I don't think I even have to put something here for this one. I'll let the images speak for themselves.
That looks fantastic. What do you think about the .GIF usage? Should I use them more often on my blog?
February 24, 2016
[Lego] Black light - #8935 Nocturn
I don't think I even have to put something here for this one. I'll let the images speak for themselves.
That looks fantastic. What do you think about the .GIF usage? Should I use them more often on my blog?
[Lego] #8935 Nocturn GET!
Ah, the smell of unopened LEGO® sets in the morning. Wait, does that actually have a particular smell at all?
February 04, 2016
[Lego] Borderlands 2 in Lego® - Constructor - Take 8! [Work In Progress]
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Ah, it has been a while now hasn't it? Progress has been slow on any of my LEGO® projects, due to prioritizing my time in my study, responsibilities or just to play some Maple - which doesn't really in particular give me a lot of time to order pieces... But hey, perhaps that might change later this year - who knows. I'm planning to though! I'll be damn glad if I can finally finish MK 2 and 3 so I can start on my next ones. Back to the actual post you've came for, shall we?
You probably may have noticed the new "subpanels" with a few white wedge plates on the side.
This is probably one of the toughest mechanisms to pull off, because of the location of this feature is built within an angle, which is often unfortunate to build with LEGO® pieces. Just don't forget that you can't really use a cylinder for *every* mechanism you have; three EV3 servo motors with six small pneumatic pumps and two larger ones can't support an infinite number of cylinders, especially when you're limited by weight and size. If you look closely,
I've also built another structural part to form the angles of the "front" compartment of the Constructor.
In-universe the Constructor's sidepanels folds open into two separate pieces. This feature already existed in previous iterations of this model, although it was hard to spot from pictures. While these subpanels may seem unfinished - you're totally right. The white wedge plates are just for the sake of placeholders like I often do in my models. It's like the third version of this particular mechanism after all, so expect it to be freshen up in the end consider I keep redesigning parts of a model to improve them.
Another thing that might be noticed is that the front leg of the Constructor has been improved. Originally, the front leg folded inside the body when the Constructor would retract it. The problem with this execution of this feature is that folding the front leg really reduces its structural strength, which also influences the performance for lifting the entire body up (pressure in the leg's cylinder, battery consumption) - which can be an issue, especially when the skeleton of this model isn't even finished yet - which will ultimately weigh more in the future. There's a few placeholder pieces in this leg for now, which of course will be replaced in the future.
Next to these two "significant" changes, there's also been a few improvements on the skeleton as usual. Despite you can't really see them because most changes are inside the body - they still remain crucial to the performance and improvement of the entire model.
That's it for today guys - I'll see you again next post!
Ah, it has been a while now hasn't it? Progress has been slow on any of my LEGO® projects, due to prioritizing my time in my study, responsibilities or just to play some Maple - which doesn't really in particular give me a lot of time to order pieces... But hey, perhaps that might change later this year - who knows. I'm planning to though! I'll be damn glad if I can finally finish MK 2 and 3 so I can start on my next ones. Back to the actual post you've came for, shall we?
You probably may have noticed the new "subpanels" with a few white wedge plates on the side.
This is probably one of the toughest mechanisms to pull off, because of the location of this feature is built within an angle, which is often unfortunate to build with LEGO® pieces. Just don't forget that you can't really use a cylinder for *every* mechanism you have; three EV3 servo motors with six small pneumatic pumps and two larger ones can't support an infinite number of cylinders, especially when you're limited by weight and size. If you look closely,
I've also built another structural part to form the angles of the "front" compartment of the Constructor.
In-universe the Constructor's sidepanels folds open into two separate pieces. This feature already existed in previous iterations of this model, although it was hard to spot from pictures. While these subpanels may seem unfinished - you're totally right. The white wedge plates are just for the sake of placeholders like I often do in my models. It's like the third version of this particular mechanism after all, so expect it to be freshen up in the end consider I keep redesigning parts of a model to improve them.
Another thing that might be noticed is that the front leg of the Constructor has been improved. Originally, the front leg folded inside the body when the Constructor would retract it. The problem with this execution of this feature is that folding the front leg really reduces its structural strength, which also influences the performance for lifting the entire body up (pressure in the leg's cylinder, battery consumption) - which can be an issue, especially when the skeleton of this model isn't even finished yet - which will ultimately weigh more in the future. There's a few placeholder pieces in this leg for now, which of course will be replaced in the future.
Next to these two "significant" changes, there's also been a few improvements on the skeleton as usual. Despite you can't really see them because most changes are inside the body - they still remain crucial to the performance and improvement of the entire model.
That's it for today guys - I'll see you again next post!
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