Scorpion's Tail - K'Nex Roller Coaster

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
  • My 13th K'nex model roller coaster, featuring a "thrill lift".
    The music in this video is "Wonderful" by Jeremiah Pena. He's a young film/game composer who has some really awesome scores! Check out more of his music at www.jeremiahpena.com
    This ride's "thrill lift" is a first for model roller coasters. In fact, it's never even been built in real life! My inspiration came from the PC game Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, which includes a thrill lift option on the Tilt coaster. It is similar to Vekoma's "Gravity Max" coaster, but even more thrilling :)
    Scorpion's Tail features a thrill lift, vertical loop, banked turn, camelback hill, and helix. The motors are automated using a Lego Mindstorms NXT and can be remote-controlled from my Android phone via bluetooth. It took me 3 weeks to build.
    I owe my building skills to sscoasters.net, a community of Knex builders who have advised and inspired me to build great models like Scorpion's Tail. I kept a construction thread on the SSC forum, which can be found here:
    www.sscoasters.net/forum/f82/scorpion-s-tail-thrill-lift-15848/

Комментарии • 590

  • @5MadMovieMakers
    @5MadMovieMakers 9 лет назад +137

    Very, very cool.

  • @jordan_j_roy
    @jordan_j_roy 9 лет назад +433

    Tilt Coaster 1 looks too intense for me!

  • @terracoon9882
    @terracoon9882 3 года назад +8

    this track is so unbelievably good

  • @lionelcrawford4562
    @lionelcrawford4562 8 лет назад +61

    I love how realistic and functional the supports are with your coasters. I haven't watched any K'nex rollercoaster videos in probably over 6 years so it's crazy to see how far people have come with them. Good work ya engineer!

    • @RyanONeill13
      @RyanONeill13  8 лет назад +4

      +Lionel Crawford Thanks! Yes, the K'Nex roller coaster community has improved leaps and bounds in realism over the past few years. Unfortunately, I'd have to say that creativity is harder to come by (probably as a result of increased expectations). That's why I try to still be creative with my models :D

  • @DryEyeBuilds
    @DryEyeBuilds 3 года назад +2

    Ryan O’Neil is officially the king of Knex coasters. Every time i revisit this channel, I learn a new building technique from each creation.

  • @darrenrobins6575
    @darrenrobins6575 5 лет назад +1

    Brilliant imagination, a cross between, cobras curse, shiekra, and that ride in Las Vegas that hangs you over the edge 😀😀😆

    • @yellowblue_tt
      @yellowblue_tt 4 года назад

      Darren Robins gotta love Busch gardens tampa bay

  • @levidavis9936
    @levidavis9936 5 лет назад +2

    This is what talent and hard work looks like. I will never accomplish anything this cool in my entire life

  • @GardeBlaze
    @GardeBlaze 4 года назад +5

    I like the layout, but the thing that impressed me the most was the elevator lift that turns into a tilt coaster. Building one or the other with k'nex is impressive on its own, but you went above and beyond and combined the two!

  • @alegsb3943
    @alegsb3943 2 года назад +3

    Honestly, this lift is better than the actual tilt coaster’s lift

  • @RaccoonJinchuriki
    @RaccoonJinchuriki 7 лет назад +2

    I swear, my favorite roller coasters- both model and full size- are the ones with a unique variation of the lift hill. I love it when people find a way to make the most boring part of the ride less boring.

  • @yeetyeetinson415
    @yeetyeetinson415 11 лет назад +1

    I seriously paused and replayed 1:07 a few times- the music picks up at the EXACT second the elevator starts. Pretty epic.

  • @bocajnamyerf
    @bocajnamyerf 3 года назад +1

    That’s a freaking EPIC design. Such a provocative launch position

  • @Techtastisch
    @Techtastisch 8 лет назад +10

    Awesome Onride feature! :)

  • @marcelomonteiro3086
    @marcelomonteiro3086 3 года назад

    Can't even describe how creative I thought it was !!!

