I Built a Working LEGO Flight Joystick

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024

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  • @ibuildstuff
    @ibuildstuff  Год назад +379

    What should I make next? (Could literally be anything, even if it seems impossible)
    Edit (08/24/23): Starting 11:20 there's an audio glitch due to copyright issues... so apologies for that

  • @danieldorn9989
    @danieldorn9989 Год назад +2685

    Fun fact: All the Lego pieces used in this flight stick make it more expensive than just buying a joystick.

    • @nicholaslaun9372
      @nicholaslaun9372 Год назад +76

      you would be surprised

    • @kayleib5
      @kayleib5 Год назад +51

      Buy a F-22 superhornet joystick

    • @marjoriedavis4224
      @marjoriedavis4224 Год назад +9

      Well honestly he wanted to so he decides to do it or not

    • @datb0013
      @datb0013 Год назад +222

      @@kayleib5 "F-22 superhornet"
      a what

    • @dadofamadhouse4194
      @dadofamadhouse4194 Год назад +32

      Yeah but the journey, imagination, lessons learned, and experience make it priceless. Plus he prolly had a lot of Legos from back in his youth or from siblings so that prolly cut down the cost.
      Awesome job btw, I can't wait to show this to my kids!

  • @mikrieltje
    @mikrieltje Год назад +140

    Flight simulator **downloads warthunder**

  • @Jess_2k
    @Jess_2k Год назад +462

    I am so happy this was recommended to me! That travel montage was epic and put one hell of a smile on my face! And the design is genius!

  • @judeackland-patel6646
    @judeackland-patel6646 Год назад +113

    This production value and the pure quality of what you made is insane, HOW ARE YOU ONLY ON 5K SUBS??????? Really really love the video. The creativity of your editing, the sound design, the epic Lego wizardry. All of it makes the best RUclips video I've seen in months. Please keep doing what you do; keep making vids exactly like this and you'll be huge in no time :)

  • @jatinjust9533
    @jatinjust9533 Год назад +286

    your videos are truly one of a kind. they are so unique. if i dont understand some little detail in a video, i know i will know the whole model inside and out by the end of the video. what a clever thing to build! and theres so much detail too. thank you for all of the hard work put into this one. you even played the background music! great job!! merry christmas :)

    • @ibuildstuff
      @ibuildstuff  Год назад +10

      Thanks man! Merry Christmas to you too :)

    • @rowdyace5719
      @rowdyace5719 Год назад

      @@ibuildstuff my guy didn’t even play any real games 💀

  • @KapnKuTT
    @KapnKuTT Год назад +35

    Suggestion: You could reverse the mouse (upside down) and instead of moving the entire mouse, you'd just move a plate (for the mousesensor). However you'd have to somehow reverse grip onto the keys. Or mabye grab two switches and wire/solder them onto the mouse directly?

    • @GoldenAura32
      @GoldenAura32 Год назад +2

      You could just build a bump on the base so when the mouse is pushed down it triggers a mouse press.

    • @ibuildstuff
      @ibuildstuff  Год назад +7

      This is actually super smart, great idea lol

    • @stelcxantisto
      @stelcxantisto Год назад +1

      I immediately run to the comments to find this exact comment lol

  • @whomidity3953
    @whomidity3953 Год назад +468

    For a second, I actually thought the walking sequence was real lol
    Anyway, great video, man. I hope more people find your content as well, and I hope you continue to create content in the future.

    • @ibuildstuff
      @ibuildstuff  Год назад +29

      Thank you! I personally think I did a pretty good job editing that montage :)

    • @abdulmahyadiharis1293
      @abdulmahyadiharis1293 Год назад +5

      @@ibuildstuff I think it's better if you make a 360 rotating seat. so you feel like you're driving in the sky but there are also vibrations while firing guns 🤔. I watched other youtubers no one has done that yet. 🤔

    • @galido_
      @galido_ Год назад

      Sorry for my dislike i wanted to press like, i corrected it👍

    • @whomidity3953
      @whomidity3953 Год назад +2

      @@galido_ don't worry, I'm guessing you're new. In RUclips, the dislike button on comments is basically useless, I don't get a notification, nor can anyone see it

    • @galido_
      @galido_ Год назад +3

      @@whomidity3953 im not new, i just thinked that it would notify you, because i got notification when someone likes my comment, i just didn't want to do it.

  • @CubedCanine
    @CubedCanine Год назад +9

    Gotta tell ya, revisiting this videa was great. Not only the build, but the editing too was amazing!

