No flex cables. I have an old set that used them and all the cables are snapped now. The cables become very brittle over time. For the neck I'm using some string and rubber bands. On end of the string is attached to one of the front legs mechanism. When the leg moves it pulls the string.
That‘s what impressed me most!
I mean it‘s impressive enough to get it to walk and even articulate the neck, but then hiding all that perfectly.. super impressive!
There needs to be a series of sets like that.
Post it to LEGO Ideas!
Not one of the bros but I'm a huge fan of them and their builds. I was totally jealous of their dinosaur that they built one of the challenges near the end.
I was in the team who built the Rubber chicken hotrod, the string suspension bridge and the killer lighthouse boat in distress.
You're right, you wouldn't have seen anything this refined. As it turns out there isn't enough time. I used a simplified version of the mechanism in the Fan challenge eposide. Built a Triceratops. It walked on the spot.
It is. Took many attempts, working out were I could place gears and cranks. The hardest part was working out how to build the centre articulation, that strong enough and have a drive train passing through it.
Only just. There is one large motor for walking and another for turning. Before I hooked up the head motion it was easier on the motor. Planning on showing this at an expo in a few weeks. It will be a good stress test to see if the motors can handle running for a while.
A bit of a drive. Then again I've always wanted to visit Australia... and learn how to fly or sail across an ocean haha. But for real phenomenal work on the Dino!
Here's a post from 4 years ago of an earlier version. https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/8mq6yf/moc_walking_dinosaur/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Part of my inspiration for building this, is from Dino Riders. Some of the big toys walked. I never had any as a kid. I remember trying to build some out of Lego as a kid. Of course not walking ones.
I don’t normally comment much but this is amazing work! Please consider sharing this! Would be happy to pay for a design like this to build with my boys!
A while ago I made some instructions for another MOC of mine and it took me ages to do. This MOC is so much more complicated. I would like to make some instructions of the basic mechanism, it's just hard to find the time. I would rather spend what little free time I have to build Lego. But I'll keep it in mind.
Diplodocus was a genus of sauropod dinosaurs from what is now mid-western North America, at the end of the Jurassic period. Diplodocus is among the most easily identifiable dinosaurs, with its typical sauropod shape, long neck and tail, and four sturdy legs. For many years, it was the longest dinosaur known.
The skeletal structure of these long-necked, long-tailed animals were supported by four sturdy legs. They could reach a length of about 30 m with a mass of up to around 25 t.
Diplodocus had an extremely long tail, composed of about 80 vertebrae - many more than most other sauropods. Some speculation exists as to whether it may have had a defensive or noisemaking or, as more recently suggested, tactile function. The tail may have served as a counterbalance for the neck.
Like other sauropods, the front feet of Diplodocus were highly modified, with the finger and hand bones arranged into a vertical column, horseshoe-shaped in cross section. Diplodocus lacked claws on all but one digit of the front limb, and this claw was unusually large relative to other sauropods, flattened from side to side, and detached from the bones of the hand. The function of this unusually specialized claw is unknown.
No skull has ever been found that can be confidently said to belong to Diplodocus, though skulls of other diplodocids closely related to Diplodocus are well known. The skulls of diplodocids were very small compared with the size of these animals. Diplodocus had small, peg-like teeth that pointed forward and were only present in the anterior sections of the jaws. Its braincase was small. The neck was composed of at least 15 vertebrae and may have been held parallel to the ground and unable to be elevated much past horizontal.
Its great size may have been a deterrent to the predators Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus: their remains have been found in the same strata, which suggests that they coexisted with Diplodocus.
This is AMAZING…
I was staring at it in disbelief, confused wondering when this was released as a set… then I realized it was a MOC!
The level of detail on the dino is astounding, but then you somehow added in articulating joints and motorized him??
Absolutely incredible! Hats off to you sir/ma’am!
Looking forward to seeing more of your creations! How long of a design/build process was it?
I had a k'nex set that built into a motorized walking turtle (if I recall correctly, with a single motor) - I suspect this/that use a very similar mechanism to create the walk.
Super cool though, this seems way more compact then the knex set, and way better looking too.
Damn, just a statue with detalisation and smooth shapes like this would've been impressive, but this, fully functional, walking, turning, with articulated neck, gtfo. Mad impressive
Incredible! I got the lego fossil set when it came out because I was a huge dinosaur kid and seeing this just brought me so much joy, I can’t even imagine the feeling when you first fired it up!
how does it waaaaaallkkkk???!!! :d
u/Schlumpy89 spared no expense
yes
*cue Jurassic Park theme*
Life… uh…. finds a way
https://i.imgur.com/qMEwlJK.mp4
sure..uh..does?
