DC Rivals HyperCoaster construction discussion

[thunder001]

Have to agree with @themagician on the GL closure.  When we are using a 50m crane, the exclusion zone for access is a min of 75m around the crane.

So I would assume that due to the proposed height of the ride, and the height of the crane, the GL entrance area etc would be within the exclusion zone during this period.

So call it assumption based on facts of construction process perhaps?

Just a thought.....

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Track piece #49 is the first track within the envelope. Looks for form part of a loop. Second piece is going in now...

 

Second piece is #50

[rappa]

You've all probably noticed an awful lot of posts vanishing from this thread. We've been pretty clear that we will be moderating this topic to keep it on topic.

Anything not relevant to the coaster construction (and this includes commenting on other peoples questions or posts) is going to be removed, so may as well stop wasting your time posting such things in the first place.

 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Photo upload complete! Here are some better quality shots of today's action:

The crew were just finishing zip tying this to the fence as I drove in:

Here's a shot nobody has seen before... heaps of track laid out in the carpark! But what colour is it?

Took a few coaster-nerd close-ups to capture some of the details. On the right hand side, you'll note piece number 50. More on this later:

Random close-up

Mack crates that escaped the spray-cans:

What would appear to be station footings were on a flatbed this morning. By lunchtime, the truck had moved into the station area:

Station area footings already in place:

Track pieces getting a light sanding to the joins:

Another random footing picture - i took this because it was interesting that it seems like the numbering system didn't quite match up at some point...

Over the far corner, near the highway:

Halfway down MW driveway - these pieces all seem to line up perfectly for an incline. Looking at the footings around it, it would appear to be the entry into a loop:

Its hard to make out, the the tallest footing in the above picture looks almost identical to that in this picture of the loop on Flash (the one where the two cranes cross over near the ground (to the right of the guy in the foreground)):

The first piece is lifted from the storage area to be taken into the ride envelope:

And the lucky winner is....Track piece number 49:

At this point, the dogman notices something about the track - the connection points have small nodules (if it was made of wood i'd call it a dowel - to make a dowel joint) at one end of the track piece. Just as they are about to set the piece down, they pull back and swing the piece 180 degrees, to put the nodules at the opposite end. It was hard to hear them over the machinery, but by the sounds of things, these nodules all need to point in the same direction:

And it's in, and ready to be lifted into place:

Remember track piece number 50? From the third photo in this post?

TADA!

 

That's all I had time for today. I daresay that more pieces will make it in there this afternoon.

Overheard:

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The first pieces will be lifted into place tomorrow.

This was repeated by several people at different places around the site. Fairly confident someone dropping by tomorrow might capture that moment!

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• it will be 62 metres high
• it will reach 120kph on the first drop
• it will have 'two' loops.

Grain of salt time. He wasn't in a dippin' dots uniform, but I was a bit surprised given everything has been kept so hush hush that this sort of info would get shared at random through a construction fence. 

The two loops business is especially dubious, but the way he described what he called the 'second' loop, sounded more like an overbanked curve. The then went on to call out an element as a 'third loop' which sounded more like a helix.

 

Thats all from me - much as I would like to, I won't be down tomorrow - so anyone who hasn't been down yet, head down tomorrow and park right near the driveway entrance for a good chance to see the first pieces lifted into place...

[jack.c]

2 loops? I hope not. 

62 metres high? Fuck yeah!

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

4 hours ago, themagician said:

Temp fence guys may be reworking the fencing for the site, for when the temporary road is used, as right now, part of it is fenced off 

As you can see in my above post, the new road is now open, with the main driveway closed.

And here is what it looks like overhead - the main driveway is now blocked (at the red line) with traffic directed to turn right and follow the fenceline. Yellow line is the limit of guest parking - and there is a traffic warden (ops cast member) directing guests \ deliveries \ construction traffic - yellow line for guests, orange line for deliveries, and the gateway to the construction storage area is about the same place.

Green line at the bottom is where fencing has been removed so vehicles can gain access to the site. The temporary fencing lining the north side of the driveway (west of the red line) was in the process of being removed today, so the driveway area is likely to remain closed until construction is complete.

