djsupersleuth

And this portable one which has since been sold to China (it too required some specialised bearings replaced, and thus proved economically not-viable for its prior owners. It remains one of my all time favourite rides. It was interesting how much smaller the Tazzy Devil looked compared to transportable versions. I was once told by a maintenance man that it was in fact smaller, but I don't think this is true. Same usual 20 seat capacity, DjSuperSleuth can you confirm this?

Who ever said that these bearings failed? The fact is they did not fail but were worn ( from general use ) which is a normal factor in a bearings service life. These bearings fulfilled their service life and were due to be replaced which management decided not to carry out and the rest is history.

This quote can be taken two ways: You are saying that the closure of Dragons and Taz was the reason why the park closed. or: You are trying to say these problems were there for a long time but not found No it is not amazing for rides to show signs of constant use as was the case with Taz, and the crack which appeared in the mast at Dragons may have started out small but was found once it became noticeable to the naked eye and still long before it could have caused an accident.

As I was responsible for it's last annual I can say that the intent from the outset was to see it operating again but after inspection of critical parts and subsequent pricing to replace those parts (about 70k at last count) 20k for each slew gear bearing, the decision was made by management not to continue with the work, an obvious sign (hindsight) of what was to come. If it was trailer mounted I dont think the fully assembled weight minus the cars would be too much for road transport, it would require the trailer too be a low loader type with additions like outriggers to stabilise at setup. Then a second truck for all the cars, platforms and associated equipment.

It is correct that Tasmanian Devil was loaded on a truck and taken to Melbourne with the intention of being modified to become trailer mounted by an Adelaide based carnival operator. Whether or not it was carried out, I dont know.

HMS Endeavour it is.

Bounty's Revenge went to Sunway Lagoon in December 2004. I am unsure whether it has been set up there but it definately went there.

Once again I am sorry for not posting the pictures, it has been so hectic over here with the ride almost ready to run, we have been working around the clock to get it ready for Saturday the 7th which is their biggest turnout for the entire season with Honda Motors bringing in 13000 people. I will get the photos on here as soon as I can.

The final colours are Safety Yellow for the track sections and a light to medium green for the columns, station, lift hill walkways etc. The reason you had seen black is the shedule for erection was thrown into disarray due to weather and poor planning by Martin & Vleminkx ( the Canadian company who were contracted to complete the work ) who subseqently went AWOL without completing their agreed work.

Sorry, I have them on cd but they wouldn't attach as they are over the 2mb limit. I will take more with my digital camera on Monday at a lower resolution and post them Monday evening

OK people, its DC here in Alabama. I am posting some construction photos and some of the train. Note the revised #7 chassis with latest design #8 main axle, the same hardware that was recommended to Wonderland by Vekoma, as there has been a seperation of the rear yoke coupling which dropped the rear of the train onto the track at another park.