KarlaKoaster Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Wow, it will be quite something to see them lift the next section up! I guess as the tower gets narrower at the top it's not so heavy and cumbersome. I really like the railings on the launch track, even they seem quite nicely designed. BTW I guess it's just the camera/angle that exaggerates the wiggles on the "straight" track before the brakes? Thanks for all the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 BTW I guess it's just the camera/angle that exaggerates the wiggles on the "straight" track before the brakes? I sure hope it's just the camera/angle that is causing that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry M Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 BTW I guess it's just the camera/angle that exaggerates the wiggles on the "straight" track before the brakes? I sure hope it's just the camera/angle that is causing that! At that speed, even a slight wobble will be rough as hell. This ride is not shaping up to be good. First the awful break run now this! Also it does not look like there will be a 270 degree twist on the drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 BTW I guess it's just the camera/angle that exaggerates the wiggles on the "straight" track before the brakes? Normall I would say "I'm sure it's just the camera angle", but I have to say on this one I'm not sure, the wobbling looks far greater than anything I've ever seen on a piece of straight track on a steel coaster. Would be very interesting to see more pictures of this from different angles. Should we call Intamin just in case they haven't noticed during construction?? First the awful break run now this! As long as it brakes the train and doesn't break the train I'm happy! (although the current track looks like it might do both) Also it does not look like there will be a 270 degree twist on the drop. I'm not sure this is a bad thing, might provide more of a freefall sensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 At first glance I agree that looks ridiculous and unacceptable for a brand new Intamin coaster to be so off-line. But the reality is that even at speeds around 100 mph (which it won't be going because of the brakes) that's at least 100 meters of track. That's like 2 or 3 cm of variation every 30 meters... nobody's going to notice that. A rough set of wheels or poor train maintenace (like on Kingda Ka) would be so much more noticeable than slight variations in the track. Wooden coasters have variances like this after a year or two of operation in high stress points. I'm not saying it's totally fine (it doesn't look good, but looks can be deceiving) but it's not time to flip out and say it'll be rough just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 BTW I guess it's just the camera/angle that exaggerates the wiggles on the "straight" track before the brakes? I sure hope it's just the camera/angle that is causing that! At that speed, even a slight wobble will be rough as hell. This ride is not shaping up to be good. First the awful break run now this! Also it does not look like there will be a 270 degree twist on the drop. If you see a few lift hill pics you'll notice almost none of them are a completely straight line. I mean, I also thought that this one is pretty noticeable but I honestly don't think it will be a problem. The only detail I found a bit disappointing was that lack of an airtime hill (more than the twist) but I can't really complain given the size of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk_mamba Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I think that does look like it would be a park for the track that would give riders a rough ride. If there are some adjustment that needs to be made they still have to do a pull through test where they test every part of the ride for clearances. If there are some part of the track that need work it should be done before that test but certainly after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro1118 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I really believe it is just the angle and other factors (For instance, was the pic taken through glass like a car window?). Even though it looks really obvious, there is NO way Intamin would design the track like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisLuv Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I'm laying a nickel down on it being an.effect of the pic compression rate. I've seen this effect many times from pics of new road construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arn'O Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 New comparison photo again from PA-Community. Ferrari coaster looks so small next to Kingda Ka... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 ^ Only question I have is why is Stealth even in there? It looks nothing like the other like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projektion Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Probably just to have a comparison to the closest thing we already have in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myself Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 That, and it's pretty much the same concept on a smaller scale. Just the main hill and a small airtime bump at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry M Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 When will the new roller coaster be made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 When will the new roller coaster be made? Um... now...? This thread is full of construction pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I love pie Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 ^He's probably talking about the opening date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arn'O Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 That track really isn't straight. Like waves ~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1ngdaKa88 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Ohhh man, I hope it is still not that worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 If the bumps are REALLY that bad, there might be bonus airtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 So, I'm assuming that this is a manufacturing / fabrication thing and not a design thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Id Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I'd be curious to know how hot it was when these pictures were taken, and if this isn't just an optical illusion caused by heat waves. If the track was actually that far off of tolerance, I doubt it would have made it out of the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arn'O Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I think that it is just the angle of camera. If you look at some photo of TTD brake run, you can see same "waves" on TTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arn'O Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Coaster's top triangle is built now, so they can finish the tower!!! Some photos from PA-Community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snovi Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I'd be curious to know how hot it was when these pictures were taken, and if this isn't just an optical illusion caused by heat waves. If the track was actually that far off of tolerance, I doubt it would have made it out of the factory. Definitely not the heat. Any photo, regardless of time of day or angle, shows the same undulation in the straight sections seen in the photo; they are all consistent. I've noticed similar undulations in Flying Ace's lift hill. My professional background is in mechanical engineering and I have quite an extensive amount of experience with steel fabrication / tolerance analysis and there are two possible situations going on... 1) Intamin has loosened their tolerance requirements as a means to reduce manufacturing and construction costs ...or... 2) Something is going seriously awry in their QA process at the factory. Having that amount of variance in a straight portion of track either means the track itself is "flawed" (again, that variance might be within Intamin's tolerances, so might not actually be incorrect), or the footings for the launch track have an abnormal amount of tolerance within them (again, might be within Intamin's spec but still causing the undulations). I think that it is just the angle of camera. If you look at some photo of TTD brake run, you can see same "waves" on TTD. Been looking all over for a picture as you described and have come up empty. Here's the best shot I've found of TTD's brake run... straight as an arrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rill'o'beily Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 My personal opinion on the track: Either: A: It is truly an illusion of some sort B: It's currently a placeholder for a replacement track piece, because most likely if the train went through that with the speed it would, it would break the train after a couple of rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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