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^^I never said anything about Plasma - its a waste. I would rather bump up to the 50 or 60 inch screens and get far more for my money. If yo have serious space constraints, then I can see LCD but the more recent RP Tv's are SUPER thin by comparison to their older cousins. My buddys 73inch is no more than 18 inches thick! Thats crazy. Apparently LCD has still come down more in price since we looked at them when we bought his last 2 tv's in the last 6 months. Under 50inches the prices are only a couple hundred off but anything over that LCD is way too expensive. But Ill agree on Plasma. I think its just a waste.

I believe its a manual lapbar release http://www.rcdb.com/ig3231.htm?picture=47

LCD is overrated and overpriced Mitsubishi Rear Projection, or better yet, Mitsubishi Projectors. I have a friend with a 73inch DLP 1080p and its beautiful. He also have a projector from them thats 1080p and actually looks better. Partly due to the massively bright bulb but hey, its worth it. Plus, if youve got 25ft to work with, itll stay clear all the way up too a 25ft wide picture His is set at 110inches and its gorgeous.

Yea, G's for GCI's are almost always UNDER 4 at any point. the transitions are uber fast but the actual G's are modest at best. I would doubt that even TGG's reach 4 but Id definatly say they would over GCI. That and I would assume that part would have more of a constant radius - also more true to GCI style.

I have one of those aftermarket coolers attached to the back and Ive never had this problem. Mine was also a floor model for a store which Im sure got quite a bit of continued use. I also have mine sitting in a cherry wood cabinet so the air flow is ok but not great. I really think these coolers work which is just accelerating the airflow using two, loud, but fast fans to circulate the air. Other than the fact that the connection for the power cord doesnt lock in, its worth the 20 bucks or so if it extends the life of my box. Worst red lights Ive had was because I didnt fully attach my HD when I put it back on from a friends house.

Ditto.

I can think of a few instances, where given the shape of that helix, where it would be correct. Mainly, where the top vertex is pushed out a bit, if that were raised vertically higher than the others, it would work and be correct.

Someone ban him. That kind of offense should be punishable up to and including $1000 in fines (not including court costs) and instant ban. From life.

coasterkid - nice to meet you. Im Anthony, met you by the Corkscrew and talked with ya till ya went to eat. I thought Id see more, could have just seen alot of you, but I got a ton of looks from people reading my Gravity Group hat. I had the huge tripod and the camera bag - not many of us around. Anyways, after I went back to eat I actually fell asleep in my car and when I woke up had no inspiration to finish the day out. Just way too tired from this weeks work. Give him and Robb a break on the updates. Ive done a trip like this, and anyone who has, knows it sucks when you cant just ddie in your bed every night and get some sleep.

Such a good thing because Ive wanted a nice mounted POV of Lost Coaster. Even trying to hold a camera on there would be ludicrous. So much fun. Try to enjoy yourselves today at CP. Wicked storms moving through Toledo right now and this early morning heading for ya.

Thats quicker, but if its really a pain I like this route better. Build your straigt hills in another file. How? Save the last segment in your file. Open up a new file and adjust the angle so when you Insert your last segment you just saved itll line up straight on the top grid. Then just build from that along the grid and when you are done, save that element and insert into your other - main - file.

When is a good time to join the group on Friday at CP? I would love to come up and meet the bunch.

As Ive said two times already, even already broken in rides have tendancies to valley. The Boss can valley during morning testing if the conditions are right.

Thanks. I love doing animal photography when given the chance. Its just agrivating when you know you need certain equipment and dont and wont have access to it. What its gotta be like to work for National Geographic and basically everything you need at your finger tips.

I wondered how long till the turns got reprofiled. They just didnt look like they would hold up as long as they did.

Took a few trips to my local zoo, the Toledo Zoo which since I was a kid has changed alot. It gets alot of recognition now and weve been home to some cool creatures. We also just had a pair of baby Polar Bears and weve got some other new arrivals as well. The baby Polar Bears though have drawn some serious attention and theres even a queue to see them. Ive got a few pictures of them below. Another Eagle shot. My sister had a baby one of these...his name was Trouble. Was a good idea we let him go. Jellies! Fishes. Flower is not so shabby itself. Im a beautiful butterfly! New Butterfly Exhibit Arent they cute... Baby Cheetahs!! Owl get around to killing mice later. I called him Colors. Isnt this a lady-like bird? O RLY? Sleepy Wolf Go back under mom, you're stealing my spotlight! Podar Bears. With Baby. Baby orangutan. Low lighting = blurry shots. Money Shot! Had to dodge two kids and a mom. Yea. What do you want? Meerkat I bet my horn is bigger than yours. Just a buzzard. But hes striking a cool pose. Snnnaaakkkkeee. Close Up Komodo Dragon - His exhibit was supposed to leave but its still there...and so is he.

Yay for Lost Coaster. That ride is a riot.

And if you continuously ask people to do things for you youll never learn.

^I am fairly certain for that very same reason.

Why is there a vote? Not going to change the train colors... I like this color. Sometimes the red or blue looks too obnoxious. Plus, it adds a nostalgic feel which is good for some cases, but not for this.

Well, I would say it vallied on the turnaround but ended up there. True, thats where it vallied but it didnt make it over the turnaround. So you are still correct.

The AHG is agonizingly simple to use... Select all the track from the top of your lift to your next block segment IE brake run or station. UP to the brakes, not including the brakes. Save that as an element. Open a new file. Insert saved track into the said file. For all parts of the track that contain GForces of -0.1 or lower, highlight those track segments and press G. Select the Spine color box and color it pure black 0,0,0. Figure out how many segments you want. I try to keep it around 6-8 segments per foot - gives a nice accurate result. So I go to the Track info and take the total length of the saved peice and divide by 7. I take that number and put it in the AHG at the top where it asks for number of segments. Then save the file. Open up the AHG. Open up the File. Enter in that segment number. Go back to the original file of the track and where the track starts (top of your lift) write down how fast its going. Then maybe add a few MPH. Then, at the end of your track you saved (like, up to the Mid course brake) take the speed at which it is going there and again, add a few MPH. Go to google.com and figure out the Meters Per Second (m/s) for those numbers. Example: 60mph in m/s Google will tell you the result. Input your starting value where asks and the ending value where it asks. For ease of use, dont both with the last two settings. AHG and enjoy. For elements like a Zero G Roll, its important to bank the entire thing by yourself. Then select ALL those segments which are banked and make those black.

I grew up on them. Theyve gone ghetto so Ill pass.

The patented Intamin Rattle. I find its not really high speed areas only, but high speed areas combined with some twisting of the wheel assembly. I dont notice it much in a straight line but when banking and taking it at higher speeds its just typical. Much like MF's Super Intamin Rattle which makes it oh not so much fun.

Is there somewhere with these statistics?