1 minute ago, collin.klopfstein said:

yes thats what i meant, the boom is red , the base is white i guess?

So yeah must be the case?

 

Does anyone have pics of Clifford's work on another coaster?

Just now, Maverick44 said:

So yeah must be the case?

 

Does anyone have pics of Clifford's work on another coaster?

nevermind , the whole clifford crane is red

This was Clifford on Banshee's construction cam.

Is the white Clifford the same thing but white? or are the colors symbolization's of the class. 

52 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

what is this???? its driving

It is a platform trailer, modular trailer system in which multiple segments can be assembled together to move large pieces of machinery. look up Goldhofer trailers.

8 minutes ago, FreedomPenguin said:

Is the white Clifford the same thing but white? or are the colors symbolization's of the class. 

I would guess the crane being assembled now is a lot taller than the crane that was used to build Banshee.  According to the specs someone here posted, the crane being assembled now can reach over 360 feet.  Clifford wasn't that tall.

I take we DO NOT have Clifford with us for Orion.

We have RONALD! haha

10 minutes ago, FreedomPenguin said:

Is the white Clifford the same thing but white? or are the colors symbolization's of the class. 

Some brands use different colors.

What’s red and white....and blue all over???? Hehe

17 minutes ago, Beast Night Rider said:

What’s red and white....and blue all over???? Hehe

Ronald holding a piece of Orion track? haha

I believe I see the crew preparing a blue drop support.  

https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-island-gives-sneak-peek-of-orion-construction

Oh ok so apparently Kings Island is ahead of schedule!

I'm still gonna call him Clifford, because my boss's name is Ronald... and I don't like the idea of my boss building Orion. Nope. 

Oh ok so apparently Kings Island is ahead of schedule!

That shouldn’t really be a surprise, with our extra month of “summer”

9 minutes ago, disco2000 said:

https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-island-gives-sneak-peek-of-orion-construction

Were looking at the 1st week of November for the rest of the lift hill!?!?!? That's a month away! I thought they'd start on it this week.

I look away from the webcam for like 5 minutes and that piece of track that was on the trailer is gone !!??? anybody spot where it went?

 

39 minutes ago, CedarIslander said:

I'm still gonna call him Clifford, because my boss's name is Ronald... and I don't like the idea of my boss building Orion. Nope. 

Ok Well I can work with that. haha but we can't have 2 Cliffords. So we can rename this guy toooooo

 

Zeus haha

 

Our crane's name is Zeus!

 

@collin.klopfstein its sitting on the ground kinda real blurry.

1 minute ago, CedarIslander said:

Were looking at the 1st week of November for the rest of the lift hill!?!?!? That's a month away! I thought they'd start on it this week.

remember they are ahead of schedule, also they have many other sections of the coaster to work on

2 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

I look away from the webcam for like 5 minutes and that piece of track that was on the trailer is gone !!??? anybody spot where it went?

It is perpendicular to the camera so it is hard to see...

Were looking at the 1st week of November for the rest of the lift hill!?!?!? That's a month away! I thought they'd start on it this week.

The article says it will be up by the first week of November. There’s probably a weeks worth of work just to put the crane together.

I believe what they meant was that they hope to have the lift topped off by the first week of November. It takes a while to get to that point because they connect both the lift and drop together. 

9 minutes ago, fyrfyter said:

 

The article says it will be up by the first week of November. There’s probably a weeks worth of work just to put the crane together.

 

 

8 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

I believe what they meant was that they hope to have the lift topped off by the first week of November. It takes a while to get to that point because they connect both the lift and drop together. 

Ahhh, touche. Thanks, guys!

Here's another nice article. It's got some great information from Jeff Gramke himself! 

https://www.wvxu.org/post/your-first-behind-scenes-look-kings-islands-orion-giga-coaster#stream/0

22 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

Oh ok so apparently Kings Island is ahead of schedule!

Someone better start knocking on wood nearby.... Racers seem the closest 

Never realized how absolutely massive B&M track is! source: https://www.wvxu.org/post/your-first-behind-scenes-look-kings-islands-orion-giga-coaster

Yeah B&M lift hill track is massive.  Even  the course track is large. 

Guys the backbone/spine is being moved!

They are placing all the lift hill section near Zeus!!!

3 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

Guys the backbone/spine is being moved!

I hope they can get that installed this week.