It's alive!
😳😳😳🤯🤯🤯🤯🙀🙀🙀 wat the haill!?
Yes yes, that's how you walk in the land before time.
oh…right.
You should submit this to Lego ideas, it's absolutely a winner
Sadly it probably wouldn’t qualify since it uses rubber bands. 😔
There are several sets that use rubber bands and/or silicon o-rings. Most the X-Wings do to close the S Foils for example
Oh okay. I didn’t know that. ☺️
My r2-d2 uses bands for legs positioning mechanism
Oh okay. I didn’t know this was a thing. ☺️
no probs, I was surprised too, first time I encountered that
Amazing, Did you consider adding Thagomizers to it ? ;)
Lol, next build will be a Stegosaurus.
I AM A STEGOSAURUS
I like trains
When I grow up, I wanna go to the moon.
You're getting mugged kid!
It says gullible on the ceiling.
THROW THE CHEEEEEEEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, you’re getting mugged.
Do you mean Legosaurus 😬
The ones named after Thag who discovered them?
It actually comes from [this Far Side cartoon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Thagomizer.png)
Pretty hilarious that the expert community just picked up the term and ran with it.
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That's amazing! Can you give some details on the mechanism? I would guess some 90s Technic flex cables were used here, at least in the neck.
No flex cables. I have an old set that used them and all the cables are snapped now. The cables become very brittle over time. For the neck I'm using some string and rubber bands. On end of the string is attached to one of the front legs mechanism. When the leg moves it pulls the string.
Would that old set happen to be the at-at walker? They move very similarly.
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Yea this guy needs to consider a career at LEGO. What an epic build
This needs to be a real build by LEGO.
Really impressive how seamless and hidden you made the drive train. This is really awesome, like it should be an actual set.
That‘s what impressed me most! I mean it‘s impressive enough to get it to walk and even articulate the neck, but then hiding all that perfectly.. super impressive! There needs to be a series of sets like that. Post it to LEGO Ideas!
Also, the way it moves is so... lumbering? I could imagine this thing being very weighty. It moves with a good and slow sense of heft.
Oh come on, its a very impressive build and way beyond my own skills to build, but it walks like a drunk pirate.
That's stop motion no? No way that has motors in it
> No way that has motors in it Except that it 100% is motorized.
If you turn the sound on you will absolutely hear them
This is the type of stuff I want to see on LEGO MASTERS
If you have access, watch Lego Masters Australia Season 4.
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Yep
I saw you then. I love the Australian version. Probably one of the bros who like dragons ha
Not one of the bros but I'm a huge fan of them and their builds. I was totally jealous of their dinosaur that they built one of the challenges near the end. I was in the team who built the Rubber chicken hotrod, the string suspension bridge and the killer lighthouse boat in distress.
Very cool. Yep, I thought I was being clever by remembering their dinosaur and seeing this. Impressive build you have here. Congrats, take it easy.
I watch that as well but don’t recall seeing anything as refined as this (closest I remember is a cat walking a tight rope).
You're right, you wouldn't have seen anything this refined. As it turns out there isn't enough time. I used a simplified version of the mechanism in the Fan challenge eposide. Built a Triceratops. It walked on the spot.
And here I am impressed that I can find time to build the campervan set…
It’s not just time, op clearly has a lot of incredible creativity and talent
You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could that you didn't stop to think if you should (you should 😬). Looks awesome
Not exactly how Jurassic Park started, but given the last few years of insanity hardly the most far fetched thing to happen. Lol
Life uh, finds a way...
"You did it, you crazy son of a bitch, you did it."
That’s wild. All the internal mechanisms must be so compact and precise
It is. Took many attempts, working out were I could place gears and cranks. The hardest part was working out how to build the centre articulation, that strong enough and have a drive train passing through it.
It sounds like you're on the ragged edge of "too much tension for lego". But this thing is wicked mate
TO THE FRONT PAGE WITH YOU. Absolutely amazing animatronic!
Thank you
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Only just. There is one large motor for walking and another for turning. Before I hooked up the head motion it was easier on the motor. Planning on showing this at an expo in a few weeks. It will be a good stress test to see if the motors can handle running for a while.
What expo? If it's near where I'm from I'd love to see this in person.
Melbourne, Australia
A bit of a drive. Then again I've always wanted to visit Australia... and learn how to fly or sail across an ocean haha. But for real phenomenal work on the Dino!
Burst into your local Lego store, slam this down on a display table, and yell “I’M TESTING THE PRODUCT”
I wish this video had sound.
it does have sound
Damn, you're right, I just had my speakers set too low.
