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

[Ethan]

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

I'm going all day from 10 till 10 tomorrow so I will try to get some snaps. Hopefully the twist at the top will have been put up.

 

[Inverse]

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

I've just returned early from Thorpe and I saw the lift hill being topped off.

Here's a picture:

 

[Ethan]

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

^ Not quite as good as the other picture posted earlier in this forum.

 

[Inverse]

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

Unless my version of this thread has some posts missing from it, that's the first photo of the actual top being bolted into place?... it's a phone snap.

 

[ry1996]

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

^ your pic was actually better, and yeah it was the 1st pic of the whole lift hill (including the top) up.
But here is a better one from the developers diary....

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater

Its looking pretty phenomenal !
EDIT: you can see in that pic that the catwalk for the lift hill top is being lifted at the bottom there, should be up there right now.

 

[Hixee]

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

Unless my version of this thread has some posts missing from it, that's the first photo of the actual top being bolted into place?... it's a phone snap.

Yeah, it's actually the BEST picture so far. The one of it on the ground is interesting, but not as good in terms of progress.

EDIT: Just seen the 'official' picture, it looks great!

 

[Inverse]

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

Thanks for the back up!

And, if people can cope with my 18 month old motorola just a bit longer I'd also like to show you this one I snapped a little earlier:

 

[CoasterCrazy]

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

Bring on the 'Thorpe park inversion'!

But doesn't it need to drop slightly before going into the half-in-line twist? Looks about level to me. Nothing on theswarm.co.uk to say that construction has stopped for the day so the drop might yet be started...

 

[Inverse]

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

It looked pretty level, yeah. But the plans do say it will drop slightly before it twists.

You can see them on the CF construction blog, I won't repost them as I've posted 2 images in two posts recently.

 

[Will]

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

Wouldn't usually come within a mile of this topic, but I've just had roving reporter Neal on the phone most insistent that I post this picture of the lift-hill being capped...

**** away, fanboys

 

[jordypordy11]

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

^^
How beautiful

I think that's more of the cat-walks being lifted up. I must say this ride is gonna be awsomeeee!

And Ethan, get a video of some construction if you can be arsed dude,

 

[Beans]

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

I know others have beaten me in photos but images too big for most sites, here are just a few of what I took 13th Oct, there were originally 300, but spent all day standing talking to construction workers staff and Merlin Officials

 

[Ethan]

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

I will get some videos if I have time... which I will have

 

[nadroJ]

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

^That wasn't as good as the comment posted earlier.

The sunset photo Neal/Will posted is beautiful. I never actually realised (see:cared) how big this thing actually is. Impressed.

 

[Beans]

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

Theme Uk have some more pics of today of top of lift being installed.

http://www.themeuk.net/LC12_Thorpe_ParkPG1.html

I actually met the guy who does this site yesterday hence similar pictures as we stood all day watching together, he is a very nice chap and has been running his site for about 10 years, I also met Andy from Fotowhizz, and he was also a very nice chap....

 

[Martyn B]

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

So, what them holes for?

 

[Nemesis Inferno]

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

^Trims...


DUN

DUN

DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

 

[Martyn B]

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

Huh? There's no sign of an actual trim on the track, and they'are normally pre-made on the track on B&M's (using Asterix as example)....

 

[Hixee]

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

^They're holes that can have a trim installed at a later date if the park/manufacturer decides. They don't think it needs one now, but they may find it's a bit too fast etc and want to trim it later. Cheaper to put the hole and never use it than to install a trim and have it sit there doing nothing (likewise it's ever more expensive to have to install a new section of track at a later date).

 

[Smithy]

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

Love B&M track, the ride just looks so intimidating.