DC Rivals HyperCoaster construction discussion

[jack.c]

3 hours ago, Reanimated35 said:

I was going to screenshot the relevant <10 seconds or so of that video, but if I have to sit through the whole slideshow then everyone else can too. 

You sound literally miserable. 

[ThemeTendo]

24 minutes ago, Glubbo said:

Landscaping still to go...?

Yes... landscaping. Will definitely do another shot when that happens, I just won't do it weekly unless there are noticeable changes. Which is why I included it this week - first hill visible and the supports are now fully and finally in place; having been concreted/grouted in place.

[crowd]

A couple of distance shoots from Kopps rd and one as I drove in

[willco]

Took this today on my commute back from the gc to bris of the most recent work on lift hill

Edited July 30, 2017 by willco

[Grantus]

From those distant shots the lift hill angle really shows the point of connect well on Rivals peak height and first drop. Looking great!

[grrofunger]

Makes Green Lantern look ridiculously tiny

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

My contribution (photos were taken today)

Edited July 30, 2017 by Adventures With JWorld

[JaggedJanine]

[Caleb]

Used JWorld's photo to project an estimation of the finished height, please excuse my MS Paint skills.

Edited July 30, 2017 by Caleb

[Santa07]

26 minutes ago, Caleb said:

Used JWorld's photo to project an estimation of the finished height, please excuse my MS Paint skills.

You're lucky paint isn't being removed after all

[xRazzBerryx]

[New display name]

16 hours ago, JaggedJanine said:

 

 

I would’ve liked to seen a tower here.

Edited July 31, 2017 by Skeeta

[Richard]

Yeah... still perplexed by that mess @Skeeta. It's like someone wanted the minimal aesthetics of a-frame supports despite it not being possible from an engineering standpoint.

[red dragin]

1 hour ago, Skeeta said:

I would’ve liked to seen a tower here.

A tower centered around the highest point, with the track hanging out from it so as to appear even less supported would have been a more sensible approach you would have thought. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I know it's ugly as sin, but i feel like these supports are far easier to construct and install than a giant tower.

 

personally i think it would have looked better, i'm not against the idea, but that's my 2c.

[joz]

Glad it's not just me who thinks this.  The ride will be awesome and no one goes on a coaster for the supports, but my god that first drop in it's incomplete state looks ugly.

[crowd]

Working on second to lady lift hill support

[Gazza]

40 minutes ago, crowd said:

Working on second to lady lift hill support

Ladies first.

[New display name]

I'm up.

 

Grabbed some quick pics on the way home.

 

 

Edited July 31, 2017 by Skeeta

[themagician]

Ignore this, photos already posted.

Edited July 31, 2017 by themagician

[jack.c]

Very odd angle, looks like the lift hill track won't connect to the new support 😂

[Santa07]

1 minute ago, jack.c said:

Very odd angle, looks like the lift hill track won't connect to the new support 😂

If you look at some of the previous lift hill photos, the lift hill supports connect to the track at a 90˚ angle.

[AllegroCrab]

The supports there right now might look ugly, but once the entire thing is built, everyone will be looking at the top of the drop and that joker face, not the mess of supports halfway down.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

16 hours ago, themagician said:

Ignore this, photos already posted.

Thanks @themagician!

I know sometimes people post things up quickly, but its great to come into this thread and not view the same photo from a slightly different angle 12 different times, just so everyone who took a photo of the same thing got to post it.

This has to be one of the most photographed rides in history and it's not even running yet - so thanks for being considerate!

[New display name]

@AlexB You got it wrong.  He never posted a photo in the first place.