  • @perfectparadox7389
    @perfectparadox7389 Год назад +43

    This was absolutely amazing and exactly the kind of projects I love!!

  • @ArthurMorgan-rdr2gta
    @ArthurMorgan-rdr2gta 5 месяцев назад +1

    I genuinely didn’t think it would be actually good, good job, anything is possible with lego as long as you’re smart it seems

    • @vassi-k1y
      @vassi-k1y Месяц назад

      It has lots of flaws, I made one and I spent 2 years correcting all the flaws, biggest one can't shoot when joystick is deflected,second offcenters itself, third movement rly unstable tends to roll aggressively when aiming and only slightly turning. Fourth distance covered by mouse in joystick is much smaller than u actually need to, so u can't fully deflect commands, fifth, in dogfight u cant look around because it offcenters it joystick, sixth, trigger just falls off because it is not connected to anything, etc etc etc

  • @jeroenvandewater23
    @jeroenvandewater23 Год назад +5

    7:07 that was some seriously snappy editing, had me going cause the Osprey video was actually in my recommended yesterday.

  • @SeanHodgins
    @SeanHodgins Год назад +8

    This build and the video is amazing. Good work!

    • @ibuildstuff
      @ibuildstuff  Год назад

      Thank you!!!

    • @weird_planecrazy_er
      @weird_planecrazy_er Год назад

      @@ibuildstuff This is just creative, i wish i could do this but i dont really have alot of legos… (and i cant buy the full price)

  • @willithepower69
    @willithepower69 Год назад +19

    that's just insane, the fact that you designed the mechanism to shoot etc... Really nice video man.

  • @THarSul
    @THarSul Год назад +4

    next step: make a throttle so you can have a true HOTAS setup, but all made of lego.
    mad props.

    • @vassi-k1y
      @vassi-k1y Месяц назад +2

      I made one out of Lego, first I built a joystick, then I used a wheel connected to a second mouse that when spun turns the mouse wheel and controls throttle, I then change the gear ratio so that I could put a throttle stick going up that would turn the mouse wheel loads of time when actioned. Then, I found a scrap keyboard, an stuck it underneath my desk, and contrôles A and E keys for the yaw, war thunder allows u to put sensitivity at 0 percent and that means it progressively deflects the rudder, so depending on the amount of time I press the pedals, I can control the deflection.lastly I just binded that when both of them are activated it puts the brake

  • @consig1iere294
    @consig1iere294 Год назад +3

    I gotta say, the traveling part was uniquely done and was hilarious.

  • @silvermoonlight9879
    @silvermoonlight9879 Год назад +4

    0:27 I have the exact same model of the clock in my room too lol

  • @chugachuga9242
    @chugachuga9242 Год назад +8

    I was seriously expecting a Warthunder sponsorship

    • @ibuildstuff
      @ibuildstuff  Год назад +2

      Fr, that would’ve been the most perfectly executed sponsorship. I even tried emailing them but apparently my channel was too small :( if this video ends up blowing up it’s their own lose lmao

    • @Simplicity223
      @Simplicity223 Месяц назад

      @@ibuildstuffit blew up

    • @ibuildstuff
      @ibuildstuff  Месяц назад

      @@Simplicity223 LOL L war thunder

  • @moosman4217
    @moosman4217 Год назад +13

    This is so cool! I always wondered if it's possible to build a DIY flight stick, but never thought of using legos! Also the video was really well edited and I loved the epic travel montage. I'm very glad this was recommended to me and you have gained a subscriber

  • @peterheynen
    @peterheynen Год назад +6

    This was AMAZING and so much fun to watch. You did a GREAT job!

  • @theyeeterg
    @theyeeterg Год назад +2

    I really want one now this is sick

    • @vassi-k1y
      @vassi-k1y Месяц назад +1

      I made one that is perfect, it took me 2 years to make, the trigger doesn't work when u deflect the joystick, so the joystick axe in the middle presses down on the mouse

  • @yuuki-i1u
    @yuuki-i1u Год назад +11

    Hi thats an amazing build ! could you upload like a step by step build tutorial ? keep up the good work. you could maybe build an racing sim wheel.

  • @AmauryChihuahua
    @AmauryChihuahua Год назад +2

    This gentleman, this is peak human curiosity.

  • @SuperCheesyMan
    @SuperCheesyMan Год назад +4

    Man that was awesome to watch. Super fun edit, and what a cool project. Good job and happy new year :)

  • @NiquidFox
    @NiquidFox Год назад +1

    This video highlights the pinnacle of doing any projects involving computers : Spend hours making something, only for a totally separate piece of hardware to just randomly fail in the same exact moment

  • @bladeembros
    @bladeembros Год назад +25

    I truly love your videos, quality over quantity, that's the way it should be done

  • @simonabunker
    @simonabunker 9 месяцев назад

    The montage with the mouse was great. Also really appreciated syncing clicking the Lego together to the music! The joystick is also a marvel of engineering.

