Behind the Build!

              I have had this idea for several years (before I even knew about Minecraft); however, I could never build it without having a turntable piece. Thanks to getting set 42097 (Compact Crawler Crane), I now  can. Dimensions Length: 19 inches Width (wings in): 14 inches Width (wings out): 17.5 inches Width of body (not counting "battery or shield generators": 3 inches  Height of body: About 3 inches Link:                  https://youtu.be/nAJ7AGNcNVs                Design               I typically start out by visualizing what it is I will be creating. This helps create a sense of scale for me and helps me to picture what I need to do throughout the building process, planning for what comes next. I originally had intended for a bomb function to be  implemented, but with how the landing gear and th...

MOC Star Wars ARC-170 Starfighter Built from Set 42097: LEGO Technic Compact Crawler Crane                  https://youtu.be/1GN35kTkg7w                My third LEGO Technic MOC Build time: About 8 hours Dimensions          Length: 14"          Width: 14"          Height: 3" Design         The ARC-170 is a very iconic ship from the Star Wars universe in my opinion. The functionality made it especially challenging and fun to design. The hardest function was, of course, the wings. They had to rotate about the same axle, but in different directions. To connect all the wings together so that they rotated at the same time and reached the same height was tricky, but I came up with something that helped.          I slid the small gear turntables (the ones the wings would eventually attac...