It wasn't easy to do - there were a lot of tight connections between each of the platform sections.The fit, in general, is very tight. As you can see from the pictures below, there is virtually no space between the carousel and the operator station. Virtually the entire board is taken up with the carousel and its supporting pieces. That leaves little room to stage the minifigures and set up any of the expected "fair ground" activities and booths. *Note that this set doesn't contain anything aside from the carousel but if you were interested in building this out to a full theme park, more "green space" is required.
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| Very tight clearance between the carousel and the operator booth |
The base runs fairly smoothly. I say fairly because in the clockwise direction, it seems to always get caught up on one of the platforms. On closer inspection, the leading edge of that platform keeps getting caught on one of the tiles that protrudes up from the "ground". I am not sure of the purpose of this tile on the ground but if, by the end of the build, it proves to have no real purpose, I will remove it so that the ride operates more smoothly.
The ride turns due to a series of small wheels that are mounted on the underside (on every other platform). These wheels run on the round dark-red track that was built during the first part of construction.
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| Close-up of wheel |
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| Underneath of the rotating base |
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