Improving the LEGO Roller Coasters with MILS!

Today we improve the 2018 Roller Coaster and the new Loop Coaster by converting them to MILS plates! This increased their stability immensely! Now we can move them around so easily and they are going to lock into place within the new layout beautifully. Today I walk you through the process of MILS plating these two massive sets.
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[@ultraguy9819]

for my lego loop coaster I had the same problem. All I had to do was take off a few chain links until it was tighter and rode the gear easier.

[@kempfzknifelife9772]

Same here 👍🏻

[@Tactical_Gentleman]

Maybe you could've made a little pond or something in the middle of the old Roller Coaster.

[@r_stooge]

Totally! I was thinking the same. A good project for further detailing

[@tannjam]

That's exactly what I did with mine!

[@GleinserMaphet]

My thoughts exactly! For the parts and effort you put into it a water feature would be so easy to put in the middle of the coaster

[@masterchief1507]

And in the po d place some hats and bags in the water as if they fell off riders

[@scioli700]

Or a pond with a large rock feature 🪨

[@mordechaitaub3594]

Take some of the chain out of the loop coaster and it should be fine.

[@masterchief1507]

When building these size mils plates you may want to use 2x4 bricks on the seam of the baseplates as it will give that area a lot more strength

[@legomasterswim7336]

Facts 👍

[@BdSS432]

I do love watching you work on your city. It gives me so many ideas for what I have planned with my niece. Keep on building man.

[@AnimeFan-ot7bu]

Man watching you build mils plate is really satisfying

[@eliassaratsis]

2:56 everyone sees that one blue 2x2? Not just me

[@seanFlashgordon]

I have a large moc that I recently have made a large 48×48 which has been set up very similar to your set up. It made the handling of it as a whole so much easier. Thanks for that informative video so long ago on Mils. It saved my moc and it looks great.

[@porenntellus1794]

I did this for my loop coaster, except I built the MILS base before I even started the coaster and then built the coaster right onto the MILS plate. I used a bunch of cross-bracing between the 3 plates, so I get less than a 1/8" flex across the long axis. Works beautifully for support and moving the set around! When I did this, I ran into one issue and one huge benefit. Issue: you have to leave a small cut-out under the counterweight track. That system extends to the table in the original build, so has to extend into the MILS base two plates deep. Not a problem, but need to account for it. I built a mini-MOC of a little drainage ditch system around it to look more natural. Huge benefit: Since I was already building in a cut-out for the counterweight, I built in a 2nd cut-out beneath the lift carriage. When the carriage returns, it hits harder than I liked on that fall. So, I removed the plates directly below it, and built in a little MOC system of Lego tires. That way the carriage is landing on a bit more of a cushioned surface, and I was able to keep it in-system without modifying the out-of-box lift mechanism. Seems to work beautifully so far!

[@dr.g2]

Yesss! Ive been meaning to MILS my rollercoaster as well.

[@legobricksbe]

Love the progress

[@mdeis79]

I'm thankful to watching this video and now know why I haven't built my coaster just yet. Going to br picking up 2 16×16 grey base plates. Thanks again !! I hope you and your family is doing great 👍 Unconditional Love and Light to All ❤️

[@jaystanley5351]

When you are doing that method, it is a good idea to use hobby c-clamps. This way, you can get the pressure that you need to get your pieces to become as 1. On the outside area, I would use technic brick, and 2 plates. This way you can connect them like a modular piece.

[@TurtleBurger681]

I hope you have a good way of integrating the grass from the coasters into the concrete looking plates you have for the amusement park. I'm guessing that's gonna be covered up with pathways and stuff, but at least around the second coaster with the curved plates you'll need some curved tiles or something to build a curb so the transition from grass to pathway isn't so abrupt. And based on how you build that coaster on the MILS plate, you'll have to build that curb one onto at least different plates (the coaster plate and the 2 adjacent plates to that corner). I'm assuming, once everything is MILS plated and in its "permanent" spot, that you will be building over multiple plates and probably not keeping everything confined to single plates. However with the amusement park in particular you should be careful how much you connect together, as you will almost definitely change something around in the future and the more big thing you have connected, the more hassle you will have to go through trying not to break anything.

