[MOD] Grand Carousel

[Palixa And The Bricks]

Hello everyone,

I got the Ferris Wheel as a birthday present this year and also built the Fairground Mixer just recently. The only amusement ride I missed was the Grand Carousel, since I was still in my dark ages back then und now it's way too expensive to buy this set.

But that didn't stop me. I had to build it: I used a different colour scheme and made some changes on the roof. I also didn't like the jumper horses and replaced them by two pirate ships, two cars, two locomotives and two propeller aircrafts. So, some brick link orders later, here it is - my version of the Grand Carousel:

Hope you like it.

[Wookiee]

Very nice build Mod.

What did you end up using for the white roof pieces ?

If no the original pieces did you have a template for cutting them or was it easy enough to work out?

[Chilis]

OMG, this MOD is absolutely FANTASTIC! Great little builds and much more fun than the original horses. Well done!

[khatmorg]

Looks pretty great but those mounted heads are a bit creepy, just imagine a real life version haha.

[Nemo57]

Great interpretation set last time.

[Pedilego]

Nice! Dare I say this looks better than the original. How much did this version end up costing you?

[peedeejay]

Absolutely stunning MOD! I feel tempted to do one as well now.... :)

Edited August 18, 2015 by peedeejay

[TheLegoDr]

^I was about to ask the same thing.

I really like the car and plane. I was about to make my own Grand Carousel also, but modding it to fit my needs (obviously getting rid of certain rare/expensive colors/parts), but it was still going to be expensive. I do still have an interest in doing it, but who knows when. Then I looked over and saw my Winter Village carousel and thought that might be enough for me, but since my daughter is getting the Ferris Wheel for her birthday, I figure I should do something of my own for the Carousel.

Thanks for sharing. I really like how it looks.

[knight_40k]

Wow! This is really good.

If it was a set I could buy it would definitely be in my city.

[dr_spock]

Really good MODs. The train is great.

[Xyver]

Great work.

The colour scheme really works, especially the rainbow centre, and the carriages are fantastic. I hope you're going to do a fairground layout to put everything in.

I missed this as it was in my dark ages too, but just looking at the parts list, I think it will stay missed, I don't have the patience to bricklink so much stuff.

[caoth]

AWESOME !!!

[Poisso3]

This is now the second carousel I have seen that makes me want this set. Just wish I had the room and the money to justify it. Awesome MOD! Really like what you did for the ride-ons.

[LegoSjaak]

Great !!

Edited August 19, 2015 by LegoSjaak

[Palixa And The Bricks]

Oh, wow. Thanks everyone. I'm really happy you like it.

Very nice build Mod.

What did you end up using for the white roof pieces ?

If no the original pieces did you have a template for cutting them or was it easy enough to work out?

The original pieces would have cost about 100 euro each. So I used white paper instead that is a bit heavier than standard office paper and made them from a template I found here (There's one image with a ruler at the bottom which helps with the scaling).

Looks pretty great but those mounted heads are a bit creepy, just imagine a real life version haha.

Hehe ... well ... maybe ... a little bit

But I kept that detail close to the original, so you have to blame TLG for that

Nice! Dare I say this looks better than the original. How much did this version end up costing you?

^I was about to ask the same thing.

I really like the car and plane. I was about to make my own Grand Carousel also, but modding it to fit my needs (obviously getting rid of certain rare/expensive colors/parts), but it was still going to be expensive. I do still have an interest in doing it, but who knows when. Then I looked over and saw my Winter Village carousel and thought that might be enough for me, but since my daughter is getting the Ferris Wheel for her birthday, I figure I should do something of my own for the Carousel.

Thanks for sharing. I really like how it looks.

Thanks!

I had to buy something between 30% and 50% of the pieces (as we luckily have a quite large collection of bricks ). I replaced as many expensive parts as possible. So I had to spend about 300 euro. But if you have to get all the bricks it's still an expensive build.

[langezwieper]

Looks very good! Congratulations!

[Sir Stig]

You just made this much better. As a child I remember carousels with different ride-ons. Gives room for choice and the personality of a child. I like it a lot. Can't wait to see your and your daughters amusement park.

[Wookiee]

Oh, wow. Thanks everyone. I'm really happy you like it.

The original pieces would have cost about 100 euro each. So I used white paper instead that is a bit heavier than standard office paper and made them from a template I found here (There's one image with a ruler at the bottom which helps with the scaling).

Thank you for the info. Just what i was after.

[Archimedes]

Wow, that is absolutely fantastic looking! I had never really thought about getting the Grand Carousel but you may have changed my mind!

[Lego Conductor]

Wonderful idea and great execution!

[Jared]

As I said already, absolutely amazing, well done!