@@GrantDavisI’d surely buy it! Also, I’m not exactly sure how the lego ideas submission process works, but if there is anything you’d be able to update us about I’d love to see community posts for it!
Alright, this is incredible, but there is one thing I'm not entirely satisfied with. The flippers start to bow out right when the turtle is its furthest forward, starting to make it look like it's trying to reverse course. I'm not sure what to do about that because you're not getting this gigantic arc of the flippers, it's just little flaps, which is super cute, but there's just something that feels a bit off. It's super close, but there is just that little bit that feels wrong. If there was a way to rotate those surfboards to where the studs were facing a bit more forward than perfectly upright, that might fix things because than he'd be really pushing that water. If the technic 1x1 hole with a pin (part 15100) could have a bar inserted into the pin part, then you could use the stud with bar (part 32828) and get that angle, but LEGO decided that wasn't worth the extra connection for 15100. Everything else though is absolutely wonderful. Two turtles, the eyes, the wonderful colors, the minimization of those holes, the lovely motor/handcrank function, it's absolutely wonderful. I'd love to see if you could get in a few Dark Red or Dark Orange areas on the shell to show the different paneling that makes it up and give some other visual interest. Make it even more like Squirt, but you know, that's also just more accurate to a Sea Turtle. If it doesn't look cute, then ignore me, but I think the 1x1 bricks between those brackets and a few of the 1x1 plates could be swapped out for Dark Red to get some other visual interest that wouldn't look too out of place. Oh, and who doesn't love cheese?
Yeah I noticed that too, it looks to be swimming backwards. The flaps should go down simultaneously while the body moves forwards. One small switch and I feel this moc will be elevated so much. The design itself is beautiful.
@@marcus_2316 Well I had thought about that, but then the bobbing would be out of sync, too. So what does that mean? There's definitely something uncanny happening, and I can't figure out what needs to be changed in order to make it all work.
Many thanks Grant for the giving us the glimpse of the design process behind this lovely model. It was really enjoyable to follow this months-long troubleshooting journey. Many times people are unaware how much time and effort goes into designing LEGO models. I hope that this will show how many issues need to be resolved before reaching the finish line :)
Hey! I am sure that you are very familiar with that process. Your stuff blows my mind sometimes, and am jealous of some of the slick angles you have been able to pull off. It is that behind the scenes stuff that I find most interesting and is why I make videos in the first place!
This is the kind of LEGO content that really gets an AFOLs heart rate up!! Fantastic stuff! Well filmed, narrated and edited! Love it all!! Thanks for taking the time to not only create this beautiful MOC but to document it as well!
I'm truly moved by your creation. The way you documented this journey is as engaging as a well-crafted film - each challenge and solution was presented so clearly and elegantly. Thank you!
I think my only criticism is you should've accepted the 1x4 holes in the base for the longer fin mechanism because the mechanism made it look like the turtle was actually swimming. When you reverse the motion for your final design, it took the illusion away. Same goes for the head bob. You can just use tall coral pieces around the holes to conceal them.
I do think I started at it for so long that I might have desynced the fins a bit, but I like I am currently satisfied with how the head bobs. You've got a good eye for detail
I wonder how much larger the turtle would have to be for the mechanisms controlling the flipper and head movement to be self-contained, and actually only have 2 supports like 9:24. If one support rotates it could drive a gear mechanism inside the turtle's body.
Underrated channel very nice build! I don’t really know much about legos myself but just seeing the process of trial and error, the way you tackle each obstacle and made every prototype even better is so entertaining to watch!
Not only is this a gorgeous design, the mechanism behind it is so elegant too. As an engineer, I loved seeing the progress of the design through several iterations (a nice reminder about persistence when things still haven't gone right by the 20th attempt). I hope this makes it to Lego Ideas!
1) Amazing and well done. The perfect marriage of art, engineering and perseverance. 2) You need to stop tinkering with this and move on. 3) Compatible pieces in numerous colours can be sourced if you really need them - better than giving up.
This might be my favorite Lego kinetic sculpture! And it's great to see how this teaches you problem solving skills. Lego is the reason why my problem solving skills are well developed.
