How I solved K'NEX BIGGEST problem & built my dream rollercoaster

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ThoTechnical

ThoTechnical

Жыл бұрын

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...

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@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
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
@stormingcoasters
@stormingcoasters Жыл бұрын
Cool, can’t wait!
@t-a-r-o-n_on_top
@t-a-r-o-n_on_top Жыл бұрын
I'd love it if you sold 3d printed trains! I would definetley buy
@sidthegamingsquid
@sidthegamingsquid Жыл бұрын
@ThoTechnical when will it be coming out? i need it for a roller coaster im building
@algus7626
@algus7626 Жыл бұрын
I can’t wait!!
@transcriptboy
@transcriptboy Жыл бұрын
I'm probably being dumb, but where are the files? I can't see them linked to. Thanks@the_yaro
@3dcoaster
@3dcoaster Жыл бұрын
Great to see the bearings implemented on the micro K'nex. Awesome job on the design!
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@TheKnexMaker
@TheKnexMaker Жыл бұрын
Knex content is really moving forward fast
@MrFoxANDnoobie
@MrFoxANDnoobie Жыл бұрын
Wow you where here?!
@Msmguyiguess
@Msmguyiguess Жыл бұрын
@@MrFoxANDnoobie???
@Tribenix
@Tribenix Жыл бұрын
I was too early
@j3tskr3vm96
@j3tskr3vm96 3 ай бұрын
Knex is back !
@5MadMovieMakers
@5MadMovieMakers Жыл бұрын
Amazing work!
@cyclone044
@cyclone044 11 ай бұрын
yo
@troltristan6606
@troltristan6606 Жыл бұрын
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.
@FrIeDeGgS887
@FrIeDeGgS887 Жыл бұрын
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?
@humdrum5408
@humdrum5408 Жыл бұрын
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 :)
@mnwebsource2286
@mnwebsource2286 Жыл бұрын
Awesome thank you for sharing!
@PhilWoody2010
@PhilWoody2010 Жыл бұрын
the ending made me laugh 😂 Intelligent video mate, nice work
@tommyethier1967
@tommyethier1967 9 ай бұрын
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!
@stormingcoasters
@stormingcoasters Жыл бұрын
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!
@coastersaga
@coastersaga Жыл бұрын
They look classic as well.
@KnexCoasterManic
@KnexCoasterManic Жыл бұрын
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!
@eonbree8593
@eonbree8593 11 ай бұрын
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
@brteller
@brteller Жыл бұрын
It warms my heart that my photos of Fahrenheit are still being used after all these years :)
@CoasterObsessed
@CoasterObsessed Жыл бұрын
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!
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
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.
@0alex.shaw0
@0alex.shaw0 6 ай бұрын
update?
@nicholasrendon5092
@nicholasrendon5092 5 ай бұрын
@@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?
@elizabethmillay7423
@elizabethmillay7423 Жыл бұрын
I'm really happy you included Fahrenheit because Hersheypark was my first park
@UserMum7512
@UserMum7512 Жыл бұрын
Ah man what a throwback, love it👍👍
@killingtimeitself
@killingtimeitself Жыл бұрын
this is actually sick, was wondering how long this would take.
@microcoaster
@microcoaster Жыл бұрын
Great work! Your layouts look super nice! keep it up!
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it! Gotta figure out how to make em look as nice as yours though 😜
@microcoaster
@microcoaster Жыл бұрын
@@ThoTechnical Yea, and I'm probably going to copy some elements from your layout too XP
@Waffles3546
@Waffles3546 Жыл бұрын
I think it would be awesome if you could show a Timelapse of you assembling the pieces together
@Esskay57YT
@Esskay57YT Жыл бұрын
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
@zynthshark_music
@zynthshark_music Жыл бұрын
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!
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
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 😀
@coastersaga
@coastersaga Жыл бұрын
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.
@SnowghostFilms
@SnowghostFilms Жыл бұрын
I would love to see someone make something like this for LEGO roller coasters
@NEB-BEN
@NEB-BEN 7 ай бұрын
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.
@pauljensen5699
@pauljensen5699 4 ай бұрын
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.
@stormingcoasters
@stormingcoasters Жыл бұрын
Will you do what the K’NEX maker does and create multiple train types (winged, invert, etc.)?
@user-ir4zl6qt5h
@user-ir4zl6qt5h Жыл бұрын
This is amazing
@CoasterSiaye
@CoasterSiaye 8 ай бұрын
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?
@edwardlack2578
@edwardlack2578 Жыл бұрын
They're almost exactly like the swing axle bogeys RMC have been using for a few years now
@jozesoriano6752
@jozesoriano6752 9 ай бұрын
Awesome performance! Excelent job! Is there any to download and print them? Or buy a few? My kids are ansious to build one...
@Furyman325
@Furyman325 Жыл бұрын
This is awsome!
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😊
@henrydesmarais7238
@henrydesmarais7238 Жыл бұрын
this is awesome
@ryanthetenrec8244
@ryanthetenrec8244 10 ай бұрын
great job. we soon gotta find a way to have better knex coaster cars.
