Andy D

No storage solution is perfect for everyone, maybe not for anyone. But there are solutions that makes it easy as possible for each of us. The Arkro-Mills cabinets are good, but space hogs (for my space). Even with my solution, which helps keep my studio looking neat, it sometimes (well usually) requires me to have 2 or 3 of my 15 quart storage bins out when building. The tower of Stanley boxes looks like a good solution for space (very creative) and as good as any other for convenience. It's all about what works for you. Andy D

@fred67... Excellent, simplified description of a sorting process. form/function first, then color. I like your description for a collector just starting to organize. I never thought of it the way you described it, but this does describe he way I started (and continue) to sort... Pieces of commonality, then split as more of a type or color are involved. Your description is an even simpler description than the (many, many step) evolution of LEGO sorting post earlier in this thread, and appeared on LUGNUT in January of 2001 It appears that there have been discussions on LEGO sorting since AFOLs (and others) started interacting with each other. Andy D

This is just totally mind-blowing! There is so much to this, it is difficult to take it all in... But I will spend some more time with it to enjoy it. Thanks for sharing this. Did read correctly that it is already 1,3 meters tall? Man, that is huge! Andy D

Excellent! It almost looks as if it could work, very realistic. Andy D

Bought some Technic sets... 42037, 42039, 42042 for me. Three 3-in-one Creator sets (about 500 pcs each) for traditional Christmas morning build with my son and his wife and fifteen $12 to $15 Creator 3-in-one sets for Christmas toy drive. Lots of double points. Andy D

That was kind of like my overall experience as well. It takes up a lot of display space, now I have to disassemble, sort and store all those bricks. Andy D

Is it possible you will have this complete next year by the anniversary day (+1) of the original post. Looking forward to it... (as I duck and run for cover) Andy D

The for the Orthanc, end result is quite interesting and it took me quite awhile to build but I found the build process quite repetitive in several places. I know the LOTR group will stone me for this, but... Just MHO, Andy D I think I see the problem... The Kingdoms Joust does not have the complexity of Creator Expert, looks like you desire sets from the more advanced side. I think the age group on the package should help give you a clue as to your anticipated enjoyment of a particular set. IHTH Andy D

I was doing some more searching and found that Sariel has a great section in his book on adders and subtractors... Ordered the book from Amazon with one-day delivery. Got free one-day by ordering a variable speed remote in the same order. I have a feeling that my next version of the camera dolly is going to look much different (at least on the inside) than my current one. Besides the drive, I also need to explore vibration elimination... One step at a time. I hope to have the next version up in a month (or so), depending on what else comes along. Andy D Thanks, I have a feeling that the vibrations elimination is going to be more difficult..

That is a really great idea! I am going to study these ideas an Lenard how to implement. It looks like something like this is just what I need! Thanks ever so much! Andy D

Funny you should mention the 45590. I was also thinking of this this morning and ordered some of them to help with suspension and mounting. For the other two ideas, I need to find a LEGO-like solution like one of these ideas. I do not have the resources to implement as they are shown. Andy D Not quite sure I understand how this would work, how to implement. Do you know of any examples I could look at? Thanks, AndyD Yeah, this is one of my goals for the next version, to move the camera lower down. RIght now the camera is mounted right above two M-motors. I plan to redesign the gear train and try to make the whole hing lower to the ground. Thanks for the suggestion -- To all who are helping and offering suggestions here-- I really appreciate it as I am just getting back into Technic after a 4 or 5 year spell of mostly modular buildings and such, so I need all the help I can get. I appreciate any help here with ideas and websites to visit. I plan to study Sariel's site for ideas on how to implement some things, but sometimes some of his approaches are still over my head. I just need to study more. Thanks Andy D

This is a separate MOC. Why should it be combined with anything.??? In my opinion, combining it with another thread would detract from the viability of that thread/MOC as well as this thread/MOC. However I can add a link to this great MOC: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=114707 of the LEGO GoPro Studio.

This is a prototype vehicle, just to see what is possible, I am looking for ideas for my next version. What would such a stabilizer look like? Any help much appreciated. Thanks, Andy D

The system uses two motors. My steering is accomplished by using one motor or the other or reversing one forward the other. Like a skid steer but only two driven wheels instead of 4. I don't know how a speed controller would work here. Can I set a speed then just control forward an reverse? Thanks, Andy D

Thanks, that was one of my primary goals. Just using a standard IR remote, I don't have a speed control one. Thanks.. I wanted it for multi filming, just anything in the house. We decorate extensively for Christmas, so I wanted a room to room filming capability. Still liking into a suspension solution, I think I may just let the GoPro take care of that by filming at a higher frame rate, that seem to reduce vibrations to some degree. The vibrations are not quite as bad on carpet. It seems that any imperfection in the tile floor is picked up by the GoPro. I plan to start working on MK II in mid-October Andy D