Lots to love about this, the swimming motion is beautiful and the shell is impressively smooth--and getting to walk through the process and see the design steps was really fun. I've wanted to do something similar for my builds but I find that having to record/document as I go kills my momentum. Glad to see you do it as it's both enjoyable and educational to watch.
I love how this works, and mechanism-wise, my favorite part is that way you solved the rotation for the flippers on the sliding platform. I would never have thought of that, and I may try to use that idea for something myself at some point down the line. I also just like this style of video where the viewer gets to see the design process of a build like this. It helps make these kinds of things seem more tangible and achievable, in addition to just being a lot of fun.
That is such a clever design! The shell looks so smooth! I struggle so much to make mechanical builds such as this. I'm more of a sculptor myself. Great video!
This shows how much hard work and effort goes into making these functional builds. You’re a great engineer really, I could never have the patience to go through all those errors. But in the end it was worth it, THAT TURTLE IS ADORABLE!
Awesome video! Love all the detail and effort that was put into the mechanical aspects, yet still the turtle is completely system bricks-based. I think no video ever got so excited about making my own kinetic sculpture 🥹
Love seeing the design process! I've really struggled with trying to make a kinetic sculpture of mt own and seeing the progress and break throughs is really inspiring me to try to get back to finish it ❤
This was absolutely AMAZING! Seeing all the work you did with the different gears was incredible! I realize it would be a major undertaking, but I think you could make an AWESOME aquarium with various moving sea creatures!
This video was a great pleasure! I learned a lot. Seeing the holes get smaller and the mechanism becoming more reliable fired me up about the versitility of lego and about my unfinished project. I hope more behind the scenes videos comes in the future.
Dude this is amazing! I was smiling the entire time, seriously, great work man. Both the build and the editing/camera work/writing, it all comes together so well ❤
If you ever find yourself needing to resolve that gear issue in the future, you could use a second shaft with a spacer at either end to offset the gears and remove the gap.
Really great work Grant! Some of your most inspiring stuff was produced in this one. Love each step of progression on the mechanism that improved it each time. Keep it up brotherrrrrrrrrrrr!
wanted to let you know that your short brought me here, excellent work on the turtle! I'm blown away by your concealment of the mechanism, extremely well done!
These movement builds always amaze me and inspire me, thank you good sir. (Also i love your video style, and how instead of just showing us the final design you show us the entire process and i love that)
awesome MOC and a well told story! Cool to see progress and thinking processes :) I think you could have also used gear 11955 for transfering power to the moving part. It has no friction, meaning it can slide sideways on an axle
I love cheese! I also like this video! Its inspiring to hear you say 10 months, the struggle of building something to get it just the way you want it is real. I was really impressed with the way you smoothed out the gears. This turned out amazing!
For the power transfer from the base to the turtle, instead of using a axle based slider, you could have used one of those more rare red 8 tooth gears that slide on axles, the only set I know it came in was the big rollercoaster with the red track.
I just recently discovered those exist. I'd imagine that there is torque problems with those, but also, I didn't want to use parts that were tooooo rare so other people could build their own turtle.
I just found your channel and loved getting to see this build process with your commentary! It came out great and totally adorable, the antenna use is pretty clever too
I will be updating them in the future btw! They are a bit finicky and I think I have some improvements even from what I show in the video that I want to share.
Now on LEGO Ideas! Go Vote!
ideas.lego.com/projects/208f1ce4-207b-4e14-9721-62285c9dab76
You should submit this to Lego Ideas!!
That's the plan!
edit: It is on LEGO Ideas now! ideas.lego.com/projects/208f1ce4-207b-4e14-9721-62285c9dab76
Pls do
Yeah do so i would love this set soooo much
Indeed
@@GrantDavisI’d surely buy it! Also, I’m not exactly sure how the lego ideas submission process works, but if there is anything you’d be able to update us about I’d love to see community posts for it!
Amazing design and some wonderful solutions to the problems you encountered. Looking forward to more of your designs!