  • @LarySeeAircraft
    @LarySeeAircraft Год назад +9

    Looks great. You could make some rudder peddles as well

    • @ibuildstuff
      @ibuildstuff  Год назад +4

      Perhaps…

    • @lonelee5353
      @lonelee5353 Год назад

      @@ibuildstuff rudder pedals are suprisingly simple, just put a lego pedal on top of an xbox one triggers, and it should do the trick

    • @vassi-k1y
      @vassi-k1y Месяц назад +1

      No, u need it for the yaw, and that means u have to bind an extra Xbox controller, and most cable aren't long enough, do I just found a scrap keyboard and made the pedals press A and E, and wt allows u to deflect them more or less depending on the amount of time U press them

  • @Kre8-1duH
    @Kre8-1duH Год назад

    I find more satisfaction in the tools and items that i create for myself even if they aren't as precise. There is always room to improve or upgrade which is one of the enjoyments of inventing, tinkering, and creating. Even manufactured goods can be improved.
    Life really is all just a series of upgrades after all.

  • @vuubi1
    @vuubi1 Год назад +7

    That travel montage at about 5:00 just killed me hahahaha

  • @mjcc5470
    @mjcc5470 2 месяца назад

    This is incredible! It really inspires me to use my brain to learn and create stuff like this, instead of spending a bunch of money. Great video!

  • @SkyAtlas786
    @SkyAtlas786 Год назад +3

    You should make an instruction video on how to build this! It's absolutely amazing! Definately something I would build and use for sure!

  • @lily_skye
    @lily_skye Год назад

    the lego "click" sounds synced up with "ode to joy" are so satisfying

  • @frabbo03
    @frabbo03 Год назад +3

    Hey, it looks sick, I wonder if you could give us a tutorial on how to build it

  • @weeliano
    @weeliano 10 месяцев назад

    I admire the ingenuity and thought process that goes into building the joystick! Brilliant work!

  • @haph2087
    @haph2087 Год назад +3

    If you flip the mouse upside down, and move the surface under (now over) it, the moving parts can be much smaller.
    It does make pressing the buttons easier and harder, cause they don’t move, but are on the bottom.

  • @mysterygamer1302
    @mysterygamer1302 Год назад

    Oh when I firstly saw the top gun scene I was so excited!

  • @ascensionrider2486
    @ascensionrider2486 Год назад

    HOLY CRAP TASHNK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!! I was building a flight stick replica of your mouse-to-joystick and i was having issues of how to get the handle to move with the mouse. But now i see how it's done. As well as how you got the eft click to function.

  • @Nero-995
    @Nero-995 11 месяцев назад +4

    Tutorial?

  • @richardmetellus2336
    @richardmetellus2336 Год назад

    lmao the fakeout youtube ending legitimately got me. i sat up in my chair disappointed and everything

  • @sieme-stopmotion
    @sieme-stopmotion Год назад +3

    Alternate title: i made a 194000 people jealous

    • @vassi-k1y
      @vassi-k1y Месяц назад

      I made one

    • @vassi-k1y
      @vassi-k1y Месяц назад

      Better in my opinion, I tried his click mething,but when u deflect the joystick, the length to press the trigger increases, and at some point it is so big that it just presses into the air, a cm away from the mouse

  • @THR2024
    @THR2024 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for teaching me a lot of things as an inspiration to make my own mouse based joystick

  • @albertocampscantarellas6096
    @albertocampscantarellas6096 11 месяцев назад +9

    We need a tutorial

  • @MESTOR_1324
    @MESTOR_1324 Год назад

    I love that you used top gun in this it's my fav movie

  • @unaviador9972
    @unaviador9972 11 месяцев назад +4

    Could you make a tutorial please?

  • @DorifutoRabbit
    @DorifutoRabbit Год назад +1

    Great design, and I like the clever screen transitions you did throughout

  • @Cheez-Itz_Christ
    @Cheez-Itz_Christ Год назад

    That mouse traveled the world and space before it decided enough was enough.
    Rest easy old friend. o7

  • @920llll
    @920llll Год назад

    WE NEED THIS LEGO SETS !!!!!!!!
    I wish LEGO comapany sell this kind of lego sets

  • @kareemelabkary7611
    @kareemelabkary7611 Год назад +1

    GIVE THE MAN MORE EXPOSURE RUclips !
    this is some high effort video !

