devinp267
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No..I questioned that 2 but i looked at an old video and seen it there before.
Starting to believe those I-beams are for something to do with the scenery, may even something to be attached to them. All I do know is man were close!!!!!!!!!!!
As can be seen on Mako, they superglue the joints together with a roller
I'm pretty sure they just bolt it together, no welding. That's the level of perfection needed behind roller coasters! I know they welded The Smiler... but that's because it didn't fit That's why you spend money on B&M, not Gerstlauer.
My hype levels are building though with each piece that's completed out on the lake now though! August, please hurry up!
That's funny this was posted because I was just wondering how that was done also. I was thinking wouldn't we hear bumps as the coaster went across the attached pieces, but this confirms it all. Wow that's very precise cutting and measuring:clap:You've now had me go through every photo on the Mako Madness FB page. That coaster is going to look amazing at night once it opens.
Anyway, I came across this photo which looks like some heat has been applied to the track although there does appear to be the smallest of small gaps between the pieces still.
Is the construction worker maybe painting the track in your photo to fix the paint after welding?
Looking a the new picture on the OU facebook page:
Once that support is in, there is no way they're easily going to be able to unbolt it and replace it with the normal support.
Not sure if anybody else noticed, but the track appears to expand from the loop to the cobra roll, right after the support by the lift. Anybody else see this? Or is it just me?
is the track on the back side after the brake run done? i cant tell from the pics..
Definately!! I think the remaining work is being done overnight. Pics were posted early this morning. I believe they don't risk that big crane operating during park hours being that it crosses over walkways.so then all we are missing is the launch roll and the rest of the cobra loop? hopefully 2-3 weeks track complete
Track is definitely not welded together, only ever bolted. If there was discrepancies of a millimetre or so they'd just sand it down and re-paint it like the hulk picture above.
The lack of information on this project is exciting/scary depending on how you look at it (espeically compared to all the Kong info). I remember originally a "potter-level" queue being talked about but that seems far-fetched without a full station rebuild. I personally would love to see it very futuristic like this concept art of Bruce Banner's lab from The Avengers (credit to blaster.com). Time will tell.