  • @aryanpoorasad150
    @aryanpoorasad150 5 лет назад +1

    Knex was my childhood😍 remember playing with it all the time in primary school

  • @wstlyguy
    @wstlyguy 10 лет назад +4

    The coaster is awesome, but when I saw the lift hill I just gasped. Great job! This is the best coaster I've ever seen!

  • @cobiebeef
    @cobiebeef 10 лет назад +1

    I love seeing the high quality detail this has

  • @theknexpert
    @theknexpert 11 лет назад +1

    The most realistic coaster I've every seen

  • @popcornhair6584
    @popcornhair6584 5 лет назад +63

    This was recommended for me in 2019!?

  • @AleIngCookieMonsterSam
    @AleIngCookieMonsterSam 10 лет назад +3

    This is so awesome on so many levels!

  • @paulboncaldo3692
    @paulboncaldo3692 7 лет назад +1

    This would be cool! I'm sure, in reality, it would be slower than that, but still pretty awesome.😀

  • @nolanoatmeal5116
    @nolanoatmeal5116 10 лет назад +110

    They should build this in real life, and make that loop take the title from Full Throttle

    • @nolanoatmeal5116
      @nolanoatmeal5116 10 лет назад +1

      Why? This thing looks sick.

    • @mniayb
      @mniayb 10 лет назад +2

      There is a rollercoaster in real life that has the kind of drop

    • @nolanoatmeal5116
      @nolanoatmeal5116 10 лет назад

      Allan Youmaran What's it called?

    • @ImDoPho
      @ImDoPho 10 лет назад +2

      ***** Not sure if this is the one he is talking about, but the lift to other track segment reminds me of a coaster called Gravity Max, I think in Taiwan! Different, but similar.

    • @nolanoatmeal5116
      @nolanoatmeal5116 10 лет назад +1

      DoPho Yeah, I've seen videos of Gravity Max. That's the closest thing to this at the moment it seems.

  • @lightningfastrc
    @lightningfastrc 7 лет назад +1

    THAT IS AMAZING.
    I was watching this and I saw it stop at the lift thing and I didn't realize it was a coaster like that then the track lifted up and I was like OHhHHHH THATS SO COOL

  • @GloryRenault
    @GloryRenault Год назад +1

    this should be a real ride oh my
    that lift was the best thing ever bro!

  • @deleterious_tactical_7024
    @deleterious_tactical_7024 6 лет назад

    This is just to sweet!! Your a MASTER at building these K’Nex roller coasters Ryan!! Keep ‘em coming, I enjoy watching your K’Nex rollercoaster videos, they are super fun to watch!!!!

  • @worldofbob2604
    @worldofbob2604 9 лет назад +2

    One word: WOW. Okay, nevermind, that doesn't begin to describe it. So 12 words. HOLY COW MAN YOU ARE AWESOME AT KNEX PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :O

  • @CoasterWriter
    @CoasterWriter 11 лет назад +1

    Everything about this.. .from the video to the ride... looks incredibly professional and awesome.

  • @BackFirePerformance
    @BackFirePerformance 8 лет назад

    These have got to be some of the smoothest, if not the smoothest, sexiest corners I've ever seen, amazing work!

  • @HappyBirthday0707
    @HappyBirthday0707 5 лет назад

    This was in my recommended and I swear sometimes RUclips knows what I need to watch better than I know myself.

  • @FronkZappa
    @FronkZappa 5 лет назад

    Impressive creation and presentation 👍👍👍

  • @justinereyes7608
    @justinereyes7608 6 лет назад +1

    Love the cinematography. Nice work.

  • @oliverdobson5199
    @oliverdobson5199 9 лет назад

    Nice,smooth,great idea and even better excecuted

  • @matthewmiller7207
    @matthewmiller7207 9 лет назад +22

    Gravity-Max, anyone? This reminds me very much of that tilt coaster in Taiwan.

