Massive "Wooden" Roller Coaster Built from 90,000 LEGO Pieces
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Inspired by the El Toro wooden roller coaster at Six Flags New Jersey, YouTuber Lunatic Sekai has put together a pretty impressive LEGO roller coaster using a reported 90,000 pieces. While watching the thing in action is pretty fun, it's also worth looking at the pictures on Flickr to get a sense of both the detail and the scale of this creation.
While the coaster was built entirely using LEGO pieces, fun-hating purists might complain that he "cheated" in order to get the tracks to curve. Looking for unadulterated LEGO coaster technique, or just prefer a style that looks more like modern coasters? Check out Brickride, where two Dutch cousins present their equally impressive coasters, including this looping corkscrew number. They also provide helpful instructional videos for building naturally flexible track using Technic pieces or old-school track pieces for those with a lot of track from the '80s lying around. And of course, the all-important lift.
(via the Brothers Brick, featured repeatedly on MeFi, most recently here.)
While the coaster was built entirely using LEGO pieces, fun-hating purists might complain that he "cheated" in order to get the tracks to curve. Looking for unadulterated LEGO coaster technique, or just prefer a style that looks more like modern coasters? Check out Brickride, where two Dutch cousins present their equally impressive coasters, including this looping corkscrew number. They also provide helpful instructional videos for building naturally flexible track using Technic pieces or old-school track pieces for those with a lot of track from the '80s lying around. And of course, the all-important lift.
(via the Brothers Brick, featured repeatedly on MeFi, most recently here.)
I misread "El Toro roller coaster" as "El Topo roller coaster", but now that I think on it, that could be a hella crazy ride.
posted by ardgedee at 1:25 AM on September 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by ardgedee at 1:25 AM on September 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
The idea of putting Lego together at such arbitrary angles would, I know, horrify my ten-year-old self. On the other hand, having to (probably) mortgage my home to buy all that brown Lego would give my adult self similar feelings. Especially if I then took a heat gun to much of it.
posted by pipeski at 1:28 AM on September 1, 2017
posted by pipeski at 1:28 AM on September 1, 2017
The idea of putting Lego together at such arbitrary angles would, I know, horrify my ten-year-old self. On the other hand, having to (probably) mortgage my home to buy all that brown Lego would give my adult self similar feelings. Especially if I then took a heat gun to much of it.
posted by pipeski at 3:28 AM on September 1
From watching that heat gun video it looks like he actually built it in white then painted the pieces.
posted by boostergold at 7:45 AM on September 1, 2017
posted by pipeski at 3:28 AM on September 1
From watching that heat gun video it looks like he actually built it in white then painted the pieces.
posted by boostergold at 7:45 AM on September 1, 2017
For those who collect Lego, what's a ballpark estimate for what 90,000 pieces of Lego (including motors,etc) might cost?
posted by tdismukes at 8:29 AM on September 1, 2017
posted by tdismukes at 8:29 AM on September 1, 2017
Twenty bucks, same as in town.
Retail sets tend toward $0.10 a piece, for mostly common, non branded (Star Wars) parts.
Aftermarket is generally less, except for weird parts, which a lot of these would be.
posted by notsnot at 9:23 AM on September 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
Retail sets tend toward $0.10 a piece, for mostly common, non branded (Star Wars) parts.
Aftermarket is generally less, except for weird parts, which a lot of these would be.
posted by notsnot at 9:23 AM on September 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
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