Working Orrery

[Jcreations912]

Hey everyone! Welcome to my latest LEGO Ideas project - a kinetic sculpture of an Orrery where the earth goes round the sun and the moon round the earth. 

Go support it here:

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/bc099c6a-9cf0-427b-a35e-3aff4599b150

Build

This build consists of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon, built on a vintage/antique style base. The Moon revolves around the Earth while the earth revolves around the Sun. The mechanics are hidden nicely inside the base. I have put a lot of effort into making the model as sturdy as I can, and the motion as smooth as possible. The model was built to look as nice as possible, with a detailed, brick-built version of the Earth.

 

Dimensions of the build: 35x18.5x28 (LxBxHcm)

Pieces

This model has 1200 LEGO Bricks (give or take a few). I built the model digitally to check!

Aim

My aim with this model was not to make a 100% accurate scientific model of an orrery, but rather to make something that looked great on display, while still being functional. I also wanted to make the design as compact so as to keep it affordable. Another important aspect of this project was the varied build experience - a combination of Technic and System bricks to create an interesting and fun build.

 

This model would also have a very wide appeal - from space and astronomy fans to technic fans, as well as people who like collecting models for display.

 

 

Hope you like this project! Don't forget to support and share! :D

[GerritvdG]

Reminds me of JK Brickworks Orrery: https://youtu.be/chFF_t79qOM

Found your video and this answers some questions about the level of accuracy and how its driven...

It looks very good, but I would like more accuracy over the nice design.

[Jcreations912]

Yeah, I have seen that - but I decided to go for looks over accuracy as he had already done an almost completely accurate one, and I didn't want to copy him!