touthomme Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) A couple of months ago someone pointed me to this fascinating video from Disney Research – (someone even posted it here last month). It's an amazing video, full of inspirational motion achieved via mechanical links and gears. Of course I was immediately inspired to build my own version of the Sisyphus model (which itself was inspired by ).I definitely wanted to add my own touch to it and, in addition to tweaking the geometry to improve (in my mind) the motion, I decided to add a boulder and extend the motion to it as well. I also wanted to give it a really nice base, decorated in a Grecian relief style with scenes from Sisyphus' life. You can see it in action in the video below. I have also put together building instructions for the core model for anyone who would like to build their own. You can find them on my website: http://jkbrickworks....etic-sculpture/ Hope you like it, J Edited November 30, 2015 by touthomme Quote
JJ2 Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Amazing! the mechanics are Rock solid. Pun intended Quote
Kiwi_Builder Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 I found this yesterday, it's brilliant Its movement is so natural-looking and it just flows perfectly. I think this is an awesome creation, good job Quote
2LegoOrNot2Lego... Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 This is outstanding! The box the mechanism is in is so brilliantly decorated to start with... The movement is indeed so naturally looking, really love it... Excellent job! :thumbup: Quote
Dalafik Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 I can watch it forever. The decoration is also brilliant, you are a perfectionist, no doubt in that. Quote
dr_spock Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Great job. The motion is well done and realistic. Quote
SevenStuds Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 It's beautiful! Very refreshing seeing something different to a vehicle. The monochrome scenes are also really well done! Quote
oracid Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 I like that very much ! Congratulations. Quote
Victor Imaginator Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Incredible mechanics and sculpting. Quote
Lucio Switch Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Amazing!! The movements are so smooth! Quote
Kristof Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 That motion is excellent. Another great work of yours! Quote
D3K Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Fantastic MOC! I love the originality of your models, truly something unique, and so expertly executed! Also, congrats on the marble maze! Quote
Rishab N Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Fascinating model. It looks good too Quote
JohnBS Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 A superb bit of modelling, excellent mechanicals and smooth operation. It reminds me of the Muybridge photo sequences - perhaps you should have a go at his walking/trotting/cantering/galloping horse or maybe the running man. Lovely stuff. John Quote
Jeroen Ottens Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Great model, excellent execution. You have such a wonderful portfolio of MOC's you could make a book of it. Quote
JohnBS Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Jason, Sorry, just seen that you've already done a galloping horse !! John Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 This MOC is epic and the video is totally cool! Quote
touthomme Posted December 1, 2015 Author Posted December 1, 2015 Jason, Sorry, just seen that you've already done a galloping horse !! John No worries John. I certainly don't expect everyone (or anyone really) to know all the models I've made! I thought it was cool that you mentioned Muybridge photo sequences. I must of spent hours looking at those photos (and the corresponding animation) trying to get the motion of the horse down. Thanks to everyone else for all the great replies. I'm glad you all like it! J Quote
Gonkius Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 I like this. Nice design and a really good usage of the "ancient" Chebyshev Lambda mechanism: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chebyshev%27s_Lambda_Mechanism Quote
RMBP Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Mesmerizing... I'll have to build this one as a companion to Amida's Lego Pegasus Automaton I keep on display. I've watched the video you mention, do you think the walking mechanism on the dinosaur can be replicated with Lego parts? Congrats on the Moc. Quote
aeh5040 Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Like everything from Jason, a fantastic piece of work! Very original, beautiful motion, and perfect styling! Quote
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