    • @saturatedtwo3458
      @saturatedtwo3458 6 лет назад

      I know that roller coaster

    • @cantliff9
      @cantliff9 4 года назад

      @@saturatedtwo3458 I instantly thought of Gravity Max also, popped down into the comments to see if anyone else thought of it!

  • @TaronTT
    @TaronTT 7 лет назад

    That lift would be awesome in real life!

  • @null946
    @null946 5 лет назад

    that lift mechanism is amazing

  • @moecrosby9223
    @moecrosby9223 8 лет назад

    I love your columns. I keep re-playing this trying to get the methods.

  • @tallyho836
    @tallyho836 5 лет назад

    That has to be the coolest lift hill I've ever seen

  • @Emoticono13
    @Emoticono13 6 лет назад +2

    Love the chainlift part 😇

  • @jeremyjones1825
    @jeremyjones1825 10 лет назад

    This is the most amazing and most finely crafted K'nex coaster I've ever seen!!

  • @jodini5
    @jodini5 10 лет назад +1

    Great model and awesome filming! LOVED IT!

  • @carjaveri
    @carjaveri 7 лет назад +1

    Wow! Congratulations for this video, it is amazing. Not only about the roller coaster model (which is superb), but also fot the shoots and the editing. Great work!

  • @draventrent3925
    @draventrent3925 10 лет назад +1

    Great Cinimatics. Thats one thing most prople that make these types of vdeos forget to include

  • @Trainmaster566
    @Trainmaster566 5 лет назад

    This needs to be a real ride!

  • @czllzmburner5841
    @czllzmburner5841 5 лет назад

    Awesome lift concept!

  • @ivanfregozo
    @ivanfregozo 4 года назад

    the loop looks so clean

  • @radoslavrigas
    @radoslavrigas 10 лет назад +1

    That must of been really hard work. Great roller coaster!

  • @geforcehan4184
    @geforcehan4184 7 лет назад

    This looks so real!

  • @RollTerps
    @RollTerps 5 лет назад +1

    These knex coasters are so whippy, I wish I could ride one

  • @sjcflawless
    @sjcflawless 5 лет назад +1

    This is a awesome video! I have one of the first brand of K’Nex roller coasters called the Screamin’ Serpent, and was amazed at how you were able to set up a camera on the roller coaster! Back in 2001, cameras were a bit heavy and I didnt get a up to date pc until later in life. Its amazing how technology has progressed since then! Now I can see in first person what the v2 or later model roller coaster is! I thank you for this video!

  • @whatson5461
    @whatson5461 10 лет назад

    Awsome shots and filming

  • @Nova3674
    @Nova3674 10 лет назад

    Incredible shaping. The only part thats shaped a little strangley thats causing the car to lose some momentum is the transition from the helix to the final turn under the station. Other than that amazing work!

  • @aceramirez7786
    @aceramirez7786 9 лет назад

    The scorpion's tail was so so so cool

  • @ArmtekGizmos
    @ArmtekGizmos 9 лет назад +1

    Very nice mechanics on that lift. Very nice.
    Also nice filming and editing, as well as the roller coaster it self, it's great!

  • @Sixxdee9
    @Sixxdee9 5 лет назад

    I was expecting a scorpion tail element because of the name. Cool elevator lift.

  • @raziztarox4971
    @raziztarox4971 10 лет назад +1

    I don't know which was better: The roller coaster, or the video editing and the music. This was a great video! Definitely keep up the great work. You'd be a great roller coaster designer! Good Job!

  • @SantaDragon
    @SantaDragon 5 лет назад

    I like the idea of a vertical drop ^^

  • @GermanKnexCoasters
    @GermanKnexCoasters 11 лет назад

    A really great tilt coaster

  • @MarmotStarpax
    @MarmotStarpax 10 лет назад

    Wow! I'm impressed with the ride, especially how seamlessly it integrates with the NXT. Great work!!!

