Phoxtane's Stuff - Videos, MOCs, and WIPs

[Phoxtane]

I've got enough stuff now that I think it would be prudent to put it all into one thread, so as to keep things neat and orderly. I'll keep each category of information under its own spoiler tag for organization I'm pretty sure you all know the drill; new content will be posted at the end of the thread and in the OP.

Videos:

In order from newest to oldest

Topic: http://www.eurobrick...topic=87008&hl=

Topic: http://www.eurobrick...topic=76856&hl=

MOCs:

WIPs will not be added until they are done and are officially MOCs.

Pan/tilt mount built for the GoPro Hero3 camera. http://www.eurobrick...topic=83078&hl=

Lite Diwheel: Two-wheeled rover base utilizing Hailfire wheels. My first proper MOC. http://www.eurobrick...=+lite +diwheel

Edited October 12, 2013 by Phoxtane

[Phoxtane]

I've got a new WIP:

I don't want to give too much away, other than that I will build two more of these for this project.

[Phoxtane]

Next comes the frame. I think I'll end up using a truss for the sides to keep things strong and lightweight.

[Phoxtane]

I finished a new video:

As always, comments and feedback are welcome

[Junpei]

Really, 300+ views and no comments?

I'm looking forward to your tracked MOC, it looks promising!

[Rishab N]

Yea that tracked MOC looks like it will be interesting

[Phoxtane]

Although calculus has been dragging down my spare time, I have gotten major progress done on my tracked MOC:

Another view, with the battery boxes and receiver removed:

Of course, a size comparison is necessary. I haven't got any cute rodents lying around, but I do have a cat who was more than happy to tolerate it for a couple minutes:

I have tested the forward and backwards driving capabilities, and I have to say I'm quite impressed. It's not a mover, but it handles small obstacles extremely well and glides over articles of clothing as long as there isn't an errant belt loop to snag in the drive gears. It'll handle the weight of a GoPro and a couple of steering motors, I think. The four red pins on the center beam match those on a NXT unit perfectly. I think I'll have to give my dusty Hi-Technic IR sending unit another try sometime

[Darth Kram]

I like the look of this MOC so far, definitely looking forward to seeing what else you do with it.

[skriblez]

Really courius to what this will turn out to be :) Your cat has the "wtf are you doing to me now" look :P

[Rishab N]

Looks very sturdy!

[paulblda]

Well I think it looks like the crawler-transporter NASA uses for space shuttles... It seems very cat-proof, which is a good sign!

[VKTechnic]

Loving the progress so far! Keep it up!

[WaysofSorting]

I agree - reminiscent of the NASA crawler. But that thing just goes back and forth on a controlled, flat surface. This one looks like it can take on more rugged terrain. I hope it is a launch-platform,though - but for what?

[CopyCatz]

I hope it is a launch-platform,though - but for what?

For cats, I assume

[Rockbrick]

Will it have Ackerman Geometry when you steer it?

[Phoxtane]

Will it have Ackerman Geometry when you steer it?

Possibly, but it depends on how I end up making the steering work.

Before I leave on a trip this weekend, I'll leave a size comparison image here, as cats tend to vary in size quite a bit:

[camaudio]

Does it have any kind of suspension in the bogies or the tracks?

[Omikron]

I think your cat wants to kill you

[Phoxtane]

Well, so much for that update...

I've been sorting my entire Lego collection ever since the CoWLUG display towards the end of October last year. I managed to speed things up dramatically by temporarily banning myself from playing Minecraft [which is still Lego, right?] but it still has taken me a while to get to the point of sorting my Technic pieces. I finished off some of the beams and connectors a few days ago and have just now completed dividing up the pins and whatnot into piles that I can then sort.

Of course, then I had to go and accidentally catch my arm on the cord for my headphones, dropping them straight onto the pile of black friction pins, which of course had to go flying everywhere. It shouldn't be too long for me to finish sorting up the rest of my collection, which currently sits at around 20,600 parts in a Rebrickable database. I still have to count each and every one of those black friction pins. Any recommendations on how to do so effectively?

[mike_125]

Do not count them. determine the weight of lets say 10 pieces and then weigh all.

[Phoxtane]

You know, I should really start converting my time estimates directly from weeks to months. It'd make things simpler for everyone.

So, after a good long while, I've:

- Finished sorting all of my Lego pieces [48,500]

- Been to Germany for a whole month

- Started on a new timelapse video project

Currently, my plans for Lego Technic are to build a small RC rally car and to film a piece of equipment I built for the new video. The timelapse portion of this video includes 11,400 images - all of which are too dark, an issue that has plagued my previous videos. In an attempt to remedy this, I threw one into Photoshop to play around and see if I couldn't fix it. Thankfully, applying an auto-contrast to the image fixed the darkness issue! That still leaves me with roundabouts 11,400ish images to do this to. Thank God for actions and batch processing to get this done en masse...

I won't even bother giving a time estimate as they tend to grow longer every time I try to put numbers to them, so I'll throw it into Valve Time and say it'll be 'soon'. See you then!