@crabbbbbity
@crabbbbbity Жыл бұрын
This is so sick
@Aerotactics
@Aerotactics Жыл бұрын
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?
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
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
@AdventuresWithAlex
@AdventuresWithAlex Жыл бұрын
THIS IS SO COOL!
@0alex.shaw0
@0alex.shaw0 6 ай бұрын
OMG HI ALEX
@AdventuresWithAlex
@AdventuresWithAlex 6 ай бұрын
hiiiiiiii :D @@0alex.shaw0
@redsandslashgaming7513
@redsandslashgaming7513 Жыл бұрын
This is so cool
@hellmen54
@hellmen54 Жыл бұрын
shoutout to the turbopolyp at the end ;)
@justachipofftheiceberg6313
@justachipofftheiceberg6313 6 ай бұрын
You should make the classic track style but smaller for micro
@BurritoMaster24
@BurritoMaster24 Жыл бұрын
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.
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
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
@coastersaga
@coastersaga Жыл бұрын
@@ThoTechnical On Pyramid of the Serpent, I'm using classic parts with micro track.
@cnormous.7808
@cnormous.7808 Жыл бұрын
that looks so good wtf
@stormingcoasters
@stormingcoasters 10 ай бұрын
Will you be doing the wheel bogies separate from the train body?
@Competent-rides
@Competent-rides Жыл бұрын
wow I really want to work on knexs now
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
You should!
@David_Mash
@David_Mash Жыл бұрын
Got anything for lifting hotwheels cars ? Trying to build a car lift for a continuous track but with knex instead of boosters
@MK-ps2jp
@MK-ps2jp Жыл бұрын
Impressive for sure.
@sherrynaleszkiewicz1357
@sherrynaleszkiewicz1357 7 ай бұрын
3:05 I’m that guy spreading his arms rn
@FireBlitzOfficial1
@FireBlitzOfficial1 Жыл бұрын
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?
@stormingcoasters
@stormingcoasters Жыл бұрын
Do you know when these trains will be available?
@sidthegamingsquid
@sidthegamingsquid Жыл бұрын
Could I get the STL file or at least the link to the ball bearings please?
@guidingkeyblade7834
@guidingkeyblade7834 Жыл бұрын
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.
@survivaloftheidiots6239
@survivaloftheidiots6239 Жыл бұрын
4:19 dat geluidsfragment blijft geniaal🤣
@GiacomoMasciadri
@GiacomoMasciadri 6 ай бұрын
Since I don't have the knowledge and a 3d pronter, I would buy this train instantly
@davemusic_96
@davemusic_96 5 ай бұрын
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
@Randomgodness
@Randomgodness Жыл бұрын
IM YOUR 470 SUB Edit: love your vids!
@hersheyparkbros
@hersheyparkbros Жыл бұрын
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
@Rickbone1055
@Rickbone1055 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video dude. Hoping this gets a lot of virgins since it showed up in my recommended!
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
Typo? 🤣
@Rickbone1055
@Rickbone1055 Жыл бұрын
@@ThoTechnical totally not a typo go get those virgins bro!!!
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
@@Rickbone1055 LMAO
@NathanHydra
@NathanHydra Жыл бұрын
3:57 the new Vekoma SLC trains beg to differ. (Those fuckers literally fall down several centimeters on their upstops while inverting.)
@Drex91.
@Drex91. 2 ай бұрын
YOO i have the same closet and the same trash can. How cool
@PosjeYT
@PosjeYT 9 ай бұрын
now you can add a camera on the train and make a pov
@nicksmith9
@nicksmith9 2 ай бұрын
It's so expensive though! You are lucky you had it as a kid.
@stormingcoasters
@stormingcoasters Жыл бұрын
Will these be compatible with the K’NEX micro boosters?
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
Nope
@stormingcoasters
@stormingcoasters Жыл бұрын
@@ThoTechnical okay
@lacrls
@lacrls Жыл бұрын
How many kits did you have to buy?
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
Hard to tell. I mostly buy used lots of knex.
@KLBlopes
@KLBlopes 8 ай бұрын
How do I order?
@comenting3207
@comenting3207 Жыл бұрын
Compare it with the knex trains
@enthusiastJD
@enthusiastJD 8 ай бұрын
I would be willing to buy a set of these cars off you
@nerd4Knex
@nerd4Knex Жыл бұрын
Knex is the easiest way for any kid to get into engineering haha and this is proof
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
haha definitely!
@Snexzyy
@Snexzyy 9 ай бұрын
999th like! this is awesome
@loganm2934
@loganm2934 Жыл бұрын
I would pay so much to buy your trains for micro track
@Furyman325
@Furyman325 Жыл бұрын
They will be free once he gives us the stls
@noahh9361
@noahh9361 Жыл бұрын
i cant buy these ther expemsive :(
@Thijs5843Time
@Thijs5843Time Жыл бұрын
I smell dutch
@CLBCrew96
@CLBCrew96 Жыл бұрын
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
@TheRealKensterBoosteryt
@TheRealKensterBoosteryt 4 ай бұрын
U sound like sketch / bandi.
@imaginationsquare
@imaginationsquare Жыл бұрын
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 :)
@ThoTechnical
@ThoTechnical Жыл бұрын
Haha yeah coasters is one thing knex has over lego. I'm thinking knex track with lego theming would be a good combo :)
@wathc7722
@wathc7722 Жыл бұрын
gaaf man haha
@RobertTheHaunter
@RobertTheHaunter Жыл бұрын
Amazing work!
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