How I Built a Working Model of Top Thrill 2! Worlds First Model Swing Launch!

I built top thrill 2 out of K’nex! This is the worlds first working model swing launch coaster! This was super challenging so thank you for watching. What coaster should I build next?
Cedar Points Description:
Have a need for speed? Get revvved up in 2024 and buckle in as Cedar Point introduces Top Thrill 2, the world’s TALLEST and FASTEST triple-launch strata coaster. This record-breaking, next generation motorsport machine races a course unlike any other on the planet. Sleek, aerodynamic vehicles launch you not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES as you drive the sky in an epic competition to reach the finish line.
Experience true weightlessness as you immerse yourself in three “free-fall” moments, including the coveted, fan-favorite “rollback” after you’re first launched forward. Then, launch backward and rise into the sky on a new, cloud-piercing vertical tower, giving you never-before-seen views of America’s Roller Coast®. A third launch rockets you forward at 120 mph, sending you on a race to the stratosphere before reaching the finish line.
Get revvved up in 2024 as Cedar Point introduces Top Thrill 2, the world's TALLEST and FASTEST triple-launch strata coaster! This record-breaking, next generation motorsport machine beckons you to join an exhilarating race on the world's first vertical speedway with not one, but TWO 420-foot towers.
Accelerate forward and backward with three launches, sending you into the sky at a 90-degree angle. Join the team, hit the gas and cross the finish line on Top Thrill 2 in 2024!
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[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

That was… freakishly quick lol.

[@CoasterObsessed]

I had the video ready to go! I just woke up late to confirm the leak was true so I popped the logo into my thumbnail and posted it

[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

@@CoasterObsessed haha, nice.

[@C0astinG4mer]

Hey I didn’t know you were a coaster enthusiast, I only know you for your animatronics😅

[@Noperison]

@@C0astinG4mersame

[@CoasterObsessed]

(i edited out some spots due to copyright just so you know) Hey! This video took a good amount of effort so if you could just click that like button that would be sick! Thanks!

[@gameslikes0grolls]

ive got an idea, if you slow the video to the right speed maybe you can make it look like its accelerating at the same speed it would irl. this would also give it the same ride time!

[@CoasterObsessed]

@@gameslikes0grolls lights flicker in slow mo so I would have to move it outside for this to work. Also the boosters do such instant acceleration that it wouldn’t look right

[@Crankflame8]

​@@CoasterObsessed I have an idea for you, why don't you build the big one, at Blackpool in the UK?

[@kevintalbot5759]

Ayyy u went with my idea legend

[@NotJakefromstatefarm]

the cart needs to go higher up on the spike to prevent the roll back

[@Coasters_and_More]

I hope this video blows up. Your dedication to building these models is incredible, and you posted this video very quickly! Can't wait to see what coasters you build next!

[@gary1248]

He got really lucky this is surprisingly accurate and really good

[@prakesh2904]

probably the coolest knex coaster ive ever seen

[@melodysmash]

Dude! This is incredible. The dedication. The ingenuity.

[@dat1nvb]

How does this dude not have 1 million subscribers?

[@AngeloGiles]

This is really impressive, great job man.

[@creamcitysista1970]

That looked mightily insane!!!

[@garrettlamb9916]

Looks like a fun hobby! I used to build bridges with erectors!

[@aeroi.528]

I like how you manged to do this like right before the announcement.

[@pikachuthegayatheist6215]

That Spike should address the rollback issue that Top Thrill Dragster was having, especially with the fact that they shoot you back at 100 mph an hour up the spike and then back at 120 mph up the original Hill.

[@m_ianO]

You are a talented man. Outstanding work. Super creative& inventive…

[@fyecoasters]

You have way too much time on your hands! Which is a good thing! This is so cool! Thanks for taking the time to make this! Ride On!

[@51gary51]

Great job! I'm impressed!

[@2kdavv]

This is insane wow not what i expected props

[@cnormous.7808]

really impressive

[@MeiklesAndDimes]

Wow, that's amazing!

[@brance.armstrong]

That is amazing!

[@drivenbylogic9551]

Duuuude, this was incredible! The mechanics of the swing launch were genius

[@nathanielthomas2502]

Incredible..well done sir I will share

[@Dylans-sunts]

How do you only have 4K subscribers this channel is amazing

[@pxw3]

Wow! So cool!!!

[@Coaster101]

That's awesome!

[@KDcoasters]

this is amazing

[@jonathanberendsen4292]

That is a very ambitious project! Looks very realistic too, your coasters are great!

