Benin Posted November 15, 2023 Report Share Posted November 15, 2023 A PLC upgrade won't make the trains actually comfortable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 looks very nice Inferno and Matt N 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 I saw a few comments asking why Thorpe are bothering when no one likes Colossus. I like Colossus and bringing it up to standard is only a good thing. Interesting how the money flows on nearby rollercoasters when a new investment is about to happen. It happened to Oblivion, it happened to Dragons Fury and now Colossus. If only this kind of care was more consistent and frequent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 It’s mental to me, a few years ago that this would have been massive for closed season and a Colossus repaint was always a rumour. Now it’s here and happening, it’s not even the biggest news and I’m like ‘alright it’s happening 🤷♂️’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 That should be the standard response to a ride getting repainted. It shouldn't be treated like a big investment, should just be done on the regular. Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Credit where credit is due, Merlin are throwing a lot of cash at Thorpe this closed season. Hopefully this is the start of a turn around for the park... Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 It certainly does feel like it doesn't it. A bit of a fresh start. The bright blue looks absolutely amazing. Will make a huge difference. Thorpe will look very different next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Repainting is going well... Side note: slightly annoying that part of one of the supports on the cobra roll has been painted blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Does this mean that all of Colossus is not getting retracked then? I know this has probably been asked before (maybe even by me, I’m quite forgetful!) but seems counter productive to paint the track and then have it replaced with new track like a year or two later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyRocket Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 They’ve said they’re not repainting sections that are being retracked. I believe that includes the vertical loop. They might not get everything re-painted that is *not* being retracked as they said there’s a short time window to get it done, so anything not painted won’t necessarily be getting replaced. Hopefully they’ll manage to get it all done though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 So we’re not getting the whole of Colossus retracked? I was always under the assumption that over the next few closed seasons everything would be done. Makes sense with the painting now though, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 The Sparkle Project is giving Colossus' entrance some new stuff: Interestingly, the park have said that there will be "No blue on the entrance, but it will have the stained glass effect" (Passholder Group) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyRocket Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Interesting! I always liked Colossus's entrance, was more impressive than Inferno's, Swarm's & Saw's. Can never say no to extra theming though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 It's somewhat frustrating that a lot of the good work done by these projects end up being primary colour painting over everything. The additions are nice, but why is the entire structure yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, Benin said: It's somewhat frustrating that a lot of the good work done by these projects end up being primary colour painting over everything. The additions are nice, but why is the entire structure yellow? Agreed. Looking at some of the stuff they've done at Stealth, it shows they are the ability and wherewithal to do detailing. But even then, they've gone for a lot of blocked primary colours there too. The brightness and freshness is great, but it would be even better if they just added that extra bit of depth to it. From what we've seen of the Colossus shop, the new paint job looks brighter, and has a bit of detailing with the celestial extras. But it's just doesn't have that interesting depth that the old version had. It just seems a bit Legoland-y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Same thing with Walliams World & Big Easy Boulevard. Amongst other repainting projects. Guess it's just easier rather than bother getting detailing painters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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