How I solved K'NEX BIGGEST problem & built my dream rollercoaster
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2023
- Solving K'NEX rollercoaster car problem with 3D printed train with bearings! This allowed me to finally build the coaster I dreamed of as a kid! A vertical lift coaster inspired by Fahrenheit in Hersheypark.
#knex #coaster #rollercoaster #3dprinting #toys
Credit to @Tornadoman96 for his clip showing major speed loss: • Superman Escape Recrea...
Credit to @TheKnexMaker for his cleap showing bearings on SS coaster trains: • Finally Got Ceramic Be...
I've had multiple people asking if I'd share the print files or sell the trains so I figured I'd answer it here:
I'm still optimizing the design a bit, once I'm happy I'll share the files for free. I'll also make an assembly tutorial video. This should hopefully come within the next 3/4 weeks so stay tuned.
Not sure if I'll be selling printed trains just yet but if I do the information will be in that assembly tutorial video
Cool, can’t wait!
I'd love it if you sold 3d printed trains! I would definetley buy
@ThoTechnical when will it be coming out? i need it for a roller coaster im building
I can’t wait!!
I'm probably being dumb, but where are the files? I can't see them linked to. Thanks@the_yaro
Great to see the bearings implemented on the micro K'nex. Awesome job on the design!
Thanks :)
Knex content is really moving forward fast
Wow you where here?!
@@MrFoxANDnoobie???
I was too early
Knex is back !
Amazing work!
yo
This channel could go places. If you just slightly improve the camera quality and maybe a little editing upgrade I can see this channel shoot up in no time!! Love this please don't stop uploading.
Holy shit!!! I’m so happy to see something like this. I don’t know if you remember me but I was on SSCoasters for a while. I always knew how much better the old style track was, but it was much harder to get and I just prefer the look of VV more. I’ve been building with it for a while but honestly gave up for the same reasons you mentioned. I still have the last eurofighter I started like 7 years ago sitting in my living room and haven’t done much since finishing that. Recently I’ve been really wanting to build something like an RMC or a good fast paced GCI, but knew VV can’t handle anything remotely like that. I was actually going to start designing my own ball bearing trains now that I have time, but I’m so glad someone else has taken up this project. I probably will still do it because it seems like fun to go through the process. Can’t wait to see you develop these!
Oh also, what ball bearings did you use for this?
I love your commitment! When I was younger I was super fascinated by rollercoasters. I never got to build them except in rollercoaster tycoon. This enlightened my inner child :)
Geweldig om te zien dat we toch altijd terugkomen naar het bouwen van Knex achtbanen. Hadden we toen maar deze lager karretjes! Bij het zien van dit word ik wel enthousiast om mijn PCB voor de aansturing van knex achtbanen weer eens af te stoffen! Toch maar eens een keer afmaken. Kan niet wachten op de STL bestanden, heeft mijn printer ook weer iets te doen!
Awesome thank you for sharing!
I was considering making a couple hundred dollar investment into classic track, but now that you’re starting to 3d print trains that work on micro, I think I might try those. They work really well in this! I can’t wait to see where you take this!
They look classic as well.
the ending made me laugh 😂 Intelligent video mate, nice work
Hey man, I know it’s been a few months now and I’m hoping all is well. I was wondering if there was an update on making the files public and that tutorial video for assembly? I look forward to it so I can hopefully get back into the hobby myself. Excellent video!
It warms my heart that my photos of Fahrenheit are still being used after all these years :)
I love this video! I left micro knex for SS last year and pushed it to the limits. This is opening a new window into the future. I would recommend selling or sharing the print files with the community!
Thank you!
You could've built some absolutely amazing rides with 3d printed trains.
I'm still working on optimizing the design a bit and will share the files with everyone (for free) once I'm happy. Should be within the next couple weeks.
update?
@@ThoTechnical im at a point where I will pay you to give me the files now regardless of you releasing a refined and improved version for free later down the road.. is there a way i can get in touch with you?
Great work! Your layouts look super nice! keep it up!
Appreciate it! Gotta figure out how to make em look as nice as yours though 😜
@@ThoTechnical Yea, and I'm probably going to copy some elements from your layout too XP
daaang those mods you did to those trains are so cool. id love to get back into knex rollercoasters but i just dont have the room yet
Ah man what a throwback, love it👍👍
So smart, love the idea! Actual micro k'nex cars don't even make it to even a small hill, this is a big step maybe make a deal with k'nex
this is actually sick, was wondering how long this would take.
this is an awesome project, great job. must have been *so* satisfying seeing the first prototypes working already better than the stock trains i bet!
Yeah it was! The first wheel assembly concepts I tried didn't work at all so it was quite a relief when I got something that worked 😀
I'm having the same problems you are, and I'm building this massive Intamin Blitz style coaster which I call Pyramid of the Serpent.
I'm really happy you included Fahrenheit because Hersheypark was my first park
If you are still looking for a way to increase weight on your roller coaster trains, you may want to look into Bismuth alloy to weight down your cars, an idea originally from model railroading. It's very low melt point makes it ideal for getting weight into small areas of a car.
I think it would be awesome if you could show a Timelapse of you assembling the pieces together
This is amazing
This is awsome!