I checked the comments section only to find your comment. I’m not disappointed. :)
I really love your World Turtle! Please collaborate with him again
I'm was expecting you to be in the comment section
honestly the black base where all the mechanical elements are visibly working in sync is really fucking cool
13:54 I love this shot of the two turtles facing each other, it's so cute
It's like they are trying to headbut each other haha
It's like they are trying to headbut each other haha
Alright, this is incredible, but there is one thing I'm not entirely satisfied with. The flippers start to bow out right when the turtle is its furthest forward, starting to make it look like it's trying to reverse course. I'm not sure what to do about that because you're not getting this gigantic arc of the flippers, it's just little flaps, which is super cute, but there's just something that feels a bit off. It's super close, but there is just that little bit that feels wrong. If there was a way to rotate those surfboards to where the studs were facing a bit more forward than perfectly upright, that might fix things because than he'd be really pushing that water. If the technic 1x1 hole with a pin (part 15100) could have a bar inserted into the pin part, then you could use the stud with bar (part 32828) and get that angle, but LEGO decided that wasn't worth the extra connection for 15100.
Everything else though is absolutely wonderful. Two turtles, the eyes, the wonderful colors, the minimization of those holes, the lovely motor/handcrank function, it's absolutely wonderful. I'd love to see if you could get in a few Dark Red or Dark Orange areas on the shell to show the different paneling that makes it up and give some other visual interest. Make it even more like Squirt, but you know, that's also just more accurate to a Sea Turtle. If it doesn't look cute, then ignore me, but I think the 1x1 bricks between those brackets and a few of the 1x1 plates could be swapped out for Dark Red to get some other visual interest that wouldn't look too out of place.
Oh, and who doesn't love cheese?
Yeah I noticed that too, it looks to be swimming backwards. The flaps should go down simultaneously while the body moves forwards. One small switch and I feel this moc will be elevated so much. The design itself is beautiful.
@@marcus_2316 Well I had thought about that, but then the bobbing would be out of sync, too. So what does that mean? There's definitely something uncanny happening, and I can't figure out what needs to be changed in order to make it all work.
CHEESE! 🧀
Dude the turtle design could literally not be any better. Seriously, I would have just given up on the first attempt 😭
I want this to be an official Lego set. Oh please.
Worthy of another Ideas entry indeed
Pokémon mega contrux did it too many times
Fantastic motion on that turtle! It's very cool how you created such a great scene 💯
Hi !
Many thanks Grant for the giving us the glimpse of the design process behind this lovely model. It was really enjoyable to follow this months-long troubleshooting journey. Many times people are unaware how much time and effort goes into designing LEGO models. I hope that this will show how many issues need to be resolved before reaching the finish line :)
Hey! I am sure that you are very familiar with that process. Your stuff blows my mind sometimes, and am jealous of some of the slick angles you have been able to pull off. It is that behind the scenes stuff that I find most interesting and is why I make videos in the first place!
I like cheese
Relatable.
I would never had guessed.
Love your videos
I like banans
Awesome to see you supporting other creators on the platform! That's a rare but needed thing
He's so cuuuuute
This is the kind of LEGO content that really gets an AFOLs heart rate up!! Fantastic stuff! Well filmed, narrated and edited! Love it all!! Thanks for taking the time to not only create this beautiful MOC but to document it as well!
The turtle and the coral is already phenomenal by itself, but the mechanism is just the super cherry on top
Excellent work, minimizing those holes in the base impressed me so much
honestly i kinda like the grey bits, looks like a pattern
It's fun to see the whole process of this cute turtle come to life!
babe wake up grant davis is finally posting full vids again 😍😍😍
I'm truly moved by your creation. The way you documented this journey is as engaging as a well-crafted film - each challenge and solution was presented so clearly and elegantly. Thank you!
Dude this was one of the coolest Lego mechanism video's I've seen! Loved seeing the trial and error process plus everything was so well explained!
I think my only criticism is you should've accepted the 1x4 holes in the base for the longer fin mechanism because the mechanism made it look like the turtle was actually swimming. When you reverse the motion for your final design, it took the illusion away. Same goes for the head bob.
You can just use tall coral pieces around the holes to conceal them.
I do think I started at it for so long that I might have desynced the fins a bit, but I like I am currently satisfied with how the head bobs. You've got a good eye for detail
I wonder how much larger the turtle would have to be for the mechanisms controlling the flipper and head movement to be self-contained, and actually only have 2 supports like 9:24. If one support rotates it could drive a gear mechanism inside the turtle's body.
