The Official Jet Rescue construction thread

[ShadowXL]

Was there yesterday in the afternoon, I didn't see any major updates construction wise since Gazza's last updates .

[Spotty]

Yeah, was there on the weekend also... was going to get some pics but I didn't really see the point as there was nothing new to update.

[rappa]

I can say that yesterday they were unloading containers full of nice new blue track out in the car park. Didn't see any trains yet.

[cadboy]

How exciting here come the good part. What type of blue is the track rappa? Cheers,

[Gazza]

Yeah, I was going to ask that...light, dark, aqua? To be honest, ever since I heard about this ride I haven't been able to shake the mental image of a colour scheme similar to Surfrider. Second question I was going to ask..Is the track that two rail style of track seen on motocoaster, or is there some of that three tube triangular, or four tube square style track?

[rappa]

Its a light 'sky' blue I guess. It was 2 rail but the more standard Intamin 2 rail like you see on the end of superman, etc. Not the dodgy ass motocoaster track.

[mattcrombie]

Had a look at it today.Here are 2 photos: Enjoy

[jjuttp]

cool. also was that out where the public could see it or......... and also what time was it as well????

[saberon]

hehe It looks very much like Motorcycle coaster track. Including fittings for friction wheel launch. It's always awesome seeing a rollercoaster coming together.

[Gazza]

Just wondering Matt, was there anything stopping you from going closer to the fenced off bit...did you peer over to see what's inside? Also, not meaning to play the mod or anything, but apart from the first few posts on page 1 about the Mack water coaster plans, couldn't this sort of be split off since the current thread title is misleading since its a Jet Ski Coaster?

[joz]

^ Done, thanks for asking, was going to split it a month or so ago but figured no one would notice and got lazy

[MARK28]

Definitely a motocoaster type track guys.

Edited August 27, 2008 by MARK28

[Gazza]

I get the feeling there might be a bit of banking there. But seriously, that's awesome.

[BNErider]

Would you call that 90 degrees?

[joz]

Wow that was quick, only just finished uploading...

Definitely a motocoaster type track guys.

Don't call it that, Motocoaster sucks noodle, lets call it Atlantis Adventure type track since that ride doesn't suck Edited August 27, 2008 by joz

[Gazza]

I went on here when there were only a couple of shots, didn't realise you were still in the process. Anyway, for a bit of a laugh, why not check out how the motocoaster track pieces looked from a similar angle: http://www.parkz.com.au/photo/AU/Gold_Coas...otocoaster.html

Edited August 27, 2008 by Gazza

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Gazza, track on the far left of your linked MDMC shot, looks like the track in your enlarged SW-JR shot - it looks 90 degrees.... on both of them... if not then close to it. I certainly hope Sea World has been smart enough to avoid the mistakes of MDMC. Its going to be a real shame if it comes out looking like MD... People are going to yawn and say it's just like MD - and that was slow..... At the very least if it does turn out to be another Moderate Coaster, the theming that WVTP are renowned for could at least make up for it - maybe close proximity will give the sensation of speed. I really hate it when two parks close together get rides of the same specs... sure theres a different course\track layout, but when its the same track design, etc, you don't feel the need to ride it because you've ridden the other one... This could backfire. Water Coaster would have been better.

[Gazza]

Just noticed something, but do subscriptions still exist or not? A topic has obviously come up in that forum about this, but I thought that aspect of the site had sort of been abandoned.....nobody has their green usernames anymore or anything, and I'm still unsure as to what the go is with that DVD.

Edited August 27, 2008 by Gazza

[joz]

^ Not sure what the story is on that one, so for now I've made that thread public, and no doubt we'll hear from Richo on the DVD in the coming days.

Edited August 27, 2008 by joz

[cadboy]

Anyway, for a bit of a laugh, why not check out how the motocoaster track pieces looked from a similar angle: http://www.parkz.com.au/photo/AU/Gold_Coas...otocoaster.html

Haha LOL SW track is heavily banked which could mean it is a tad faster. DW track is well, flat in most parts. To put what Gazza said into a direct comparison check out below.

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[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Haha LOL SW track is heavily banked which could mean it is a tad faster. DW track is well, flat in most parts. To put what Gazza said into a direct comparison check out below.

Thanks Cadboy, but I think you should compare apples with apples. I referred to the track on the far left for comparison - not the second on the left. Attached is a JPEG comparison that won't take so damn long to load, featuring full size images from the site, and comparing apples with apples. (or for those of you who don't know what an apple is - comparing helix with helix, and not helix with overbanked turn.)

[Richard]

Looks like everyone's on the same page here with the track comparisonsn -- I wrote an article last night and by the time I published it today all the same image comparisons had been done. Of the same track pieces no less.

[Gazza]

and for the marine theme park where vacant land is scarce, expectations couldn't be higher

Excellent point, you'd hope they would be thinking carefully about what they are choosing to give space to these days, as there literally isn't room for anything that is a filler. I'm interested to know what the real budget is for this...We've heard heard $10 Mil, but I'm thinking back to when Superman was supposedly being built for $12 Mil, which grew to $16 Mil by opening day....An this thing is rumoured to have caves and rocks etc to be weaving through.

Gazza, track on the far left of your linked MDMC shot, looks like the track in your enlarged SW-JR shot - it looks 90 degrees.... on both of them... if not then close to it.

The main gist of what I am saying pertains to the other bits of MDMC track you could see, notice how drawn out the transitions are, Jet Rescue on the other hand seems to be doing a full twist to nearly 90 degrees in the space of just one segment, in a similar style to much lauded rides like Maverick. Compare with the final product of MDMC and you can see just how long it takes to twist between the turns. Also Joz, just wondering, did you see any track that looks like it would be part of a hill rather than a steeply banked curve? . Edited August 28, 2008 by Gazza

[cadboy]

Thanks Cadboy, but I think you should compare apples with apples. I referred to the track on the far left for comparison - not the second on the left.

Oh Alex I was actually just made that in relation to Gazza post not yours

Anyway, for a bit of a laugh, why not check out how the motocoaster track pieces looked from a similar angle: http://www.parkz.com.au/photo/AU/Gold_Coas...otocoaster.html

It was to see the photos sided by side for a more direct comparison.

Attached is a JPEG comparison that won't take so damn long to load

Ops I am sorry I forgot to zip it. I am wondering about the same thing Gazza. MDMC just seems to do helixes without any non banked hills. It would make this new ride funner if the were some bunny hops througout the course but we don't no yet, so lets hope. Cheers, Edited August 28, 2008 by cadboy

[Gazza]

Just thought I'd quickly clear something up, not that is really important or anything, but the track is the same as motocoaster, not the same as Superman, Atlantis Adventure, or any large scale Intamin or anything....Look at the cross ties, they are round rather than square section.

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