The Grape Wizard
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
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Thorpe Park |"The Swarm"| B&M Wing Coaster
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Beans
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
I think what people forget, this is being built on reclaimed land and the footers will need to settle properly, if that takes time then its only bcause they only want to get it right first time, concrete takes time to set and weather hasn't been on there side either. When I was a kid I went to Thorpe before it was Thorpe as my dad worked up there for a while when if was gravel pits, and boy were those pits deep, so I can't begin to imagine how deep those footer must go.
Patience is needed it will go up when they are good and ready......
I think what people forget, this is being built on reclaimed land and the footers will need to settle properly, if that takes time then its only bcause they only want to get it right first time, concrete takes time to set and weather hasn't been on there side either. When I was a kid I went to Thorpe before it was Thorpe as my dad worked up there for a while when if was gravel pits, and boy were those pits deep, so I can't begin to imagine how deep those footer must go.
Patience is needed it will go up when they are good and ready......
CoasterCrazy
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
^Indeed, once vertical construction begins this will go up like wildfire! They're just being precautious at the moment...
^Indeed, once vertical construction begins this will go up like wildfire! They're just being precautious at the moment...
Ollie
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
The coaster should easily be up by Fright Nights. With their past coasters its been done by then as they usually light it up and have it there for people to see. They did it with Stealth and Saw etc.
Plus once the track starts going up the construction flies by. It's amazing how quick it goes up once all the ground work and stuff is done.
The coaster should easily be up by Fright Nights. With their past coasters its been done by then as they usually light it up and have it there for people to see. They did it with Stealth and Saw etc.
Plus once the track starts going up the construction flies by. It's amazing how quick it goes up once all the ground work and stuff is done.
EnigmaHyena
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
But of course a bunch of impatient enthusiasts who will no doubt still have negative things to say about the finished thing are more important than taking precaution into account and making sure the whole track can actually go up safely.
It'll go vertical when it's ready, not when you want it to (although admittedly that'd be awesome). Again, most of it should be up for Ghosterforce on display like Ollie said, but if not then it's not the end of the world...these things do take time, especially on infilled land!
But of course a bunch of impatient enthusiasts who will no doubt still have negative things to say about the finished thing are more important than taking precaution into account and making sure the whole track can actually go up safely.
It'll go vertical when it's ready, not when you want it to (although admittedly that'd be awesome). Again, most of it should be up for Ghosterforce on display like Ollie said, but if not then it's not the end of the world...these things do take time, especially on infilled land!
Ethan
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
^^ Thanks for repeating what people have already said there...
Beans, you say that the gravel pits were very deep when you dad worked there. Roughly how deep were they (Judging simply by memory/observation)? I would be interested in knowing because as we know lake construction is expensive and I wonder what chunk of the £20 mill would go towards filling in the lake.
^^ Thanks for repeating what people have already said there...
Beans, you say that the gravel pits were very deep when you dad worked there. Roughly how deep were they (Judging simply by memory/observation)? I would be interested in knowing because as we know lake construction is expensive and I wonder what chunk of the £20 mill would go towards filling in the lake.
the king
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
Update from today from 2 different sources.
http://www.themeuk.net/LC12_Thorpe_ParkPG1.html
http://www.lc12.co.uk/news/2011/vertica ... ion-begins
I can see most of the footers have screws in them, so they should be poured tomorrow.
Update from today from 2 different sources.
http://www.themeuk.net/LC12_Thorpe_ParkPG1.html
http://www.lc12.co.uk/news/2011/vertica ... ion-begins
I can see most of the footers have screws in them, so they should be poured tomorrow.
Coastermaniac94
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
well Im quite confused not sure how long this footer process will take place but we shall see..... Looking forward to vertical construction where theres something interesting to look at.
well Im quite confused not sure how long this footer process will take place but we shall see..... Looking forward to vertical construction where theres something interesting to look at.
the king
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
A update, but I can't see the pictures. Could somebody upload them if it works for them please.
http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/9040-th ... __st__1160
A update, but I can't see the pictures. Could somebody upload them if it works for them please.
http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/9040-th ... __st__1160
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