Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022

[Matt N]

Unpopular opinion; I actually think I prefer the look of the grey and black colour scheme to the red and yellow one, so I think it'll look quite snazzy once it's fully complete!

Out of interest, when are we thinking Flamingo Land will announce a name for this ride?

 

[bratcurry]

Unpopular opinion; I actually think I prefer the look of the grey and black colour scheme to the red and yellow one, so I think it'll look quite snazzy once it's fully complete!

How is that supposed to be an unpopular opinion when everyone's hating the ugly red and yellow combo lol

 

[Devy]

^I'm not sure they ever left.

In other news, the train has arrived. Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, there only seems to be one:-

Edit - Image removed as owner stated in post not to use image elsewhere.



Wonder if it will be repainted. Nice to see the pull-down lapbars though.

I really dont appreciate you reposting my images from facebook when i clearly stated nobody to post them outside the group.

 

[bob_3_]

^ Yeah but Grey is SO DULL!!!! We havent had a major non grey/black coaster in years. And we finally get something with SOME colour, and they paint it grey! Come onnnnnn.

 

[rob666]

Bet they don't paint it.

 

[owentaylor121]

Bet they don't paint it.

Bet they don’t paint what? The track they’ve already started painting?

 

[CrashCoaster]

I really dont appreciate you reposting my images from facebook when i clearly stated nobody to post them outside the group.

I never noticed your apparently "clear" statement, and it's not as if you were uncredited or infringed by any means.

 

[rob666]

Let's wait and see.

 

[Nicky Borrill]

Let's wait and see.

No really, they’ve started painting it... There was images here but they’ve been removed.

 

[rob666]

They painted a very small section of track, that could have been damaged, corroded, or new.
All good fun, let's wait and see.
Can't see them spending all that money on paintwork.
They are famously tight.

 

[SilverArrow]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1225449917193297920

As predicted, here is the grey.

 

[Matt N]

How is that supposed to be an unpopular opinion when everyone's hating the ugly red and yellow combo lol

Most people I hear on the internet seem to criticise the grey and state how boring it is, whereas I think it should look quite snazzy!

 

[JammyH]

Most people I hear on the internet seem to criticise the grey and state how boring it is, whereas I think it should look quite snazzy!

I think the grey will look horrible, but the red and yellow was just as bad.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Most people I hear on the internet seem to criticise the grey and state how boring it is, whereas I think it should look quite snazzy!

You posted this almost exact post further up this page.

Although I do agree. I think the grey structure with the green trains will look awesome.

 

[Professor]

Interesting that painting the tracks after installation is deemed a better option.

 

[SilverArrow]

Those green trains would have looked disgusting on the red and yellow. Grey will look smart with the green.

 

[owenjohn]

Interesting that painting the tracks after installation is deemed a better option.

It's only like a coaster that's been erected for years getting a new paint job, they don't take them down to do it!

 

[Hixee]

It's only like a coaster that's been erected for years getting a new paint job, they don't take them down to do it!

Except it's not, is it? It's been in bits on the ground for months (years!) now already.

 

[owenjohn]

Except it's not, is it? It's been in bits on the ground for months (years!) now already.

I beg to differ! , it doesn't matter if it's been sat in field for several years or been in use for several years, the point is the paint will fade no matter what. It's far cheaper to pay for point to point shipping than it would be to have it shipped to a paint shop and then re shipped to the site.

 

[Hixee]

I beg to differ! , it doesn't matter if it's been sat in field for several years or been in use for several years, the point is the paint will fade no matter what. It's far cheaper to pay for point to point shipping than it would be to have it shipped to a paint shop and then re shipped to the site.

But presumably the current painting contractor/specialist on site would have charged less to paint it while it was sitting in Flamingoland's field? All that 'working at height' stuff is dangerous (read: expensive).

Maybe that's why this thing cost £22m - they did it all the hard way.