[@JohnSmith-kf8mv]

That misaligned blue brick. 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

[@iron87-brawlstars]

Love the content!!!!

[@block_emporium_of_bricks]

Awesome video I’ll definitely be doing this to the 2 LEGO roller coasters

[@ewthomp]

Heck of a lot easier to transport those giant coasters with MILS!!! Great job Jordan...hope Josee, Millie and Benjamin are doing well!!! Keep up the great work!!

[@BrickHQ]

I have the 2018 roller coaster, and its hard to pick up, and it doesn't run smoothly. Even though my city isn't on MILS plates, now I want to MILS plate the roller coaster

[@daddybricksbuilder]

Both sets looks great! Great video!

[@jovonbiggart]

Great angles of the city in the last clip

[@SaschaWassenhoven]

Perfect. Doing the same thing next weeks. But using green plates for both coaster.

[@thevinylcollector3472]

awesome video jordan the rollercoasters look amazing on mils

[@brickingwithtoby5280]

You should have the diney castle opposite the bricksie land entrance and then have the loop Coster next to it.

[@counterproductions1594]

Put the Disney castle on the back platform, with a large lego base leading up to it similar to before, but maybe copy the colorful stage and curved staircases like the one in Magic Kingdom 🤩

[@philmorton4590]

Sry to hear the loop is having trouble working, it's even taller now on the mils!

[@stevesrandomadventures9066]

You should get some window tinting and tint the window in your basement. that way it still allows the light to come in but it won't be so bright to wash out the video

[@theshelbianfox7195]

I got my minifigures today, I love them! Thanks man! Love your content!!

[@donnalajoie5309]

Both roller coasters are looking great. Looking forward to seeing where you will place them.

[@travishicks6627]

When I’m making MILS plates that span baseplates I always overlap the plate across the seams and usually use at least a couple of long bricks like 2x8 or some extra plate under there.

[@painedketchup1466]

Great video 👍

[@anthonyestevez118]

A water feature in the middle of the 2018 Coaster would be really cool!

[@rclaxton1651]

Awesome video bud

[@Erik_mit_K]

I think the two coasters should interlock each other. Like one going throw the look of the other.

[@KlingonPrincess]

Brilliant!

[@nathanaelfriday7596]

I feel like it would be better if you peeled off the original underlying grey plates on the Loop Coaster since the MILS plates are already providing all the structure they did plus more. A little disassembly and reassembly now will make it fit better in the long run.

[@panzerofthelake7661]

The original rollercoaster will probably be my favourite set of all time, and the new one looks great too, can’t wait to get my hands on it

[@AbbieWillett]

I recommend taking some of the chainlinks out of the chainlift that's how I fixed the noise on mine :) looks great though! I love the rollercoasters so much!

[@dannygriffith9841]

You're going to need to figure out where you want to place them but only after you have all of it on mills plated makes it easier to move the rides around, you should look into how amusement park are layout to get some ideas so you know where to place rides and stuff. 😀

[@AlexKuhr]

The functioning of these rides can be tricky! But for me, it's challenging in a good way. It's fun to fiddle around and very rewarding to get fixed up, but also very frustrating when you have done that for what seems like an eternity 😅

[@blakeballew5389]

Hey great video and awesome set quick question do you know when you’re going to do another livestream?

[@meszaros-doboskory9493]

Got to tell you that I was pretty distracted with this video, because he is so friggin' hot looking. Great Coasters!

[@Sara-3478]

Roller coasters look good!! It would be cool if you put a little pond with ducks in the middle of the old roller coaster!! Also today is my b-day!

[@stiggysaurus]

Happy birthday!

[@Bricksie]

Happy birthday!

[@Sara-3478]

@@Bricksie Thank you!!! During your live building the sanction and we chatted about aliens and the pyramids was really fun!! I’ll always remember that!!!