[@j.pulido4107]

Wow!!! It is awsome how you managed to make the triple launch in the coaster work!!! Specially with k’nex!!! It is super creative and looks increadible!!!🙌🏻

[@coasterp2199]

Nicely done.

[@winningfreak1]

Wow, that is amazing. Great dedication and good work.

[@schpleeb]

Dude this is so f*cking cool. Big congrats

[@SupremeCakeVR]

Wow you are so underrated, also where do you get so many pieces from?

[@PizzaGOATED]

BRO YOU ARE CRAZYYY IN A GOOD WAY LOL

[@ginog5037]

Now I really can't wait for the real one. Excellent video😊

[@stickmtn209]

now this is the KZbin I love

[@bread6851]

I had no clue top thrill dragster was being updated!

[@timothycole5266]

Wow, I admire your persistence in solving all those issues until you got it working, very impressive!

[@chiahaolee0805]

10:00 fantastic work! The portion of the final running is a little bit low. Maybe including shooting the acceleration part or the top hat part. The acceleration part is genius.

[@KW_1020]

These are so good

[@greyroseworks]

Truly obsessed

[@sp-k]

you gotta blow up this is insane

[@QuikSnatch]

Good job

[@HayFatwithSurf]

Rewatching the video I have 1 thing to say, I love how much the tower sways, the tophat specifically, since the spike has no laterals shaking it side to side.

[@jackrathwell66]

this is crazy omg, you should definitely break the tmnt shellraiser record if you haven’t already

[@Arthurio_games]

mission passed! respect + 100 No seriously, your dedication is insane. This would take me half a year to make, but you did it in 1 week! Respect man

[@mjadamci]

Great job! I can see mechanical engineering is in your future!

[@venticated6012]

If you could find a micro camera of some sort to put on the front of the train to show a 1st person pov that would be sick! NICE Work this is incredible lol.

[@robhaley5136]

You absolute genius!! Well done and very well planned.

[@fadbob_]

I love how consistent you are with your coasters, each of them impresses!

[@LianKindaFunny]

Oh hi fad

[@fadbob_]

@@LianKindaFunny hello!

[@JoeGoble]

Genius

[@CascadeTerraria]

wow! your dedication is insane! Underrated hope this blows up!

[@charvelgaming2975]

very cool

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@XxTbird0551xX]

great video!

[@randomstonernerd6443]

What would be sick is if you could have a ride POV on your coasters. Coaster Suggestion: A new Boomerang Model starts with a backwards launch into a scorpion tail element, then a forwards launch, cobra roll, bat wing, spike, and than do it in reverse.

[@motohddk]

This is awesome! nice work man!

[@aarontaylor7750]

One word is all that needs to be said here. KUDOS!! great job I really enjoyed this video.

[@Becausing]

We need to get you an Arduino, some sensors, and a couple servo motors... could pretty easily fully automate this!

[@Koolcoasterkid]

Excellent work and nice video editing as well.

[@jeffl9ng]

F*ckin' KOOL!! Great Job!!! :)

[@amusement420]

Very nice effort and presentation. I have true rollback on TTD. It stalled at the top then rolled backwards. Felt like you're back's going thru the seat. It'll be interesting to see how this feels. What was appealing about TTD is it was a powerful launch that got you straight up & over in 17 sec of Top Thrills.

[@Competent-rides]

My video thunail got in there!!!! loved the video and have subbed

[@TheKnexMaker]

sooo what your saying, is that if I wana build a 20ft version of top thrill 2 next year.... it will have to be with home made LSM's because this is is 6-7 foot but needed so many boosters lol. great video dude I love the new style of video we started doing. just a shame I work so much I havent been able to get another project done.

[@CoasterObsessed]

9ft but yes. model LSMs are going to be crazy expensive. The new videos are going crazy. This one already has hit 100 Watch hours!

[@Furyman325]

Dude LSMs would be so sick lmao. If you have the money and most importantly time to do it you should

[@PrimeMinisterOfSomething]

Cool! Try To Make Kingda ka

[@lucasm7177]

Very cool man. I used to do the exact same thing when I was your age. I didn't have those cool Knex track like you have it was the old fashioned vinyl one that ran on the grey wheels.

[@Baby_Gd]

Make mr. Freeze reverse blast

[@craignewton2294]

Cool

[@handledav]

2

[@knexcreations8026]

Hey, I would love to use something like this to build ice breaker if you’re cool with that. I just wanted to know how tall tho hang the motor contraption to replicate it.

[@CoasterObsessed]

Of course. I’ll send over some images in discord

[@user-or6td5xh5f]

X2 AT SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN SHOULD BE A FUTURE ROLLER COASTER YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BUILD BUT WOULD NEED ALOT OF FIDDLING WITH IT TO GET IT TO WORK.

