chorlton Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I know we're not supposed to make arms but... Gears of War - Lancer Assault Rifle Wow. Quote
Big Cam Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I've been playing write a bit of Gears 3 the last week, and this is incredibly accurate, I want one really bad. Quote
IAmWillGibson Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Normally, I don't care for LEGO guns, but that thing is insane. Quote
Nazgarot Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Amazing!! Makes me want one for my self... -ED- Quote
PerryMakes Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) When I saw the link to Badass LEGO Guns in the article linked by OP, I thought that the Lancer was built by the book's author Martin Hüdepohl. After reading more carefully, I see now that the builder is actually Plum B. Both are creating some pretty awesome work! OT Question - one for you Mechanical Engineering grads/students/self-learners - I've mentioned before that mechanics sends my code-oriented mind into a tailspin. While watching the video, this gun's mechanics reminded me of something that's been on my mind... using rubber bands scares me! What is the most common real-world counterpart for functions in LEGO-world you see people using rubber bands? I know the right answer to this question is "it depends" but that answer doesn't help Would you think springs? Is it viable to take shocks apart and only use the spring to replace rubber band usage for some things? Any existing examples of this out there? Cheers ~ Perry Edited September 30, 2011 by PerryMakes Quote
chorlton Posted October 1, 2011 Author Posted October 1, 2011 When I saw the link to Badass LEGO Guns in the article linked by OP, I thought that the Lancer was built by the book's author Martin Hüdepohl. After reading more carefully, I see now that the builder is actually Plum B. Both are creating some pretty awesome work! OT Question - one for you Mechanical Engineering grads/students/self-learners - I've mentioned before that mechanics sends my code-oriented mind into a tailspin. While watching the video, this gun's mechanics reminded me of something that's been on my mind... using rubber bands scares me! What is the most common real-world counterpart for functions in LEGO-world you see people using rubber bands? I know the right answer to this question is "it depends" but that answer doesn't help Would you think springs? Is it viable to take shocks apart and only use the spring to replace rubber band usage for some things? Any existing examples of this out there? Cheers ~ Perry When you compress or stretch a spring, you're storing energy. A rubber band under tension can store a lot more energy than a Lego shock absorber spring. The casing around a shock spring, apart from constraining the direction of travel, is there to stop the relatively fragile, thin metal of the springs from deforming beyond the point where they can recover. You could possible store compressed air using the pneumatics somehow, and release it quickly, but again you're probably limited by the weakness of Lego components. The cylinders are likely to leak before you can store anything like the pressure needed to do work similar to a rubber band. Quote
Concept Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I think the model on its own is amazing let alone building in functionality, nice piece of work. Quote
Bricksonwheels Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I dont like Lego guns, but the build itself is marvelous. Quote
timslegos Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 very nice mechanisms. I like how you showed them in the video! How did you come up with the mechanisms? tim Quote
chorlton Posted October 2, 2011 Author Posted October 2, 2011 very nice mechanisms. I like how you showed them in the video! How did you come up with the mechanisms? tim The build isn't mine, I just found the article. Sorry. Quote
timslegos Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 The build isn't mine, I just found the article. Sorry. Ohh , oops. fantastic build none the less. tim Quote
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