Thorpe Park |"The Swarm"| B&M Wing Coaster
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the king
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Re: LC12 - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
If I am correct those pictures with the drill, of LC12, were at the lift hill footers section.No high forces there, only weight. Now look at the drop for saw-the ride. You get alot of forces there and also some weight, yet a small, in comparrison to LC12s drill, was used for the footers of the drop. If you know the answer to my question, that would be great, if you don't then you don't.
If I am correct those pictures with the drill, of LC12, were at the lift hill footers section.No high forces there, only weight. Now look at the drop for saw-the ride. You get alot of forces there and also some weight, yet a small, in comparrison to LC12s drill, was used for the footers of the drop. If you know the answer to my question, that would be great, if you don't then you don't.
ciallkennett
Strata Poster
Re: LC12 - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
the king said:
Re: LC12 - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
I bet one of the wingrider trains just sitting on the track puts as much force though the supports as a Eurofighter train at the bottom on the drop (that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it bet it's not far wrong). Look how massive these trains are:
Compared with these TINY things:
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me at all. I'd have thought the track alone would require deeper foundations... Is it really that surprising to you that the foundations are MUCH deeper on LC12? :roll: You also have no idea what the difference between the soils is at each part too, there might be something about the ground at the LC12 site that requires deeper footers.
And no, I don't know how deep they are. And I don't really care.
Just think for a second.the king said:
I bet one of the wingrider trains just sitting on the track puts as much force though the supports as a Eurofighter train at the bottom on the drop (that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it bet it's not far wrong). Look how massive these trains are:
Compared with these TINY things:
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me at all. I'd have thought the track alone would require deeper foundations... Is it really that surprising to you that the foundations are MUCH deeper on LC12? :roll: You also have no idea what the difference between the soils is at each part too, there might be something about the ground at the LC12 site that requires deeper footers.
And no, I don't know how deep they are. And I don't really care.
tomahawk
Strata Poster
Re: LC12 - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHY IZNT IT DUN YET!!!! ARGH!!!!! THORPZ T3RRBL! AGHHH!! ITZ NOT DUN SO ITZ GUNA SUX NOW!!!! RAHHH!
Calm the **** down. Its July 4. It won't open til, what, April? May? So at least another 10 months? **** ing fanboys. (I say this fully accepting I used to be a SFMM fanboy).
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHY IZNT IT DUN YET!!!! ARGH!!!!! THORPZ T3RRBL! AGHHH!! ITZ NOT DUN SO ITZ GUNA SUX NOW!!!! RAHHH!
Calm the **** down. Its July 4. It won't open til, what, April? May? So at least another 10 months? **** ing fanboys. (I say this fully accepting I used to be a SFMM fanboy).
Nemesis Inferno
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Re: LC12 - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
^1. There's an edit button... Use it please...
2. Half this topic is just you and one or two others going on about why there hasn't been any updates of any worthwhile nature...
3. Don't bloody panic... It'll be built in time...
4. I'm sure the park has it's own personal time-frame set for the construction of the ride, based upon how they feel the work will be done, since groundwork at Thorpe is very different to other parks (i.e. It's on/around water) it WILL take longer to organise the ground correctly... Saw didn't start till August if I recall, so basically, they aren't behind/delayed or ANYTHING...
Tl;dr. Calm down, stop spamming and it will be built when it's built and not before...
^1. There's an edit button... Use it please...
2. Half this topic is just you and one or two others going on about why there hasn't been any updates of any worthwhile nature...
3. Don't bloody panic... It'll be built in time...
4. I'm sure the park has it's own personal time-frame set for the construction of the ride, based upon how they feel the work will be done, since groundwork at Thorpe is very different to other parks (i.e. It's on/around water) it WILL take longer to organise the ground correctly... Saw didn't start till August if I recall, so basically, they aren't behind/delayed or ANYTHING...
Tl;dr. Calm down, stop spamming and it will be built when it's built and not before...
Ethan
Strata Poster
Re: LC12 - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
We know that, and it would just be us two if more people commented.
Also we haven't just been complaining about updates, we have been discussing other subjects like weight of trains, TV advertising etc. Obviously you didn't read the last few pages very well
We know that, and it would just be us two if more people commented.
Also we haven't just been complaining about updates, we have been discussing other subjects like weight of trains, TV advertising etc. Obviously you didn't read the last few pages very well
T0M
Hyper Poster
Re: LC12 - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
If I was a bookmaker, I'd offer the following prices...decimal odds of course.
Opening month (2011):
March: 1.10
April: 2.20
May: 7.00
June or later: 17.00
Project to be cancelled: 101.00
Thorpe Park to reach capacity on opening day:
Yes: 3.00
Johnathan Ross to ride on general public opening day or before:
Yes: 1.20
The ride to feature branded sponsorship, theming or association:
Yes: 1.50
Train to stall after being released from the lift hill on opening day:
Yes: 67.00
Robb Alvey to be impressed by the ride, and not just by UK standards:
Yes: 501.00
If I was a bookmaker, I'd offer the following prices...decimal odds of course.
Opening month (2011):
March: 1.10
April: 2.20
May: 7.00
June or later: 17.00
Project to be cancelled: 101.00
Thorpe Park to reach capacity on opening day:
Yes: 3.00
Johnathan Ross to ride on general public opening day or before:
Yes: 1.20
The ride to feature branded sponsorship, theming or association:
Yes: 1.50
Train to stall after being released from the lift hill on opening day:
Yes: 67.00
Robb Alvey to be impressed by the ride, and not just by UK standards:
Yes: 501.00
MrCobyChan
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Re: LC12 - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012 TRACKS
GOOD NEWS!!!! SOME OF THE TRACK HAS ARRIVED AT THORPE PARK
I SAW (JULY 5TH 2011) all good!
GOOD NEWS!!!! SOME OF THE TRACK HAS ARRIVED AT THORPE PARK
I SAW (JULY 5TH 2011) all good! - Status