Nachapon Lego Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) Look! A floating buzz lightyear! Got this idea in mind for years but too lazy. Finally try to make one today. This make Lego display looks more exciting. Let's guess how to do this RAW video Full HD 1080p no edit Reveal hidden contents A fishing wire? No, even the smallest fishing wire, it is impossible to hide or prevent it to be seen its reflection to lights. when --- using good camera / recording at Full HD 1080p / orbit camera panning multi angles / very close distance / pause and step play the video. Edited April 2, 2019 by bbqqq Quote
Nachapon Lego Posted April 2, 2019 Author Posted April 2, 2019 On 4/1/2019 at 7:26 PM, Roadmonkeytj said: Magical fishing wire? Expand Even the smallest fishing wire, it is impossible to hide or prevent it to be seen its reflection to lights. When --- using good camera / recording at Full HD 1080p / orbit camera panning multi angles / very close distance / pause and step play the video. Quote
ukbajadave Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 It's obvious how this was done, if you look closely at the video you can see Buzz is equipped with a rocket pack and wings and that's how he flies Quote
Pdaitabird Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 On 4/2/2019 at 2:37 PM, ukbajadave said: It's obvious how this was done, if you look closely at the video you can see Buzz is equipped with a rocket pack and wings and that's how he flies Expand You mean...how he falls with style? Quote
coinoperator Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 On 4/2/2019 at 1:18 PM, bbqqq said: impossible to hide Expand alle early Stars Wars and Star Trek movies were made with matted black fish wire Space ship models were hanging on it and moved around with it. I bet you never noticed :-) :-) Quote
Nachapon Lego Posted April 2, 2019 Author Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) On 4/2/2019 at 4:13 PM, coinoperator said: alle early Stars Wars and Star Trek movies were made with matted black fish wire Space ship models were hanging on it and moved around with it. I bet you never noticed :-) :-) Expand Maybe I should say "very difficult to hide", but space scene background always dark or black so it is easy to hide matted black fish wire. -Black wire will show up with bright background. -White wire will show up with dark background. -Transparent wire will reflect light and show up if move camera too much around it. Edited April 2, 2019 by bbqqq Quote
Johnny1360 Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 Is this some kind of trick photography or is it actually physically happening? Quote
jimmynick Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 I don't see your reflection in the police station's windows, so knowing what you usually get up to, I expect this is some very high-effort rendering? Quote
Nachapon Lego Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) Ok, let's reveal this mystery. It's magician's invisible thread do the levitation magic. I borrow it from my son. He is an amateur magician. Of cause the invisible thread just almost invisible, but it is very difficult to be seen even with the naked eyes. The thread still show up at 00:48 seconds in my video. Can you find it? Please let me know. For example, the magic gimmick trailer below using the same kind of thread. I think it named "Turantula" to represent that the wire is as thin as spider silk. There is another similar magic gimmick named "spider pen pro". Edited April 4, 2019 by bbqqq Quote
Roadmonkeytj Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 Ha so I wasn't far off with magical fishing wire.... Its just called spider wire not magic fishing wire lol! Good "gimmick" can this be bought at any magic shop? How expensive is it and what weight can it hold? Did you just "clamp" it between one of the Lego joints? Quote
Nachapon Lego Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) On 4/4/2019 at 5:12 AM, Roadmonkeytj said: Ha so I wasn't far off with magical fishing wire.... Its just called spider wire not magic fishing wire lol! Good "gimmick" can this be bought at any magic shop? How expensive is it and what weight can it hold? Did you just "clamp" it between one of the Lego joints? Expand The cheapest (under 1 USD) way to get one is search keyword "loop magic" in AliExpress, then sort by lowest price. There are many grade of the wire. Basically the more it is invisible, then less weight it can carry. But you can use more wire to hold more weight. The wire setup, simply fixed by 1x2 tile and plate, then use Buzz's jetpack to hook the wire. ^ The reflection of the wire show up here from 00:48 second until the end of the video clip. v Edited April 4, 2019 by bbqqq Quote
Roadmonkeytj Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 This will be useful to make ghosts fly ! Is the string strong enough to loop on a pulley to get some motion out of the minifig? Quote
Nachapon Lego Posted April 5, 2019 Author Posted April 5, 2019 On 4/4/2019 at 7:55 PM, Roadmonkeytj said: This will be useful to make ghosts fly ! Is the string strong enough to loop on a pulley to get some motion out of the minifig? Expand Good idea! It is strong enough as it can make ghosts fly a metal ring. I will try to use NXT or Lego Boost to program and make ghosts fly some bricks. Quote
Nachapon Lego Posted April 24, 2019 Author Posted April 24, 2019 Easy way to make floating Lego display. Lego + magnetic levitation platform(Delorean 21103). Quote
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