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[Nighthawkbalt]

Alright Dont need to get crazy here .
Just filling you in on whats the low down. BE nice !!!!
In The Beggining Is going through some changes at this time , there will be more PICS. of the progress in a couple of days.
The old woody is being revamped to accommidate more trains. The one I grew up with only ran one , so I am updating the track and making it so that two trains will run.
I made a mock up of the Coaster in another park and it is absolutelly perfect. My peeps will keep riding it as long as they have money. Yes there is a cash machine near by the coaster ( s) . I have learned that the hard way.
SO TO ALL OF YOU PICS. COMMING SOON !!!!!!!! HOPFULLY YOU WILL LIKE WHAT I AM DOING , THE CHANGES. !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Luketh]

Hehee, I was just kidding.

[Nighthawkbalt]

I figured that .
Well the supports are done for the One coaster ( NOT GIVING NAME TILL IT IS UP AND RUNNING). I have torn down the old haunted house and re-using the stones from it to build a new one. It was so delapidated an drun down . It would not have been safe for anybody to walk into. I cleaned up the eneterance way and Removed all of the construction equipment ( Needed More Objects ) . I had to remove them so that I can Build buildings. So If I mention anything about the construction crew and equipment , IMAGINATION time. We all know that Objects are limitted so I had to do some removing so that I can put in...... Pics comming soon , I want to finish haunted house first ,..............

Keep those comments comming and I will get back to you as soon as possible..!!!

[Nighthawkbalt]

WELL , WELL , WELL ,.
Since the time of thigs going so wrong , in the light of it all things have gotten done.
The park has gotten some major work done.
The construction crew and I started the layout on the main enterance. I came up with a desiegn that I thought would be appropriate for the park. We started putting in the Steel Supports and Some walls and rooves , we came up with this desiegn :

The Main Supports will also hold up a secondary building that I call the main. This is where you would buy your ticket and walk through and give your stub to the attendant. Then you may enter the park and enjoy your day. The enterance way at first would not go in as planned if it wasn't for some overhauling of the gates. They where so rusted and tight that they wouldn't spin. After working on them for a while I and a coulple of contstruction workers got them to work.
As the days proceeded on the Main Enterance started commoming into shape. I was loving the Idea on Its desiegn.
You can see some of the Steel Supports on the outside of the rooves and going to the ground.
It gives you that old nastalgick feeling of walking into the past. Even Just For that momment in time.
The roof was desiegned and built by me . To get this effect you have to take two different roof tiles and work them together to give them the effect of depth.


Kinda give you that Old McDonalds feeling with the Steel through the rooves. All Of the supports are set just right .The walls were a different task all together to get them painted just the way they are. The Colors are Teal , White , Blue ,and Yellow and Black for the railings.
This Is what you see when you pay to get in , I personnally think it is very beautiful for what was and is being accomplished to restore an ERA that I knew nothing about. My mind still wonders what was it really like , back when this place was in full opperation.. HHHHHMMMMMM!!(as the mind wonders), Only certain folks know this and most of them have moved on. I know who I can ask the Old Man. I will have to find him I know he's around here somewhere (??).. OOHHH! my almost forgot Here the rear of the enterance is wide open so that you can run and have some FUN!

Here you can see how alot of work whent into building this. The forman from the construction crew had a very good idea. So he and I sat down and drew up some plans to make walking into the main area more pleasurable , and it may just give you a hint of whats going to be inside the park. It may be close or it may be at the back of the park ,haven't quit figured that out just yet.
This little area is just for viewing on the way into the park. It is nothing fancy just like the sign on it says : JUST FOR VIEWING :


As you leave the main enterance you come across a fountain ,Toss a coin into the fountain and MAKE A WISH ,.
The little houses are going to be used to put in the Kiosks,Souviniers, Bathrooms and some other goodies. The little house in the middle is a walk through , so that you can get to either side. it looks like a house ,but it is a walkthrough with water spouts. (kinda neat effect!! )..
This little part of my project is comming along well for me.

FOR THOSE WHO THINK SO G O O D OR BAD (lets not get nasty), PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT !!!!

There Is a River boat ride going in just past the main gate. This is so that those who want to take it easy at first can sit back and enjoy, before they ride the good stuff.....

More to come !!!!!!!!!! The River Boat Ride Is A Static ride of course .. The main thing is the theming around it . I think that you would find it a bit interseting ... Pics to COME SOON !!!!!

Edited by Nighthawkbalt, 16 August 2008 - 04:38 PM.

