Some things I've spotted in recent site pictures from this week:
- The 1st Launch was been wired up, with large cables running up a support and along the top of the launch track.
- The lift building at the very back has been largely themed with red bricks and has these two small roofs on top.
- The concrete pillars/footers carrying the 1st launch and other track parts in that same area have been brick themed, and by the looks of the it so has the wall behind them in that currently open "hole"/underground space in the middle of the area.
- Scaffolding is now up over the rest of the sound barrier wall towards Berlin for UR to start with their framework for theming.
- The hotel structure seems to definitely be forming - in between the two concrete walls is the large room (which Tobi previously speculated could be a breakfast room/hotel restaurant. It also has a smaller upper level - extra sitting area? A bar?)
Then on the left of the picture you can see the lift shaft and stairwell rising up. The gap in between presumably being where a large number of the rooms will be stacked up (should be a nice view of the launches).
Also in the bottom right they seem to be working on new concrete walls in the midst of that cluster of supports and the turnaround out of what will be the drop after the 2nd launch. Given its proximity and that the angle of the side wall appears to be pointing towards the lift and stairs of the hotel, I think this could be the smaller hotel building/tower depicted in the concept art and it will be connected by bridge to the main body of the hotel:
And just for fun, but also to see the size of the track compared to a person, here's a couple of pictures from @Micrajojo on Twitter with the track pieces in the car park.
Do people actually live there in the house on the left?
Yes people do and they will not sell the house therefore the park couldn't also use that land. There used to be more 2 more houses beside but the park managed to buy them and they were demolished to make more space for Rookburgh.
But who knows maybe they'll be successful in getting it the future; would open up that small triangle of land between Rookburgh and Wuze Town for some kind of small development.
