The Red Dragon - B&M Hyper Coaster [NL]

I've recently developed a fascination with B&M hypers, with the new wave by Cedar Fair and a great love for the classics such as Raging Bull, Nitro and Apollo's Chariot, I felt inspired to design my own.

The theme and setting is based on my home country Wales and the legend of "Y Ddraig Goch" (The Red Dragon) that appears on the Welsh flag. I'll go into more detail when I release the ride, but for now heres a picture of the newly completed turn-around.

[gouldy]

Looks pretty cool at the moment as it is, apart from the general Welshness of the colours [:P]

Where are you from in Wales btw, mate?

North Wales, near Llangollen =)

[gouldy]

Drive through Llangollen quite often, on the A5. When we're on the scenic route to Tal-y-bont, or going to Snowdon. I love driving in Wales, some of the roads gave me a fair bit of my inspiration for some of my early coasters on NL.

I want to build this ride in the Dee Valley or maybe on the edge of Snowdonia, I don't care if the locals complain I think it would compliment the scenery =) PLUS I could just walk down and ride it every single day! Wales is in need of a B&M I feel.

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I used to think that about some of the roads near me, when I was a kid I sat on skateboards and zoomed down hills round all the curves pretending it was a coaster! haha!

[gouldy]

When you were a kid? If I lived in Wales, I would do that now!

I live in Liverpool now, the hills are pants *thumbs down*

i went to wales a short while ago and climbed snowdon, wales is really quite a beautiful place, and i am lovin' the coaster so far, the turnaround is rather sexually appealling :3

I've tried changing the supports to white. It may be a common colour combination but I can see why, it's alot bolder and neater. Heres a view from Llyn Draig, the lake that surrounds the coaster.

Looks pretty darn nice, really a coaster B&M would build.

So, the weather's cleared. So I took a few photos =). The station is still under construction. Although I'm not really ready to show it... The finale is also getting some work done, but not to ruin surprises so I've not taken pictures of that. The first half is almost complete, just the work on the lift hill really.


Here is a view from the other side of the peninsula that the helix lies on, this side of the lake is where the ride plaza and queue will be..


Here is the hammerhead turn shining in the sunset. I like this shot as it reminds me of a picture I saw of Intimidator this week.

[Turbo]

I love those last 2 pics. epic

[gouldy]

yeah, those last two pictures are genuinely legendary.

Wow man, that turnaround looks great!

After brainstorming and getting some ideas down here's the start of the station construction. Alot more has been done since this picture I will show more soon =). Supports are almost done too.

The idea is based around the castle ruins that are dotted around Wales.



Credit to CrazyCoaster.

Nice! Perfectly suitable to the ride.

Very, VERY nice-looking station you have there!! Every update just makes this ride look better and better!!! Good luck with everything!

Here's another picture of the station from the path side. More work has been done but a lot more needs to be done. Andre's off to Disneyland (lol) for a week so progress will grind to a slow trickle for a good week, I'll be finishing off the ride and details I can do, but I doubt there'll be much interesting things to show on here.

I don't want to give too much away, but the idea of the station is a medieval castle ruin, it's been renovated to be safe for the ride to be in it and people to walk around, but it's been left in the ruined state from when it was destroyed. The story of it's downfall will be told in the queue. This is the exit side of the station.



Obviously the terrain isn't done, it will be perfected finally, but as the track file is being passed back and forth some work done here, some there, not everything is in place but it'll be sorted at the end don't worry. Also you can see the final corner here peeking through in the background.

More support work has been taking place, ride testing has finished while the aesthetics come together. The cartexture is currently being designed, the ride motif has already appeared on the trains zero-car. Alot of terrain work has been undergone on the surrounding area with some extra theming. The track colour has also been slightly tweaked.

Here you can see the ride completely dominates the area with it's intimidating lift hill.


Work is going on inside the castle ruin, some shelters will keep the infamous welsh weather off waiting guests.


Here's a look at the motif on the trains, the two battling dragons silhouetted.

Dude, this is INSANE. It's looking great.

[gouldy]

Oh wow, sersiously beautiful looking. Something about it really does remind me of Wales as well. Weather it be the castle ruins or the terrain as you have, or both, it just looks fantastic!

I'm pretty excited for this one, I've gotta tell you.

tbh, the drop doesn't look that good...
everything else looks fine tho...
good work, I can't wait to ride!

tbh, the drop doesn't look that good...

Care to elaborate? If I've missed something I'd like to know how to improve.

Looks like it could use more gradual transitions...
I'll prepare a proper answer tomorrow, when I have time, I'm very busy right now....

It's based on Intimidator's first drop. Here's my drop.



And here's intimidator's drop