We brought in the water and cranked up the water pumps and upload ramps for testing day. At first, things looked good and our logs began to climb the first lift.
But it didn't take long for things to begin to fail. Once again, we had a lift issue. Placement of these lifts is very touchy. They have to be just right or the motors can't turn the belt.
Then we ran into a new problem. Boats weren't leaving after dropping from the lift into the flume. And so.....they piled up. We later found that this was an issue with leveling. After we leveled the model this problem went away.
It took a few hours and numerous leak repairs, but we finally got things running!
Autumn approved of the way things were working and we both agreed you could sit and watch this thing operate for hours.
NOTE: A clearer video is coming soon! :)
We still have a few leaks to deal with and we need to add some "steering" above the lifts so that 100% of the boats land correctly. But all in all, our first test was a success. Next up.....phase two.....theming and queue buildings.
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