[@BrendenChase77]

Great job dude! I think your rubber band may have been causing your roll back, btw.

[@CoasterObsessed]

I agree, didn’t quite get out of the way every time

[@Eggmanprints]

Does anyone know what he uses to build the models And great job in building that

[@ChaosElohim]

wow

[@monkranger]

I would love to start making kenex coasters, do you have any recommendations on where to buy them

[@Limezy_]

What do you use for the brakes?

[@gunitbot6]

can you build a life size roller coaster?

[@mblaty9688]

This is really cool and impressive but I hate to break it to you that this isn't the world's first model swing launch. Maybe the first publicly posted one but it has been achieved before. Again, I'm not trying to discount the project at all as it is really cool and impressive! Just don't like it when people make false claims that they haven't actually confirmed. There's a good chance you can claim first Knex swing launch though!

[@CoasterObsessed]

Ok! Any idea where I could find another model swing launch?

[@mblaty9688]

Someone keeps deleting my comment but I've said it twice now, sorry about that

[@PhilWoody2010]

Looks like thats about how far the coaster is going to go up the spike anyway 😅

[@CoasterObsessed]

lol. I got lucky!

[@KDcoasters]

hey, just wondering how you get into this type of stuff, I understand it takes time and patience but im wonder what the best way to learn this type of skill is?

[@CoasterObsessed]

I got one set as a kid and just kept getting more and more over the years. Once i started my channel 3 years ago I realized I was not anywhere close to the level of other builders. I then slowly developed on my own and then managed to get in on a community of em and we’ve been sharing and discussing ever since. It’s all gotten me here. Hopefully this answers your questions. You can see my development in my coaster playlist all the way from my sad attempt at iron gwazi to now

[@bagofclothes7360]

Bro we need to get you a soldering iron, some arduinos, and chatgpt to write you some code. You could automate all of that sooo easily with an arduino. Also, for little DC power supplies you can always go to goodwill to get one for like a dollar or two!

[@CoasterObsessed]

That’s how I got the other DC power supply’s. This one needed a specific number of amps

[@bagofclothes7360]

@@CoasterObsessed nice! You can always use a power supply that supplies more amps than needed. Or eventually you might just get a bench top power supply that can control voltage and current. Very handy tool to have around! Love the videos keep on doing it man!

[@CoasterObsessed]

@@bagofclothes7360 I had a power supply I could have borrowed but wanted something to keep long after for future projects!

[@Boys-R-Boys-and-Girls-R-Girls]

Not sure if you will see this but do you know if it’s possible to build a boomerang coaster with these knex. I have no idea how to do the chain lift that will release the car when it’s near the top of the lift

[@CoasterObsessed]

It is possible! On my worlds longest K’nex coaster project I had a switch track onto a spike that it got lifted up and released from using magnets!

[@jamesd8525]

please do six flags man of steel

[@Sam-zw5kk]

THIS RIDE WAS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING, HOW HAVE YOU ALREADY BUILT IT?!

[@brandonwilliams966]

Most of us had an idea what the ride was going to be and then the Zamperla leak as well.

[@Sam-zw5kk]

Fair enough@@brandonwilliams966

[@DaRealToxicYT]

How do you do this

[@joesmith6972]

The track and train may be miniature but the speed of the embarrassingly-slow launch is dead-on accurate.

[@EastonDoesDabs-lt9we]

Good thing this guy doesn't have a dog🤣😂

[@Foxeral]

Build project exodus

[@oneplusfourfourteen]

i knew

[@dytamic]

"While nothing has been officially announced," (uploaded 2 days ago)

[@CoasterObsessed]

(This project started production and construction weeks before the announcement)

[@nunyaflipinbeez]

Hey sorry to bother you but what is this "toy" or tool Called?

[@CoasterObsessed]

K’nex! I use a track design that has been discontinued but they still have sets for sale using the same rods and connectors

[@nunyaflipinbeez]

@CoasterObsessed again I am so sorry to bother you but did you take track out of sets?

[@CoasterObsessed]

Yes! What I build is just using pieces from sets and creating my own projects. Also, feel free to ask anything else

[@user-ri6hh6dl1p]

Yes build kingda ka😂

[@backlog2389]

Kinda goofy, but in a good way.

[@user-ri6hh6dl1p]

Build Kingda ka😂

[@oneplusfourfourteen]

theres a pov

[@Wildcattttt]

Please do not destroy this.

[@CoasterObsessed]

😬

[@heekomogwin]

Kingda ka 2 lol

[@deeloe1743]

Fuckin AWESOME 💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