Here are the coasters from the back side before any work is started.

That right there is about my skills with Planet Coaster/Zoo 😆 Can't wait to see how this turns out once you start fleshing it out and adding more details!

Here is a section of the caves that the track will be going over fire and lava. First I start by enclosing this section of track with terrain walls. Then I fine tune the placement of the track and adjust to fit within the walls. I couture and color the walls and floors before I place the lava and lighting. I will also remove the in game supports and build a custom rickety set of wooden supports to hold the tracks.

This is looking to be a really cool coaster! Can't wait to see how that fire/lava area will turn out!

Here is a sneak peek at what this section of the track looks like with the lighting and effects added. The custom supports all still need to be added, but pics of the finished product will come later once the entire ride is completed.

Oooh that is coming out really neat, looks like the entrance to hell, haha 😈

Looking straight down on this section of the track...again, before supports are added and before I close it up.

I would flip if I saw that in person, looks super cool yet eerie!

Here is the fire section from the previous posts all closed in and leveled off (the light green circle area). And now I will work on detailing the orange and yellow track sections. This is actually the track sections before the fire room we already saw. This is from the tops of the initial lift hills and the drops, bumps, and banks leading into that fire room.

Here is looking straight down on this section that I'm working on (two tracks on the left). The lower left you can see that the tracks cross over the river. The second picture shows that I built a terrain 'bridge' under these tracks to enclose them. Sone inside scenery has also been placed at the top of the lift hills.

 

I was about to ask if the terrain on the outside would be getting prettied up too but then I realized that no one would be viewing this coaster from that angle. The on-ride POV of this is going to be insane!

I will still pretty it up some

Here is me working on the first small drop/dip at the top of the first lift hill. Coaster will slide down under the mine carts working the mine.

This is before lighting and the mine roof being closed up.

here is another angle of this area before lighting and closing it up.

Here I have closed in the section from the past pics (upper center of this pic). Now I will work a bit on the two large curves by adding custom supports and lighting before I close it up.

Starting to add lighting

Down inside this cavern with most of the custom supports added.

Here it is from above with all the supports right before I close this section up.

Love those supports, looks really fitting for the theme you're going for. Can't wait to see the POV of this!

here is this section of the ride all closed up.

Jumping over to the start of the ride. This will be the back wall of the load stations for both tracks which is the entrance to the first lift hills. Just a tease for now.

Looking great so far!

Now I'm working on the first of the track crossovers of the river inside the cave system. This one is right after that lava room we looked at earlier and is a double crossing. I will need to build a bridge of sorts for each trach and supports for them.

On 1/6/2024 at 10:30 AM, Wowman said:

Down inside this cavern with most of the custom supports added.

I am a SUCKER for custom supports! These look great - just the right amount of "holy crap I don't think these are designed to support the track!"

Super cool to see how that ferry goes under the tracks through the cave like that! Love it when other rides interact like that, gives it such a new perspective.