K'nex Roller Coaster Instructions

Finding a Space

• 1

  Find a comfortable, smooth and flat surface, such as a carpet or hard floor.

• 2

  Set out all the pieces that came with the packaging.

• 3

  Choose the desired design.

Creating the Ground

• 4

  Create a square shape using two yellow rods, five white rods, three orange connectors, two blue bricks and six half bricks.

• 5

  Create a straight, connected horizontal line. Connect two purple bricks to two blue connectors. Connect the white rod to the center opening of the blue connector. Connect the orange brick to the white rod. Connect a white rod to the orange brick. Connect another white rod to the other side of the orange brick. Connect a blue connector to the white rod.

• 6

  Vertically connect a yellow rod to the bottom center opening on both blue connectors. Take four half purple connectors and slide one purple connector to the other purple connector. Repeat this step for the other set of two purple connectors.

  Connect one set of purple connectors to the yellow rod. Repeat for the other yellow rod. Connect purple brick openings to white rods. Close opening of two white rods with an orange brick. The ending shape looks similar to a square, only wider at the top.

• 7

  Form a curve along the top of the original square. Add two white rods to the purple connectors attached to the blue connectors. Attached green connectors to two white rods. Add two flexi rods and four more crosstie connectors. Add two purple tubes to the ends of the crossties that are not connected to anything.

  Repeat to form turns in the angle you want for your coaster.

Track Basics

• 8

  Pull flexible rods through the circles in the crosstie connectors for more flexibility.

• 9

  Pull yellow rods through crosstie connectors for more rigidity.

• 10

  Use the purple tube to allows the car to glide.

Lifts

• 11

  Attach a purple connector to blue connector. Repeat this three more times.

  Attach a black rod to the bottom of the blue connector. Repeat three more times.

• 12

  Attach a yellow rod to center of purple connector. Repeat two more times.

  Attach a yellow rod to top of the blue connector. Repeat two more times.

• 13

  Attach a grey half connector to another grey half connector. Repeat

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  Attach the second opening on the grey connectors to yellow rods that are attached to blue connectors. Attach a red rod to the first opening on the grey connectors. Attach a white rod to the blue connectors in the front. Repeat.

• 14

  Connect the two white rods to a yellow half brick. Repeat at the top grey connectors.

  Attach a green rod. Repeat at the top grey connectors.

Side Tracks

• 15

  Create a square with four yellow rods and six purple connectors. Make a rectangle with four blue rods, yellow half connector.

• 16

  Attach the rectangle to the square.

• 17

  Make a square with four purple connectors, four white rods, two yellow connectors and two green rods. Attach it the center rectangle.

Wheel

• 18

  Create a wheel with four purple connectors, three white rods, two triangle connectors, two orange bricks and a center red wheel. The center red wheel comes with the package.

• 19

  Attach the wheel to the lift. Add crossties and flexible rods to create a lining on the lift.

• 20

  Add tubing to the crossties.

• 21

  Add middle tubing to the center point on the crossties.

• 22

  Increase the height, repeating the steps in the "Side Tracks" and "Lift" section. Seven levels is the recommended height maximum.