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What kind of B&M is that?

-Ryan

It's a B&M Giga Coaster, worlds first

I had to hook James up with something wild, right? And yes great work on the supports James. All I did was the layout and massive lift hill system no pictured.

Good luck theming that thing, it's a huge bitch

I like the track under the station, but I'm not quite sure about the colours though. They look a bit dark!
Can't wait to see the whole layout!

Btw RCTNW - I've send you a PM

"MFG"

CH33: B&M Giga Coaster

Ge-Ride: Thanks. I’m really happy with how this is turning out!

Todd – Thanks. Glad you liked it

Kumba – You aren’t kidding. The support work alone has been a real bear to work with in some spots. I’ll send you a copy later to see what it looks like

5dave – I went with a dark color scheme since the coaster and area’s are dealing with sharks. If the area was about dolphins, it would be different. (got the PM)

Thanks everyone

James - rctnw

Don't even THINK about changing the colors. Any other colors would take the life out of it.
Lovin' the dorsal fin btw! And the back of the stadium looks great, nice support system.

Edited by Todd Lee, 04 May 2007 - 11:22 AM.

I love it. Id REALLY suggest puting in some different roofs though, the shake roofs look really out of place. Maybe some blue shingled roofs would look better there.

eman - what shake roofs are you talking about? If you are referring to the wood roofs on the station, those are going to stay as they tie into the other part of the Shark area that you can't see right now.

Thanks

James - rctnw

Oh man..... God Kumba I hope that is a good coaster??
everything looks nice james
-JDP

^Yes, it's good :-P.

Can't wait to see it with theming.

Yea I meant the wooden roofs. Either way keep up the good work.

Looks good James...

I think that the colors of the coaster are a good combination, and the layout seem to be a good one, I'll wait until I see more of it. If I were you, I'd add some colors to the station, or change some of them...I mean, I don't like very much the fact that the station and the coaster are 100% similar, in colors terms. The whole structure is well done though...oh, you should change those wooden rooves...like eman said, they look kinda out of place...they don't fit very well. Also, you could add some more foliage next to the paths (flowers and bushes), otherwise those little sections look kinda empty.

Anyway, it's good to see that this park is progressing. Keep going man

I'm tellin' ya James, if you change anything about that screen I'll hunt you down and beat you with my wooden leg!

RCFanB&M - Thanks. I agree that the que still needs some work. I'm still standing by my decision though about the wood roofs. I think when you see it in game, they will look better than what you see from the SS.

Todd - No worries. The colors are not changing. Thanks

Even though I'm not going to change my mind on the roof or colors, I still appreciate the feedback.

Thanks everyone!

James - rctnw

I just think the station looks way too black. Other then that, it looks pretty good.

Final Update (for awhile anyways)

Since I'm going to have some limited RCT time for the next few months (thanks to camping season ), I thought I would help explain the dark colors for this area. This area of the park is dedicated to sharks (ie Thresher). Here you see the entrance to the "Shark Experience" which will feature an IMAX Theater, "The Shark Tank" with an underwater viewing area, the que to Thresher and perhaps a flat ride. Here you also see the monorail station for the area which is perhaps my favorite of all. However the star of the show is the coaster itself. Here you see the initial drop and perhaps my favorite support work of the plaza area. When I first saw this particular hill, there was no doubt how I wanted this to turn out and I'm very pleased with the final version.

As for Thresher, It's around 80% complete now with the support work and even though the ratings are a bit extreme, I feel that this monster would be a blast to ride. Again, thanks to Kumba for the design. I was a bit worried when I first saw it and how I was going to theme it. In fact, I spent a month or so just looking at it trying to picture what I was going to do. I'm glad I took the time to plan it out. Less gray hair's that way!



Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update.

James - rctnw

Wow, that coaster is immense... But it looks awesome! And yeah, those supports for that hill were nicely done and it looks so nice. How fast does the coaster end up going?

Looks great, and I love the whole shark theme kinda thing, but you think you'd maybe see some fins stickin' out somewhere. Idk, just a little suggestion.

But still, it's looking good and I look forward to seeing more!

i think the white+purple contrasts too much with the black and teal. Support work looks excellent, and by the beard of zues that thing is tall. that first drop pullout looks like a huge missed tunnel opputunity to me.

More shallow slope pieces and slightly less flats would give that drop a more rounded shape. As of now it looks awkwardly squished with too much flat compared to the slim amount of shallow. (Think of it in terms of radius and rate of change, you should use approximately the same amount of steep slope, shallow slope, and flats (for a constant radius) or more shallows than steeps and then more flats than shallow for an increasing radius. (Both are realistic really) I also think it would look a bit better if the flat to steep was changed into a flat to shallow to steep similar to the exit of the first drop...

Anyhow, it looks great, and that support work is absolutely tremendous. Looks like a sick layout overall too, after seeing this and the ending. Keep up the good work.

Your f"in" crazy James. I would not enjoy supporting that monster. I have seen the layout... good luck...

As for the screen. It looks like your work, which is a good thing imo.
-JDP

Amazing theming James. I did not envy the idea of theming this bitch myself, but you have done an outstanding job with it. I'll fix the rating one way or another, but just so you know in the future it's best to get layouts 100% before theming because that will make it more intense (No idea why). Damn that support island is sexy too. Anyways make sure to send me a copy when it's all done

Am I the only one who thinks that this coaster is too big for a realistic park?!

Anyway, nice support work.