  • @randomness_regularly
    @randomness_regularly 3 месяца назад

    wow, great job making the f-18 flight stick, it looks to cool.

  • @gppl77
    @gppl77 Год назад +1

    Your editing is awesome!:)) Travel part is just epic!:)
    The joystick is very cool as well. I've tried to 3d-print one at some point, but eventually figured out that designing it more/less properly will take much more free time than I have at hands, so I gave up and just bought one off shelf. You're doing great!)

  • @IamMathenge
    @IamMathenge Год назад

    8:54 .. you are a true artist!!!

  • @MarkStillPlays
    @MarkStillPlays Год назад +1

    this is gonna help so many war thunder aviation players ASWELL as VTOL VR players, especially vtol vr since its out of lego you can modify it

    • @vassi-k1y
      @vassi-k1y Месяц назад

      I did it, it helps a lot in sim, but only after 2 years making the joystick perfect, otherwise it is not precise and it tends to off center quite a lot

  • @Tradiejoe284
    @Tradiejoe284 Год назад +1

    "And I had a lot of fun playing with it!" Whilst using stock videos of War Thunder

  • @schmorfson9522
    @schmorfson9522 Год назад

    the transitions, and even the idea using our screen as a fake greenscren brilliant

  • @Betto_333
    @Betto_333 Год назад +1

    lego x warthunder??? now this is DOPE

  • @ChrisTrunek
    @ChrisTrunek Год назад +2

    what a cool idea! great video and build! Something I could see being useful for this would be the flex cables- the regular lego ones could be used or custom lengths made to operate multiple mouse controls without disturbing the main mechanism. the flex cable and tubes can be easily recreated in longer lengths using 3mm O.D. x 2mm I.D. PTFE tubing (amazon). for the flex cables, PETG 3d print filament is perfect. the only tricky part is nibbing the ends to attach the lego flex cable fittings. I found a sharp knife or tiny round file works.
    anyway, super cool!

  • @unironic5715
    @unironic5715 Год назад +1

    Dude my cousin has an UNGODLY ammount of legos and I showed this to him and he thought it was the best idea ever. Would you please post the instructions publicly so we could make this ourselves?

    • @vassi-k1y
      @vassi-k1y Месяц назад +1

      U won't have the exact pieces I made one out ov 2 bacs of random Lego, it look completely different but works much better, and doesn't have any of his problems + I wrote them in answered to other comment

  • @wildfox1994
    @wildfox1994 Год назад

    the travel as well as the fake end of the video totally got me xD

  • @sbro2234
    @sbro2234 Год назад +1

    Make the thrust and buttons for the keyboard to add to this. That would be sick!

  • @limeland
    @limeland Год назад +1

    nice nice, now expand make the throttle lever as well

  • @spectre7963
    @spectre7963 Год назад +1

    Awesome vid srsly, you can tell the effort u put into the video and u made it extremely entertaining, I'm 14 and personally grew up with lego and have always loved making practical things out of it (and coincidentally have also recently gotten into flight slims xD) so honestly this video was super awesome to me and ur lego building in both technical and looks wise is rlly impressive, keep going strong and I know ull do well! :)

  • @indy1139
    @indy1139 Год назад

    That fake ending bit is scarily accurate to what my recommended videos are

  • @Amazombe
    @Amazombe Год назад +1

    Ahahah, what a lovely edit! Man, you are great!

  • @Bert3HD
    @Bert3HD Год назад

    An Assassins Creed hidden arm blade, that’s shoots the blade like Spider-Man shooting his web!👌🏼😍 Carry on with these amazing creations man, don’t let anyone stop you.👍🏼

  • @kirbyeatsaburger
    @kirbyeatsaburger Год назад

    The fact that this vid has 200k views in 1 week while you only have 7.5k subs just says that you deserve much more.

  • @SAKI4Love
    @SAKI4Love Год назад

    this is why i love mechanical engineers.

  • @KBJC_Aviation
    @KBJC_Aviation Год назад

    This is unique and your voice is different which adds character to the video

  • @u238productions
    @u238productions Год назад

    You put the mouse in backwards. Its really cool though. I love it!

  • @jade_hide635
    @jade_hide635 Год назад

    damn good man! you're so underrated, but the quality of the vid is absolutely amazing! Especially the part where you put the end screen and juked us, that got me for a sec.