  • @dertypderangemeldetist281
    @dertypderangemeldetist281 5 лет назад

    A true Masterpiece

  • @KTB_ant
    @KTB_ant 9 лет назад

    Awesome video I love how you did it in first person and stuff

  • @albertrevengasalat3051
    @albertrevengasalat3051 9 лет назад

    WOW! Nice job, AWESOME.

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel 10 лет назад

    That was very cool. Love the lift mech and release too.

  • @wswacoasters2508
    @wswacoasters2508 9 лет назад

    I have been watching this video for the past 15-20 minutes... It just gets better and better. Amazing job man!

  • @ronan.otoole
    @ronan.otoole 7 лет назад

    This looks insane!

  • @Fantasy_Engineer
    @Fantasy_Engineer Год назад +1

    I couldn’t actually find that much info about this specific song by Jeremiah Pena. Even though I found this song on SoundCloud, it was not released to SoundCloud by Jeremiah, and it didn’t sound exactly like how it was in the video.(That or this guys had edited it to perfection)
    But still and absolute BANGER.🤟
    Ryan O’Neill has done an absolutely amazing job with this Knex coaster, I remember watching it over 7 years ago and loving everything about it. The way how the car drops you at a 90 degree angle, the very unique lift hill, and the short but sweet layout makes it feel like the perfect package of a K’nex coaster.🫶♥️

    • @RyanONeill13
      @RyanONeill13  Год назад

      Thank you!! I do wish the layout had been a bit longer and more interesting, but I'm still quite happy with how it turned out

    • @RyanONeill13
      @RyanONeill13  Год назад

      I'm not sure what happened to Jeremiah's released albums, but he had one called "Tubed Pipelines" that featured the version of this song that I used in the video

  • @OogaBooga20
    @OogaBooga20 5 лет назад

    This thing is amazing!
    I would ride it in real life! 😃

  • @TBONE_2004
    @TBONE_2004 5 лет назад +1

    This definitely be something B&M or Intamin would build. One of the most vicious hypers in the world.

    • @he-man5873
      @he-man5873 3 года назад

      B and m would never do this

  • @markdemelo7643
    @markdemelo7643 6 лет назад

    Insane, congratulations it's freaking awesome!! Love everything about it plus its so clean it's really easy to see & follow.

  • @kaiquebosa7053
    @kaiquebosa7053 7 лет назад +3

    You're perfect! It's very nice!

  • @somesortofthing8282
    @somesortofthing8282 7 лет назад

    Peaceful music but savage coaster

  • @Kerosene682
    @Kerosene682 5 лет назад

    This is a genius elevator design. I wish they would add that to real coasters, because that would make them so interesting and unique.

    • @rebeccatalbot1615
      @rebeccatalbot1615 5 лет назад

      There actually are some coasters thay use an elevator! Idr where it is bit its like a 4 person car

    • @Kerosene682
      @Kerosene682 5 лет назад

      @@rebeccatalbot1615 actually, I do know some coasters that do have an elevator, one of them I have actually ridden (cannibal at lagoon). but, this specific elevator is unique and I have never seen one on a real coaster.

  • @thebartonchannel5960
    @thebartonchannel5960 8 лет назад

    HUGE THUMBS UP!👍👍👍👍 Awesome vid man!

  • @thelonesculler
    @thelonesculler 10 лет назад +2

    Nice to see some RCT3 goodness around :)

    • @RyanONeill13
      @RyanONeill13  10 лет назад +1

      RCT3 is such an excellent game! My mom bought it for me when it first came out, and I still play it every now and then :D

  • @VestedUTuber
    @VestedUTuber 6 лет назад

    You know, one idea for an upgrade for the K'nex coaster trains would be to add a small piece of AR500 steel to each car just so that the trains have more inertia and behave more realistically.
    Anyway, this thing is awesome. I love the combination of an elevator lift and a tilt coaster. Probably a maintence nightmare, though.