Thanks! 😊
been building coaster for years and never thought to use the other type of track that doesnt come with the screaming serpent kits. can you make a video on how you make the track like that? would be an interesting watch.
I would love to see someone make something like this for LEGO roller coasters
this is awesome
Will you do what the K’NEX maker does and create multiple train types (winged, invert, etc.)?
Will you be doing the wheel bogies separate from the train body?
This is so sick
Got anything for lifting hotwheels cars ? Trying to build a car lift for a continuous track but with knex instead of boosters
Awesome performance! Excelent job!
Is there any to download and print them? Or buy a few? My kids are ansious to build one...
I wanna build knex and I got this lot but it only had the bigger peices, do you combine the micro track and trains with the bigger peices like others do or is it all micro?
This is so cool
Do you know when these trains will be available?
THIS IS SO COOL!
OMG HI ALEX
hiiiiiiii :D @@0alex.shaw0
great job. we soon gotta find a way to have better knex coaster cars.
Could I get the STL file or at least the link to the ball bearings please?
3:05 I’m that guy spreading his arms rn
Tornadoman96. There's a name I haven't seen in a while. Excellent work, my dude. The bearings are a massive improvement! What did you do about the chain dog?
that looks so good wtf
Impressive for sure.
Do you sell any of your 3D models or know anyone that does as I would definitely be interested in purchasing! I’m not sure how to 3D print and I struggle to find any standard coaster cars in the UK
You should make the classic track style but smaller for micro
They're almost exactly like the swing axle bogeys RMC have been using for a few years now
shoutout to the turbopolyp at the end ;)
Knex and lego coasters was something I never had the opportunity to try. How long did that coaster take you to build now vs. how long it took you to build as a kid?
This coaster took me 3 weeks to build using basically every bit of free time I had. Hard to remember how long a coaster like this would've taken me as a kid though... it's been so long. But I would assume around the same time
4:19 dat geluidsfragment blijft geniaal🤣
How do I order?
Since I don't have the knowledge and a 3d pronter, I would buy this train instantly
wow I really want to work on knexs now
You should!
IM YOUR 470 SUB
Edit: love your vids!
oh hey man I remember you from ss coasters! those micro tube support footers look super nice i didn't know you could fit the micro parts through the regular parts like that! makes me wonder if screamin serpent coasters could benefit from micro tubes.
I remember you too! Fun seeing some folks form SSC are still around :)
Micro tubes would be interesting on SS coasters. They aren't as strong as classic tubes but might still work on a smaller model
@@ThoTechnical On Pyramid of the Serpent, I'm using classic parts with micro track.
How many kits did you have to buy?
Hard to tell. I mostly buy used lots of knex.
343rd sub im recreating stelth from thorpe park but i love that u used farenhight layout on ur coaster i go to hp a lot but wildcats revenge is better maybe u can make that coaster next
Awesome video dude. Hoping this gets a lot of virgins since it showed up in my recommended!
Typo? 🤣
@@ThoTechnical totally not a typo go get those virgins bro!!!
@@Rickbone1055 LMAO
YOO i have the same closet and the same trash can. How cool
now you can add a camera on the train and make a pov
IT'S INSPIRED BY FAHRENHEIT!!!
Hersheypark is my home park. I've been on Fahrenheit many times. It's cool to see how much of an influence my home park has.
It's so expensive though! You are lucky you had it as a kid.
Will these be compatible with the K’NEX micro boosters?
Nope
@@ThoTechnical okay
Compare it with the knex trains
3:57 the new Vekoma SLC trains beg to differ.
(Those fuckers literally fall down several centimeters on their upstops while inverting.)
I would be willing to buy a set of these cars off you
i cant buy these ther expemsive :(
Knex is the easiest way for any kid to get into engineering haha and this is proof
haha definitely!
I smell dutch
I would pay so much to buy your trains for micro track
They will be free once he gives us the stls
I hate the mini knex. I’m still building with the original ones. I bought 4 screaming serpents and the ripin rocket coasters. It’s much more realistic. Seems these mini types aren’t as fun
U sound like sketch / bandi.
999th like! this is awesome
Dude I'm building with Lego's sh*tty coaster system, everything is sh*t about this system 😂 I'm so jealous you can... turn, with your coasters. I promise you that building with Lego's system, THAT is much more painful. All inversions we have are normal loopings and all turns we have is flat 90° turns (I WILL cut a turn for a 45° turn though it's getting unbarable) the trains litterally are designed as follows ''our Lego train sets work right? Meh just do the same thing again''
Trains DON'T WORK THE SAME WAY AS COASTERS LEGO PLEASE, it's absolutely dreadful, but after a while of testingw testing and more testing I finally made 2 lay-outs that work... -ed perfectly. After not even 10 hours of running their performance was so pathetic I had to start oiling the thing, it's absolute heck, I might have to 3D print new trains also, but then for Lego coasters, because I have no clue how long I can keep going like this. Luckly I have my 2 coasters now that I am proud of :)
Haha yeah coasters is one thing knex has over lego. I'm thinking knex track with lego theming would be a good combo :)
gaaf man haha
Amazing work!