"Stealth 1021"

Having worked across from Dragster all summer and staring at the supports for hours on end, I'd say it's pretty evident that those "overbank" supports are not overbank supports, but just supports that will support the first part of the incline to the tophat.

Just like on Dragster the supports are two different colors. I still am puzzled by the desire to color the supports differently though.

And as for the name "Stealth," I think that it would be one of the best themes as a fighter jet launching off the carrier deck, but aqua and dark blue? That seems a bit for a color sheme themed towards a plane...

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Maxx (or Maxxxxx, depending on who you talk to) has been rumored on Screamscape and a few other sites as the name, but I heard a decent rumor lately on one of those sites that Maxx was going to be Mr. Six's dog, and would be a new character that SFI is using in their advertising.

I didn't believe it when I first heard it, but with the possible "stealth" label floating, now I'm only 99% sure/unsure...

As for the Stealth name, Brett, if they use that word in the name (something like Top Stealth Maxx, for example;)), then there isn't anything Paramount can do. I highly doubt they'd call it just 'Stealth', but I've been known to mis-speak on occasion...;)

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Impulse-ive said:
Exactly - TTD has caps up and down it's entire tower. Until you can show me footers somewhere other than in two parallel lines and that tripod back by RT, all of which I've seen with me own two eyeballs, it's a L-TH-B...

... or we could all wait 3, 14 or 15 more days

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You obviously havent been following the construction now have you? You should definatly take a gander over at the sites that post updates. There are 3 out of line footers that have been poured. As well as about 5 more markings that are over by GASM that totally don't form a straight line. And it doesn't look like its for a station either because the station is still a straight line. I'm taking about angled footers and such.

Moosh, As for that support. It is black, The tower is Teal. Put it together, Oh wait...You CANT! Well, You can but it would look damn weird. One black support on an all teal tower, Yea weird. Anyway, That overbank looking support is alot thinner then that tophat support on TTD as well. Whatever that support may be for, I HIGHLY doubt that it will go anywhere on that TEAL tower.

Moosh is right, Thats exactly what I think that support is for. Also its not back its dark blue and who knows what GADV has planned. dont forget the tower could have alternating collors. No one knows for sure if the whole tower will be teal. I wouldnt start rummors all over the net saying its a overbank support, when there is also just as much evidence that it could be a support on the tower.

Who says this ride has to have the *exact* same support structure that TTD has?

I must have missed that memo.

JC

If you want the tower to wobble like a beeble, then it needs to have the same structure.

What if you want it to wobble less than TTD? More supports, no? More footers for those supports, no?

Yes. :)

Joe "I'm just sayin!" C.

Two points (after looking at the completely unhelpful pictures which in no way relate the "new" "out of place" footers to the rest of the parallel line footers)

#1 - TTD's launch "point" wobbles like crazy as mentioned above. I was barely able to get my bearings in those pictures, but it looked as if some of those "out of place" footers were around where the launch point would be, backing up Joe's "just sayin'"

#2 - who says every footer is for a coaster? You need a station, walkways, theming, etc. all of which needs to stay in the ground, otherwise, there's going to be a problem.

You've yet to prove me wrong, but you've yet to prove yourself right.

Is Intamin EVER going to create two of the same coaster with the same support structure? Doesn't really lend an air of confidence in their designs that no two support structures are quite the same (either that or they just enjoy being unique, but just look at the number of SLCs and Boomerangs and tell me that the amusement industry is worried about shelling out cash to be unique ... )

S:RoS @ SFDL and S:RoS @ SFA, Brett!

Oh, and both Steel Venoms and one V2...;)

You know I'm just joshin ya!

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Impulse-ive said:
Two points (after looking at the completely unhelpful pictures which in no way relate the "new" "out of place" footers to the rest of the parallel line footers)

#1 - TTD's launch "point" wobbles like crazy as mentioned above. I was barely able to get my bearings in those pictures, but it looked as if some of those "out of place" footers were around where the launch point would be, backing up Joe's "just sayin'"

#2 - who says every footer is for a coaster? You need a station, walkways, theming, etc. all of which needs to stay in the ground, otherwise, there's going to be a problem.

You've yet to prove me wrong, but you've yet to prove yourself right.

Is Intamin EVER going to create two of the same coaster with the same support structure? Doesn't really lend an air of confidence in their designs that no two support structures are quite the same (either that or they just enjoy being unique, but just look at the number of SLCs and Boomerangs and tell me that the amusement industry is worried about shelling out cash to be unique ... )

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Wrong, You've yet to prove yourself right. Maybe you never been to the park during the construction, So its probably hard to tell by the pictures. When have we EVER seen walkways and theming being built in the very first stages of construction with such huge footers. In SF's case, The theming will probably be non existant and walkways will be how they have always been. ON THE GROUND.

A station right next to the tower? woah that must be a very short launch and brake run. And since when are footers BIGGER for the station than the main track footers.

Please, Do a little more research on the construction before stating useless points which have been discussed to death and have already been proved wrong. *** Edited 9/14/2004 3:48:08 AM UTC by Big D***

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Impulse-ive said:
.......all of which I've seen with me own two eyeballs......

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FYI Big D. He has proof!

/\Wow, telling someone to do research "before stating usless points which have been discussed..." Huh?

Like you're little tantrum was at all relevant to this thread? I agree with Brett, You've yet to prove him wrong or you right.

And while where on the subject of your post, why was it necissary to quote Brett's entire post? For gods sake do YOUR reserch before quote posting... *** Edited 9/14/2004 4:00:50 AM UTC by TeknoScorpion***

Lol...and poor lil ol' me still doesn't know the date! hahaha

If you think about the magnitude of how large any turn would have to be for the coaster not to pull too many G's, you have to come to the conclusion that it will be very similar to Dragster in that it will be L-TH-B.

Right now we all know it will be like Dragster because we have a template to look at. The burden of proof is on you, Big D, to convince us otherwise with photo evidence of said out-of-place footers.

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Legendary said:
What if you want it to wobble less than TTD?

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But... Weebels wobble but they don't fall down.

Unlike VertiGo.

Wrong! Just wrong!;)

Trust me when I say that Joe knows more than the rest of you. Questioning him now will lead to endless ridicule later.

Ridicule? When do I ever do that? :P

Joe "stayin' out of it for now!" :)

Impuls-ive says
"Is Intamin EVER going to create two of the same coaster with the same support structure? Doesn't really lend an air of confidence in their designs that no two support structures are quite the same"

I would call it a design tweaking. There's nothing wrong with improving an existing product.

Anyway, I'm taking a wait and see attitude.

Edited parahraphs to separate thoughts. *** Edited 9/14/2004 4:40:50 PM UTC by Dragster Freak***

Not that I ever doubt Joe....that would be heresy ;) But I do remember his prophecy that Nitro would only be 211'. Never forgot that!