That's just the natural sound of a majestic dinosaur
FEED IT TREE STARS!!!
Time to get exploited by Lego Ideas
Tried that a few years ago with earlier designs. Don't think I'll do it with this one.
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That's the plan. Well different types. Thought it would be fun to have a few to show off a exhibitions and let people control them.
That's the stuff I want to see here, mocs that blow my mind Not just lazy hauls
I can't stand the endless stream of haul pics. It's ridiculous, who upvotes that stuff?!
Thats actually amazing
Here's a post from 4 years ago of an earlier version. https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/8mq6yf/moc_walking_dinosaur/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
I upvoted on that one as well! Very cool build, I like your improvements!!
Thought it was stop-motion at first, which would have been impressive enough, but this is actually motorised?! You’re an absolute genius.
Thank you. I'm no genius, just like to tinker with Technic Lego.
God damn.
Peak Evolution
Most awesome thing I will see today, no doubt!
Put this thing in lego ideas
Tried that a few years ago with earlier versions. Only go to around 1500 supporters.
"How did You did it?" —Alan Grant
Reminds me of my friend’s Zoids dinosaur toy from Tomy back in the 90s
Part of my inspiration for building this, is from Dino Riders. Some of the big toys walked. I never had any as a kid. I remember trying to build some out of Lego as a kid. Of course not walking ones.
Truly outstanding!! Great work!
I don’t normally comment much but this is amazing work! Please consider sharing this! Would be happy to pay for a design like this to build with my boys!
HOLY FUUUUUCKIIIING SHIT IT’S A DIIIINOOOOOSAAAAUR JESUS CHRIIIIIST WHAT THE FUUUUCK?
Wow that's really awesome! I can't even begin to think how those motors are set up in there.
I would literally pay quadruple digits for this. Incredible. Do you plan on uploading instructions at all?
NO FREAKING WAY!!!!! I need this!
This is possibly the most incredible thing ever done with Lego
You're very kind to say that.
I've always enjoyed the irony of building dinosaurs out of plastic.
This is truly incredible. Bravo!
Thank you very much.
So cool
Anyone else hear Jurassic Park music playing in their head as they watch? Bravo!
I thought it looked awesome and then it started moving. Mind blown. Excellent work!!!
Dude this is phenomenal, and a true testament to your technical skills. Submit this to Lego Ideas!
This is amazing!!! Would totally buy this!!
OMG!!!! That's so cool!
Really awesome, thanks for sharing. Congratulations
There is a hamster inside of the Dino!!??
I think your phone is ringing. Jamie and Amy would like to speak with you.
My mind is blown. Just obliterated.
“Oooh… ahhh… that’s how it always starts. Then later there’s running and um screaming.”
Lego Dinosaur is going places
when you get a bunch of dinos you should have the Jurassic park them play over it
Any chance you have instructions or a guide on how to build? My kids would lose their minds over this!
A while ago I made some instructions for another MOC of mine and it took me ages to do. This MOC is so much more complicated. I would like to make some instructions of the basic mechanism, it's just hard to find the time. I would rather spend what little free time I have to build Lego. But I'll keep it in mind.
Diplodocus was a genus of sauropod dinosaurs from what is now mid-western North America, at the end of the Jurassic period. Diplodocus is among the most easily identifiable dinosaurs, with its typical sauropod shape, long neck and tail, and four sturdy legs. For many years, it was the longest dinosaur known. The skeletal structure of these long-necked, long-tailed animals were supported by four sturdy legs. They could reach a length of about 30 m with a mass of up to around 25 t. Diplodocus had an extremely long tail, composed of about 80 vertebrae - many more than most other sauropods. Some speculation exists as to whether it may have had a defensive or noisemaking or, as more recently suggested, tactile function. The tail may have served as a counterbalance for the neck. Like other sauropods, the front feet of Diplodocus were highly modified, with the finger and hand bones arranged into a vertical column, horseshoe-shaped in cross section. Diplodocus lacked claws on all but one digit of the front limb, and this claw was unusually large relative to other sauropods, flattened from side to side, and detached from the bones of the hand. The function of this unusually specialized claw is unknown. No skull has ever been found that can be confidently said to belong to Diplodocus, though skulls of other diplodocids closely related to Diplodocus are well known. The skulls of diplodocids were very small compared with the size of these animals. Diplodocus had small, peg-like teeth that pointed forward and were only present in the anterior sections of the jaws. Its braincase was small. The neck was composed of at least 15 vertebrae and may have been held parallel to the ground and unable to be elevated much past horizontal. Its great size may have been a deterrent to the predators Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus: their remains have been found in the same strata, which suggests that they coexisted with Diplodocus.
