Thorpe Park |"The Swarm"| B&M Wing Coaster

[CoasterCrazy]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

^Oh dear. Facebook says that the content is currently unavialable....

If anyone else can't see the pics then here's the link to Beans photobucket homepage...great pics though Beans (as usual)! :--D

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/Beans67

As for the ride itself, it's looking amazing....and check out the width of the track! One of beans pics shows a worker next to the track...

 

[Beans]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

I will load all to Facebook anyway there are more on photobuckets from last week as well. I am loading all from both weeks so you can see all I took, not just the ones I elected to choose....

This is very frustrating but I will win eventually!! Facebook might not work temporarily as I am loading up more phots of 13th October

http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm11 ... 020102011/
for direct to the ones that have disappeared on here

http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm11 ... 013102011/
this wa 13.10.2011 as well....

 

[SaiyanHajime]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Use http://imgur.com/

 

[iblamefish]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Source, please... Don't drop images and run.

Looks like it's from the swarm page on facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-SWARM-Developers-Diary/115673268536083

 

[tks]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Hmm. Still can't decide which is going to be the best side for the drop.

Left so you fall down and under, or right so you tip up and over..?

 

[Smithy]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Left I'd say, underneath for the drop and then on the outside for the Zero-G so you'll be thrown through it more.

 

[B&MintaminGCI]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

I feel like the right will be better, because you'll be going up and over on the first drop. Then through the zero g roll you'll be pulled through it, because it rotates to the right, so your seat will be pulling out from under you. Then on the low to the ground turn after the inclined loop you'll be low to the ground, and then again, pulled through the corkscrew because it rotates right again, then pushed through the inline because it rotates left.

 

[the king]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

From theme park james. Shows the other zero-g supports going up.

A update today from theme UK.
http://themeuk.net/LC12_Thorpe_ParkPG2.html

In-line twist appears to be prepared. Pic from theme UK's update.

 

[ry1996]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Progress is happening really fast right now...I love that drop and the zero g roll.
The coaster has such an imposing structure.

 

[Idlewild]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

http://s1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff446/idlewild10/LC12 construction/2011 10 21/

Update from today.

 

[Ethan]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

^ What in those pictures is new?
The construction site for this coaster doesn't look quite as nice as that of Wild Eagle, but there's lots of activity so I guess there's nothing to complain about

 

[Idlewild]

The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Not much, but it's been a while since been to Thorpe. I was hoping the rest of the zero g roll would go up yesterday. Bit disappointing.

 

[ry1996]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

^ Think yourself looky, i have never been to a park when vertical construction of a coaster has been
happening, lots has been going on and i can't wait for more.

 

[Nick]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

^ Think yourself looky, i have never been to a park when vertical construction of a coaster has been
happening, lots has been going on and i can't wait for more.

It's hardly lucky. Whenever I've been to a park with construction going on I've just wanted to ride the bloody thing, much rather there was no construction and it was open

The picture which has depth charge in front is impressive. The height this thing towers over that is awesome!

 

[jordypordy11]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Looks like there working on the inline twist now, with a couple of supports in:

LINK HERE

Why dont they just complete the construction of the track like they did or have so far on Wild Eagle? they randomly keep doing different parts.. ( i know that the inline twist would need doing before the station is completed...)

 

[the king]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

^The guy who posted it on the mania hub forum forgot to put in that that picture is from Theme UK's update, so that pic was from yesterday. Surely today, they would've worked on the in-line twist or the zero-g roll then.

 

[jordypordy11]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Ahh, okay good spot, cheers

And you'd expect them to of done either of the zero-g or the inline twist

 

[the king]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

They must've done either of the two, unless they continued with the helix, or just decided to pour the rest of the footers today, and call it a day.

Half of the zero-g roll up, from theme park guide.

 

[Thirst]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

When they test rides for the first time, do they run it with the trims turned off and then trim speeds down, or do they run with trims on and run trim speeds up?

 

[SaiyanHajime]

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Why dont they just complete the construction of the track like they did or have so far on Wild Eagle? they randomly keep doing different parts.. ( i know that the inline twist would need doing before the station is completed...)

I was wondering if maybe it's down to weather...? I assume taller structures are harder to put into place in the wind? Maybe? I dunno. Just a thought. Maybe they try and get all the tall stuff up whenever it's not windy.