Heide Park Discussion Thread

[djboss302]

This coaster looks really cool. Can't wait to see the finished product!

[Coastergenius250]

I am loving the progress! It looks like there will be a near miss moment in the zero g roll and the lift hill.

[rcjp]

Some more Zero G and lift hill bits in place.

 

 

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[RCT3Bross]

^ Looks odd. They place (or at least make a attempt) next piece on the Zero G Roll in one shot, and when you look at the placing of the Lift hill pieces it's not there.

Construction is going good, I see them reaching the top tomorrow.

[rcjp]

^ Yeah I know, not sure why they did that though.

[RCT3Bross]

Picture of them reaching the highest point of the Winged Coaster.

Source.

Looks good.

[chickenbowl]

Very nice! I'm excited to see track and support construction finish up in the next few weeks!

[RCT3Bross]

An extra update today:

Station with undercoat.

Bridge over the first drop.

Bridge on his place. (Still wondering if this will be part of the queue.)

Placing the highest piece.

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[GrapesLie]

I swear this might be one of the most adorable B&M coasters EVER! I really like the layout it actually looks like a lot of fun. Maybe even forceful? That pretzel look sick! Can't wait to hear reviews and see a POV!

[TyRush]

Some sweet chopper effects on this bad boy

[HTCO]

Real quick update:

 

Looks like the lift/first drop is complete

 

 

 

Click Source for more pictures!

 

These are not my photographs*

[CPmillenia94]

Interesting shaping on that first drop, very dive - like. Should be cool..

[UrbanLegend]

X-Flight has a similar drop profile I believe. Whee!

[djboss302]

^ Yep. So does GateKeeper, The Swarm, and X-Flight. It's called a wing-over drop.

[rcjp]

^ And so will more than half of future wing coasters, I guess. (although I would like to see other types of drops apart from this and the straight one ,like swooping drops)

[djboss302]

I know. There is still yet to be a wing coaster with a swooping drop.

[RCT3Bross]

Looks really great. They have a great speed with the construction to see this much work done on a ride for next year.

Look at the shop here:

Yesterday this was nothing. I say take it easy guys, you have another 6 months or so. source.

[chickenbowl]

^ Yep. So does GateKeeper, The Swarm, and X-Flight. It's called a wing-over drop.

 

I don't believe that's what he referring to. The drop on this and X-Flight fully invert further down the half loop (the tracks at about 90* when the half loop starts). It's slightly different than Gatekeeper and Swarm (where they reach the full 180* in the roll before entering the half loop). They're all still wing-over drops, but he was noting the shaping differences and similarities between the group.

[UrbanLegend]

^ Yep. So does GateKeeper, The Swarm, and X-Flight. It's called a wing-over drop.

 

I don't believe that's what he referring to. The drop on this and X-Flight fully invert further down the half loop (the tracks at about 90* when the half loop starts). It's slightly different than Gatekeeper and Swarm (where they reach the full 180* in the roll before entering the half loop). They're all still wing-over drops, but he was noting the shaping differences and similarities between the group.

 

Yes, I was noting how both this and X-Flight have a rounder drop than The Swarm or GateKeeper.

[rcjp]

^ I have noticed that this usually happens when the track twists to the side to which the bottom of the drop goes. Let me explain better, on x-flight the track twists to the right and then the layout continues to the right of the lift (if you are on it), here it all happens to the left. On gatekeeper, the twist is to the right but then the immelmann is on the left side of the lift and on the swarm the twist is done to the left and then the track continues to the right. I don't know if I've made myself clear but what I mean is that when the track is fully inverted before the actual drop it means the coaster will then come out on the other side, if it isn't then the bottom of the drop will be on the side to which the track twised before.

 

(if you're facing the lift) twist to the left, bottom of the drop (and next element) on the left of the lift too

 

here the twist is to the left but the bottom of the drop and zero-g are located on the right of the lift

See what I mean?

[CPmillenia94]

^ Yep. So does GateKeeper, The Swarm, and X-Flight. It's called a wing-over drop.

... Just.. No.

 

Im obviously talking about the shaping.

[RCT3Bross]

Have found an other update":

Immelmann hasn't changed that much. Shop however.

The airtime-hill goes to the Immelmann. Also the pieces between the Zero G and Immlemann are being lift in place.

The shop gets along nicely.

Airtime-hill is almost done.

Sky-view from the Drop Tower.

The almost completed track work.

Source and more pictures here.

 

Its ridiculous how fast this is going. I seem them finishing track work in a day or 2. Anyway it looks beautiful look forward to see it finished in 2014 for myself.

[markysharky17]

That looks like a fun ride. Don't be expecting to get a lot of airtime on that hill because the harnesses on the wing coaster are very good at holipding you in tight and not letting you move around a lot.

[RCT3Bross]

And an other update found. 3 or 4 pieces left to go for full circuit.

Airtime-hill is complete.

The last pieces of track are brought to the construction site.

Last part that needs to be done.

Station goes into concrete.

I noticed that the re-roofing has been but to a hold.

The concrete.

Is that scar deliberately or just from drying? Time will tell.

Looks good.

Source.

[rcjp]

Looks very good indeed. Those twists are absolutely gorgeous! Coming along very nicely!