telecasterman

That's awesome! Especially the idea to use the drum to control the segments...

There's one of Isogowa's creations that flies, albeit on a boom with the power functions battery box as a counterweight. Here'e the link: I had tried to build a flying dragonfly using a similar technique, but it just weighed much too much. (So I cheated and used a second motor to make it go 'round...): (I'll be damned if I can figure out how to embed the videos...)

There seems to be a number of these TJ walkers posted around the internet recently. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!! THEY'RE TAKING OVER!!! (I may have to rebuild mine. Purely for defensive purposes, of course.)

Thanks for posting DL. I wouldn't say he "staggers" through. From the front, his gait reminds me more of an old steam powered paddle wheeler. And yes, I have lost my mind.

So he is slow. But the video looks like it was shot indoors. In bright sunlight he'd probably go quite a bit quicker. Cool.

Looks like a fun bug! I'm a bit surprised though that the solar panel could generate enough juice for it to actually walk. Is there a video of it somewhere?

Cool alternate models. I especially like the creatures!

Oh. It is done. Damn. It is awesome. At first I just saw the pictures at the start of the thread and thought it was still a WIP.

That's coming along quite nicely. Looks like the finished machine's going to be awesome!

I can't believe anyone would tell Ralph to lose the studs. His models are great. As to studded v. studless, I like having two different ways to approach whatever it is I'm trying to build. The fun, and often the challenge, is coming up with just the right balance studded and smooth, function and appearance, and so on. Sometimes I want something that's very smooth and technic looking: Other times, I want the studs so as to achieve a certain visual effect or for contrast: And of course, you can mix the two as well...

Wow. That is one fine chopper! I especially like wide chain and all the little details like the use of the minifig levers for brakes...

Nice 8256 Alts! I made a dragonfly out of mine...

Congratulations Z!

Smoooooth!

Yes, a very nice MOC indeed!