Castle Drop Ride

Another themed amusement park ride, this time, medieval. It is partially inspired by the Acrophobia in Six Flags over Georgia.

 To add to the castle theme, I used some 1x2 bricks on top of the wall to look like the top of a castle.

 We have a wall of weapons over here, a spear, sword, mace, crossbow and regular bow.

 Suit of armor and window over here.

 View of the wall and flag. You can see the back of the wall of weapons. The weapons are held onto the wall using clip plates. Other plates fill in the gaps.

 A 2x2 plate and 1x2 plate make stairs going up to the ride seat.

 Three 1x2x5 bricks topped with a 2x3 plate make a handle for you to operate the ride, moving the seat up and down.

 Emmet is having second thoughts about going on this...

 The part the seat slides down is a plate, covered in tiles for a smooth ride.

 A 1x2 plate and a 1x2 grille are what it attaches to. The grille is just there for the base to rest on, since the side of the plate and tiles don't have studs to attach. A tile could be used as a subsitute for the grille.

 I didn't have enough tiles to do it all one color, so I used a mix of gray and black.

 The seat has a hole so it can slide up and down.

 Fitting it over the plate/tile pole.

 Action shot!

Going down!

 You can move the rider up and down using the tall handle attached to the back of the seat. Have fun!

Metalbeard and a Micromanager

My brother received this set for his birthday, which is today. Called "Metalbeard's duel." It's from The LEGO movie.
 We have here Metalbeard, a micromanager and three minifigures.

 A robot SWAT, robo skeleton and Fred the construction worker.

 Metalbeard. After a failed assault on Lord Businesses office, he had to construct this new body for himself, which appears to be made of bits from a pirate ship. Also, he can transform into a copier. Not in this set, unfortunately.

"Be ye disabling of yon shield."

"Arrgh! Get that camera out of me face!"

 Actual working cannons on his arm. Also, ship's wheel.

 This arm has a shark, and movable fingers. Golden telescope on the side, telescopes can be used for lots of stuff, so I'm glad we have one now.

 Legs. Barrel, musket, lot's of piratey pieces built in.

 Parrot! Because every pirate worth his salt has a parrot.

 Anchor on a chain on the back of his leg.

 Back view. His sword attaches to a clip plate built into his back.

 Picture of him holding his sword. One downside is the hilt of the sword keeps falling off.

 Sausage and bone inside the chest.

 Can we just take a minute to appreciate that his chest is a treasure chest. Genius!

 A comparison to movie metal beard revealed no obvious differences, a very cool, accurate set.
Now for the micromanager...

 My minifigure counterpart being grabbed by the micromanager. Movable arms!

"Commencing micromanagement!"

 Missiles pop out from the sides.

 Flick to fire!

 Folds up for easy storage!

 A minifigure can fit inside to control it!

If you haven't seen the movie yet, I won't spoil it for you, but I definitely recommend it! It's awesome! (Everything is awesome!)

Deep Sea Dive Ride

I built an amusement park ride based on an ocean theme.

This here is the line you stand in waiting for your turn to ride. I made it beach themed with sand and a shell. I used to have an umbrella and a surfboard there too, but it made it too crowded. The gray and red thing there is to hold minifigure's hat or hair while they're on the ride.

 We have a treasure chest in the corner here with coins and a red gem.

 Over here is a crab, some seaweed and some blue 1x1 plates to add texture.

 Here is the part the minifigure rides in. A dive helmet.

 For added excitement, a shark pops out occasionally during the ride.

 I have a piece of seaweed or something attached on the thing holding the shark to disguise it somewhat. The shark is attached to a 1x2 plate which is attached to the swinging arm like piece. It rotates thanks to the technic connectors holding the pieces together.

 The shark can pop up both behind or in front of the rider.

 Here's a picture of a minifigure riding. As you can see, his helmet sits on the hat/hair holder on the beach area.

 Mid-ride!

 The dive helmet attached to the ropes with a round technic connector

 A half pin holds the ropes onto the wall while still allowing them to rotate.

 The base has plenty of support to hold it all together.

 Close up of the pole holding the shark. 2x4 plates are inside the base to stop it from being too top heavy

More themed amusement park rides coming soon!