Hey guys,
My latest video is something really special, at least I think so. Been working on it for a long time now. It is the first time I've had multiple people working on a video, and I had a lot of trouble getting everything coordinated. Especially because I was filming outdoors, which means you are very dependent on the weather (cold, rain, snow, clouded, or just too wet). But everything finally came together and I think it's something you will enjoy. It's definitely quite a bit different from what I usually do.
The new build is also quite interesting in itself. For instance it's the first time I have used an EV3, which opens up a lot of interesting possibilities. For instance this tank has a self-stabilizing gun. Soon, I hope to make another video that goes more into the technical details of my new tank. But in the meantime I hope you'll enjoy this:
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Friday, January 22, 2016
Digital building instructions for my spring based shooting mechanism
Below you will find a link to a digital model of my spring based shooting mechanism (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3K_dUGjVZSHQzVwN2YwejFUZEk/view?usp=sharing). To view it you will need LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) software, which you can download here: http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/download?ignorereferer=true. Once you opened LDD and loaded the digital model, you will be able to generate building instructions by pressing F7.
I would like to note that this is my first attempt building a digital model. There are several errors which I couldn't fix:
1. You should replace all instances of 87082 with 15100. It seems 15100 is not present in LDD.
2. The magazine is missing one part, namely 18654. The spot is easy to identify, just place it on the only exposed blue pin.
3. If you are having trouble making the bowstring or assembling the magazine, please take a look at this video: https://youtu.be/q_2lnsgdV0o.
I hope these instructions will be useful to you. Happy building!
Friday, September 25, 2015
How to build LEGO shooting mechanisms
This is a tutorial video for anyone interested in building automatic LEGO shooting mechanisms for their LEGO tanks. Shooting mechanisms are probably the most asked about topic on my channel, so I decided to make this video in which I hope to answer a lot of those questions.
Monday, April 20, 2015
LEGO Sailboat in Action
Action footage of my LEGO trimaran sailboat MOC the "Battlehawk"! This is a MOC i have been working on for some time and is a work in progress. I still want to significantly improve the sailing characteristics and the level of control, but in the mean time this action footage of how it sails at the moment. I hope you will like it.
Building a LEGO Sailboat Project
This is a video about building a LEGO trimaran sailboat! This project
started somewhere in the middle of 2014, when I saw a video by
Sariel, called Leviathan Airboat. In that video Sariel speculated
about the possibility of using LEGO sails for building an actual LEGO
sailboat. At the time I thought that was a wonderful idea, except
that I wouldn't use LEGO sails but my own custom sails. During the
weeks that followed the idea of building a LEGO sailboat stayed on my
mind, and soon after I started ordering parts from bricklink and
working out some crucial parts to see if it was possible at all. This is the result:
started somewhere in the middle of 2014, when I saw a video by
Sariel, called Leviathan Airboat. In that video Sariel speculated
about the possibility of using LEGO sails for building an actual LEGO
sailboat. At the time I thought that was a wonderful idea, except
that I wouldn't use LEGO sails but my own custom sails. During the
weeks that followed the idea of building a LEGO sailboat stayed on my
mind, and soon after I started ordering parts from bricklink and
working out some crucial parts to see if it was possible at all. This is the result:
How to build LEGO tank suspensions
Another requested video. Building LEGO suspension
for tracked vehicles can be a challenge. That is why I made this
video in which I hope to give you some inspiration and to help you get started.
In this video I will talk a little about the history of tanks, about
different kinds of suspension for tanks, how they function and how
to build them with LEGO. This video is mainly meant for people who
are new to building tracked LEGO vehicles.
for tracked vehicles can be a challenge. That is why I made this
video in which I hope to give you some inspiration and to help you get started.
In this video I will talk a little about the history of tanks, about
different kinds of suspension for tanks, how they function and how
to build them with LEGO. This video is mainly meant for people who
are new to building tracked LEGO vehicles.
LEGO firing mechanism building instruction video
This is a building instruction video of my LEGO firing mechanism.
It was requested by Koen Gruiters. Unfortunately the video quality is
a bit grainy due to amateuristic video equipment, poor lighting and
let's face it a very amateur videographer. I hope it is still viewable.
This is the same gun mechanism as the one I used in my Mark 5 and 6 tanks.
It was requested by Koen Gruiters. Unfortunately the video quality is
a bit grainy due to amateuristic video equipment, poor lighting and
let's face it a very amateur videographer. I hope it is still viewable.
This is the same gun mechanism as the one I used in my Mark 5 and 6 tanks.
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