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Re: and you thought I'd lost my mind when I built a turkey...
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Adrian Drake writes:
> How about a fully automated Mindstorms controlled minifig scale Freefall
> amusement park ride? Sound like fun?
>
> http://www.brickfrenzy.com/technic_gravitywell.html
Oh! Welcome back to .technic!
I like!
This MOC have a rich array of neat functions and details but the one that
strikes me the most is the short pause before the drop - now if that won't get
the adrenaline pumping what will?
I like the selection of faces, I noticed them before you pointed them out in
the text and I especially like the contrast with the cool guy. I'm identifying
with him, not that I consider myself a cool guy but he looks like the
adrenaline junkie I've become. Sitting there calmly with a smile on his face
anticipating his daily dose of adrenaline... Uhm, back to the MOC!
There are three things that makes me *not* wanting to see this scaled up in a
LEGOLAND theme-park:
1) The forces when the sled is braking after the fall would cause LEGO to pay
silly amounts of money in damage claims.
2) Those who did not get hurt/die in the brake would surly be broken after the
next freefall when the sled returns to vertical. More $$$ in damage claims.
3) When the amusement park inspectors arrive they will claim TLC have failed to
repair and look after the ride. Why? See the blue horisontal 1 x 16 Technic
beam that is about to fall off in the bottom of this picture:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tremor/Technic/gravitywell/dscn0434.jpg
TLC would then be fined even more $$$ and their reputation would be greatly
damaged.
But if they fix those issues, this would surly be a great ride at any Legoland
(or other park for that matter).
And I love the colors on this one!
Well done turkey-boy!
Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
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