  • @adyan_pro
    @adyan_pro Год назад

    i just thought of this idea like 3 weeks ago and i could not find a video about it and its pretty cool

  • @marcourban899
    @marcourban899 Год назад

    Nice. Your joystick would perfectly fit to my DCS cockpit I build from ... (tadaaa) ... Lego.

  • @epictea5122
    @epictea5122 Год назад

    this was amazing and really happy it showed up on my recommended, this def deserves more recognition, good luck in the future my friend

  • @Soovem
    @Soovem Год назад

    7:06 no shot this actually got me

  • @yeahbreadd7490
    @yeahbreadd7490 Год назад +1

    1:48 this is straight from trailmakers lol

  • @J_K944
    @J_K944 Год назад +1

    I mean great video topic overall, but your editing and storytelling was fantastic! Also learning the pay 2 win lesson will serve you well in War Thunder!

  • @chadwilder7803
    @chadwilder7803 Год назад

    I am planning to make this in the future, and I just downloaded the game, and i am already looking forward to making it

  • @godlugner5327
    @godlugner5327 Год назад +1

    Not going to lie it was the message on your phone that made me like, comment, and subscribe to your channel. It's the little things that count so keep up the good work bud

    • @ibuildstuff
      @ibuildstuff  Год назад +1

      Haha glad someone actually took the time to read it. I was afraid it was a bit too blurry to be readable lol

    • @dark-terrain-yt3598
      @dark-terrain-yt3598 Год назад

      @@ibuildstuff could you perhaps upload a tutorial or a video showing which parts are required to build it?

  • @hapisua
    @hapisua Год назад

    -Mom can i have joystik?
    -we have joystik at home
    joystik at home 2:23

  • @sajjadalikhan
    @sajjadalikhan Год назад

    Damn, now I'm kind of kicking myself for not thinking of using a mouse as the base for a diy fligh stick myself. Bravo, nicely done, and thanks for the inspiration!

  • @chris44gy
    @chris44gy Год назад +1

    Thanks for taking the time to make this I enjoyed seeing the end result! Looking forward to future uploads !

  • @joyhimaster
    @joyhimaster Год назад +1

    Do next throttle lever with legos!

  • @wallaby747
    @wallaby747 Год назад

    7:06 That one got me good 😂

  • @SMOKY-hg5kz
    @SMOKY-hg5kz Год назад +2

    youre a genius

  • @daviddewald4540
    @daviddewald4540 Год назад +1

    As someone who plays, flight Sims particularly DCS, and a HOTAS that cost me way too much money. this actually very impressive to me, too bad it couldn't be used for DCS because the stick x and y cannot be bound to the mouse x and y. P.s. warthunder not flight sim :)

  • @demonman1234
    @demonman1234 Год назад

    For some reason I honestly expected you to model the Sensor control switch, trim hat, and the pickle button on the stick as well.. LOL

  • @kevinsteinman8967
    @kevinsteinman8967 Год назад

    Now that is how to use Legos. I remember when Legos first came out...damn I'm old.

  • @etraveler8254
    @etraveler8254 Год назад

    I just watched some kind of movie production, and you only have 6k subs? Underrated af

  • @DivvyDeluxe
    @DivvyDeluxe Год назад +1

    Should add a nonlinear sensitivity to make it so you can pull harder on each axis but have a comfortable sensitivity.

  • @k0k0b0k01
    @k0k0b0k01 Год назад

    10/10 editing and story making skills!

  • @mbk0mbk
    @mbk0mbk Год назад

    I was looking for this design for so long, very creative idea, thank you for sharing ☺️

  • @POLSKIKAJAK
    @POLSKIKAJAK Год назад +1

    that fake end actually got me

  • @Xite798
    @Xite798 Год назад +2

    this channel is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo underrated.

  • @NonsensicalSpudz
    @NonsensicalSpudz 7 месяцев назад

    when you took off, I was waiting for some interstellar music to kick in lol

  • @devpartap9748
    @devpartap9748 Год назад

    man, this video was just pure fun and exciting for a teen like me.

  • @flighteaglediy8220
    @flighteaglediy8220 Год назад

    THIS NEEDS TO BE ON THUNDERSHOW!

  • @t.jbrodie
    @t.jbrodie Год назад +1

    7:08 juked me out.

  • @WaffleGeek
    @WaffleGeek Год назад

    Your transitions earn my subscription alone!

  • @nottoo2818
    @nottoo2818 Год назад

    This is genuinely a very well put together and underrated video. A bit of humour plus great content. Earned a sub!

  • @divyanshsrivastava7312
    @divyanshsrivastava7312 Год назад +1

    damn, i didn't knew so much could be done by legos, really well done 👍👍👍👍