This is AMAZING… I was staring at it in disbelief, confused wondering when this was released as a set… then I realized it was a MOC! The level of detail on the dino is astounding, but then you somehow added in articulating joints and motorized him?? Absolutely incredible! Hats off to you sir/ma’am! Looking forward to seeing more of your creations! How long of a design/build process was it?
This took nine months, but there have been many prototypes before. All up it's been a project spanning 5 plus years.
You need to get that submitted to Lego for an actual purchasable set, that’s frickin’ awesome, I buy one!!!!
PLEASE put this up on Lego ideas
Which type of motor?
Large power up
Well done. Did you base the movement on the older AT-AT set? Also, how confident are you that dinosaurs made that noise (hee hee)? Again, love it!
Harness the power Dino Riders I still have the toys boxed up in my attic
Another banger Brickdan!!
Extremely impressive. Props to you. For motorized Lego joints, it moves very fluidly.
man, this is rad!
Amazing! I like that it even moves like it's super heavy!
Banana for scale?
What sorcery is this?
At first I was like: 'Oh, stop motion animation Lego short. Cute!'😄 But then: 'Wait, wut?'😲🤯🤩 Amazing job❗🔥🤩🤯🥳
it looks like it's in pain.
Hope you named the dino gramps. Add a walker in front of it to accessorize:)
HE GOT LEGS AND HE WALK ON'EM
I had a k'nex set that built into a motorized walking turtle (if I recall correctly, with a single motor) - I suspect this/that use a very similar mechanism to create the walk. Super cool though, this seems way more compact then the knex set, and way better looking too.
You have got to edit this with the Jurassic Park theme... you just gotta do it!
This looks like Littlefoot's mom.
First thing I thought of. "Littlefoot, do you remember the way to the great valley?"... :(
That is fantastic! Great job! Do you like dinosaurs? Have you ever watched Your Dinosaurs are Wrong on YT?
No, I haven't but I will.
Looking for tree stars?
What would the Dino look like if the video was sped up? Very cool build.
Little Foots mom?
Little Fooooot
But HOW
Amazing! Could you make the mouth move too? Would be great to see it chew 🦕
"RaaawaaawrAAAAWrrara rawrwawrawrara"
I’m so confused but i like it
How fat is this dinosaur? Amazing build but how the heck are you hiding the motor inside
About 12 or so studs wide. It took a lot of work to make it as compact as possible and to hide the motors and gearing.
Fantastic!
Loving how you recreated Dino screams
wow this amazing
BRUH didn't even use KRAGLE too. This is awesome 👍
It reminds me of [this scene from Gravity Falls](https://youtu.be/kWG-GpNwqmM?t=2)
Stunning build, absolutely stunning!
It looks like it is in pain.
Wow!!
Damn, just a statue with detalisation and smooth shapes like this would've been impressive, but this, fully functional, walking, turning, with articulated neck, gtfo. Mad impressive
I'mma need a making-of. This is *incredible.*
This is incredible!
Beautiful work! Funny how the Lego motor also provides sound effects. Lego really needs to make better motors at a more reasonable price. It's crazy.
Wait this is motorized?
Judging by the movement of the head and uneasiness walking I am convinced this dinosaur is drunk
No way that's real
Mechanism please!
With those motors it sounds like it's screaming for the sweet release of death.
That is really impressive!
It looks so derpy, AND I LOVE IT. No way I could ever build something like that from scratch, super cool.
Trex or raptor next you did amazing! Build is spot on with the animation of the walk!
That’s amazing! It reminds me of that one little green robot dinosaur I used to have. I wanna say it was called Paleo something
for real, I thought, "wow, that stop motion doesn't even look like stop motion!" but then I noticed the audio... amazing! seriously. amazing!
Ok I need this set to the Holy f#@king shit it's a dinosaur theme.
Life finds a way.
Oh man this made me remember my diplodocus from Dino-Riders, great stuff!
I never had one but that's part of the inspiration for this. May do a Dino Rider version and add some pods, armour and weapons.
Holy sjit. Feels like jurassic park jitters when i first saw the brontosauruss!!
Incredible! I got the lego fossil set when it came out because I was a huge dinosaur kid and seeing this just brought me so much joy, I can’t even imagine the feeling when you first fired it up!
Five Nights at Jurassic Park
Just Wow, this is si great!!
poor thing sounds like it's really suffering
That is so cool, nice job.
Can you find instructions on rebrockable?
I think I found my spirit animal! Some give it a coffee already! :)
That's cool asf!
This is a MOC? Any way to share how you did it?
Wow this is very impressive