[@ABrickDreamer]

That looks pretty solid. Have you thought about putting some water in the empty space in the middle of the old roller coaster? I think it would look pretty cool

[@MomentsOftheMagic]

The Mils plates makes all the difference. So much sturdier

[@bertalberta2431]

The 2018 coaster has engineered lift points for proper lifting.

[@leonheart27adamwright67]

Its my birthday today and I got a ton of Lego presents! One of them being Diagon Alley! ^o^

[@Bricksie]

Awesome! Happy birthday!

[@leonheart27adamwright67]

@@Bricksie Aww thanks ^^

[@ilmangiamandragole7857]

Ur kids are gonna be so happy once they realize whats going on down there

[@TurtleBurger681]

I don't think you should waste the jumper plates on the adjacent MILS plate, just use tiles so that you don't have such a large area all connected as one. I think moving such a large build, even know that it's a MILS plate, can't be easy so the less you have connected, the easy it'll be to move.

[@pirate1980]

Wow

[@jmert_5859]

to make the coaster look real, in the middle, you could place random hats and other things people lose while riding a coaster.

[@tannjam]

Same way I MILSed my new coaster - the 1x5 technic plates were the annoyance, but otherwise I think this was the most stable way to do it.

[@tannjam]

I switched out those technic plates for regular ones, by the way.

[@PopLifeToys]

You need to take off a few chain links. you want it tight

[@houtwurm5516]

If you remove 1 chain piece the rollercoaster should work again couse I had the same problem and that was wat repaird it

[@jaredjackson2013]

Honestly surprised you didn't build the loop coaster straight onto a MILS.. you had already started doing the city thought you would've built it striaght to mils

[@GhostHostMemories]

How did you MILS plate the haunted house?

[@brianreip411]

2 outlets right next to each other ?

[@cameron.swizzy]

I’m glad I only payed $140 for the loop coaster because it’s just a really frustrating and annoying set. Great display piece but it’s not built well and my tower is 100% reliable but I don’t care to use it bc I’m tired of fixing it so I just put the carts on the top manually💀 Can’t believe this set is $400 so many better sets out there

[@lucashoover6336]

Hi man I’m at Hershey park and I just sat down to watch you

[@AmySmith-np1xd]

How many bricks apart are thay

[@finchfries740]

Bricksie

[@judy3973]

Always glitches, I am confident that you can figure them out!

[@coasterfair2602]

Which one is easier to build (the loop coaster or the original one)

[@Thijs5843Time]

Definitely loop coaster

[@Gazelle0078]

What size are those tables and where did u get them ?

[@Bricksie]

The white tables are 2'x4' and from Ikea. The city tables are custom made.

[@nikstraub1598]

hi Bricks I just started collecting Lego right now I’m building speed champion’s what Lego set should I get next?

[@legacyrift3079]

Your chain on the loop coaster is definitely too loose, I own it as well and mine works flawlessly but my chain does not shake as much as yours does, great video though 😁

[@topher9507]

Dig the Donald Duck shirt.

[@RobloxWithCole]

Bricksie I have that coaster too I have both mine works fine I don’t know. why yours isn’t Buddy old pal

[@AlexGonzalez-rk8cu]

I wish MILS was Lego standard😭💔

[@Krombachert]

Be carefull that by millsplating your amusement park it won't get too square and straight!

[@finchfries740]

Hey

[@scioli700]

9:20 to 9:28 top heavy, more to grab. Me likey too 😋

[@chadmiller756]

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[@bwfc9]

do you have a lego passport from the lego store

[@gamingidiots3350]

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[@bjarnehelsaa1626]

🇩🇰🇩🇰Nice hard job 🥵🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@Bilgincisi]

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[@sagicoh]

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[@AllSportsolos1879]

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[@infinight3115]

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[@TaunTaunStrikesBack]

Never liked the MILS things.

[@justafriendlyguy376]

To be honest, just scrap the old roller coaster. 😂jk but I don’t like it