BB1 Posted November 10, 2013 Posted November 10, 2013 Banshee seems to be getting a bit too much of the attention, so I made a thread about The Bat's construction updates. As of right now it looks like we already have about 1/4 of the lift in black! Photo from the Webcam, courtesy of Kings Island, I do not own the photo nor have any claim to this photo. 2 Quote
Diamondbacker27 Posted November 10, 2013 Posted November 10, 2013 Bat Construction? I thought it was already built. 13 Quote
jandyb79 Posted November 10, 2013 Posted November 10, 2013 Bat Construction? I thought it was already built. And I was hoping we'd see some 1980/81 construction pics! 11 Quote
DBInternational Posted November 10, 2013 Posted November 10, 2013 In that picture, it doesnt look like anythings been painted yet. Plus that section of the webcam appears to be a bit smudged. 2 Quote
Oldiesmann Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Please save a local copy of the webcam image, upload it somewhere and post the local copy. All I see right now is a night shot. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk 4 2 Quote
jcgoble3 Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Please save a local copy of the webcam image, upload it somewhere and post the local copy. All I see right now is a night shot. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 using Tapatalk 4 Here's a copy from about 4:00 this afternoon: 7 Quote
DBInternational Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Heres an image from 11 this morning. it looks like they have a lift doing something over there on the second hill. 3 Quote
TheBEASTunchained Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 I've looked at the webcams during different times of the day today (to make sure it wasn't just the lighting) and it looks to me that they have painted the lift hill and first drop supports of The Bat to the new charcoal color.... I know that it is hard to see but earlier in the day it was more clear. Are you able to confirm this Don? 6 Quote
CoastersRZ Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 I also believe that they have painted some of the supports for the top of the second hill. 2 Quote
thoe124 Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 This is cool! They're almost 1/4 of the way done! Quote
Hank Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 Maybe they were using the same ladders they did when they painted Vortex and they had to stop working when the ladders started sinking? That's why so little of it is painted. The curse of the original Bat continues - only at King's Island - experience it Spring 2014 (next to Banshee) 2 Quote
Oldschool75 Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 I hope we get some pics from Don soon. 3 Quote
BB1 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Posted November 19, 2013 Does anyone else see the Orange supports on the predrop ? Quote
The Interpreter Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 Orange supports? I thought the track was to be orange with black supports.... 2 Quote
TombRaiderFTW Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 It is. The track for the start of the first drop was painted orange today. It's a similar orange to the orange and tan crane that used to be used for Banshee. 4 Quote
KHFan29 Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 I believed it's the track that got painted today, I posted a screenshot from the webcam in The Bat Flies Again fourm. Quote
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