skcheung Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) It has been almost 15 months since I finished building my last "friends-themed" amusement ride, the teacups. Now, I happily present the latest addition to my amusement park: the tourbillion! Tourbillion is a mechanism widely used in vintage watches. A tourbillon aims to counter the effects of gravity by mounting the escapement and balance wheel in a rotating cage, to negate the effect of gravity when the timepiece (thus the escapement) is stuck in a certain position. It is also a kind of training given to astronauts so that they can be get used to the Outer Space. Now, the girls are sent to the machine: Tourbillion has recently become a kind of amusement ride. It is just invented in Switzerland in the middle of 2015. The first launch (which requires you to buy tickets), however, is in HONG KONG!!! Want to see it rolls? Here are a few still images: Of course, you may find a video more helpful to you: Want a virtual ride? Watch this video: As usual, before I have completed my work, I suffer quite many times of failures. ^^ My former works of the Friends' Theme Park for your easy reference: 1. Grand Carousel: http://www.eurobrick...topic=87068&hl= 2. Ferris Wheel: http://www.eurobrick...topic=87882&hl= 3. Gyro Drop: http://www.eurobrick...topic=88256&hl= 4. Bumper Cars: http://www.eurobrick...topic=88770&hl= 5. Teacups: http://www.eurobrick...ds +theme +park I wish I can build part 7 of this park before long. Edited January 14, 2016 by skcheung Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skcheung Posted January 3, 2016 I hope these photos may interest you~~~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Green Hair Posted January 3, 2016 Oh that looks like a nice ride. Great movement shots too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLazyChicken Posted January 3, 2016 Wow, that looks scary. Keep it up with these MOCs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skcheung Posted January 14, 2016 Hope you will find a virtual ride interesting. Here it is. Warning: this video may make you dizzy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
