Diamondback
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Balrog
Diamondback versus Balrog
Started by
Jogumpie
, Apr 24 2014 10:55 AM
6 replies to this topic
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Jogumpie
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rollercoasterfanatic919
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Switch 360!
Posted 24 April 2014 - 11:09 PM
Wow, this is a hard one...
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Knexrule11
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Posted 24 April 2014 - 11:22 PM
This poll reminds me of the saying: What happens when an unstoppable object meets an immovable wall?
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How do I tubes?
Posted 25 April 2014 - 08:56 AM
This was extremely difficult. I really had to sit down and think for this one.
I choose Diamondback. I choose it because like Balrog, when it was made, it blew, and still blows everyone's mind. But the only thing Diamondback advances in, in my opinion, is that for the time of being built, Diamondback was the pinnacle of coaster building. The shaping was beyond what anyone had done before, the pacing of the train perfectly matched what the pacing of the actual coaster has, and the supporting barely shook at all even for being that height.
Balrog was a completely different kind of coaster. The things Balrog had that Diamondback lacked were fantastic automation, great scenery, (the station area,) animatronics, a station, and a working lift.
But Diamondback, because of how revolutionary it was for the time of being built, with it's shaping, pacing, and supporting, really takes it for me.
I choose Diamondback. I choose it because like Balrog, when it was made, it blew, and still blows everyone's mind. But the only thing Diamondback advances in, in my opinion, is that for the time of being built, Diamondback was the pinnacle of coaster building. The shaping was beyond what anyone had done before, the pacing of the train perfectly matched what the pacing of the actual coaster has, and the supporting barely shook at all even for being that height.
Balrog was a completely different kind of coaster. The things Balrog had that Diamondback lacked were fantastic automation, great scenery, (the station area,) animatronics, a station, and a working lift.
But Diamondback, because of how revolutionary it was for the time of being built, with it's shaping, pacing, and supporting, really takes it for me.
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Jumpge
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Posted 25 April 2014 - 09:58 AM
Diamondback was beautiful and its shaping was great.
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Helmut
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Posted 25 April 2014 - 12:10 PM
I voted for Balrog. Both coasters were not flawless when it comes to shaping. The supporting however, looked solid on both Diamondback and Balrog. Diamondback was a recreation and had a better lay-out than Balrog. However, this does not outweigh the theming, station, working lifthill and automation with three trains on Balrog, all aspects that Diamondback lacked.
