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LEGO Roller Coaster

I spent the whole of yesterday doing it, that included some mistakes/lost pieces.:D I guess it's a perk of being a student/only working at the weekend.

If anyone here's building it I recommend counting the chain links instead of just putting them all together and hoping for the best. If the train isn't engaging the lift hill it's probably because the chain is too loose.
 
I've just had a message from someone I work with, saying they have "aquired" this "big Lego thing " and were told it's not released yet, how much will I give them for it?
Sorry dude, if I'm going to spend three hundred quid on Lego, I'm damn well going to do it legitimately and earn those VIP points!
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I'll gladly take up that speed build challenge when I get mine.

A couple of years ago myself and DeRp both built the Kwik E Mart set, live on Skype to an audience of... about four. I finished well over an hour before him, and ended up falling asleep by the time he completed his. ;)
 
I'd really love to see a 45' curve, but then there'd be problems with the track only aligning properly in certain combinations, so I can see why they've dumbed it down for kids. I doubt we will see and new track elements any time soon. Recolours are a possibility, though probably not this year.

Anyway, have yet another review from The Brothers Brick:
https://www.brothers-brick.com/2018...o-creator-expert-10261-roller-coaster-review/
 
I'm sure Lego's engineers could figure out a 45 degree curve. Some of the techniques used now are amazing - just look at the triangles in the roller coaster structure.

I'd like to see some sort of flexible track pieces. I know there are various kits but I'd like to see LEGO themselves produce some, and make it compatible with the rigid track as well. Then I can build a loop!
 
I refused to sanction the purchase of this at Liverpool One today. Disappointment all round but £300... it sure is impressive, I guess we'll see how expensive summer is!

(I am not sure the one in the shop is put together correctly - it didn't look as if there was clearance for the cars in some areas).
 
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You'd be surprised how often Lego staff are incapable of following Lego instructions. Even the sets designed for younger kids, with only one piece per page of instructions* can befuddle some of them, going by what I've seen on display in Lego shops!

* I've recently ordered a few old sets from the 80's and 90's on Bricklink. I love doing this, just to enjoy the oldschool instructions where you actually have to think. One set's instructions even had a mistake so obvious it MUST have been deliberate to make you work it out yourself! :D
 
I saw the Lego Rollercoaster set for sale in the Rockefeller Centre Lego store - unfortunately my missus wouldn't let me bring it home, said it would cost to much to get back...sigh! :(
 
I'm trying to decide whether to take mine apart now to try a new layout. I have a couple of ideas already, but I feel a bit funny dismantling something so expensive!

One thing is for sure, I'm keeping the roller coaster pieces separate from the rest of my Lego. I have enough bricks to build new supports while keeping the roller coaster ones together and seperate.
 
Well, it's not exact. But given the lack of 45' curves it's probably as close as you can get.
 
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