Lego Demon Drop

I know that the TOS frowns upon links to personal pages, but I think that you guys might like this. I do a lot of Lego building, and I recently finished a Lego model of a Demon Drop type ride that's fully automated using Mindstorms.

Take a look at it if you're interested.

http://www.brickfrenzy.com/technic_gravitywell.html

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Come on people, this poetry's not going to appreciate itself!

thats awsome!, got any thing else you plan on building/in the works?

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"Will you sprinkle my fries?"

Thats amazing, I didnt know you can do that much with Lego's. Anyway, Dude...Great work on that.

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- Dennis

Well, if you look at the rest of the technic models I've made (click on the technic button at the top of the page) it'll show you the other amusement park rides I've made in the past. Most of them aren't really based on anything in particular. And I never know what my next project will be until the inspiration strikes :)

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Come on people, this poetry's not going to appreciate itself!

man that is amazing, all those things you have built. You will be rich someday with that kind of talent.

Dude you should market and sale this stuff. I would pay top dollar for a kit that allowed me to build stuff like this. Here is an inspiration for you build a model of Top Thrill Dragster and sell it to me. Name your price. You should also consider slapping a copyright on this stuff to protect your idea.

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Cody
Top Thrill Dragster 03

That's nuts. Very clever though in making it all work.

Now if you could've stopped it with magnets, that would've been cool. ;)

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP - Sillynonsense.com
"The world rotates to The Ultra-Heavy Beat!" - KMFDM

Naaah...the next trick is to advance the design to multiple-car operation...with a safety system. :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Who still needs to finish programming his K'Nex Ferris wheel...

Wow i wish i had the time and money and legos to build that stuff! very well done!

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Besides the great rides and being the best of everything, the best part about Cedar Point is that it isn't Six Flags! YAY!

To catch up with lots of questions:

Hoosierjockey: I'm a Mechanical Engineer working at NASA Glenn, I'm doing pretty good for myself already :)

Dragstercody: I do have a copyright on the main page (which I forgot to update, oops) but not on each individual page. I've also thought about kitting some of my smaller models (like the spiderbike on the ground page), but something like the Demon Drop in Lego could easily cost over $1000.

Jeff: One of the designs I'd used before I settled on the tank tread brake WAS using magnets! However, with the speed at which the car moves down the track, it wasn't nearly enough force to stop it.

RideMan: I've got an idea on how to incorporate two cars. I'm not sure if I can get the mindstorms bricks to communicate properly to make it work, though. There is some tweaking I'm thinking of doing to it. Stay tuned, I might be updating :) Anything more than that and I'd need another Mindstorms set, and at $200 a piece, that's not really an option :-/

TheOne001: This is my hobby, and I've been at it for 20 years. You can get pretty far with something when you stick with it for a while.

Thanks for all the great comments!

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Come on people, this poetry's not going to appreciate itself!

Heh, now that's pretty damn cool.

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GOCC member #335
DigitalThrills.net

i used to play with my legos alot, But as i grew up it got to be expensive and now i wish i would have stayed playing. when i was 5 or 6 i built the king castle. Big set for a little kid.

well i would buy a Intamin AG Drop Tower, that would be awesome to have.

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Besides the great rides and being the best of everything, the best part about Cedar Point is that it isn't Six Flags! YAY!

If you are really into the programing of the Mindstorms, look into upgrading you systems. Instead of a Minstorm CPU, check out the http://handyboard.com/ Hanyboard. You can use (slightly) modified connectors to connect to all the regular lego motors. It offers more types of sensors (buy your own at Radio Shack) at a cheaper price.

It uses a version of C to program called IC. http://handyboard.com/software/base.html IC is much more powerful and is worth checking out (IC also lets you program Mindstorms).

Anyway... one handyboard can do the job of 4 or 5 RCXs. So it can save you a lot of money. I can help you more by e-mail if you are interested.

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-Jeff

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Would you ever be interested in selling a kit with all the nescessary parts, or selling an already built one?

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Jes
Jes's Roller Coasters DJ Jes
Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure Ride-Ops Crew 2002-2003! Have fun trying to find me!

i used to attempt to do stuff like that, they were all crappy little flat rides though that were just hooked to a motor and soun really fast...
GREAT job on the demon drop thing!!!

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wow all i can say is wow

wow, jeff complimented you...

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Why wouldn't he?

It was cool..

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Wow! That is an impressive skill you have there.

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Eric Morrison (Coast)
Point Hype
http://www.pointhype.com

do you hve any plans to attempt a roller coaster?

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