Youre dedication to this project is so inspiring
Underrated channel very nice build! I don’t really know much about legos myself but just seeing the process of trial and error, the way you tackle each obstacle and made every prototype even better is so entertaining to watch!
That looks so cool! From the outside you would have never thought how complex the mechanisms are
Dude this video was so good! The build is also absolutely incredible (and very adorable). That shell design looks sooo good
Not only is this a gorgeous design, the mechanism behind it is so elegant too. As an engineer, I loved seeing the progress of the design through several iterations (a nice reminder about persistence when things still haven't gone right by the 20th attempt). I hope this makes it to Lego Ideas!
I like sand green turtle!!!
great job with antenna pieces!!!😍😍
1) Amazing and well done. The perfect marriage of art, engineering and perseverance.
2) You need to stop tinkering with this and move on.
3) Compatible pieces in numerous colours can be sourced if you really need them - better than giving up.
This might be my favorite Lego kinetic sculpture!
And it's great to see how this teaches you problem solving skills.
Lego is the reason why my problem solving skills are well developed.
Lots to love about this, the swimming motion is beautiful and the shell is impressively smooth--and getting to walk through the process and see the design steps was really fun. I've wanted to do something similar for my builds but I find that having to record/document as I go kills my momentum. Glad to see you do it as it's both enjoyable and educational to watch.
Great build, yes it sometimes takes time and a new part (color) to finish a build ❤
I love how this works, and mechanism-wise, my favorite part is that way you solved the rotation for the flippers on the sliding platform. I would never have thought of that, and I may try to use that idea for something myself at some point down the line. I also just like this style of video where the viewer gets to see the design process of a build like this. It helps make these kinds of things seem more tangible and achievable, in addition to just being a lot of fun.
That is such a clever design! The shell looks so smooth! I struggle so much to make mechanical builds such as this. I'm more of a sculptor myself. Great video!
This shows how much hard work and effort goes into making these functional builds. You’re a great engineer really, I could never have the patience to go through all those errors. But in the end it was worth it, THAT TURTLE IS ADORABLE!
This is indeed one of those designs that deserves a Lego Ideas set of its own! Fantastic work!
The amount of engineering that went in to this, just mindblowing and the result is pure perfection. Well done🐢
Oooh the cuteness and the Dudeness😮
This is absolutely fantastic!!
Awesome video! Love all the detail and effort that was put into the mechanical aspects, yet still the turtle is completely system bricks-based. I think no video ever got so excited about making my own kinetic sculpture 🥹
The latent (1980a) Lego enginerd in me is beside himself in delight right now. 👏👏👏
So glad to have stumbled upon this today!
Wow this is one of the most beautiful and ingenious builds I’ve ever seen!
Return of the king! Love the logical explainations of your design challenges and how you overcame them. Super enjoyable watch!
This model and the video are both GORGEOUS.
I love him!! He needs more friends!!
What an outrageously incredible build. Fantastic work man.
Absolutely incredible! Thanks for walking us through the process. 😀
Super cool build! Awesome that you went every extra mile possible to achieve this!
Love seeing the design process! I've really struggled with trying to make a kinetic sculpture of mt own and seeing the progress and break throughs is really inspiring me to try to get back to finish it ❤
An amazing build, wonderful video, and a lesson in engineering too. Thanks, Grant!
It was so satisfying seeing the progression on the gaps in the base. That was more seamless than I would have thought possible
This was absolutely AMAZING! Seeing all the work you did with the different gears was incredible!
I realize it would be a major undertaking, but I think you could make an AWESOME aquarium with various moving sea creatures!
im so glad i found this channel, it made me get back into legos again. definitely deserve way more subs you’re so underrated.
Love it! Amazed at how small you managed to creat those slits, don't think I have seen that in any other lego automaton
Adorable outcome! And really well structured video retelling your iterative process! Really neat!!
Extremely impressive kinetic action for the turtle, and seeing you iterate like a madman made it all the better. Incredibly well done good sir.
This video was a great pleasure! I learned a lot. Seeing the holes get smaller and the mechanism becoming more reliable fired me up about the versitility of lego and about my unfinished project.