So just why did I build this thing? A few weeks ago I finally bought a GoPro (Hero 4 Silver)... Great little camera (very little). I was looking on the Internet and YouTube to see all the interesting things people are doing with their GoPros. Many people who use GoPros are as enthusiastic about the many uses for their GoPro as we are about our LEGO. Anyway, after looking at many of the interesting ways people were using their GoPros I decided I wanted to combine GoPro with LEGO. What to do? What to do? What to do? That’s it, I’ll build a camera dolly. Capabilities, what do I want it to do? Must be remote controlled. Must be as small as possible. Must be very agile. Must be able to turn on itself. I started looking to see what other’s had done... Very interesting, but not exactly what I wanted. I finally decided that a good platform would be a skid steer platform. I started looking at small skid-steer devices and found small skid steer loader by “imurvai” back in 2013. http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=87099 I thought that the platform he used for his loader would make a good skid steer platform for my camera dolly. I downloaded his .lxf. I started looking in my inventory for parts and found that I did not heave enough of the studless open frames (needed four (4), I only have one (1)) So I started looking for alternatives. I have plenty of the open frames with studs so I started to build. I built the frame with gears, wheels, battery box and IR remote. I worked well, but it was a little faster than I wanted and the skid steer turning was a much rougher than I wanted so I started looking for alternatives. I remembered the three wheeled robots used with NXT (the TaskBot). I thought about using NXT, but just not in the mood for programming and I could not find a suitable bluetooth remote. I gave up on NXT and implemented my design with studded and non-studded Technic and power functions. In order to reduce the speed (that thing was fast) I implemented a gear train. This works pretty good, but I still need more control. Well, here it is, My “Camera Dolly MK I“... I wanted it to look very utilitarian, so nothing fancy, just function. First I built the dolly Here is a Right side view https://flic.kr/p/wU1cvG]Right side[/url] by https://www.flickr.c...MyPlasticBricks[/url], on Flickr A rear view https://flic.kr/p/xcb52e]back[/url] by https://www.flickr.c...MyPlasticBricks[/url], on Flickr A head on front view https://flic.kr/p/xcb5BH]HFV[/url] by https://www.flickr.c...MyPlasticBricks[/url], on Flickr And a bottom view. https://flic.kr/p/wU8qnv]BV[/url] by https://www.flickr.c...MyPlasticBricks[/url], on Flickr I used the GoPro mount by Kyle Martin, you can see it on YouTube, just search Kyle Martin LEGO GoPro Mount. Here a re a few photos of the dolly with the GoPRo mounted First a front-side view https://flic.kr/p/xaRcPd]Front[/url] by https://www.flickr.c...MyPlasticBricks[/url], on Flickr A head-on view https://flic.kr/p/xaRnQ5]HVH4[/url] by https://www.flickr.c...MyPlasticBricks[/url], on Flickr And a couple of rear views. https://flic.kr/p/xcbcXe]BQvH4[/url] by https://www.flickr.c...MyPlasticBricks[/url], on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/weATQ1]BVH4[/url] by https://www.flickr.c...MyPlasticBricks[/url], on Flickr Finally a link to the Flickr album for more photos https://www.flickr.c...157657004407316 The biggest challenge was editing the video to go along with this post, so here it is... Oh yeah, while the camera dolly is agile, not quite as agile as I had hoped for and it is still a little too fast, I need to gear it down a little more to gain more precise control. I hope to make the next version much more agile and able to achieve more precise control. I hope you enjoyed this, and C&C are welcome. Andy D

Very good looking train! I really like the way it looks futuristic but gives a nod to the past. Andy D

I don't think you need an expensive DSLR if your primary goal is LEGO photography. I like the Panasonic line of Travel Zoom cameras. They are relatively inexpensive and fit in my shirt pocket for travel. Most cameras today have automatic functions that can out perform many who choose manual settings. The Panasonic camera I mentioned has very good automatic settings and fairly easy to use manual settings. Most travel zoom type cameras have similar capabilities. I believe a tripod (which you can get for $25) and good lighting are at least as important as the camera. The reflector that fred67 mentioned can be had for under $10 and properly used, with some sort of diffusion to prevent glare will do just fine. IHTH AndyD

I assume that the official release date is October 1st. My email said that VIP early access is now thru Sept 30. Double points is Oct 1 thru Oct 4, What is "the little train"? Info? Thanks, Andy D

Yeah, GoPro is another expensive hobby. Those of us who do both LEGO and GoPro... Well... In many respects GoPro is just like LEGO... First you buy the camera, then you find many accessories that you "must have". I am always impresses by the folks who make GoPro accessories, especially out of LEGO! It is fun to combine the two hobbies. Just MHO, YMMV, AndyD That sounds like fun! How would you do something like that in LEGO, beyond what filsawgood did? Andy D

Very nice! But what did Jar Jar ever do to you? AndyD

I am very impressed with your GoPro Studio. I recently got a GoPro and find it a very capable camera. I am impressed by it's small size combined with it's many modes. I made a GoPro LEGO device that I plan to post as soon as I finish editing the video. Some of your ideas are really great, I hope to get time to build something similar, at least with some similar functions. I really like your GoPro holder, it seems that as secure as it is it could be useful in a number of ways, including non-LEGO. Thanks for sharing this! Andy D

You mean that's LEGO! I didn't know you could do that with LEGO. Wow, that looks so real, I've been there. How did you do that? All the comments I get are very positive, most people look at my LEGO as I do, as an artistic expression, only done with plastic bricks instead of paint or clay or some other art medium. AndyD

There are some MOCs for sale on Bricklink and Kristin, a builder of wonderful modular buildings also sells instructions. Maybe she will put a link to her Bricklink store where she sells her instructions. The only problem with MOC instructions is that you need to get the parts, usually by Bricklink search, but that's kind of fun anyway, the thrill of the chase for parts. IHTH AndyD

Nice! Very creepy looking. Andy D