Cadmium - Bouncing Lowrider

[metulskie8]

it's all perfect, the MOC, the video and the music.

a very nice work

[Appie]

Awesome video for a great MOC. Cool mechanism and really captures that Lowrider feel and look (as does the video)

[sonar]

The video composition and camera shots are very good!

[Samolot]

Real gangsta. I thought about something like that. Now I know that I was thinking too long.

[drdesignz]

Very cool. I

myself a long time time ago, but never finished.

[miguev]

Real cool! And thanks a lot for the explanatory video, it helps understand so many details, about the car as well as the filming

[mahjqa]

Thank you all for your kind words

It's especially nice to hear it from all of you, as technic builders themselves have a good idea of the kind of work that goes into a build like this.

I'm very glad you like the video, as a lot of time and effort went into that.

For example, for the sunset shot at 0:53, I just set the camera vehicle to go in circles around the car, while I ran along to keep out of view. All the while, I was working the controls and hoping that the camera, the car and the sun would align at just the right moment. Luckily, the five minutes of footage that resulted from all of that had two separate shots I could use.

As for the colour scheme... It's relatively modest compared to some. The whole project started with the rims, so gold definately had to be included. The first version had a grey frame, but I think the yellow adds a bit of spice. Also, it works well with the springs.

As for the wheels, they are the unholy combination of these parts:

The model team wheel works especially well, since it snaps into this part:

The front wheels take a lot of punishment, so that really was the best way to attach them.

As for the camera vehicles... what's still unclear about them? There are more pictures of the camera vehicles I've used over the years here:

https://www.flickr.c...57630998766478/

https://www.flickr.c...57623679308508/

Some things I find useful for my camera vehicles:

-springs do help a bit to smooth out bumps, but picking a good flat surface to work on helps a lot. I actually had to toss some otherwise good recordings because the tarmac I'd filmed on was just too bumpy.

-You really want to be able to adjust the speed. Either use a rechargeable batterybox, or work with a train remote control. Or, alternatively, switch out your wheels. Small wheels go slower, big wheels go faster

-In general; a lower camera looks better. As soon as you film a model from above, it's instantly obvious how small it actually is.

-Also, if you can; get a camera that can capture slow motion video. It gives a model much more weight, much more impact.

I'm planning to make at least an LDD version of the car. Can't promise much more.

By the way, I was just wondering... does anyone know of an earlier 100% Lego lowrider that actually jumps this way? I've seen three-wheelers, like this but I'm not sure if this has been done before.

Edited May 6, 2015 by mahjqa

[Azzi]

Man, that's just too awesome! Epic.

[drdesignz]

does anyone know of an earlier 100% Lego lowrider that actually jumps this way? I've seen three-wheelers, like this but I'm not sure if this has been done before.

I think it could be a first. I haven't looked in a while now, but I've never seen it done before. It's a clever mechanism. I couldn't think of a way to do it when I built mine.

[legolijntje]

Any news on the LDD file? I'd love to try the model for myself

[dhc6twinotter]

This is really great! The bounce mechanism is ingineous, and I really like how you are able to move the rear axle forward to control the height of the bounce. Getting the center of gravity just right for this must of been tricky. Well done!

Great camera work too, and I particularly like the shot in the water.

Edited June 6, 2015 by dhc6twinotter