Thorpe Park: General Discussion

[BooMT]

First piece of track: (thorpe park mania)

 

[Stuie]

First piece of track: (thorpe park mania)

Does anyone know what the rebar is in the foreground? Perhaps the start of a tunnel section?
Or something less interesting?

 

[tactic]

If you’re talking about the metal poles, that’s the station i believe.

 

[Katy]

Icon's station/transfer area looked similar at that stage - big concrete slab, a row of footers and a load of rebar sticking up. So it'll be the station or the transfer/train storage area.

 

[Stuie]

If you’re talking about the metal poles, that’s the station i believe.

Ah OK, thanks... I thought that but it doesn't look very big.

 

[The Big Mack]

Second piece of track is now being installed. I reckon we could see most of this element completed by Friday evening.

 

[QTXAdsy]

Less than a week and track is already going in place. Going to interesting to see how much they can get built by the end of year. Either way, it's all happening now!

 

[BooMT]

From TPWW - I can't believe how quickly this is going up so far!

 

[AdamWebb]

That tree line is already framing the coaster beautifully. I can only imagine how imposing it will look from the lakeside plaza once finished!

 

[Stuie]

Using those guys as a scale it's got to be standing at about 90ft high in a few hours!

 

[BooMT]

I'm sorry to spam I'm on my way to Legoland with the youngest so lots of time on my hands! Thorpe Park have shared some pictures on the passholders group:

 

[Jb85]

Looks great

 

[Manchester1894]

Oooh... Corkscrew yellow

 

[jon81uk]

Oooh... Corkscrew yellow

Nah, Corkscrew was much lighter in colour, closer to canary yellow, Hyperia is more gold.

 

[Dave]

Less than a week and track is already going in place. Going to interesting to see how much they can get built by the end of year. Either way, it's all happening now!

You have to put the track on quickly, it provides the cross beam structural support. Otherwise the taller supports would be put under stresses they are not designed to take for long.

 

[Manchester1894]

Nah, Corkscrew was much lighter in colour, closer to canary yellow, Hyperia is more gold

Now you say that yeah can see it. BooMT posted one that looked pale yellow from afar, but looked more yellow up close. The crane could be playing a part in that as it's bright yellow.

 

[ItsAllGood]

Get ready for another update later its staff night for Fright Nights

 

[BarryZola]

Just about the colour thing. I thought early on that some of the pics had filters or had had their colour enhanced or changed in some way to make things look more 'golden' to fit with the theme, maybe. Not seen it in person so couldn't comment on the accuracy of my suspicions.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Just about the colour thing. I thought early on that some of the pics had filters or had had their colour enhanced or changed in some way to make things look more 'golden' to fit with the theme, maybe. Not seen it in person so couldn't comment on the accuracy of my suspicions.

The official Thorpe Park photos are most likely taken by Jack Silkstone, as he often does photography for them and it follows his usual visual style. They've most certainly been "warmed", just by adjusting the white balance.

I've taken one of the photos published yesterday and reset the white balance (telling the photograph what white is, so colours are more accurately represented). You can see that the track is gold, but definitely more yellow.

Incidentally the "warmth" for these photos was really cranked up.

*EDIT* - Added two more rebalanced photos for illustrative purposes.

 

[ItsAllGood]

Slowly getting there. More track installed! Chatting to some of the guys installing it there waiting for more track to be delivered.