Swing Ride LEGO Ideas Project Review

Overview
This project is a fair themed Swing Ride by tkel86 and patterns itself after the existing fair ride Creator sets. The Swing Ride is particularly appropriate this time of year as it is Fall which, in many places (at least in the United States), is fair season. For more information, you can visit this project on LEGO Ideas by clicking here.

Appeals of this Project
This is a beautiful looking fair ride. I like the use of red and orange throughout this build. Both are very warm colors, and they give this model a warm and welcoming feel. Starting with the ticket booth, there are several subtle details that I think really make this project stand out. I like the SNOT technique used to portray the paneling along the sides of the ticket booth, and the brick built slope of the roof is nicely done. Heading over to the ride itself, there is a good mix of white among the red and orange which provides a good balance of colors, and I like how the gold 2x2 round tiles around the swing ride add a repeating pattern around the circumference of the ride. The swing seats are brilliantly built, looking very much like they belong, which can sometimes be difficult with brick-built components.

Something else that I really like is the functionality of this swing ride. As seen in the video below, the swing rotates through the integration of a PowerFunctions XL motor. What I like most about the functioning though, is the tilting of the rotating head. This reminds me of how an actual swing ride works, with the head tilting during the ride. Another feature that attracts my attention is the mechanism where the swings attach to the top of the ride. This mechanism utilizes several LEGO Technic pieces and a SNOT technique to allow the swings to swing out as the ride is spinning. Although details like this are often overlooked, it is my opinion that the finer details really make the good projects stand out from the average projects.

Areas for Improvement
There is not much that I would change with this project, but one thing I think would improve the project is for the swing seats to have backs to them. One way to do this would be to add a chair piece (4079) to the swing seat. Something else that I would like to see would be this ride on a green baseplate. I feel that adding a green baseplate would bring out the orange and red within this build even more.

Conclusion
The Swing Ride is a fun and engaging project, and I believe it would make a nice set if it reaches 10,000 supporters and passes the Official LEGO Ideas Review Process. To see more pictures and offer your support to help this become a set, you can visit the project on LEGO Ideas here. Not sure how LEGO Ideas works? Click here to find out more.

Photos used and review completed with the permission of tkel86.