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Totally agreed with you there Jarrett; having ridden Air and Manta, I found they were both rather dull, with quite uninspiring layouts. Until Starry Sky Ripper (or whatever you want to call it), debuted, I just felt the existing models failed to reach their potentials to be some of the most...

Re: B&M Dive Machine for Gardaland in 2015 (?) ^White track has arrived on site...so I expect it to be white?? Read the previous page... :wink:

Oh dear. I'm sure the apparent padding on the restraints is merely a wrap, but that immelman...also, note how the up-stop wheels on the bottom of the chassis are not actually in contact with the track. Guaranteed roughness even before they commence ageing...

Re: B&M Dive Machine for Gardaland in 2015 (?) As am I - but then it wasn't going to be red or blue was it? It's like after Flug they finally realised black was becoming repetitive. Let's just hope the supports aren't white too... Next thing you'll be telling me is that they're actually...

Flying Fish at Thorpe Park. Enough said... Generally, I tend to 'LOL' at any credit which I feel horrendously out of place on, or is extremely painful. Sequoia Adventure, and maybe even Get Set Go/Squirrel Nutty (OK, it's not a coaster but still). I frequently laugh on Topspins for this reason...

I can also confirm slammer was operating today on my visit to the park. However, with less than 3 hours and some rather friends, my chances of riding were almost zero. A few others did manage to ride it though. However, whilst queue time was low (I think we can generally attribute that to the...

So after many failed 'experimental projects', I've finally completed my first NL2 coaster, a GG Timberliner, which I've named Bodacious. The intention was to create a Timberliner with an amalgamation of an out and back layout, and wooden twister elements. A few pacing problems, but overall, I'm...

Re: B&M Dive Machine for Gardaland in 2015 (?) Merlin? Building a white coaster voluntarily? Following Saw, Krake, Th13teen, Raptor, Swarm and Smiler, part of me was convinced Merlin would be building coasters in the same monotonous black suit for eternity, if they could help it. But unless...

Re: Scw55's Thread. Guillemot has landed! (31/05/14) Awesome! Seems to be a true terrain coaster, with a good deal of force, a department where most B&M versions fail to deliver consistently. It is most definitely unique, and somewhat graceful. My only complaint would pertain to the lift...

Re: Reign of the Wooden King comes to and end. To be fair, when SFFT were closing Rattler, the displayed sign seemed to hint at an indefinite closure too: Rolling thunder never got so much of a send off. Therefore, considering the makeover possibilities with Colossus, which didn't really...

I think I'll let the video speak for itself... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcAsHARiWbs#t=34 A modest height, but SFM are surely onto a winner here, which will only be embellished when the vegetation grows up to how it was on the original Medusa. Pacing, especially through the first...

Oddly enough, yes I have been to a theme park, which is exactly why I suggested the above techniques. Whilst it remains shocking that you still have to kick 20 people off a day, compared to the throughput of larger guests over the day, the fraction of guests who do indeed act irreverent of the...

Re: Scw55's Thread. Bits & Pieces (16/05/14) I would say you're right - this is most probably your best coaster yet! However, I would say that the island is a little exaggerated - if you could describe to me the geological processes which have shaped the island to be like it is, or just...

Re: portemine's creations - Pionpi (Zamperla Flying) - 18/05 I beginning to get nostalgic now :( . I really hope I can return to rct3 in the summer, when I have more time after my final exams are over. In fact, I've been concentrating on Nolimits 2 at the moment with a few rct3 rides in the...

Oh dear. Well, lets at least hope this doesn't give merlin any 'good ideas...' Frankly, I'm surprised it isn't April the 1st. Fair, somebody died on the ride, but this is just extreme and unsolicited. Firstly, I condemn it because this portrays NTG (and all the other RMCs which are STILL...

Not too certain about a top 5 or 10, but what I believe to the most visually impressive coaster is Supersonic odyssey at Berjaya. There's something intimidating, prominent and simply quite insane about a coaster whose footprint has been so tightly squeezed into a shopping mall. It's also...

Re: portemine's creations - Pionpi (Zamperla Flying) - 18/05 Great to see you back Port! I for one am liking the way you've taken a typically off-the-shelf model, given it a new, imaginative layout and theming. Congratulations on producing a more appealing volare which might offer a more...

Re: Kentucky Kingdom | Lightning Run | Chance Rides Hyper GT Looks like they're available now: Ridercam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEuKosHUbjU Full POV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWpk14xuB7Q From my perspective, sure this isn't a world-beater, but it has all the qualities of a...

Love the idea of the topic by the way :--D I suppose I'll join the rest in heavy criticism of Merlin/late Tussaud's. Here are my thoughts in order of most nonsensical. Th13teen - I guess I'll have to restrain myself on this one. After the extremely marketable, yet in terms of ride experience...

^I'll second that. I personally would hope for a much more solid, long ride experience which is not dependent on gimmick to massively enhance the ride experience. Alton are undoubtedly heading down the right route with the Smiler (comparatively, of course - don't even get me started on...