BoddaH1994 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, FlyMartyFly said: We need some more good webcams now PLEASE!!!! Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk I’d guess it will get a web cam once it’s announced. 7
collin.klopfstein Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Really no changes at CSF. They weren’t painting track and everything is basically the same. I took photos but they are bad quality. 4
FUN&ONLY! Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 http://www.wildgravitytravels.com/kings-island-2020-and-hersheypark-2020-track-update-2/ Edit: The article is a lot more helpful! And yes, you can make out MCT on the track label, so the blue track is for KI! 8 1
fryoj Posted June 10, 2019 Author Posted June 10, 2019 Not sure why we got 2 minutes of walking down the street there, but ok 5
FUN&ONLY! Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Just now, fryoj said: Not sure why we got 2 minutes of walking down the street there, but ok Yeah, he zoomed in on some of the track, but the camera was so shaky that it was impossible to make out what any of the labels said in the video! 2
DustinTheNow Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 MCT! Those track pieces are most likely part of the drop pullout, given the shape and spine thickness! Thank you all! (Edit- Added photo from AI Concept) 9
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Imo it's kinda funny that every North American giga except I305 is blue. 5 2
FUN&ONLY! Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 I hope the supports have good contrast to the blue track! I am not a fan of how the track color and support color on Leviathan look almost identical. However, I love Banshee’s color scheme with the blue/purple supports and the red/pink track (I am not sure those are the actual colors), but I am not a fan of Diamondback’s color scheme because the yellow has been faded for years. On the giga, I am personally hoping for white or black supports as I think those colors would look great! 5
riptombraider Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 8 hours ago, BruceWayneWins said: Thought your name at first was RIP Tom Braider. Lol get your eyes checked cuzzie, it is... never mind I just read that in detail. Idk who Tom Braider is but I would pay a lot of money to see him and Laura Croft fight 1 1
collin.klopfstein Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Footers are starting to be poured. Source- 10 1
BSBMX Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said: Footers are starting to be poured. Got any indication where this is in area? My guess is this is still just a pier for a footing (yellow, below) instead of the footing itself. The coaster support footings will have grout pockets formed in them plus the anchor bolts (green, below). The orange spray paint around this pier is likely the outline of the footing that has yet to be poured. But still, exciting times! 4
collin.klopfstein Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, BSBMX said: Got any indication where this is in area? My guess is this is still just a pier for a footing (yellow, below) instead of the footing itself. The coaster support footings will have grout pockets formed in them plus the anchor bolts (green, below). The orange spray paint around this pier is likely the outline of the footing that has yet to be poured. But still, exciting times! 4
BSBMX Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 1 minute ago, collin.klopfstein said: Gotcha. Yep, that's what it is, just a pier at this point. It's part of this larger footing that'll probably be poured soon, hopefully. 3
SonofBaconator Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 14 hours ago, DustinTheNow said: MCT! Those track pieces are most likely part of the drop pullout, given the shape and spine thickness! Thank you all! (Edit- Added photo from AI Concept) Looks like a head chopper affect under the first drop 4
Turtlepower Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said: Looks like a head chopper affect under the first drop Yeah it does, and that comes directly after the helix element which should have one or two of it's own. 1
DustinTheNow Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Turtlepower said: Yeah it does, and that comes directly after the helix element which should have one or two of it's own. I can confirm that there’s “plenty” of room around the clearance envelop, however there will be at least 4 headchoper moments on this coaster from my 3D layout model. This will be a fun ride! Stay tuned for a full element analysis video this week! Only on Blue Fire Coasters YouTube channel! 3
Turtlepower Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 26 minutes ago, DustinTheNow said: I can confirm that there’s “plenty” of room around the clearance envelop, however there will be at least 4 headchoper moments on this coaster from my 3D layout model. This will be a fun ride! Stay tuned for a full element analysis video this week! Only on Blue Fire Coasters YouTube channel! That's a tight fit! It looked from your video like there were a couple other near-misses with supports leading right into this coming out of the helix. I would guess the 4th is on the speedhill after the turn around? I'll check out the video and find out since it's tough to tell on 2d video! 3
BSBMX Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Some fun facts about the first poured pier and its accompanying footing: Just this pier (pier ST7D) alone is 48" in diameter and 27.75 feet deep The engineered top height at this particular footing is 742.753' above sea level (FYI, the 'zero' height for this project is 740', so this pier surface is ~2.753' above zero) Above what you see will be the poured footing. The particular footing here will add another 48" on concrete on top of what you'll already see. This pier plus its two accompanying piers plus the footing on top will use approximately 109 tons of concrete, just for this single footing/pier combo! (this pier/footing is ~1514 cubic feet, using an estimated concrete density of 145 lbs/ft^3, disregarding the rebar within) Below is a CAD model of just this pier/footing combo. The round portions are the piers (the underground portion). The box-shaped piece is the above-ground footing, that we're all accustomed to seeing. 12
BringBackOurEagles Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/9/2019 at 9:51 AM, collin.klopfstein said: Yeah I was about to say it could just be light or a reflection, sucks it’s only solid blue I'm with you. Can't say I'm surprised though. Fancy paint job would have cost more. They don't seem to be splurging on anything with this one. 8
collin.klopfstein Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, BringBackOurEagles said: I'm with you. Can't say I'm surprised though. Fancy paint job would have cost more. They don't seem to be splurging on anything with this one. Saving up for that 2024 rmc T. rex ;)) 4
DustinTheNow Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 46 minutes ago, Turtlepower said: That's a tight fit! It looked from your video like there were a couple other near-misses with supports leading right into this coming out of the helix. I would guess the 4th is on the speedhill after the turn around? I'll check out the video and find out since it's tough to tell on 2d video! Check out this vid to have a better perspective on that! (There’s 2 after the helix, one in the low turn out of the first turn arround and one after the first airtime hill. However these last 2 are more hand chopper then head chopper) 6
fryoj Posted June 10, 2019 Author Posted June 10, 2019 3 hours ago, BSBMX said: Got any indication where this is in area? My guess is this is still just a pier for a footing (yellow, below) instead of the footing itself. The coaster support footings will have grout pockets formed in them plus the anchor bolts (green, below). The orange spray paint around this pier is likely the outline of the footing that has yet to be poured. But still, exciting times! Yeah the first clue that it's not complete is the rebar sticking up. They are pouring these piers as soon as they are drilled, so they all have concrete at them at this point. 2
SonofBaconator Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 3 hours ago, collin.klopfstein said: Saving up for that 2024 rmc T. rex ;)) More like the 200ft RMC Woodie ;)) 4
collin.klopfstein Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Footers are now above ground!!! Source-https://www.instagram.com/p/Byi49KGB4J5/?igshid=1dk3fkep3fnj9 10
standbyme Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 ^Can’t decide if that’s a photo of footers with a watermark...or a photo of a watermark that just happens to have footers in the background. 3 6
DiamondBanshee Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 ^Seems to be a theme here. I understand people not wanting to get their photos posted without credit, but if the watermark covers the whole photo, it really defeats the point of the photo because you can’t see any detail in the photo. Am I crazy for thinking this?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 8 3
Maddog Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 ^^That image is butchered so much I wouldn't even call it a photo 2
silver2005 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, standbyme said: ^Can’t decide if that’s a photo of footers with a watermark...or a photo of a watermark that just happens to have footers in the background. Don't you know? Watermarks are the new spoiler tags, duh. 1
sixohdieselrage Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 Ask @Fye Coastersfor the original picture then guys... 3
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