JackR Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 So lets get one thing straight here, is this a real tank or not. Decommissioned or not? Regardless of that, I would imagine it's going to stay at Thorpe because if the white writing on the side of the picture above. Forgive me if I'm wrong but surely who ever has given Thorpe the tank wouldn't let do that if they're not going to keep it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 On 8/12/2011 at 7:06 PM, 'JoelPagett said: Check out my Swarm minisite! Thanks! :-)CLICK HERELike the site, great pics. Think this would be known as a wing rider though. A wing walker is ......EDIT As usual for me, photo not work. Imagine someone standing on a Brighling plane wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 On 8/12/2011 at 8:14 PM, 'JackR said: So lets get one thing straight here, is this a real tank or not. Decommissioned or not? Regardless of that, I would imagine it's going to stay at Thorpe because if the white writing on the side of the picture above. Forgive me if I'm wrong but surely who ever has given Thorpe the tank wouldn't let do that if they're not going to keep it?Well, it wouldn't be too hard to simply paint back over the white paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordBen Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Guys, decommissioned tanks aren't that rare to come across and buy - you can legally drive them on the road! Just look on eBay, you get loads of ex-Military vehicles on there for a few grand (there's a tank on there at the moment for £4500!) So I think you're all worrying about this too much xD A couple of months ago I genuinely saw two tanks on the dual carriageway - with L Plates on!Long story short - it's really not that hard to go buy a tank and drive it around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Okay looking at that photo I can almost certainly say it isn't real. There is nowhere near enough mechanical gear on the turret gun, and the turret itself looks ridiculously plain and has no detail, markings, lifting lugs ect. Being a cadet I'm probably more familiar with this stuff than most... And to me it looks fake.Aside from that, yay for track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordBen Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Yeah, in addition to my post above I also think the turret looks a bit fake, the barrel does look quite narrow, but the vehicle could easily be an ex-military armoured vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I always did think the turret and the chassis look like two completely different hunks of metal just stuck together. That'd be in keeping with Merlin's themeing expertise *cough*. The chassis looks like it came from a real tank but the turret does look very cheap and nothing like a proper tank turret - as Adam said, there's no lifting lugs to change the barrel's shot height, and of course it's pencil-thin compared to your average tank barrel.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 On 8/12/2011 at 9:02 PM, 'Sidders said: I always did think the turret and the chassis look like two completely different hunks of metal just stuck together. That'd be in keeping with Merlin's themeing expertise *cough*. The chassis looks like it came from a real tank but the turret does look very cheap and nothing like a proper tank turret - as Adam said, there's no lifting lugs to change the barrel's shot height, and of course it's pencil-thin compared to your average tank barrel..The chasis is a real tank but the turret has been stuck on to make it look more like a tank :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 The turret does look pretty fake but it's still a pretty exciting regardless of it being a piece of theming or part of a forthcoming publicity stunt. If they do use it for theming it would be a nice surprise that wasn't mentioned in the plans and we could hope to see other bits of theming arrive on park soon. If not, then it should be interesting to see what they do with the tank in the sense of advertising/publicity between now and next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Does it REALLY matter that the turret is fake?Did Thorpe even need this tank? No... But they've brought this in as an excellent piece of theming... Sure they have just stuck a quick-fix turret to make it look more Tank-like (it is after all, just an APC), but does that really matter?Let them have this moment of goodness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javs Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Good grief peeps! Can we get a separate thread for this flipping tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Yeah the tank was a good buy and great theming, lets move on...What me and my step father think it was, a saracen carrier type vehicle, with a fake turret stuck on from the dreaded studios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Well, one thing we can say about this tank is that it is definitely doing it's job for advertising; even if I'm not sure if it was Thorpe's aim to discuss whether the tank is fake or not... =/Definitely surprised that there are track pieces on site already! Considering the supports aren't even going up yet (or on site?) and don't even think all the footers are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Well the station foundation is done, and Coaster Force seem to think they can see the station skeleton on-site as well. Not too sure what the track already on-site looks like, but it's possible it could be the station track and so should be erected before long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I thought I could see the start of the station foundations when I was there at the end of July, so it's good to hear that it's done. I suppose it makes sense to do it early because unlike Saw which just needed the cladding sheets fixed to the skeleton, this looks like it will need much more work in terms of themed render and stonework. It'll be good to see the station track go in! On that note, anyone else think the stations for these look really weird with the track sitting on the floor rather than recessed? I know it can't be helped because of the seats being so much lower, but it looks wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 On 8/14/2011 at 1:14 PM, 'AdamY said: On that note, anyone else think the stations for these look really weird with the track sitting on the floor rather than recessed? I know it can't be helped because of the seats being so much lower, but it looks wrong! It does look very odd; seen a few station videos from Raptor and seems all they can really do is put a curved wall up against the track to prevent people from attempting to climb up and onto the track. Wouldn't put it past the chosen few idiots to give that one a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javs Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Good stuff, if vertical construction has began, we should be seeing more track arriving very soon. Although the pics I have seen of the track already there does not look like straight station track to me, but hey, it is hard to make out. Does anyone know for sure if we have any footers yet? hopefully we will get some more pics soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) Bring on the pictures! Edited August 14, 2011 by Sidders Excessive capitals and punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 On 8/14/2011 at 2:08 PM, 'javs said: Good stuff, if vertical construction has began, we should be seeing more track arriving very soon. Although the pics I have seen of the track already there does not look like straight station track to me, but hey, it is hard to make out. Does anyone know for sure if we have any footers yet? hopefully we will get some more pics soon! We have some footers, though some are yet to be poured. I think I'd be right in saying we have all the footer 'casings' (concrete rings that supports are cemented into place in) on-site and in place now, as they arrive mid-July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I'm yet to see any pics at all of the track. People keep refering to it but I can't find any pics, would anyone care to post one here or give a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Courtesy of Go Merlin, our resident Mr. Coyston, and Page 48 of this thread: TPGG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 There are also some clearer ones here on CF.Weird how it seems to be randomly strewn about all over the place... Not stacked or organised much at all! Sidders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Another No Limits Swarm recreation (or creation) . This one includes some of the themeing such as the plane, helicopter, lakes and the destroyed station building. Whilst not the smoothest track, it certainly gives more of a feel of how the ride will look compared to videos of green hills and trees. Geo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Looking at that topic, a CF member pointed out that the GoMerlin picture was taken from the top of det (most likely). Oh fanboys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) I find it funny everyone was adamant that no track had arrived even though on the 3rd of August I made the annoucement that track had arrived. Edited August 14, 2011 by Sidders Corrected vocab :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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