Thorpe Park |"The Swarm"| B&M Wing Coaster
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rollermonkey
Strata Poster
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
Zebra crossings?
Zebra crossings?
Uncle Arly
Strata Poster
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
I was thinking that too. :?
I'm loving the construction so far. I don't think I've been this excited about a UK coaster since Air. I'm loving all the theming so far.
rollermonkey said:
I was thinking that too. :?
I'm loving the construction so far. I don't think I've been this excited about a UK coaster since Air. I'm loving all the theming so far.
Inverse
Hyper Poster
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
Need and English-American translation? A pedestrian crossing. Or a Ped Xing as american sings say.
Or confused as to why one would look good in the area? I think TP Rich just wants to see a normal town-like things to be destroyed around the area.
rollermonkey said:
Need and English-American translation? A pedestrian crossing. Or a Ped Xing as american sings say.
Or confused as to why one would look good in the area? I think TP Rich just wants to see a normal town-like things to be destroyed around the area.
Coasterlover
Roller Poster
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
Yeh that would be a nice touch.
Yeh that would be a nice touch.
FaceYourNemesis
Hyper Poster
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
I really hope they do a bit more with the landscaping aspect. The two plane sections just look plonked TBH.
I really hope they do a bit more with the landscaping aspect. The two plane sections just look plonked TBH.
FaceYourNemesis
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
I was making the point that hopefully the UK's first wing rider will have exclusive themeing and a back story.
Inverse said:
I was making the point that hopefully the UK's first wing rider will have exclusive themeing and a back story.
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
I really don't think it's as bad an idea as you're making out... If it was really faint on the floor as part of devastated city. It's the sort of thing I can imagine them doing as it's dirt cheap to paint some white lines on some tarmac. Personally I think it would look a tad tacky... babez... <3...</3 and all those other hip things people put at the bottom of their posts these days.
I really don't think it's as bad an idea as you're making out... If it was really faint on the floor as part of devastated city. It's the sort of thing I can imagine them doing as it's dirt cheap to paint some white lines on some tarmac. Personally I think it would look a tad tacky... babez... <3...</3 and all those other hip things people put at the bottom of their posts these days.
Gazza
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
You can look straight in, and see rows of shelving that have toppled like dominoes, aisle by aisle, scattering hundreds of cans, produce etc etc on the floor. Entire sections of roof could simply be caved in and hanging down.
Trollies could be scattered and tipped over in an adjoining area and heavily rusted. The special offers pinboard out the front would have been overtaken by tattered bills, with propoganda about the "end being near", warnings about the swarm invasion etc etc.
I do really like the idea of urban devastation, so there is a certain absurdity about seeing normal day to day things in a satisfyingly messed up state.
I don't see why its so unreasonable. Imagine a typical precast concrete supermarket, and there could be giant gaping hole in the wall with reinforcing mesh exposed at these holes, and daylight coming in from holes in the roof.AJ said:
You can look straight in, and see rows of shelving that have toppled like dominoes, aisle by aisle, scattering hundreds of cans, produce etc etc on the floor. Entire sections of roof could simply be caved in and hanging down.
Trollies could be scattered and tipped over in an adjoining area and heavily rusted. The special offers pinboard out the front would have been overtaken by tattered bills, with propoganda about the "end being near", warnings about the swarm invasion etc etc.
I do really like the idea of urban devastation, so there is a certain absurdity about seeing normal day to day things in a satisfyingly messed up state.
Ollie
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
Some more photos of the plane construction have been uploaded.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 083&type=3
Looks amazing.
Some more photos of the plane construction have been uploaded.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 083&type=3
Looks amazing.
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