touthomme Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 I've been tinkering with these guys for a little while and finally got them to behave properly. :) They are based on traditional wooden mechanical toys, which have been around for a long time, but I figured they would translate pretty well to LEGO. It was actually a bit frustrating and required a lot of trial and error to get the center of gravity of the bodies such that they looked decent and were still able to walk. The video pretty much explains how they work, and you can find instructions over on my website if you are interested in building them yourself - http://jkbrickworks....alking-animals/ J Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 Nicely done! I'm actually a bit of a fan of a number of your functional LEGO creations; it's nice to see you're still at it. Quote
touthomme Posted April 11, 2015 Author Posted April 11, 2015 Nicely done! I'm actually a bit of a fan of a number of your functional LEGO creations; it's nice to see you're still at it. Thanks! Yeah, I have all these grand designs to build more often but they just never seem to work out. :) Quote
papacharly Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 Brilliant implementation. Moreover very cute too. And many thanks for providing instructions! Quote
sunhuntin Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 incredible! modern but nostalgic all at once. thanks for sharing Quote
Actionfigure Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 They are great! Especially the kangaroo! It walks just like a real one! Quote
lifeinplastic Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Excellent! I think these would be popular on Lego Ideas... Quote
Iria Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Wow, these are really ingenious despite their simple builds. Many thanks for the video and instructions. Quote
Sven F Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 This is one of the most fantastic things i've seen recently. Very clever Quote
PaddyBricksplitter Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Wow, very interesting. Nice video too. Quote
Boxerlego Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Awesome work! Thanks for the instructions. I love it when you replicate stuff LEGO. This one is simply the best. Quote
tuskel Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Great things! Have you made any other moving toys, like woodcutters or climbing men/woodpeckers? Quote
touthomme Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 Great things! Have you made any other moving toys, like woodcutters or climbing men/woodpeckers? Thanks! No, I haven't made LEGO versions of those, but I did run across them when researching this project. I might try to build them at some point. They look pretty cool too. J Quote
Bugbot2008 Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Very nice!! Would be a nice ideas project Quote
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