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  1. SevenStuds
    The animation for the excavator is really nice! Must have taken a while to do with so many keyed sequences. Is the purple colour in the external illumination, or is it just the material colour of the pins?
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    Great that you showed it to us! Those red dishes are crazy rare to buy today.
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    Excellent as always! Its a beast! The dual camera setup is working really nicely with the frame in video.
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    Depends how much cheaper you're trying to go. If you're patient, there are plenty of good deals for used 8043 sets. Yesterday in Paris, someone put one for sale for 150€ (http://www.leboncoin.fr/jeux_jouets/876546038.htm?ca=2_s) That's cheaper than any one of them on Bricklink. If you buy the PF elements alone, it will quickly become more expensive, especially with multiple parcel shipping costs since those parts are bulky.
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    I'm always impressed with first MOCs that look this good! The gif animator is a nice tool indeed. Did your tires or rims require any mods? (like the dirt grabbers that others have used from the same manufacturer)
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    If you use Pc, you could look at Jahshaka (http://www.jahshaka.com) or uLead video studio (http://downloads.tomsguide.com/Ulead-Video-Studio,0301-1071.html). For Mac, iMovie comes to mind. The best solutions will still be paid programs, but if it's just for the occasional video, these ones above might do the trick.
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    I personally don't mind the panels conpared to the skeletal look of the old studded frames. Yes, the curved panels in the 42039 are nice, but bright green, blue and purple (from the 2016 sets) are not that usefull, colour wise. If I could invent new panels, they would all be flexible, like the soft axles, so that curved body parts could be custom formed and each set could look slightly different.
  8. SevenStuds
    Great models there! Enjoyed seeing them together in such a well filmed and edited video. Well done! The shot with the street lights at night was perfect and made the scale of the car look like real. Ready for the winter version :)
  9. SevenStuds
    Totally rocks! I'm a sucker for chrome. And the detail in the garage scene is my favorite!
  10. SevenStuds
    Has anyone had any luck in properly green screening Technic models? And what software do you think works best?
  11. SevenStuds
    Now that you mention it, the shots look exceptionally smoothly filmed! I specially like to be slow motion sections where the suspension is visible in action. I'm surprised that there wouldn't be a threaded hole at the end of the gimbal. Looking forward to more videos of your MOCs!
  12. SevenStuds
    Hi Daniel, You're already headed in the right direction since you know what you need: parts and know-how. Personally, I acquired my parts by buying other peoples' collections. In most cases, each purchase was a few kilos with about 10th pieces, and I never paid more than 60-150 bucks, which was way cheaper than buying the individual sets. I only buy specific parts from BL, buy if you look out for new stores sometimes they have very low prices. For learning, I found it quite tricky to understand individual modules from building entire sets because of the way in which everything is so integrated. The book you mentioned is great because understanding the modular components is easier in that format. I find it helps to study real life examples of what you want to build, and then to see how similar sets have interpreted it using specific parts for the purpose.
  13. SevenStuds
    Definitely not a scrapyard. I like this RIP-WIP idea. Unfinished models are great to look at because they offer that feeling of something raw, something that others can complete in their minds. I suppose we all get tired with projects that take long. Eventually new projects start to look more fun than the work being done to get the existing ones completed.
  14. SevenStuds
    I was also curious as to what was used. After a bit of searching I could gather that it's a two piece extension arm connected to a curved helmet cam extension. Neither of these help to stabilize it by the looks of it. For that a gimbal would be necessary.
  15. SevenStuds
    I see now why you said those covers are as rare as hen's teeth. I'm sure they were worth it in the end!
  16. SevenStuds
    Always a pleasure to see your work! Looks very robust and usable. I suppose after the twin rotor, a 4 gear model is a relief :)
  17. SevenStuds
    If you don't have soft suspension on the wheels reducing the vibration from the floor, you could look at a LEGO version of one of these dampening solutions: http://thingiverse-production-new.s3.amazonaws.com/renders/64/bb/03/00/24/625x465_3406703_10271330_1430901796_preview_featured.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ufmvbW7C_ow/USowyzaAQkI/AAAAAAAABFk/O9WozhFFIpc/s1600/IMGP4579.JPG Shouldn't be too difficult using soft axles or the 45590 rubber axle connector.
  18. SevenStuds
    There is a 1.9" version at 113.9mm, but I guess that might be a few mm too small in diameter. Also the inner diameter might require different rims. Good luck in your search! I know many people have been searching for good tractor tires (and motorbike wheels/tires, but that's another story).
  19. SevenStuds
    Nice little cam bot! It will good to see how this evolves. What are you planning on filming with this? LEGO or other scenes? One of this things that makes the gopro so great is that you can easily get it close to the ground to get a minifig eye view. It makes even the smallest MOC look life size. Do you think it's worth coming up with a way to reduce vibrations with a suspended solution?
  20. SevenStuds
    Beautifully built! Well done! Must be the cleanest design of rollercoaster I have seen. I can imagine the buckets of pin connectors and chains. I'm curious as to what you used to get that long sweeping shot at the end. Was it using a cable-cam or a boom pole? It looked well stabilized. Very nice video and music, enjoyed it!
  21. SevenStuds
    Thanks for the comments! Yes, next time a flashlight will definitely make things easier. Thanks dr_spock :) One other lesson learned is to not have the aperture too large. My settings were at F 3.5, resulting in only the front grill being in focus. The rest of the car was too blurry, as pointed out by MaxSupercars.
  22. SevenStuds
    Some really good photos here! I was experimenting with taking night shots of my last small-scale build, and this one shot came as a nice surprise. It had a 10 second exposure, and while the shutter was open, I swung a green EL wire in the background. The most difficult part was getting the manual focus right since I only relied on the lighting from a few led's. The idea was to use a light painting technique in near complete darkness. The final result is almost un-Photoshopped, besides the text overlay and very slight brightness/contrast adjustment.
  23. SevenStuds
    Really great design! Love the simplicity. Have you made this available on any site like Shapeways yet?
  24. SevenStuds
    I think both options can work. Custom covers may cost slightly more than 4x used PP wheels + model paint. Looking forward to the photos!
  25. SevenStuds
    The size is great! Nice work! It's just the type of project that I would see a set of these tires on: http://store.rc4wd.com/Mud-Basher-Single-22-Scale-Tractor-Tire_p_4319.html Red covers (or red 6x6 dishes) would also give it a nice realistic touch if you decide to go there. Hope the kids liked what you built!
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