Alton Towers | The Smiler | Gerstlauer Infinity
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Ploddish
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
The closer this gets to completion, the more this looks like how cartoons represent "extreme rollercoaster".
Give it a name like Spewmaster3000™ and a subplot about not being tall enough to go on it, and you'd pretty much be there.
The closer this gets to completion, the more this looks like how cartoons represent "extreme rollercoaster".
Give it a name like Spewmaster3000™ and a subplot about not being tall enough to go on it, and you'd pretty much be there.
elephant58
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
^I wonder if those 'caution' stickers are there for serious or theming reasons.
^I wonder if those 'caution' stickers are there for serious or theming reasons.
Smithy
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
Everything about that image is brilliant tbh. The caution sticker being dual-purpose (not that it would be noticeable on ride), the view into the distance adding a sense of scale, the sheer mass of track;
I fancy the platform either side of that knot will be similar in term of the viewing point at Nemesis' helix.
Interestingly, Enterprise looks to be complete. Possibly sign that they're hoping to have X-Sector open when the park is, or just a case of getting it out the way?
Oh, and repaint looks class on Oblivion, only thing I'd question atm is that the station for Smiler looks bland. Might fit in with Oblivion's though.
sparky2u said:The view of the "Staffordshire's Knot" from the top of "Oblivion":
Everything about that image is brilliant tbh. The caution sticker being dual-purpose (not that it would be noticeable on ride), the view into the distance adding a sense of scale, the sheer mass of track;
I fancy the platform either side of that knot will be similar in term of the viewing point at Nemesis' helix.
Interestingly, Enterprise looks to be complete. Possibly sign that they're hoping to have X-Sector open when the park is, or just a case of getting it out the way?
Oh, and repaint looks class on Oblivion, only thing I'd question atm is that the station for Smiler looks bland. Might fit in with Oblivion's though.
Screaming Coasters
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
They missed a trick with Enterprise. They could have put a spiral on the wheel so it looks like some big hypnotic device.
They missed a trick with Enterprise. They could have put a spiral on the wheel so it looks like some big hypnotic device.
Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
The layout for The Smiler does look like something a 12 year old would build on Roller Coaster Tycoon.
But of course, there is years of experience of designing gone into that coaster.
It's a sophisticated steel scribble.
The layout for The Smiler does look like something a 12 year old would build on Roller Coaster Tycoon.
But of course, there is years of experience of designing gone into that coaster.
It's a sophisticated steel scribble.
Mark
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
Utterly ridiculous. It looks like a complete vom-machine. Still, it's great to see Alton pushing the boundary a little bit with the actual coaster rather than a family ride that has been dressed up in big sisters clothes. I've always really liked coasters that look like a spaghetti bowl of track. They probably aren't the best to take photos or anything but they still look awesome.
I really hope that Gerstlauer have done some work on the roughness factor on their coasters though. With so much tight twisting and turning on this, it could be really vile to ride in a few years.
Utterly ridiculous. It looks like a complete vom-machine. Still, it's great to see Alton pushing the boundary a little bit with the actual coaster rather than a family ride that has been dressed up in big sisters clothes. I've always really liked coasters that look like a spaghetti bowl of track. They probably aren't the best to take photos or anything but they still look awesome.
I really hope that Gerstlauer have done some work on the roughness factor on their coasters though. With so much tight twisting and turning on this, it could be really vile to ride in a few years.
Screaming Coasters
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
I don't think Oblivion looks as intimidating in black... Its much more monstrous in its original grey.
I don't think Oblivion looks as intimidating in black... Its much more monstrous in its original grey.
rollermonkey
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
No? Oblivion is Oblivion, Smiler is Smiler.
Besides. You can't really see squat in the tunnel anyways.
Treeis said:
No? Oblivion is Oblivion, Smiler is Smiler.
Besides. You can't really see squat in the tunnel anyways.
Screaming Coasters
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
^ It was definitely grey.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgkuzpzi5xQ[/youtube]
^ It was definitely grey.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgkuzpzi5xQ[/youtube]
FaceYourNemesis
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
Oblivion's track was definitely black when it opened to the public in 1998:
Oblivion's track was definitely black when it opened to the public in 1998:
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