The Heist
The minifigs are after my gold! I thought I would have some fun with my latest project, a working LEGO combination safe, and put together this fun little video. I’ll be posting instructions for how to...
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Working Combination Safe
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon some videos explaining how combination locks work and immediately headed to my LEGO collection to see if I could build one of my own. I decided to build a typical...
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World Robot Olympiad 2015
I just got back from one of the most amazing LEGO related trips I have ever been on. Along with 14 other LEGO Mindstorms builders, I was in Doha, Qatar for the 2015 World Robot Olympiad finals. We were...
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Sisyphus Kinetic Sculpture
A couple of months ago someone pointed me to this fascinating video from Disney Research – Computational Design of Mechanical Characters. It’s full of some amazing character models featuring realistic...
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EV3 Cookie Icing Machine
After returning from my trip to Qatar for the Word Robot Olympiad, I was super psyched to build another LEGO Mindstorms machine. Kristal suggested that we build a cookie icing machine for the upcoming...
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Skating Penguin
This is Kristal’s latest model, a kinetic sculpture of a cute little penguin skating on an iceberg. It uses a pretty ancient mechanical device, called a Trammel of Archimedes, to achieve the motion. In...
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Happy Holidays!
Looks like Santa has been bulking up a bit too much during the off season. If you celebrate Christmas, hopefully this doesn’t happen at your house. Happy holidays to everyone from Kristal and I! And...
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Full Sisyphus Instructions
When I posted my Sisyphus Kinetic Sculpture I only provided building instructions for the core model. Since then, I received a lot of requests for instructions for the full model, and I have finally...
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The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
Over the last few weeks I have been experimenting with building escapement mechanisms out of LEGO pieces. Traditionally, an escapement mechanism is used to power the timekeeping device of a clock, but...
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Children on a Seesaw
I decided to try and build another model using my LEGO escapement mechanism, and came up with this model of two kids playing on a seesaw (or a teeter-totter, as it is often called). There are a couple...
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Clockwork Heart
For Valentine’s Day this year I decided to build this clockwork heart, full of gear spinning action and a little steampunk flair. You can see how it works in this video. Building instructions, and some...
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Earth, Moon and Sun Orrery
I’ve wanted to build an Orrery out of LEGO for quite a while now, and a couple of months ago I finally sat down and started putting one together. I mainly focused on the movements of the objects,...
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21305 LEGO Ideas Maze
It has been a long journey, but there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. Almost 4 years ago I submitted my Labyrinth Marble Maze project to the LEGO Ideas website, with vague aspirations that...
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EV3 Egg Decorator
With Easter just around the corner I thought it would be a great time to dust off my EV3 and build an egg decorating robot. These machines, commonly referred to as Egg Bots, have been around for a...
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21305 Maze – Original Model Comparison
When I first found out my marble maze would become an official set, after all my excitement had died down, I really started to wonder what changes would be made to it. The model was quite large, larger...
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21305 Maze – Extra Tilt Tutorial
In my previous posts about the LEGO Maze (set 21305), I talked about the imbalance in the tilting mechanism, and mentioned I would be putting together a tutorial on how to modify the official set to...
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Motorized Mini Golf Maze
The day has finally arrived! My LEGO Ideas Maze (21305) is now available from LEGO brand stores and Toys R Us. You can find more information about the set, with links to my previous posts and...
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Fan Designed Custom Mazes
It’s been two weeks since the Maze set was released, and some amazing custom mazes have been popping up in various places. I thought I’d highlight just a few that I really liked. I’m really excited to...
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The Engineer
This is Kristal’s latest model, a kinetic sculpture of a human head that opens up to reveal the inner workings of the mind. This is the second model in a series that she started a year an a half ago...
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LEGO Room Tour
It’s time to say goodbye to what has been my LEGO room/office for the last 17 years. Kristal and I just moved into a new house, and we’re really excited about it for a lot of reasons. Not the least of...
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