2020 Bricktober sets
Posted by Huw,
Last week I examined two of the Bricktober sets that were available in Asian branches of Toys R Us in October this year, Carousel and Swing Ride.
Today I'll take a quick look at the other two, 66650 Ferris Wheel and 66651 Roller Coaster, then line all four up together.
Ferris Wheel
The extravagant boxes feature 'decopage' pictures of two of the other rides in the lid. This one shows the swing ride and the carousel.
In addition to the actual ride, the models also contain a food vendor kiosk with an over-scale version of the product it's selling. This one has hot dogs!
I've no idea why there's a piano tile at the front but it's uncommon, so I won't complain. Perhaps it' a crossing?
The wheel itself looks downright dangerous: riders will have to cling on for dear-life as the cups are tipped over as it rotates!
Roller coaster
The inside of the lid of the roller coaster box shows the Ferris wheel and the carousel. It's the only one to feature the Ferris wheel, whereas every one except the carousel itself features the carousel.
I think this is my favourite: the coaster itself is very well done at the scale and I love the minifig roller-skates that are used for the train.
The food vendor here is decorated with a pizza as big as the nano-fig next to it!
The complete set
This is a delightful collection of sets that are interesting, attractive and collectable. They are packed in equally interesting and attractive boxes. It's a shame, then, that there are not more like them and that they were not more widely available.
You can display them on the top of the boxes...
Inside with the lid open...
Or connected together using the supplied Technic pins.
I think they look great like this.
Instructions do not appear to be available online anywhere. Perhaps I should scan mine...
They will set you back £20-30 / $30-40 or so each, so are not good value for money, but they are a must-have for the discerning collector and would make an excellent gift for the LEGO fan who has everything.
They are available from several sellers in Asia on BrickLink.
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These look like some very nice sets.
What is the black tile underneath the roller(skates)coaster cars supposed to represent?
@ForestMenOfEndor said:
"What is the black tile underneath the roller(skates)coaster cars supposed to represent?"
probably the starting track
@ForestMenOfEndor said:
"What is the black tile underneath the roller(skates)coaster cars supposed to represent?"
maybe it's the boarding area. I don't know, but it seemed to me like it.
Delightful sets.
Are the instructions available anywhere?
@Basty said:
"Are the instructions available anywhere? "
Not that I am aware of. I might remedy that if I find the time.
I love these little sets. They were my Christmas present to myself this year.
Instructions for all except the swing ride are posted on Brickfinder at http://www.brickfinder.net/?s=Bricktober
Very cute little builds, I think I'll try to make them out of loose parts. But I'll leave out the black pieces the cars are sitting on for the roller coaster, just looks odd to me with the cars up above the rest of the track.
Slight correction, in the Ferris Wheel section you called it a carousel instead of a Ferris wheel. That said, it's still a scary looking ride!
I wonder if they will make a creator expert swing ride since they already made the other three fairground rides. I don’t think the fairground mixer is the same type of ride, but I may be wrong.
Two things that are consistent across all four are the placement of the (identical) lamppost, and the path always terminating at the second stud from the front on both ends. This is a common trick with community build standards, as it allows you to combine material built by several different people into a unified display. They all have the same tree, but two of them have green branches while the other two have brown ones, which is a little jarring when you see them so close to each other.
So, the roller coaster appears to have a sample coaster car out front to act as a sign. The golden eggshell may therefore be another sign for the carousel. I was thinking maybe the donut was meant to be something similar for the swing ride, but the same "toadstool" is also found on the swing ride. Maybe it's a trash can or a bench. Now, the piano keys are clearly meant to represent something, but they don't really work as a sign for the ferris wheel. There are two distinct features that hint at what it may be, though. Right in front of the ferris wheel is a blue crystal, which appears to represent a water fountain. On either side of the piano keys are two posts with ice cream on top. This appears to be the main entrance to the amusement park.
@ForestMenOfEndor:
The black plate is the undercarriage of the coaster cars, while the roller skates are the more decorative upper body. If you look at the single car in front of the track, it also has a 1x1 black plate underneath the roller skate.
"I've no idea why there's a piano tile at the front but it's uncommon, so I won't complain."
On the Ferris wheel in front appears to be the main gate. I'm thinking the piano tile represents the turnstile rails seen at most amusement parks.
@PurpleDave said:
"So, the roller coaster appears to have a sample coaster car out front to act as a sign. The golden eggshell may therefore be another sign for the carousel. I was thinking maybe the donut was meant to be something similar for the swing ride, but the same "toadstool" is also found on the swing ride. Maybe it's a trash can or a bench. Now, the piano keys are clearly meant to represent something, but they don't really work as a sign for the ferris wheel. There are two distinct features that hint at what it may be, though. Right in front of the ferris wheel is a blue crystal, which appears to represent a water fountain. On either side of the piano keys are two posts with ice cream on top. This appears to be the main entrance to the amusement park."
I think the roller skate/coaster train car on the ground may be to represent a test seat found near the entrance of many larger roller coasters. (So you can test if you fit in the restraint before getting in line)
@PurpleDave said:
"The black plate is the undercarriage of the coaster cars, while the roller skates are the more decorative upper body. If you look at the single car in front of the track, it also has a 1x1 black plate underneath the roller skate."
But that would imply that the single car has sunken in the ground...
Nice packaging but these are not for me, looks like they were made by someone on acid getting building instructions from someone on shrooms.