Sticky Nicky Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Man, that is a sweet lookin coaster so far. These are my favorite colors on a Dive Machine so far. They work much better on this ride that X, IMO.
yankees15 Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 I'm not sure about the color's but the ride is looking great! I just hope there is a different inversion on this coaster. I would like to see something different than a drop into an immelmann.
sam06pr Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 NO!!!! The its almost a clone of Sheikra and Griffon. The colors are meh...but oh well
Carnage Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Busch officials would not say what SheiKra will cost to build, but roller coasters typically cost about $10-million. Ummm ... what?? Was that article written by a 9th grader?
Airtime&Gravity Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 ^While not that cheap, I think Sheikra cost 12-15 million, but I do agree that the article sounds like it was written by a 9th grader. It is nice to see a custom coaster going into this park, and this will make the park even better. For such a young park to have a coaster of this size, and a ride selection this big, it is really amazing. The coaster itself looks amazing, and hopefully the can add an element that is not on any other diving machines like a zero-G roll.
christianscoasters Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Was that article written by a 9th grader? I'm a ninth grader EDIT!!! 700th POST!!!
Carnage Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Was that article written by a 9th grader? I'm a ninth grader EDIT!!! 700th POST!!! Exactly. Thanks for proving my point about the quality of the article.
DATman Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 I love Dive Machines, and I love the colors. Need I say more other than it looks like it should kick some serious bootay.
Shockwave Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 Looks like it's gonna feature the same elements from Sheikra/Griffon with just a slightly altered layout. If Sheikra is anything to go by, this new one will be one of the best coasters in China next year!
ParkTrips Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 Please don't say that. Contribute to the thread at hand or don't post. Thank you in advance for your compliance.
asr Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 How do we know it isn't a clone yet? We have barely seen any of it. Those colors are sweet though, and it is a very stunning and good looking coaster. The people on TPR's China trip next year are in for a great ride.
matteocrepaldi Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 I guess that you can say it from this picture: The immelmann after the drop send the riders low to the ground on the left. Comparing that with Sheikra (IMAGE) and with Griffon (IMAGE) you can see that this new dive machine is different.
youthink? Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 Wow I like the colors on this better than X. And any Dive Machine is a great one so this park is in for a great ride!
Manny In England Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 I like the design of it so far but that's too much yellow for me. Good to know that it isn't an Oblivion clone.
BlackHole2005 Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 Yeah im quite happy with the fact that it's not a blivvy clone too. Otherise if it were we would get that brat on coasterforce complaining agin like he did with their colossus clone. "They Copied collosos!!" No son, thats just the standard model.
Tanks4me05 Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 Although I'm happy it's not a clone, and the colors are interesting (not exactly like X, more of a blend of X and Georgia Scorcher, IMO) I'm thinking that B&M should put some different inversions into their Dive Machines instead of just Immelmanns. I know that they can't do much with the size of the trains, but maybe they could put something in like a vertical loop, dive loop, or even a Jo Jo Roll, (which would be kind of hard to support, but the forces would be minimal, and it would be insane!)
Homer Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 ^The problem with that would be the weight of the trains, stress on the tracks, and the G-Forces on certain parts of the train. I doubt a vertical loop will work on a Dive Machine because of the wide trains.
matteocrepaldi Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 How about a dive loop? It's just like the immelmann but in the opposite direction!
thomas2 Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 One thing I do wonder: will this new B&M coaster be copied by chinese ride designers, like they did with the Vekoma SLC. I mean there could be a chance that we see B&M style track that's not made by B&M in the future.
Airtime&Gravity Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 I doubt it as this park seems to be more serious with coasters/rides than that one park with so many copyright infringements.
asr Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 I doubt it as this park seems to be more serious with coasters/rides than that one park with so many copyright infringements. They do have a Golden Horse (Company that ripped off the train design of Maurer Sohne's spinning coasters) built spinning coaster. And he wasn't asking if this coaster is actually a B&M look-a-like by a Chinese manufacturer, he was talking about the possibility for a Chinese company to rip off B&M's track design in the future.
Airtime&Gravity Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 My mistake, I didn't understand what he said. Actually, I think B&M was copied by Giovanola, and B&M destroied that company, so I doubt anyone will attempt it in the future. As for Golden Horse, I don't think it is a copy, but they are similar, but with just enough changes to avoid being sued...maybe not.
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