    • @RyanONeill13
      @RyanONeill13  6 лет назад

      +VestedUTuber Good idea! On this coaster I attached lead fishing weights below each car to increase the inertia and maintain speed better.

  • @djtheking5960
    @djtheking5960 Год назад +1

    I like the music

  • @kratosbelmont
    @kratosbelmont 5 лет назад

    That is awesome , great job

  • @bluetoothenjoyer
    @bluetoothenjoyer 6 лет назад

    I remember seeing this when I was rly small
    This is amazing.

  • @Alex-wn5rc
    @Alex-wn5rc 6 лет назад +1

    This needs to be turned into a real coaster. I'm going to be a roller coaster designer. Maybe I can make this.

  • @Casketkrusher_
    @Casketkrusher_ 10 лет назад +3

    Reminds me of Rollercoaster Tycoon 3

  • @djdomain
    @djdomain 10 лет назад

    If I was made of Lego, and was riding this,
    bricks would be shat.

  • @oacbskills4725
    @oacbskills4725 7 лет назад

    Give it a like if you guys agree! Science is our Heart, Math is our Brain and combined together is our life! Fabulous work Ryan O' Neill.

  • @XGaming1
    @XGaming1 5 лет назад

    This is seriously amazing

  • @MasuleDreahelif
    @MasuleDreahelif 11 лет назад +1

    That is some impressive Coaster you got there mate! Well done! 10/10

  • @bellageorgina.h
    @bellageorgina.h 6 лет назад

    Asid3 from the elevator this could be an actual ride. It's really cool. Lu ke I don't like coasters but I can sort of see myself riding it

  • @customizetheworld218
    @customizetheworld218 6 лет назад

    Thus should honestly be a real roller coaster

  • @andyszwejda3101
    @andyszwejda3101 7 лет назад

    In my view, K'NEX are like the next generation Tinker Toys.

  • @jodini5
    @jodini5 10 лет назад +52

    Why would anyone "dislike" this video...jealous I guess....

  • @ToyTrainCollector
    @ToyTrainCollector 8 лет назад

    Wow, that's crazy but cool!

  • @khxn7124
    @khxn7124 6 лет назад

    Smooth coaster

  • @AdrianL2805
    @AdrianL2805 5 лет назад +1

    I think it kind of looks like gravity max a vekoma tilt coaster although this one wont be rough. Great job my favourite knex roller coaster.

  • @ts.donautal
    @ts.donautal 6 лет назад

    Thats a cool lift .

  • @MrMule-vw1lq
    @MrMule-vw1lq 5 лет назад

    It looks awesome. Wish we can do this in planet coaster

  • @magnetmantalkstoyou
    @magnetmantalkstoyou 7 лет назад

    5 star build! I'm inspired!

  • @steventartamella454
    @steventartamella454 5 лет назад

    great build...

  • @tylerulbricht1880
    @tylerulbricht1880 10 лет назад +1

    I guess you may be the creator of the next big rollercoaster in real life! Great job

  • @cloudywinter6828
    @cloudywinter6828 10 лет назад

    Kudos to you....Very cool

  • @stephensummers1958
    @stephensummers1958 6 лет назад +1

    I wish that construction thread was still online. I would really like to see how you build that "thrill lift"!!

  • @romaugustine729
    @romaugustine729 4 года назад

    Somewhere out there's gotta be a Shrinking Ray Gun just so I can ride sick Scorpions Tail rollercoaster ride but to bad U didn't show the whole ride with that awesome shot of the rollercoaster ride within this video anyways awesome totally awesome bye

  • @Rhythmmical
    @Rhythmmical 6 лет назад

    That second hill must give some sick airtime.

    • @RyanONeill13
      @RyanONeill13  6 лет назад +1

      Mark Yep! The hill is pretty drawn out, but it's got some serious speed through it. On a real coaster that would be ejector airtime for sure.

  • @tieknarrow3676
    @tieknarrow3676 Год назад

    This is insane