[Nighthawkbalt]

As you get out of your car , bus , or even walk to the park you will see the Mid Evil Castle guarded by knights. It is there For Just Viewing. There will be more added to the other side to give the walkway a more pleasurable look. Here is the close up of : Just For Viewing


As you exit the Main Enterance to the park you will see the fountains, Toss a coin in and make a Wish,. You also see a building that looks like a house. Inside you can see the water spouts shooting water into the ponds. Go further down the walkway you can stop in at the : Tini Tiki Drinks : area and have A fruit drink for the kiddies and An Alchaholic mix drink for the adults ( Proper I.D. Required ). The area has plenty of seating to go around. After you have your drink you can go over the river on the covered bridge and whatch the steam boat go by... (Close Up View: Tini Tiki Drinks)..

As the boat passes the passengers on the upper deck WILL GET WET by the water spouts.
I then decided to go for a walk and see what was done on the River Boat Ride and to my eyes I seen this: ( River Boat Excursions).

Here I was really surprised to see that old boat in the water and staying afloat. It was cleaned up and repaired then moved here. The generator is in place to run the lighting for the dock and the other food courts .There is a little house that kinda looks outa place, but it has its place here. So I walked around to the front of the walkway and saw that the house was accually part of the billboard.: (NEAT EFFECT !!!!).

I was so surprised that the desiegn had worked out to such perfection that it has given me more ideas for the park......


COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AT ANY TIME !!!!!!!!!!!

[Nighthawkbalt]

There are so many things going on now that I find that I am having a hard time keeping up with it all. The desiegns that where drawn up for the park are going as planned. The enterance way , the river boat ride , to my surprise the Tini Tiki Drinks was just an add on. It came out better than I expected it to , not to bad for last minute changing.
After searching the park for about three hours I found the Old Man and asked him about the history of this park. He said that it has seen alot of changes over the years. From The Beggining it was nothing but woods and a stream. Back in the family generations it was perchased and was passed down through the families till it came to me.
He also said that the land has seen alot of changes from mother nature and man. There where many , many rides through-out the land. That is why the old coaster - what was left- was still standing. He said that he knew someday some-one will fix it up again. I thought to myself (Self) he is right the old coaster is comming back to life , just alittle at a time.....After leaving the old man I walked to the southern enterance to see if anything was done there . The construction on the southern enterance has not been done yet. So I looked over at the OLD Coaster And saw This: (view CoasterUP2)


I was SHOCKED!!!!! the coaster supports are in place .... I was not expecting it to be so , so .....BIG!!.
The plans where to make it a small coaster like the original desiegn, but the construction crew drew there own conclusion on the size. I like the way it goes over the enterance way and through the woods. They kept most of the originall Blue Prints in mind while constructing this. The only thing that am upset about is the over all length.
I told them the coaster has to be a bit smaller to keep most of the originall desiegn in tacked.
It will change when I have the time to rework the supports. For now It has its space in here.: (viewSTR1)


It will be smaller in width as well as over all lenght.
The yellow supports are to highlight the area that the track is suppossed to go , and so that you can see it: for now:
I was asking about the haunted house and ho it was coming along. The construction crew said : not to good the ground is to soft where you ( I ) wanted to be placed. I said it has to go there , find some way to shure up the ground and get the house back together. Till this day I can't figure it out " THAT HOUSE MUST BE BUILT " , It is like it wants , NEEDS to be here on this land......................................................................FREAKY ISNT IT !!!!!



MORE TO COME AS THINGS GO UP ....

C....O....M....M....E....N....T....S. W.....E.....L.....O.....M....E..!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by Nighthawkbalt, 20 August 2008 - 08:35 PM.

[mattec222]

looks great. I would change is the foliage around the boat. It looks a little overdone and heavy. Also, Istead of using the random tree editor.. do it individually and mix it up , it might take longer, but it will look better and you won't get clumps of oak or pine, but a nice dispersal effect.

Edited by mattec222, 20 August 2008 - 10:57 PM.

[Nighthawkbalt]

mattec222,
Thank you for your input on this. Think about the name of the park : In The Beggining.
There will be alot of trees and bushes in clumps, this is the way the park begins and I have to remove trees and bushes as I go along.
It is like having to weed out the garden and thin out the brush. As the park gets more into it , the more the trees and bushes will be thinned down or out.
I do agree there is a bit more in certain areas than other, they all will be thinned down or removed as well.


T.Y. T.Y. For your input !!!!

STILL MORE TO COME !!!!! COMMENTS ARE STILL ALWAYS WELCOME ON WHAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED SO FAR !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maverix]

So far it looks great. The coaster supports preaty much give away the layout though. But it does look nice. Would have liked a twister section though.

[RNRMontuX]

Looks good. Maybe spend some more time on raising land and more detail on the landscaping. Just a thought.