May 24, 201510 yr comment_209481 Seems a bit odd them painting random bits of track - not getting my hopes up personally but who knows? Also to see the difference in the two pics really shows how skanky the track is - okay, the ride is 13 years old now so a bit of wear and tear is expected but Inferno is only a year younger than Colossus and the track looks so much better
May 30, 201510 yr comment_209835 With this new paint on just one of the four rolls, it looks odd and shows just how old the ret of the paint is but already this seems to have had quite a lot of wear. As well as this new paint, in the queue line in three points there are now little, hopefully temporary, wooden ramps which go over a drainage pipe from the water beneath the vertical loop to the construction site and they really stand out and look odd.
May 31, 201510 yr comment_209905 More newly painted parts of Colossus in evidence today - all seemingly randomly placed. Completely agree that the new paint shows just how bad the original track now looks... So here's a starter for 10: Can you spot the odd section out? And finally, this is probably the least flattering photo I've ever taken of Thorpe Park - yummy green Medusa pit... Suspect these are test patches... but the quicker Thorpe can do the whole ride, the better! In 2011, Universal Orlando managed to get their Incredible Hulk coaster repainted in night shifts, over 2 months, with no ride downtime...
May 31, 201510 yr comment_209910 Can't wait to see it finished, it looks soo much better Never realised how much it needed this.
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209914 I wondered whether it was test patches too, too see how long it lasted. The big section painted is quiet worn already.
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209922 There will always be marks where the wheels make contact with the track, I wouldn't call that worn
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209924 Well the paint has worn away where the wheels have run over it, what would you call it, skid marks?
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209927 Still, the fact that most of the track is still covered in rust probably isn't helping the wear of the new sections, as surely the wheels pick it up as they go round and then deposit it on the new sections when they get there. Or that's what it looks like is happening anyway
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209934 All rollercoasters on the face of the planet have a bare metal strip running the tracks where the wheels wear the paint off. And Colossus track is not actually rusted, that would be a massive engineering failure - the dirt is usually oil, general muck
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209939 Steel rusts, just it takes a very long time to. I assume Colossus is made from galvanised steel?
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209987 Chances are it'll all look great when it's completely finished, hopefully there won't be much of a train skid mark
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210847 So much happiness. I hope that they do the medusa pit up too to coincide with the repaint
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210854 Have you seen the skank in the medusa pit? It looks like green bubble bath (not in a good way!) still not holding out hope for a track repaint but I will be pleasantly surprised if it happens
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210855 Seems strange they're doing it in patches rather than starting at a point and continuing around. I bet these rides are like the Forth Bridge, by the time they've finished they'll have to start again
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210859 This is one of the reasons why I don't think there will be a track repaint- it makes no sense to just plop paint on random places!
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210869 It's like they're testing different paint compounds for longevity and wear.
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210877 It goes to show how often Merlin repaint their rides if they have to do test patches because they have no idea which paint to use...
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210878 I'm so happy to see this Might be me, but I'm sure the track next to the painted section has been given the first undercoat too.
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210887 So much happiness. I hope that they do the medusa pit up too to coincide with the repaint I've heard that the pit could be cleaned up and sorted out over the closed season!
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210899 That's great news if true! We could have a brand new looking Colossus come 2016!
June 8, 201510 yr comment_210906 I've heard that the pit could be cleaned up and sorted out over the closed season! HOOOORAAAAAAAAY
June 9, 201510 yr comment_210912 I've heard that the pit could be cleaned up and sorted out over the closed season! It's not even closed season and my bingo card is already half full!
June 9, 201510 yr comment_210921 Next you'll be telling me loggers tunnel is coming back too... Who would make a rumour like that....
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