LEGO Ferris Wheel

This is a LEGO Creation I made two years ago! I took all these pictures myself two years ago, and most of them are very blurry. It took a lot of experimentation to build it, here is the result.

Now, I'll show you how to make your own!

 You'll need:

• 2 6x6 plates (Or 1 6x12 plate)
• 4 1x8 plates
• 4 4x4 plates
• 2 ladders
• 2 1x2 plates
• 8 1x2 bricks with holes
• 4 LEGO technic connectors
• Propeller
• 2x2 plate with vertical half technic connector
• Enough bricks to cover the bottoms of four 4x4 plates in one layer
• 55 1x2 bricks

There are a few pieces that I am not sure what to call them. For example, the 'L' shaped piece used to hold the plate with the technic connector. Also, there is a piece that came from our Dad's collection used as ballast in the two LEGO boats we have. It is much heavier than a regular brick. I used it on the base for extra weight. Also, the list says 55  1x2 bricks. We used 25, plus 5 1x2x5 bricks. Some of the white bricks are used for the seats, but others could be replaced with more 1x2x5 bricks. It depends on what bricks you have. Also, a 2x2 tile if you re using 6x6 plates for the base rather than a 6x12.
Now, Here is the base. I used a 2x2 tile to hold the 6x6 plates together. I placed the ballast brick on to add extra weight, but you can stack up regular bricks to make it the right size.

 Now start stacking the 1x2 bricks, or as we did, some 1x2x5 bricks.

 Keep adding them. Until its 10 bricks high. One of the stacks was started on top of the ballast brick, so it only needs 9 bricks. Like shown in the picture, it should be 1 brick taller.

 Now add the weird piece whose name I don't know.

 Now add the tile with technic connector and the propeller.

 Attach two hinge bricks and two 1x2 plates together as shown.

 Put that on top of the tower and bend it over and attach it to the back of the weird brick. It will stop it from falling over.

 Now add the 1x8 plates on the propeller.

 Now it's time to build the seats. There will be four. First, take a 4x4 plate.

 Now cover the bottom of it is a layer of bricks. This is extra weight and will prevent the seat from flipping over and dumping the unlucky minifigure inside onto the ground.

 Now build a one brick high wall  around it on top of the plate.

 Now add a 1x2 brick. This will hold the technic connecter that attaches it to the Ferris wheel.

 Add the technic connector to the hole brick. (This is the white seat, the one of the yellow one was way to blurry)

 Here is a picture of all four. I used gray, black, white and yellow because I had 1x2 hole bricks in those colors.

 The holes in hole bricks can also attach to studs. Put the bricks on the ends of the 1x8 plates.

 Slide the technic connector in the two hole bricks.

Attach all four to the Ferris wheel.

 Now take four of the 1x2 bricks. Put them in two stacks of two and add the ladders to the top of them

Add it to the base. Now the minifigures can climb in.

 Zach getting in the white seat. Yep, Zach was around two years ago.

See who that is in the gray seat. That's right, 1980s Space guy. Long before the LEGO movie was around. We have the original.

And finally, a video of it in action. It's not a great, video, my hand is in the way, and yes, that's me whistling 'Pop goes the weasel' in the background. Any-hoo, I thought you'd like to see it in motion.

As you can see, tragedy strikes at the end. Poor Kelsey. Notice that thanks to the added weight on the bottom of the seats, they stay upright as the wheel rotates.
Technic connectors are great for making moving creations, as this Ferris wheel demonstrates. The Ferris wheel was supposed to be just one part of a big LEGO amusement park, but it ended up being only the Ferris wheel. But you could come up with other things like roller coasters and merry go rounds on your own. Have fun building your own working LEGO Ferris wheel!