mah boi Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 ^Catwalks being installed. Pic from idlewild's album. He's from CF if your wonderin. mbizzle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Adam, looking at the picture on the previous page, it looks as though through the trees catwalks can be seen, they might not've been fully erected up to the point the photo was taken!EDIT: Photo above now confirms. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbizzle Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 WOW the pace is truly picking up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 B&M steepness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 ^ was thinking the same :)I've never paid much attention to Raptor, so I was surprised to see this with such thin track compared to oblivion.Can't wait to see this thing finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidget Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Tbh this is the first coaster construction I've followed, needless to say I'm beyond excited and cannot wait to see this up and running! It's looking so good at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed 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.Definitely a little strange but maybe the catwalks make the track pieces too heavy to lift in one piece so it has to be done separately. Probably wrong though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 ^ Not to mention they'd be harder to manoeuvre in mid-air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 That actually looks crazy steep from that angle And hooray for the tree of in-the-wayness not being in the way any more, because things are happening above it! Ha!Edit: Just browsing through that album from today, thought I'd attach a few other shots. Credit to Idlewild, obviously.This is just... Speechless noms.Ohai Tidal. You have a new friend. More noms!Salivating now Sidders, Tom and Luke_A 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 I think I speak for everyone when I say, This Project, Is Truly EpicEdit: Tidal wave is looking rustier than ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster XTREME Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Here are a few of our pictures from todayMore here http://thorpeparklc12news.blogspot.com/2011/10/construction-update-11102011.html Luke_A, Ryan and holtjammy16 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 After taking longer in-depth studys of the plans I get a very strange feeling that the control cabin for the ride may be a destoyed caravan. As you can see in a zoomed in snapshot of the plans below you may also see why I think this way. Luke_A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste193 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 showsd the effrot the park is going to having the video taking your friends pictures and putting them all up on the board etc ZOMG that was so worth it, great detail and I can't beleive how fast the construction is picking up, this is all very exciting indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Confirmation on the construction diary that there is a time lapse camera recording the build.So, yay. Can't wait to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 ^Catwalks being installed. Pic from idlewild's album. He's from CF if your wonderin.Totally not related - but I wonder if "Lake View" can actually see much of the lake anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 http://www.lc12.co.uk/news/2011/lift-hill-construction-underway - New update from today mah boi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 here be another image (Slightly bigger than the one pluk posted) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Looks amazing where can you find this time lapse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 The time laps is for release next year - ie once it's complete. They're just posting a couple of little teasers.And they've described that last pic as "half" the lift hill!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 The time laps is for release next year - ie once it's complete. They're just posting a couple of little teasers.And they've described that last pic as "half" the lift hill!! Ahh cheers, and I saw that too it's going to look so big if it's that steep and only half of the lift hill is done... I can't wait to be riding The Swarm now, I love steep lift hills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 ^Yeah, there's still AGES to go yet because of where the bottom of the first drop sits.It's going to look rather imposing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Blimey, this thing is going to be huge.I won't be getting there now till last day of the season, so hopefully a lot more should be up by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentez Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 here be another image (Slightly bigger than the one pluk posted) Loving this, such a welcome sight after work to see constant progress :)Roughly comparing this to the Planning documentation the next section of track should top this lifthill off, looks like it could be an interesting weekend for anyone taking pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 THE SWARM - Developers DiaryWe have installed a time-lapse camera for you guys to track the progress of the ride erection. It is a small but expensive (£6000) piece of camera equipment that takes a still photo every 15 minutes. This will look great once its all sped up and played back. The full version of the video will be available in 2012. For now check out the pictures on this page to track the progress of THE SWARM….WAR IS COMING!!!!Credit to Beans from Coaster Force... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Wow, I never realised how much of it you would see from under the stealth bunny hop.. It's huge =0EDIT: Unsure if this has been posted but it is great Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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