[MOC] Amusement Park. The Rolling Tree

[Severus A]

I have two old pterodactyls and some strings which stayed a long time in my drawers. Finally I've found their utility...

It could be seen working in this video.

LEGO Rolling Tree video by Severus A, on Flickr

And few pictures:

LEGO Rolling Tree 1 by Severus A, on Flickr

LEGO Rolling Tree 2 by Severus A, on Flickr

LEGO Rolling Tree 4 by Severus A, on Flickr

More pictures could be seen here:

https://www.flickr.c...th/26395563956/

[peedeejay]

What a fun build! :)

[Nemo57]

Excellent work. Cool stylized carousel wood with pterodactyls. Could not you use a remote control with continuously variable PF by train? My friend tried to do an exemplary carousel chain, from start speed may increase to start rolling around in space.

Edited April 14, 2016 by Nemo57

[BrickCurve]

Great build, I really like how you did the trunk. It looks like part of a tree while being symmetrical enough for an amusement park ride. Having a white base for your photos that matched the other ones would really improve the overall presentation of the model.

[Severus A]

What a fun build! :)

Thanks. The fun build proves that any LEGO piece is important :)

Excellent work. Cool stylized carousel wood with pterodactyls. Could not you use a remote control with continuously variable PF by train? My friend tried to do an exemplary carousel chain, from start speed may increase to start rolling around in space.

Thank you. An IR receiver could be added very easy so the speed could be controlled by a R.C. like in your friend cool amusement park. For my model I've built under the floor a reductor using gear wheels. The purpose was to show to my kids how the speed and the direction of the rotation could be calculated and controlled through gear wheels.

Great build, I really like how you did the trunk. It looks like part of a tree while being symmetrical enough for an amusement park ride. Having a white base for your photos that matched the other ones would really improve the overall presentation of the model.

Thank you for appreciation and suggestion. For the shape of the trunk I've used hinges and also the tolerance of the bricks interlocking surfaces. Unfortunately the white base of the photobox is damaged.

[Doge]

Looks awesome!

Only one possible point of improvement: maybe it will be interesting to make circulair stairs, like in Lego 10190

[badgogo]

It looks really great.

I also like the sound of it, it's like a Diesel engine. :D

[iammac]

Expertly executed! I like the tree's canopy.

[Severus A]

Looks awesome!

Only one possible point of improvement: maybe it will be interesting to make circulair stairs, like in Lego 10190

Good idea, thank you. I'll try next weeks to modify the stairs to see how will look :)

It looks really great.

I also like the sound of it, it's like a Diesel engine. :D

Ha,ha, indeed it sounds like a Diesel :)) The motor and the reductor are below the floor which acts like a sound box. Maybe you remember the times when at the country fairs the merry-go-rounds used noisy motors with combustion :)

Expertly executed! I like the tree's canopy.

Thank you for appreciation.

[Junior Shark]

Now that's awesome.

[Severus A]

Now that's awesome.

Thanks for your appreciation.