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Jeremy McCreary

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Typical spintoy display
« on: October 16, 2019, 06:53:40 PM »
A typical display of my LEGO spintoys at last weekend's hobby show in Denver...

https://youtu.be/uCaRtahadQc

For safety and other reasons, I usually have visitors point to spintoys for me to demo. The optically active color-mixing, B&W stroboscopic, and blacklight tops entering at 2:02 generally get the most oohs and ahhs.

Other mechanical LEGO gizmos on display include a train-driven orrery (here missing its central star), a self-folding pneumatic cube, and several remote control vehicles. Of these, the cube and the fully functional RC excavator are perennial crowd-pleasers. The always-moving cube and orrery serve as eye-catchers.

Many of the items here appear in more detail in other videos on this channel.
« Last Edit: October 16, 2019, 09:04:21 PM by Jeremy McCreary »
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Re: Typical spintoy display
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2019, 07:36:31 PM »
Typical? :o That's a lot of table space you got there? Are you getting it for free as you are not a vendor?

In addition to the tops, you have some serious LEGO constructions there!
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Re: Typical spintoy display
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2019, 08:58:04 PM »
Quote from: ta0 on October 16, 2019, 07:36:31 PM
Typical? :o That's a lot of table space you got there? Are you getting it for free as you are not a vendor?

In addition to the tops, you have some serious LEGO constructions there!

Yes and thanks!

DENLUG (the DENVER LEGO user group I belong to) is usually invited to display at regional events like this -- some commercial, and some put on by local governents, schools, etc. We do it free in exchange for free space and amenities like tables, chairs, power, and sometimes beer.

I like to design and build working LEGO gizmos of all kinds. The science and engineering one can dabble in with LEGO goes way beyond spintoys.
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Re: Typical spintoy display
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2019, 09:14:21 PM »
salut Jeremy
 
what a great display you should have stayed longer on the texts
my favourite is the cube
it's magic , like a motorized origami
super excellent presentation
greenwood village is now on the mad map of top spinning raw-hides ;)

jim
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Re: Typical spintoy display
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2019, 08:48:49 PM »
Quote from: jim in paris on October 16, 2019, 09:14:21 PM
greenwood village is now on the mad map of top spinning raw-hides ;)

Good to know my evil scheme's working. One day, Greenwood Village, Colorado will be the spintoy capital of the Universe! Don't try to stop me. >:D
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Re: Typical spintoy display
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2019, 11:49:52 PM »
Pretty impressive.

My thought is that we should have more places trying to be the top capital of the US/world/universe!!!
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Re: Typical spintoy display
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2019, 05:30:46 AM »
Great show!!!
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