Sidders Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 We 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.Now, why would they include the cost of the camera? What does it achieve if not simply being an advertisement for any chav who might get their hands on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 They spent 6 grand on a camera?What piece of theming is being sacrified for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Haha Sidders, I wondered that too :PIt's suddenly hitting me what the scale of this is, that we're getting a B&M, a reliable ride, and something to look forward to and keep me entertained over the next few months :DSAW's construction wasn't the same as this, for some reason (well apart from B&M just being far more epic). As they started construction at the end of 08, I was still working there so witnessed some of it, maybe that's why I wasn't quite as excited? Also I don't remember many photos of its construction, probably because it wasn't easy to get photos of! Either that or I've lost part of my memory!Plus there has been more and better advertising/promotion etc for Swarm such as round the park, the Facebook pages, etc. This is going to be a great addition to Thorpe, especially after the joke that is Storm Surge Drawin and Mark9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 I believe this is the difference between making stuff from scratch and using an IP... marketing NEED to be creative.(oh, and also they dont waste millions on aquiring the rights, which can be put into theming and marketing and the product itself) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 That bottom drop will have quite some force on it "The 2nd A-frame for the lift hill is up...an enormous crane is coming tommorow to help put up the 3rd!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 I still can't quite grasp how gargantuan this will look when completed. Looking at the progress of the lift so far, and imagining it continuing up and then bridging the gap all the way to that bottom section of the drop is just amazing. I was looking at the site last time I was on Inferno, thinking how wonderful it will be to look at one B&M whilst on another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 thinking how wonderful it will be to look at one B&M whilst on another Basically like Forbidden Valley at Alton Towers then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdLead Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 From the image posted earlier, I'm willing to bet the time lapse camera/footage will be here on the Lobster Vision website.I followed the construction of Brighton and Hove Albion's new stadium on the website. They supply High Resolution webcam images and time lapse footage as you will see from the website.Click on the CLIENTS tab at the top, there's a Google map quarter down the screen, I zoomed in to the place point nearest to TP's location, hey presto, Client's name in Merlin Entertainments.OK, it's not the camera footage we want to see but something to keep an eye on... Drawin and JackR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Sounds good, although as said, I doubt Thorpe will release it till next year.Good work though!Edit, I couldn't find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 From the image posted earlier, I'm willing to bet the time lapse camera/footage will be here on the Lobster Vision website.I followed the construction of Brighton and Hove Albion's new stadium on the website. They supply High Resolution webcam images and time lapse footage as you will see from the website.Click on the CLIENTS tab at the top, there's a Google map quarter down the screen, I zoomed in to the place point nearest to TP's location, hey presto, Client's name in Merlin Entertainments.OK, it's not the camera footage we want to see but something to keep an eye on...I don't mean to sound cynical or anything but if you zoom in it states the camera is being used for Legoland... It is, after all, placed in Berkshire and right next to the site Legoland is situated Ricky, Sheepie and Ryan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdLead Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Fair point, I just noticed the set up on the screen actions like the scroll bar and the menu layout for viewing an image taken at a specific time we're identical to Lobster's interface. Must admit, it wouldn't let me see any additional info.Oh well, we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Why is The Swarm an exception to the height limit? I thought the limit was 115ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 The 'height limit' only applies to the core area of the park (ie, all of the park that is currently accessible to the public). Stealth was a special exception to the rule with council talks, etc.The new islands are away from the core section of the park and have carefully positioned high points, which cause minimal impact to the skyline around the area, hence meaning they can go above the general height. Sidders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Haha Sidders, I wondered that too :PIt's suddenly hitting me what the scale of this is, that we're getting a B&M, a reliable ride, and something to look forward to and keep me entertained over the next few months :DThis is going to be a great addition to Thorpe, especially after the joke that is Storm Surge I was looking at the site last time I was on Inferno, thinking how wonderful it will be to look at one B&M whilst on another I like both of these posts. it's only dawned on me recently that its another B&M for crying out loud. One of the best coaster companies in the world is being constructed less than an hour away then most of the members on this forum. Can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Here's an image of the huge crane on site that I talked about yesterday, helping to add the top end of the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentez Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Here's an image of the huge crane on site that I talked about yesterday, helping to add the top end of the lift.Good stuff! So with the last 'A' frame half way up in that picture this morning we should see a near enough complete lifthill in pictures later tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 ^I believe that's the current stage of the lift hill, and it will be completed tomorrow or in the next couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 New pictures added at Themeuk.net!See more Here! Mark9, Luke_A and mbizzle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 I...am...speechless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 This pic from that set has MAJOR nom value. Sidders and Mark9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoshC. Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 That second photo Liam posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 No pre-drop eh?Slow descent into the dive loop it is then... Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidget Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 No pre-drop eh?Slow descent into the dive loop it is then... Lovely...It will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 No pre-drop eh?Slow descent into the dive loop it is then... Lovely...Well considering there was no pre-drop on the plans, and none of B&M's recent coasters have had a pre-drop, your tone of surprise is, well, surprising. Valentez, Ryan, Drawin and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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