- yellow? - Krika99
- This planet is going to crash on the Sun in a few years... - Ezechielle ☭
- Wait whut? No support? - 「Ƞicκ C.」
- The technic bar is hidden by the links ;-) - Ezechielle ☭
Lego Orrery by V&A Steamworks
An orrery is a mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the solar system in a heliocentric model. They are typically driven by a clockwork mechanism.
See VIDEO here!
www.flickr.com/photos/32482342@N05/5730732979/
Built for Iron Builder
Comments and faves
Zeessi, ♠DJB♠, Batmaniam, ISwiperGoSnipin, and 119 other people added this photo to their favorites.
V&A Steamworks (24 months ago | reply)
Click here for the video
www.flickr.com/photos/32482342@N05/5730732979 /
Imagination Customs (24 months ago | reply)
I must say; that's pretty cool.
madLEGOman (24 months ago | reply)
that is sweet
This photo was invited and added to the Blogged by The Brothers Brick group.
V&A Steamworks (24 months ago | reply)
Bob Thou Monkey [deleted] (24 months ago | reply)
Carl Sagan would be proud
junkbot91 (24 months ago | reply)
Binary system?
zrath (24 months ago | reply)
Another masterpiece from the King of Lego Steampunk!
Très bien, monsieur!
Neil Kremer (24 months ago | reply)
Congratulations on EXPLORE....Click H E R E if you have time to see the lights...
Salaatti (24 months ago | reply)
Cool shot, very interesting.
Daveevan (24 months ago | reply)
Great
Sprengben [why not get a friend] (24 months ago | reply)
This is magnificent! You really deserve Explore! Come on over to my latest shot if you like. www.flickr.com/photos/sprengben/5799480339/
Grand Admiral (24 months ago | reply)
Super nifty.
eric.stephani (24 months ago | reply)
Very cool.
aririe (24 months ago | reply)
good, good, good job... nicely..
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Stormbringer. (24 months ago | reply)
What happened to good ole green Earth?! Oh noes!
airfang (24 months ago | reply)
Looks great! I wanna build one too
pasukaru76 (24 months ago | reply)
Yes! I've been waiting for a clear photo to finally fav this. This round of Iron Builder between the two of you brings out some extremely cool stuff.
V&A Steamworks (24 months ago | reply)
LEGO Orrery makes it in!
schlissm (24 months ago | reply)
Love the Picture! Is it okay to Show your pic and Video in my Blog www.brick-Blog.de ?
CyberCraft Robots (24 months ago | reply)
DAYam! Really groovy!
tearydearie (24 months ago | reply)
now that is sharp!!
V&A Steamworks (24 months ago | reply)
Feel free to Blog away!
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worker201 (24 months ago | reply)
This is probably the most innovative thing I've ever seen rendered in Lego. Outstanding vision!
Dali (24 months ago | reply)
orrery. o rry?
62 Bricks (24 months ago | reply)
Great model - I know you were building for style and not accuracy, but check out this orrery that has accurate periods of rotation for the earth and moon:
www.donrogerson.com/bricks/orrery.html
V&A Steamworks (24 months ago | reply)
Yeah, that's the design problem with an accurate orrery. It's just not that visually dynamic so I went for a more fantasy based one. PLUS, the ratios and gearing for our universe is a lot on engineering time that the contest didn't allow for.
: )
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Judah Neu (24 months ago | reply)
how do I add notes. I wanted to add a note about the minifigure trophies as stand-in minifigs, but It won't let me. P.S. am I the only one who noticed them?
Oblowmov (24 months ago | reply)
Eise Eisinga build one in 1774 in the ceiling of his house. See www.planetarium-friesland.nl/engels.html He build it to proof that a preacher predicting the end of the world was wrong. On the dutch site www.planetarium-friesland.nl/ you can see a picture by clicking on the link "planetarium" (on the right site)
He used about 10000 handforged nails and a lot of oak wood.
Thank god they invented lego.
NorbyZERO (23 months ago | reply)
This is Totally Revolutionary!!! My mind was spinning trying to imagine the gearing (and still is as of this writing). How many more puns can I insert and still be complimentary, yet truthful? And when I watched the video of it in action... You ROCK my world! Okay, I'll admit that the last laudation was self indulgent, but it's still truthful.
V&A Steamworks (23 months ago | reply)
Norby, sorry that I didn't use any Bionicle parts in there for you!
: )
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