Templar K'nex Knex Roller Coaster

This is the tallest, longest and fastest K'nex inverted roller coaster ever to be built. It uses a conventional layout, which closely resembles the track work found on B&M roller coasters. The coaster also boasts an impressive 4 inversions, including a vertical loop, immelmann, zero g roll and a wing over. Over 40,000 pieces were used to construct this coaster, which easily extends to over 120 ft. The construction period lasted for approximately 6 months, beginning in mid February. Not much work was done until April. Most of the coaster had to be built in the last month leading up to just a few days ago.

Templar initially used 2 trains for operation, but timing problems resulted in 2 trains being on the lift at once, which proved to be too much weight for the chain to handle. The train comes to a smooth stop with side friction brakes and the aid of one of the tire drives, which are responsible for bringing the train back around to the lift again.

Templar was mostly inspired by Talon at Dorney Park and Alpengeist at Busch Gardens Europe. A lot of hard work has gone into it, so I really hope you enjoy the video!

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[clkid10]

the first drop needed to be stronger and more supported

BTW the first drop is a little shakey

[ephym]

@clkid10 Try building a 6ft 8 Alpengeist style drop with a 7 car train and tell me you don't get shaking. Then we'll talk.

[MrCross12309]

i'm impressed.

but how exactly do you do the brakes? could you like zoom on them and show how you made them?

[ephym]

It's mostly the tire drive that stops the train. The friction brakes are just 2 lines of half moon connectors in parallel, one for each side of the train to hit. Like this: ======== . The train rubs against the outside of the ======= when it passes over.

[epicfailure1994]

This is absolutely THE most incredible K'nex roller coaster I have ever seen. It runs so smoothly and doesn't have insanely unrealistic g's like in other K'nex coasters. It looks SO realistic! And the detail is just phenomenal. And on the first over-banked butterfly-wing curve, they were both perfectly symmetrical to each other!!! How did you ever manage to accomplish that?!?! Over all, everything was just perfect and I hope to be seeing a LOT more of your work. Keep up the great work!!!!

[ephym]

Thanks a lot. Everything that is symmetrical, I just mirror the supports w.r.t the plane of symmetry and copy the first half over to the second side. I want to build another coaster soon, but I have space issues now that I've moved. I do have a coaster in mind and ideas for its construction.

[aivieleeking]

whoa! nice coaster 1000/10 =]

[MaccoasterKID]

how long it takes for making that AWSOME staircase?!? 10/10

[superpuolustus]

Imagine this with tubesupports... It would be so cool that there would be no words for that.

But I think you should really trie tubesupports.

[coasterking789]

Wat i like about ur rides is that u rnt lazy with them!

[somewheresomebeach]

I want to say one word, just one word

AWESOME

I want to say a few more words:

It is awesome, just like Minebuster, you are the best K'nex builder I have ever seen!

[careloMAN14]

Woww its Awesome

[SpeedCrazed50]

A great coaster, but not the fastest. I've heard that the Railgun is faster, wait up. Lemme check.

[jsilva973]

i dont know what to say

[pece0221]

wow i've never seen a hanging knex roller coaster nice job ol' chap

[kaboda317]

@lukevideos12 ,It's the fastest Inverted one though.