Creamy Caramel Launcher

Creamy Caramel Launcher

For this year’s Halloween machine, I decided to build a robot to launch small caramel candies to the kids that come to our door. It’s a pretty simple design, with a gravity feed system, and a rubber band powered launching mechanism. You can watch the video to get a...
Flip Walker Treadmill

Flip Walker Treadmill

Since building my LEGO flip walker model a couple of years ago, I’ve been thinking of ways to easily display it at public events. The fact that it continuously walks in a straight line means that it can only be demonstrated with someone there to constantly reset its...
Ouroboros

Ouroboros

My latest experiments with the LEGO roller coaster track system have led me to design this custom rendition of an Ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail. These symbols are traditionally depicted in the form of a circle, but due to the tight curve radius of the roller...
Canoe at Sunset Print

Canoe at Sunset Print

I am quite intrigued by the relatively recent art style line of LEGO sets, and have wanted to try designing one of my own for a while. Since Kristal and I enjoy getting out on the water in our canoe, I thought a silhouetted ‘print’ of a canoe at sunset would be a good...
Prairie Dogs CADA Set

Prairie Dogs CADA Set

It’s been a few years since we designed our original kinetic sculpture of a group of prairie dogs, and we’re happy to say it is now available as a fun new set from CADA. This newly updated model features 4 of the cute rodents hanging around the entrance to their...
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature

Kristal and I have started working on a large LEGO project to recreate the Canadian Museum of Nature here in Ottawa. This is actually part of a larger project that our local LEGO club (ParLUGment) is spearheading, to build various landmarks in the Ottawa region, and...