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    Working Roller Coaster!

    created by Luc2000 on 2011.10.21

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    To date I built 2 working LEGO roller coasters. One normal and one inverted. Both have motorized chain lifts and working gates.

    My first coaster has 5 functions, all of them being powered through a gearbox by a single XL motor.
    - Opening and closing gates
    - 2 section station
    - 1 small and 1 large lifthill
    Want to see it in action? Please watch this youtube video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcQOcqFQ69c

    My second coaster is an inverted one, with:
    - 5 cart inverted roller coaster train
    - Half corkscrew followed by a half loop (is this called a Diving loop? Reply in the comments!)
    - Total heigth: - Track: 79 studs - Overall: 95 studs
    - Track length of the track (measured from the middle of the track): 655,5 studs
    - Powered by 1 Mindstorms NXT unit
    - 3 NXT servo motors
    - 3 NXT sensors: 2 touch and 1 color
    - working gates
    Want to see it in action? Please watch this youtube video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7rgJIT-qGM

    Both coasters probably won’t make it into a set, without a lot of changes. I do hope LEGO makes some sort of roller coaster once, maybe smaller, maybe withouth the flowers and working gates. It wouldn't be that expensive, probably somewhere around €50 or less. At the moment I'm trying to build a small, affordable coaster, that has a good chance of getting through the review stage.

    Did you built a coaster with the same system as the 2 coasters above (so with the bendable tubes)? Reply in the comes and I'll add a link in this description!

    Uploaded at 21-10-2011

    A big thanks to everyone who supported this project! Over 1000 supporters now!

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    Congratulations on 1,000+ Supporters!

    2013.02.06

    Sorry this comment is exactly 64 supporters late! A LEGO Roller Coaster that actually has moving parts? It's impossible to sum up how unbelievably awesome this idea is in one comment. Kudos on your project and its support, and good luck on your journey to 10,000 supporters! 

    The LEGO CUUSOO Team


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