also have an idea for a thrill ride but I might not have enough knex to finish it, but actually I probably will be able to have the both of them up at the same time.

But knowing my parents I'll eventually have to take them down.

[Sedir]

Whoa! You have that many sets? I only have 1 SS and 1 RR.

But I also have a ton of extra Knex too and of course my thrill ride won't need to use the track, the lift, or the boost.

Also what are the two "Old School" coasters?

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(Pardon the double posting but as I was typing the thing above this two more posts poped up that I wanted to respond to.)

[sixflagsguy5]

Because i have mood swings alot, i decided not to make my mom spend her money on that, because my six flags plans for tomorow are slowly dying, so im mad about that. Have fun with your ss homemade coasters though.

[coasterfreak11]

The old school roller coasters is the original roller coaster.

[sixflagsguy5]

I have one of those. Could you use the old set and combine it with the new coasters?