Pirate Ship Revenge
03/04/1999
The Pirate Ship Revenge (a cookie to whoever can guess the reference) is a swinging pirate ship style ride, that I'm sure you've all seen somewhere. It carries 12 passengers on a wacky back and forth swinging motion, attempting to throw the minifigs overboard (no seatbelts! MUAHAHAHAH!!!) The main components of this ride are the ship, the power, and the loading platform. It's not a particularly complicated ride, is it.
The Ship
The ship is, well, a ship. You can see plenty of views below. There are 16 seats for the happy riders
Power
The ride is operated by a single technic motor. As I didn't have a Mindstorms RCX nor a control panel at the time, I had to oscillate the motor back and forth by hand to get the ship to swing. But hey, that's life. The motor drives a set of 4 tires that spin in unison. Some rubber bands are wrapped aorund the tires to provide good contact.
The Loading Platform
Every ride needs a loading platform, right? That's where our riders gain access to the ride, of course. It also provides a location for our crew of three to run the ride.
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