November 10, 201113 yr comment_127070 I think we were lucky to get what we did whilst the park was open and BE SURE, the park won't let us forget this over the 18 weeks to it's run up..
November 10, 201113 yr comment_127073 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiQ0DeBxFNwLast day of the season update...
November 12, 201113 yr comment_127172 Just drove past the park and saw that the corkscrew through the incline loop is complete.
November 12, 201113 yr comment_127173 Bet that looks hot! Wish there were some photos of it for us all to have a good gawp at. Cant wait to see the complete circuit
November 12, 201113 yr comment_127175 In a strange way, I'm kind of hoping for there to be about 3 Dev Diary updates at the maximum now. That way we can see what is going on but there will also be a massive surprise when it opens in March...
November 13, 201113 yr comment_127207 Recent picture and the plane has started construction. I do wonder how go-merlin gets these pictures.
November 13, 201113 yr comment_127208 OMG. That is all. But it does at least look like those metal fragments we saw on-site a few days before season closure were indeed for the plane!
November 13, 201113 yr comment_127214 There's a static camera (apparently worth £6,000 didn't ya know? ) taking photos every 15 minutes, which it will collate into a stop-motion sort of film showing the construction of The Swarm. The Developer's Diary releases stills that the camera has taken that are of significant importance such as the completion of a new element e.g. the corkscrew, or the starts of something else e.g. the plane. At other times, they'll capture the up-close-and-personal shots of things like the trains as well as various viewpoints of the ride once completed and feed them to us nerds. :)As for Go-Merlin... no idea. We're the OFFICIAL THORPE PARK FAN-SITE, after all... Marc do something about that pls.
November 13, 201113 yr comment_127215 Recent picture and the plane has started construction. I do wonder how go-merlin gets these pictures.I love how the sky behind acts as the perfect backdrop for the ride
November 13, 201113 yr comment_127222 Just popped up on my facebook and I was just a tad surprised, that looks brilliant! The corkscrew is a ) massive and b ) nicely asymmetrical with a pretty great profile Looking forward to seeing more of the plane!
November 13, 201113 yr comment_127223 I love how people are more interested with how GM get some photos than just how close the structure is to the track...
November 13, 201113 yr comment_127225 I love how people are more interested with how GM get some photos than just how close the structure is to the track... Optical Illusion isn't it? Couldn't care less who has photos tbh, does it really matter?
November 13, 201113 yr comment_127229 I'm loving that the corkscrew will effectively be a head-chopper-ish element coming out of the Zero-G roll. It's going to look impressive diving straight down into that area almost completely dominated by track
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127267 OMG, they are actually constructing the plane on the semi-monocoque principle! 'No sniggering at the back!' Or at least that is what it looks like, lol.
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127271 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.125660334204043.14578.115673268536083&type=1 oh baby
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127273 Words cannot do justice to how gobsmackingly gorgeous this is going to be when finished
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127274 Wow @ the church windows I hope we see updates like this throughout the closed season
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127275 That station is going to look fab.So very old school Tussauds as well, loving it.
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127276 Quite strange that they haven't installed the inline twist track yet. There's obviously some logic behind the reason as to why, but judging from the views of the picture, that is going to be a very tight squeeze by the looks of things... Should be interesting to see that track piece be installed. I think they will put the helicopter in before they finish that final curve and a lot of the plane won't be constructed until they have got the cranes and other machinery out.
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127278 I love that they are even continuing the destroyed church facade across the maintenance shed from the station. Seems undeniable that they are pulling out all stops right now
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127282 Wow. I'm very surprised to be seeing the first signs of stone rendering at this early stage I must say! I spy a world beater...
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127284 Wow. I'm very surprised to be seeing the first signs of stone rendering at this early stage I must say! I spy a world beater... I agree!!I think this could be the best thing since Nemesis (From Merlin / Tussauds)
November 14, 201113 yr comment_127285 We've listened to your feedback...for weekly updates on THE SWARM check out THE SWARM - Developers DiaryFrom Thorpe Park's official Facebook account. Weekly updates, you say? Yer pls. Mind you, no matter how impressive The Swarm is looking, I doubt we'll see an update like the one above every week. So yeah, y'know... pinch of salt and that.
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