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

[T0M]

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

The IP thing came up because the font is IDENTICAL to the Gears of War logo and there was emphasis on the word 'war', and the locust/swam comments were made as potential sopporting factors.

I suspected it would have been announced by now if it were going to be franchised, but I thought I'd ask to gather others' thoughts - I'm certainly not hoping it is going to be or trying to say it is.

I do hope they get sued by the game's makers though, quoting the exact phrases Merlin used when they threatened legal action against someone calling a ferris wheel in India an 'Eye'.

 

[Idlewild]

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

Half the lift hill is now up.

http://m1236.photobucket.com/albums/idl ... 20Uploads/

 

[AJ]

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

Have you got a better photo? That one's a bit VILE.

But still, thanks for the update <3

 

[Ollie]

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

^^Gets magnifying glass out...
You got any larger images?

 

[the king]

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

Here it is enlarged, it's only in mobile format.

 

[Coastermaniac94]

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

what ??? so its lift hill is already half way up with track, construction is moving faster than I expected it to

 

[Idlewild]

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

I've been taking pic's with my camera as well I'll put them up tonight.

 

[Coastermaniac94]

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

are your pics better than these ones?

 

[owentaylor121]

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

wow its going up alot faster than i expected

 

[ry1996]

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

^ cool, hope you got some good shots there .
Really looking forward to seeing more of this lift hill, its should be taller now ?

 

[AJ]

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

Just to sum up:
It's moving faster then everyone expected.

Now let's stop repeating ourselves <3


Bare in mind once the footers are in place, it's more or less a giant mecano. So just needs screwing in <3

 

[jordypordy11]

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

I did think the lift hill was going up soon...
and just saying, Try and get a picture from stealth, it will give a nice view of the angle of the lift..

 

[nadroJ]

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

^It does look quite cool from Stealth, me and AJ did a merry jig when we saw it last week <3

 

[owentaylor121]

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

^ i think it looks very very very cool from stealth

 

[the king]

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

Another pic from idlewild's album. And by golly that is steep.

 

[Ethan]

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

And by golly that is tall! It's not even at the 100ft mark (the other support for the zero-g) and it looks tall.

 

[Martyn B]

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

This is the UK remember, so just seeing a coaster above trees is a moment to savour!

 

[Idlewild]

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

Finally got the pics uploaded, photoshop took ages. Appologies for the noise forgot to check my ISO settings.

http://s1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff446/idlewild10/LC12 construction/2011 10 11/

 

[Ethan]

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

I can't see anything the pictures are too small

 

[CoasterCrazy]

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

^Here are just a few of the pics...

Nice pics! Liking the steep lift hill!