Lightning Strike Knex roller coaster

Lightning Strike has arrived! A micro knex B&M looper consisting of a loop, a dive loop and a Zero-G roll. That's to the members of SScoasters who helped with this project. Enjoy! :-)

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Comments

[Element Force]

Can you post the station for the roller coasters

[Tornado96]

I do a different design every time! :)

[Element Force]

so you destroy it?

[Tornado96]

yeah. What's the fun in building teh same thing over and over again?

[Element Force]

yeah your right

[knexpert#10829476]

This is cool. I like it. I invented a block brake system for this type of coaster. I'll post a video. The coaster cars operate the system not a motor.

[Tornado96]

block brakes huh? I'm intrigued! :)

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

when it goes down the hill it looks like a lightning strike

by the way can you plz make the instructable for the coaster if you do ill subscribe

[Tornado96]

Sure! I'll just rebuild it all again and make an ible... I took ths down half a year ago... :-P

But I'll take that subscription! ;-)

[Shaitan666]

ill sub too if u make the instructions/instructable

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

thx ill subscribe

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

you should check out by knex guns they are pretty good.
Im about to post 2 really strong ones.

[Tornado96]

thanks!

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

nevermind about the instructions because i dont have that many small black rods for the tube supportors so can you make one that doesnt use more than 20 small black rods cause i have barely any black rods and im trying to learn how to make knex rollercoasters.

[Tornado96]

Well if you want to do roller coasters the first thing you'll need is more pieces... For my first custom I used over 100 small black rods...

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

i bought a new coaster 2 days ago and im almost done with my own custom one

[Tornado96]

cool

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

how do you get the coster t keep its speed all the way through the coaster because i have to have 2 uplifts

[Tornado96]

You haave the strengthen the track with a track spine and You need strong supports. I suggest box supports for your first. I'll send you a lin to a good box coaster later on today!

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

ok thanks

[Shaitan666]

by the station it looks like u combined the two different types of track (the one with the wire inside and the plastic t shaped ones) if so how?

[albydesign]

Epic Coaster 5*! =D

[Tornado96]

Thanks!

[tankthelineman]

Awesome coaster :D

[Tornado96]

Thanks!

[Sorunome]

I wish I could watch the vid.......

[Tornado96]

Start a strike!

[Shadowman39]

A lightning strike. :-)

[Tornado96]

AWWW THAT"S PERFECT LOL!

[Shadowman39]

:-P Are you going to post Snowdrift here?

[Tornado96]

Naaah I don't really think it's worth it. I was kinda dissapointed by it.

[Shadowman39]

You were? :-P Was it because of space restrictions?

[Tornado96]

No I just didn't really like it.

[Shadowman39]

Maybe it needed more snow.

[Tornado96]

lol not possible...

[Shadowman39]

I meant fake snow, like I saw on another coaster entered in the contest.

Anything is possible. :-)

[Tornado96]

I don't have cotton or anything plus it's already taken down as you know.

[Shadowman39]

I know it's down, I'm just saying you could have done that. Next year, maybe? :-)

[Tornado96]

Maybe. It would be cool

[Sorunome]

EVERYTHING is possible, as lang as you have enouth phantasy! :P