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I was around 8 or 9 years old when my parents took my sister and me to Disneyland Paris. As soon as we got back home, my sister and I attempted building our own version of the park, in Lego of course... As far as I can remember, 21 years later, it felt like we got it pretty accurate, but again there were no digital cameras back then so my parents were pretty selective on which of our exploits they wished to document for posterity...
Anyway, these old memories crossed again my mind, not because I will painfully turn 30 this year, but because I came across the project of an inverted Lego-made roller coaster. Back then I could not make my train rides take the sharp turns due to the use of square rails, but it seems that the Lego artist behind this roller coaster, Luc2000, has cracked the code using flex tubes within an ingenious Lego setup.
The design of the roller coaster is quite stunning, the feeling of the Gs in the curves and loops makes the whole set quite realistic. The whole roller coaster is powered and built only using the sensors and motors from a single NXT robot set.
While the designer could have kept the masterpiece for his own private Six Flags, he decided instead to attempt turning his work into a Lego set, via the Lego Cuusoo program. A simplified, though still impressive version of the ride is now available and waiting for votes on the Cuusoo site. This roller coaster is a scaled down version of the one displayed in the video, based on Lego power functions as a replacement for the NXT, making it an affordable retail set.
So if you want this roller coaster set to hit the shelves, buckle up and start voting!
