AdLead Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Ten mins later and mine is still loading.. is it worth it?Great to see the construction diary up and will be nice to see it going up from well, under it!What Browser you using? I use Chrome primarily and it wouldn't load but opened up an Internet Explorer window and was almost instant.One word - Brilliant.Top Marks THORPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 That picture is the magnetic brakes Ben, below is the trim piece of track in question (credit to Daniel Hotton of Merlin Mania). I can't remember who I discussed this with but I can only apologise, you called it right on the positioning of the trim Sorry to bring this back, especially with recent minisite developments, but this is beginning to baffle me now..Maybe I'm being completely stupid, but I do not see how this is a trim piece of track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 A set of trim breaks are on the bottom of the drop. The same kind that are on Air when you come out of the lying down position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 The trims aren't there YET. But based on other B&Ms, those two holes on the side mean it's prime trim location. JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 I'm actually quite happy with the trims being where they are supposedly going to be.I'd prefer to glide through the zero G than speed through it at a neck banging pace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 I must say I was expecting a trim on the exit from the Zero G into the inclined loop, didn't expect one right at the bottom of the drop though. Not bothered though, I was assuming there would be one or two somewhere, and if they're designed in from the start they won't affect the ride detrimentally anyway AHEMintamin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 I'm actually quite happy with the trims being where they are supposedly going to be.I'd prefer to glide through the zero G than speed through it at a neck banging pace Yes, going through at a slower speed should mean more airtime too, or at least you would certainly feel it more! :DI love the website and the effort that has been put into it. I entered the competition and tried the thing where you enter your address...so brilliant! The video is so clever! :DGetting very excited now rollerross11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboywunda Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 I'm using Chrome and the mini site worked in seconds for me.. I think it depends on your broadband speed, the connection to Google to get your location and the traffic in your area. I live in the middle of no-where so not many people competing with it!Also, regarding the trim break.. That's the most likely expectation given that track section.. But by trim.. it doesn't mean Th13teen, Stealth or Saw trim.. It's just a break put there as a block section designed to stop the train in an emergency. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Oblivion have one at the bottom of the drop too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Stealth and Saw don't have trims?Trims are not block sections, they are there to control the speed of the train around the track, it will not add any extra blocks to the track unless your talking about the one after the inline twist, which would then be a block break, but only if it's able to stop the train. Also on oblivion, no, because no brakes would be able to stop oblivion at the bottom of the drop. I believe you are getting block brakes and trims mixed up Luke_A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 ^ OT, but Saw did have a trim in it's first season, on the outdoor MCBR during that period where the blocking kept screwing up from about April - May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Jonny Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 New web site is brill when I watched the video and I saw my friends where missing I was amazed. Tank at night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Thorpe is doing a great job in marketing this ride. Can't wait to see the TV adverts for it, obviously in a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny boy :) Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 http://www.theswarm.co.uk/#/The Swarm site has now been fully launched :)We will have an exciting update later tooSite looks great I even found my picture on the wall But wheres this exciting update then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.m.k Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 I don't know if it's just me but I LOVE the ending of The Swarm video; the low bass tone kicking in with "War is coming", turning into "The Swarm" with a blast of light. I think that last snippet of the video could be used to get people talking... Thorpe have huge potential TV marketing there, I'm just hoping they'll use it! With regards to construction, the track looks too good to wait any longer! Seeing the size of the construction area from photos is so exciting, UK getting another huge B&M coaster after too many years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 http://www.lc12.co.uk/news/2011/the-build-so-far - The build so covered right from the start, we hope to bring weekly updates from the construction site to you all, along with the normal updates. Ryan, Luke_A and Ricky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 The lift hill is being erected today.Credit to CF member 'Idlewild' Ricky and holtjammy16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 ^I'll just enlarge it. As stated on the above post, it was taken by Idlewild on CF. holtjammy16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Nyah! Exciting stuffs, shame the pic isn't more side-on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 More track being delivered, sourced from facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 ^From, what I understand, that pic is from august time, when the first pieces of track were being delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Also, that's a support.But yay for construction. Imagine all the trackwork will be done by the end of the season, then it's taking fuzzy photos from Monk's Walk for several months of the theming. Hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 That was indeed a fail on my behalf, it had only just been posted though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.i.am.66 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 the lift hill has gone up now!!! If you don't believe me it is on... http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29847&start=1848 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 ^That picture has been posted on a previous page Still it's epic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Yeah. Here are all the super awesome secret ones I've been hiding :ph34r:Anyone else finding it strange the lift is being erected without catwalks? Seems way more effort to attach them afterwards when it would be easier and far more normal to just lift the track in with catwalks already present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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