ISOGAWAYoshihito's "Fleet-Footed Insect"

[DLuders]

ISOGAWAYoshihito posted this

of his Lego Technic "Fleet-Footed Insect" -- see more on his website. You may be able to "reverse-engineer" it (from the single picture), and make one to scare somebody!

Edited May 6, 2012 by DLuders

[timslegos]

Wow that thing is tiny! It works well to .

tim

[zewy623]

I hear Cuuso calling out to this... or however it's spelled

[KEvron]

or however it's spelled

it's "cuusoo(sp?)".

KEvron

[zewy623]

@KEvron

Thanks, I don't use it so I had no idea how it's spelled

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

This guy looks perfectly creepy!

Great building technique!

[Darth Dino]

Hi

THAT is funny!

I would love to have my own, but unfortunately i am not as good as you to get out the idea out of a single iamge.

Dino

[KEvron]

@KEvron

Thanks, I don't use it so I had no idea how it's spelled

i always make certain to add the (sp?) at the end. a dreadful neologism like that one deserves it.

KEvron

[dr_spock]

Cool. I am going to try to make one.

[fourlord]

Here you go:

Let me know if it works like it should

Download:

https://rapidshare.com/#!download|902p2|625897118|insect.lxf|26|R~ED94BCEE94613CE45F59BDAB19AEA286|0|0

or

https://rapidshare.com/files/625897118/insect.lxf

have fun ;)

[Darth Dino]

Hi

thank you very much! That was what i am looking for but too afraid for asking for it!

Dino

[DLuders]

Thanks, fourlord! From your Lego Digital Designer .lxf file above, I created a PDF Parts List (using LDD Manager). It can be downloaded here via SkyDrive. ISOGAWAYoshihito's "Fleet-Footed Insect" requires 154 pieces.

Edited May 8, 2012 by DLuders

[DLuders]

@ fourlord: Using real bricks and your LDD Building Instructions file, I made ISOGAWA Yoshihito's Lego Technic Fleet-Footed Insect just now. It functions just like the original. I tweaked the Parts List (by adding the Power Functions Battery Box), and replaced the PDF download link above. You did a good job of "reverse engineering"!

[Burf2000]

Thats very cool, I must try and make one!

[timslegos]

@ fourlord: Using real bricks and your LDD Building Instructions file, I made ISOGAWA Yoshihito's Lego Technic Fleet-Footed Insect just now. It functions just like the original. I tweaked the Parts List (by adding the Power Functions Battery Box), and replaced the PDF download link above. You did a good job of "reverse engineering"!

What color did you build it? A black version would look pretty creepy.

tim

[fourlord]

Thanks guys it was a pleasure rebuilding it ;)

[gerkenz]

A black version would look pretty creepy

Here is my just finished "B066 - Black Edition". A little red seems to be cooler than just black.

Picture at Flickr

Thanks to Yoshihito for sending me the link to this thread and of course for his creation.

Thanks to fourlord for the 3d version - and the easy created instruction.

Kai

Edited June 21, 2012 by gerkenz

[lirinco]

Very Nice.......

[Burf2000]

Here is my just finished "B066 - Black Edition". A little red seems to be cooler than just black.

Picture at Flickr

Thanks to Yoshihito for sending me the link to this thread and of course for his creation.

Thanks to fourlord for the 3d version - and the easy created instruction.

Kai

Very nice, I might try to make a blue one

[frannanok]

hi guys,

the files on rapidshare are no longer aailable, any chance to get it from one of you??

Thanks

[DLuders]

Fourlord's Lego Digital Designer (LDD) .lxf file of Isogawa Yoshihito's Fleet-Footed Insect is available for download via SkyDrive here. I created a PDF Parts List (using LDD Manager). It can be downloaded here via SkyDrive. ISOGAWAYoshihito's "Fleet-Footed Insect" requires 154 pieces. Here is a LDD2Povray render:

[D3K]

This is pretty awesome, haven't seen it before!

hi guys,

the files on rapidshare are no longer aailable, any chance to get it from one of you??

Thanks

I managed to build one in less than an hour just now, by looking at the photo and the video! It was actually pretty easy, and I'm sure you'll figure it out with a little trial and error! Mine is obviously not identical underneath, but it works like a charm!

I suppose the most important thing is to get the geometry of the legs correct, as well as bracing the gearbox.

EDIT:

Here is a picture to better show you the underside (my version)

Edited January 23, 2013 by D3K

[DLuders]

Here is the underside of the Fleet-Footed Insect according to fourlord's LDD .lxf Building Instruction file. Perhaps each person interprets the underside differently, but it is not important as long as the insect crawls the same way! I added the rubber 1x2 liftarms on the outermost legs to get it to walk on smooth surfaces better.

[Phoxtane]

I tried building this a while back. It didn't crawl very well, for reasons unbeknownst to me

[Matt The Tuba Guy]

I will have to build this some time, probably this weekend.

just a note, it is definitely a spider, NOT an insect! It has eight legs, not six (it looks more like a spider too)!