Orion Construction Photos

[Beast Night Rider]

Looks like a truck is delivering a couple more big supports! And this may be a dumb question but where is the station going to be? Will it be where the first piece of track was installed/yellow floor area?

[Hawaiian Coasters 325]

Looks like they are putting the catwalk on the turn into the station.

[Maverick44]

4 minutes ago, Beast Night Rider said:

Looks like a truck is delivering a couple more big supports! And this may be a dumb question but where is the station going to be? Will it be where the first piece of track was installed? 

Yeah the storage shed is to the left of the station. The first piece of track will be right before it starts to lift up.

[LovinMeSomeBanshee]

16 minutes ago, Beast Night Rider said:

Looks like a truck is delivering a couple more big supports! And this may be a dumb question but where is the station going to be? Will it be where the first piece of track was installed/yellow floor area?

Yep, that first piece of track that was installed will be where the station is.

[Maverick44]

13 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

Looks like they are putting the catwalk on the turn into the station.

I agree I see welding taking place on the turn around.

[KI FANATIC 37]

51 minutes ago, Joshua said:

If we're talking memes, yeah sure, I guess it's no big deal. But...

One of the reasons this is a rule is because we have members here who have had their photos copied and shared with zero credit and sometimes with the addition of a watermark, implying that it's original content. It's a huge deal for content creators, even for hobbyists who make no money from it. I run a movie-related website where I occasionally post movie reviews/articles and this is one of the reasons why I started listing a film's credited still photographers when I post productions photos on the social media accounts. Because very few ever seem to do that on similar accounts and the photographers deserve to be credited for their work. 

It only takes a moment to credit a source and drop a link. In one member's case, they go through the effort of taking photos from charted flights, so yeah, respectfully, it's kind of a big deal. 

 

100% agree. I meant no disrespect to anyone. I was just simply trying to promote a more enjoyable environment, but you are correct in regards to how it is not the right thing to do. 

Now back on topic

Edited September 17, 2019 by KI FANATIC 37

[Klabergian Empire]

There seems to be a Banshee in the old Dinosaurs Alive area!

 

[LovinMeSomeBanshee]

How fast does new cement take to harden?  Because's they're already out there walking on it..

Oh, and BTW, they've slid the transfer track back over to its original position for now.

[ohiocoasterfan]

You can see the base of the lift footer here. The next piece added to the front would be the start of the lift hill.

[LovinMeSomeBanshee]

27 minutes ago, ohiocoasterfan said:

You can see the base of the lift footer here. The next piece added to the front would be the start of the lift hill.

There is actually one more long piece that goes in front of the station track labeled "L1" before the incline of the lift hill begins.  You can see it on the POV video and the blueprints.  The angled piece that begins the lift hill starts after the footer circled in red.

I think the most massive support yet just pulled in.  Thing is wider in diameter than the cab of the truck!

[Maverick44]

That is a lift hill support everyone! I think!

[fyrfyter]

How fast does new cement take to harden?  Because's they're already out there walking on it..
Oh, and BTW, they've slid the transfer track back over to its original position for now.

Depends upon the cement and what it’s used for.

Was it cement or concrete? There is a difference.

[LovinMeSomeBanshee]

Are they working on supports for the brake run on the far side of the transfer shed?  They're working on something over there..

[LovinMeSomeBanshee]

4 minutes ago, fyrfyter said:

 

Depends upon the cement and what it’s used for.

Was it cement or concrete? There is a difference.

 

Concrete is what I meant.

[sixohdieselrage]

3 hours ago, Joshua said:

In one member's case, they go through the effort of taking photos from charted flights, so yeah, respectfully, it's kind of a big deal. 

I still think its amusing when people try to claim my pictures as theirs. First, almost everyone knows who is taking them. Second, you must really be ignorant to think the original photographer and other users wont notice. Third, you must have a good photographic memory to take the picture exactly like I did. 

 

Yes, it takes alot of time, fuel, planning, and so on, just to get a few pictures to satisfy people. We don't get paid to take the pictures. It's an expensive hobby. Again, expensive, just for others to enjoy. 

 

@LovinMeSomeBanshee There are actually two pieces. I'll grab an image in a sec, and circle the two pieces. 

I cant locate the long piece before this one, but there are indeed two pieces. 

[Kodistict]

Can somebody show me the massive supports that arrived today?

[Beast Night Rider]

4 minutes ago, Kodistict said:

Can somebody show me the massive supports that arrived today?

The ones I saw being delivered earlier were added to the ones laying down behind the yellow crane. There appears to be 8-10 of these...not sure what they’re for though. 

 

[Klabergian Empire]

1 minute ago, Beast Night Rider said:

The ones I saw being delivered earlier were added to the ones laying down behind the yellow crane. There appears to be 8-10 of these...not sure what they’re for though. 

 

My guess would be the lift hill.

[Maverick44]

Those really do seem like lift hill supports!

[Hawaiian Coasters 325]

My main question is when will they start putting up more supports instead of sitting out supports? 

[Maverick44]

They must need to complete work on whatever they are working on in the transfer area.

[Kodistict]

Looks like they moved some track, lift hill track possibly?

[LovinMeSomeBanshee]

5 minutes ago, Kodistict said:

Looks like they moved some track, lift hill track possibly?

That looks like backbone for the drop.  It was off-loaded from a truck earlier.

Part of this:

 

[collin.klopfstein]

Just now, LovinMeSomeBanshee said:

That looks like backbone for the drop.  It was off-loaded from a truck earlier.

its not, i drove by csf yesterday and it was on a trailer and its a piece of track

[fyrfyter]

I’m guessing until they can get the lift hill cranes and all the lift hill pieces they won’t start on it. It has to me the most expensive part of erecting it.

They can continue to work on the station, brake runs and transfer track. That probably requires a lot of little bits and pieces to make it all work as well as wiring and mechanical systems.

[LovinMeSomeBanshee]

4 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

its not, i drove by csf yesterday and it was on a trailer and its a piece of track

I guess it's possible that it's a section of lift hill, but it's far thicker than any of the other lift hill pieces there.

[LovinMeSomeBanshee]

Just now, fyrfyter said:

I’m guessing until they can get the lift hill cranes and all the lift hill pieces they won’t start on it. It has to me the most expensive part of erecting it.

They can continue to work on the station, brake runs and transfer track. That probably requires a lot of little bits and pieces to make it all work as well as wiring and mechanical systems.

I'd say the second hill and the turnaround will likely require the use of those big cranes also.

[collin.klopfstein]

Here’s the picture of it yesterday , just showing that it’s not a piece of the spine, also here’s a picture of the top of the lift unpainted

[fyrfyter]

I'd say the second hill and the turnaround will likely require the use of those big cranes also.

Maybe. I remember in the Fury documentary that they said it took 7 cranes at once, three of them being huge to do the lift hill. One for the piece, one to hold the track and one to hold the workers.

[Kodistict]

Looks like they moved the transfer track back into position.