I hope more behind the scenes videos comes in the future.
That all black base looks sick
honestly, I think the grey details looked amazing on the shell
This deserves top recognition for effort idea encouraging and classroom do-together setting!
this is just gorgeous - and the optimization in the drive concept was more than worth it - keep up the great work :)
I love the entire process, and I admire your skill in making films and telling all the details so clearly and humorously.
Dude this is amazing! I was smiling the entire time, seriously, great work man. Both the build and the editing/camera work/writing, it all comes together so well ❤
Cool build! Love how you show the process of making the mechanism as well, it’s fun to watch :)
I love how detailed the snot brick work is on the shell
The shape of the shell looks so smooth and nice!
Great to see you back with another legendary build! I'm inspired to get back into playing with fun, complicated mechanisms!
If you ever find yourself needing to resolve that gear issue in the future, you could use a second shaft with a spacer at either end to offset the gears and remove the gap.
You, my friend, earned yourself a Sub.
Amazing work, I love it. Greetings from Germany 👍🏼
Great techniques and love how you showed yourself solving the problem rather than the final build
Wow. Just wow. This set ressembles perfectly what a beautiful sealife there is on planet earth
Oh wow, this is so cool! 🤯 thanks for sharing! ❤ And what a cute turtle! 😍
Really great work Grant! Some of your most inspiring stuff was produced in this one. Love each step of progression on the mechanism that improved it each time. Keep it up brotherrrrrrrrrrrr!
wanted to let you know that your short brought me here, excellent work on the turtle! I'm blown away by your concealment of the mechanism, extremely well done!
The video wasn't doing too well, so I made the shorts to do bring people here exactly like you! Thanks for the comment! ☺️
These movement builds always amaze me and inspire me, thank you good sir. (Also i love your video style, and how instead of just showing us the final design you show us the entire process and i love that)
This one is really cute! Though I prefer the old colour
This video was incredible! The explanation of your process and design development had my attention the entire time. And that is a hard thing to do!
I've tried making kinetic lego builds myself and it's pretty challenging so good work! Props for sticking with this project for so long.
Lego automaton is my absolute favorite lego category. Seeing your process is amazing and super helpful.
Same. I can't stop making more of them haha
I wish lego could see this and make this a set, I would and I am sure some others would enjoy.
awesome MOC and a well told story! Cool to see progress and thinking processes :)
I think you could have also used gear 11955 for transfering power to the moving part. It has no friction, meaning it can slide sideways on an axle
This really is a great build I love how you showed some of the multiple iterations and solutions
Such an awesome build! I have major respect for people who can make mechanical builds like this 😱
the improvements made over time are insane!!
Great job! Fantastic build and very clean video editing! I‘m looking forward to more projects from you!
This is such a great design! Thanks for sharing this with us!
This is absolutely amazing! The amount of time and effort you put into this model is obvious in the amazing final result! 🤩🐢
Awesome way to edit that base, I would’ve called it but the fact u were able to make the holes almost invisible was amazing
Really awesome build!
I love cheese!
I also like this video! Its inspiring to hear you say 10 months, the struggle of building something to get it just the way you want it is real. I was really impressed with the way you smoothed out the gears. This turned out amazing!
this is so cute and great job on the mechanism!! :)
incredible work! with the lego design and the video editing
This would be such an awesome Lego ideas. Please 🙏 LEGO honour this creator 😉
For the power transfer from the base to the turtle, instead of using a axle based slider, you could have used one of those more rare red 8 tooth gears that slide on axles, the only set I know it came in was the big rollercoaster with the red track.
I just recently discovered those exist. I'd imagine that there is torque problems with those, but also, I didn't want to use parts that were tooooo rare so other people could build their own turtle.
I just found your channel and loved getting to see this build process with your commentary! It came out great and totally adorable, the antenna use is pretty clever too
Just letting you know that I absolutely love this moc! Instructions have been downloaded :P
I will be updating them in the future btw! They are a bit finicky and I think I have some improvements even from what I show in the video that I want to share.
man this was such a cool video the way you improved your mechanism over time was so fun to watch
Incredible inspirational work!!! You definitely made the right choice in changing the eyes at the end!!!
Man that turtle is adorable