AFOLkev Posted May 26, 2018 Hello Everyone, I have been visiting this site for many years and have finally registered. There has been a lot of interest in the new roller coaster elements lately so I thought I would share my latest MOC. It's a portable roller coaster I call Busy Bees. The model is fully functional and racks on four trailers. In order to make the model work I had to cut two sections of track (the ones before and after the lift hill). Everything else is unmodified. The lift hill is brick-built using modified bricks with stud on side, 30586 modified plate with door rail, and tiles. The cars move through the station using a couple of x939 treads. All the parts are numbered so I can remember how to put it back together. busybees setup by AFOL Kev, on Flickr busybees racked by AFOL Kev, on Flickr There is also a video on my flickr page. Hope you enjoy! Kevin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny1360 Posted May 26, 2018 (edited) What's not to like about it? Turned out really well, modified pieces and all. Totally looks like something you'd see at a traveling carnival. Excellent work. Now all you need are some tractors to pull all those trailers around. Edited May 26, 2018 by Johnny1360 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostbricks Posted May 26, 2018 Gorgeous work mate. We absolutely need more photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DigitalDreams Posted May 26, 2018 Excellent. If parts like these existed back when I played with real LEGO then I would definitely have built one of these. I couldn't tell from the short video, but what's controlling the rate that the cars pause and then advance onto the lift hill? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
owenlars1 Posted May 26, 2018 I have been waiting for someone to do their own MOC using the new roller coaster track. this is excellent! great idea to make it portable. love the colours and the design. great work!! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFOLkev Posted May 27, 2018 Thanks everyone for the comments!! Regarding the cars pausing before the lift hill... Its hard to tell from the video but the treads moving the cars through the station only contact the cars along the straight track within the station. There are always 3 cars just past these treads waiting at the bottom of the hill. Once the next car comes into the station it pushes the rest of the cars. The car next in line gets pushed into the chain and is taken up the hill. I have many more MOCs to share but I have not uploaded anything since the old Webshots site was removed. Time to sort through all my old memory cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuppylodders Posted May 27, 2018 This is brilliant! I love the fact it all fits on the 4 trailers, it looks so clean too! The supports look neat, the track looks fun and it's great that it works with single cars too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoModularFan Posted May 28, 2018 Pretty glad to see a roller coaster MOC with the new tracks! I like the color scheme a lot and how clean it looks. What I like the most is the brick-built letters, they are simply amazing! Look forward to see your other MOCs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoDakin Posted May 28, 2018 That's very well executed, good job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peedeejay Posted May 29, 2018 Making the whole thing portable is just awesome. Fantastic job! I remember trying to build a portable fairground set once, failing miserably and went straight back to modulars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted May 29, 2018 Very well made ...it's impressive to see those trailers loaded with all the roller coaster stuff ...amazing idea ...as in reality! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
