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1. Re: Adam Reed Tucker does... Rollercoasters!

   

   Comment by TheLoneTensor · January 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   Hmm, I thought it came with the structure, rocks etc as shown in the pic. It does not. $100 is a lot of money for not that stuff.

2. Re: Adam Reed Tucker does... Rollercoasters!

   

   Comment by TheLoneTensor · January 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   So, you purchase the roller coaster kit and can't run the roller coaster out of the box? Why is this $100 again?

3. Re: Adam Reed Tucker does... Rollercoasters!

   

   

   Comment by paul_merton · January 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   It contains 617 custom parts that you can't get anywhere else. Seems reasonable to me. Expecting everything you see in this photo for $100 is crazy!

4. Re: Adam Reed Tucker does... Rollercoasters!

   

   Comment by Daragh · January 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   I purchased one a couple of months ago, surprised they are still available, if there is only 1000 in the initial run it does not seem like there has been much of an uptake, that may mean LEGO never move forward with the roller-coaster theme. The parts are quality, but as can be seen you don't get a lot for your $100 and…

5. Re: Adam Reed Tucker does... Rollercoasters!

   

   Comment by CCC · January 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   ^ But does it still look as good once you have done that? The video just shows the bare bones. Does it still work as a roller coaster once you have trebled the weight of the cars for example? The video should show it working as a system not just as bare bones. $100 is a lot to pay if it doesn't work as well once loaded up.

6. Re: Adam Reed Tucker does... Rollercoasters!

   

   Comment by cheshirecat · January 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   I'm guessing it would be hard to maintain momentum whilst limiting speed though and would also make things like loops much harder. Similarly I guess you might get problems building on top of the chassis, not through the extra weight but instability etc. As it is I notice you get 40 feet of rail so presumably 20 feet of…

7. Re: Adam Reed Tucker does... Rollercoasters!

   

   Comment by SirBen · January 2014 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   I had the privilege of sitting in the Brickworld 2013 presentation when Adam and the Coaster Dynamix team unveiled the product. I posted about it here:http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/195250/#Comment_195250 Coaster Dynamix also has a couple videos of coasters made with the set on their Facebook page:…

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