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3rd August 2001  

Here we have a poster which was spotted on the Kodak building whilst walking down Towers Street, it advertises AIR, prepare to ride in 2002.

Although it is only an artists impression, it does hint that the colour of the track is green, although this is not confirmed. It has been confirmed that each train will have 7 rows, with 4 persons on each, but on the poster it only shows one row.

Although this picture may not be accurate, it is another piece of marketing which shall add to the magical build up to the rides opening on March 16th 2002.

It is probable that this image will be used several times through out this season, maybe on leaflets, large posters or at special events such as Fireworks.

Earlier this year we were informed that there will be a model of the ride in Towers Street, it has not yet appeared.

Still no steel work has arrived on the site.

8th August 2001
Even more Air posters are seen around the park, on the fence surrounding the Air site and in Towers Trading. A new generation flying coaster for 2002: Book your flight today.
13th August 2001  
 
The 'Air' Swirl logo

^ Construction of the ride is making progress. The concrete has arrived ready to cover the first tunnel and station work has arrived on site.

Marketing goes one step further with a model of the ride in the Towers Trading shops, guided by a sign saying ''come inside to see the future of rollercoaster technology'', visitors can now see what they can ride in 2002.

T-Shirts are now available with the Air logo on if you purchase your ticket for next year.

These are our first two pictures of the 3D model in TowersTrading, the main shops in Towers Street. The first picture shows a view looking across the site from behind the station. Noticeable features include an underground station with shops on top, a lift hill with riders underneath the track and a couple of inversions in the ride. The first twist turns riders from under the track onto their back, the second twist is in a tunnel, which turns riders onto their front and the third twist is a corkscrew on the outside of the track. The queue paths seem to be very long and water features can be seen if you look closely. The second picture is the final turn which is on the car park area behind the site, the track seems to get quite close to a lake and an extension queue line can be seen over the hill. Although the model is not colour, it still gives many clues about the ride. Expect many more pictures of this model from all angles.

14th August 2001

 

 

Just 24 hours after we bring you our first two pictures of the model, we bring you 4 more pictures from different angles. Picture 1 shows the train in the final inversion, as well as a mid ride helix.
Picture 2 looks from the other side of the site, showing how after the helix the track twists into a tunnel. Also the underground station can be seen.
Picture 3 shows the lift hill coming out of the ground. At the back of the picture the Ripsaw arcades building can be seen and under the monorail it seems that the Nemesis shop will still remain, which questions how accessible the site will be.

Picture 4 looks from above the station area. Again the first twist can be seen and a waterfall can be seen on the exit of the mid ride tunnel. Remember the blue throughout the model is not water but, paths and public areas.

24th August 2001
 

Here we have a scan of the AIR T-shirt which is for sale with tickets for next year.

The blue T-shirt has the white AIR swirl logo with 'Aerial inversion ride' wrote underneath backwards, upside down. The style of this writing may be used when marketing the ride in the future. Possible reasons for the style may be a reflection in water or a clever trick to make people try to read the t-shirt.

The station floor is now in place.

More from the model : Over the year we will be getting many pictures of the AIR model, to save confusion all extra model pictures will be added to the August pages in the gallery below.

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