 

[MaxxTheMonster]

30 minutes ago, AlexB said:

The two loops business is especially dubious, but the way he described what he called the 'second' loop, sounded more like an overbanked curve.  The then went on to call out an element as a 'third loop' which sounded more like a helix

 

HERE'S HOPING!!!

Edited April 12, 2017 by MaxxTheMonster

[Ryande16]

53 minutes ago, jack.c said:

2 loops? I hope not. 

62 metres high? Fuck yeah!

I think 2 or 3 loops would be sick!!

[Whombex]

A Zero-G roll could be a 'loop' to a construction worker unfamiliar with coaster elements...Flash has one.

 

@AlexBTHANK YOU for the pics and explanation. I'm on leave from work atm, and am giving serious thought to driving down from Brisbane for an hour or three tomorrow. With the worker telling you track will be assembled tomorrow, I think there will be a few of us happy snappers to make up for you not being able to be there.

Edited April 12, 2017 by Glubbo

[Santa07]

If a member of the GP ever says "loop" it could really mean any form of inversion,

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

You're welcome @Glubbo. I'm usually stuck at work watching on from the Parkz forums, but decided to take the month of April off, just because i could (no plans whatsoever) - so when I heard footings went in yesterday, I thought i'd take a trip down. 

word of warning though - remember it is school holidays. I had good intentions of finally trying out Arkham's VR today, but the 45 minute wait time was a bit much (it was back into the themed asylum 'rooms' prior to the ramp). I did manage a quick trip on Doomsday thanks to the single rider line... but that was about all i did - apart from shooting a few action shots of Superman.

As for the 'loops' revelation, I very much believe that these guys don't understand the finer aspects of coaster elements - and anything that does a full circle (helix, loop, roll etc) would likely be classed as a loop to them - hell Dreamworld uses that logic on the Wedgie.

[Ryande16]

@AlexB  where abouts is the second piece of track located?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Which piece @Ryande16? You mean piece number 50? I would assume it would be right next to the first piece #49. I didn't stick around to watch them drop it - the first piece took a good 20 minutes and i'd already stayed much longer than I had planned.

[New display name]

@AlexB Did you work what direction the tabs go on the track?

 

Edited April 12, 2017 by Skeeta

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Assuming the pieces i saw being brought in were the lead-in to the loop, I would suggest the tabs face in the direction of travel.

[New display name]

I think I'm misreading something here.  Is the track #49 & #50 after or before the loop?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I'm making a very big assumption on the direction those footings go... and assuming that it is leading into (ie: before) the loop

[New display name]

I haven't been up close so I don't know but what is messing with my head is if it is leading into the loop why do we have the plate that connects to a double spine track on the on the other side?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

I had that thought - the only thing i could think of was an extended downhill segment that had to cross over other track and therefore couldn't have supports. 

i'll not speculate on that further - lest we go round in circles... but thats just what i found \ what i saw.

[themagician]

Three more pieces were moved onto the site this afternoon (Photo TPSN)

[red dragin]

Surely the placing of the first piece of track would be the time for a media release /presentation with some further details. 

[Brad2912]

Did a quick drive by on the way to work incase they got an early start, hoping to see the first piece in place. 

Unfortunately not, but the site is a buzz of activity with more supports currently being installed (low supports, small crane) 

didnt stop in the carpark to take a photo as we have plenty of low support photos already! 

Goodluck to everyone else heading down to get the first piece money shot today! 

Edited April 13, 2017 by Brad2912

[New display name]

@Brad2912You missed the arrival of the big crane. I only got to see them setting up the big crane and had to leave for work.  Maybe we should have had a coffee together.  

I should put that in perspective the big crane is really just the next size up crane.

They have around 6 longer supports laying on the ground next to where the track was being placed yesterday.   I wonder if they will install the longer supports before the track because they have way too much track ready to go for the few supports installed.

[themagician]

Well if this larger crane has arrived, and tall pieces of supports are being installed, maybe the area where the track was moved to yesterday, will be a loop or an airtime hill. Will be interesting to see what happens today.

[New display name]

I forgot to mention the cherry picker is getting involved now.

 

From @AlexB photos yesterday.  Is this the transfer track?