Lego Star Wars 10178 – AT-AT Walker with motor

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Last week, I was in St. Louis for the FIRST Championships, showing off some robots in the LEGO Education booth. Unrelated to the robotics event, they had a table full of white parts, mostly from the Architecture Studio set, for people to build with. It’s a very interesting exercise to build using a single colour. You focus a lot more on the shapes of what you are creating, using texture to add detail instead of colour differences. I definitely wandered over to that table whenever I had a chance. Who can resist a table full of pieces? One model that came out of it was a micro scale Millennium Falcon. It wasn’t very accurate to the ‘real’ thing, as there was a limited selection of parts, but upon returning home I thought I would try to make a more accurate version at the same scale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZa-IWwk36s Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Motorized Micro Scale LEGO AT-TE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZa-IWwk36s) But there’s another question about why Lego walks are becoming popular: Why would anyone want to subject themselves to walking on sharp, pointy bits of plastic? Why would we do something so painful? Well, one answer is that it makes us better people. The AT-ST is a two-man walker that served the Imperial side in the Galactic Civil War. It is lightly armed with chin-mounted laser cannons and side-mounted weapon pods. The two legs make it good for reconnaissance and patrolling. The AT-ST was used in both the Battle of Hoth and the Battle of Endor. What is an At-at walker?

Lego walking is increasingly popular at charity events, Lego-themed events, team-building workshops, on YouTube, and even in cabaret sideshow acts. It is exactly what it sounds like: stepping barefoot on a pile or path of Legos, usually of all different sizes. But unlike fire-walking or even glass-walking, walking over a bunch of Legos actually does hurt. Why? And an even better question—what do we get out of it?Out of the three that I do on a regular basis, it’s before I step on the Lego that I think ‘Oh, this is going to be a bit uncomfortable,’” he says, laughing. Once complete, you’ll have a stunning replica of the Galactic Empire’s mightiest ground vehicle, featuring a movable head, spinning front guns, adjustable legs, and opening side panels revealing detailed interiors. It’s the perfect centerpiece for any collection – or even just to show off to your friends and family! Unfortunately, LEGO Ideas no longer accepts Star Wars related submissions, so I can’t add this as part of the Pursuit of Flight project, but I hope that this model gives both you, and LEGO, an idea of what is possible with it. If you’d like to see something like this become an official set, you can add your support to the Pursuit of Flight project here: ideas.lego.com I only sell original LEGO minifigures that have been obtained new by me in original boxes, or from reputable sources.

There have been quite a few different LEGO At-at Walker sets released over the years. Let’s take a look at them all. Just when you thought mini sets were the only way to go, this midi-scale set comes to challenge your assumptions! The LEGO 20018-1 AT-AT Walker set is perfect for anyone who loves a good mini set but wants something with a little more… oomph. This set comes with all the features you love in a mini set – intricate design, movable parts, and durability – but on a larger scale that will have you marveling at the detail. I’ve designed a few themed variations of my Pursuit of Flight model over the years, but one that I’ve wanted to build since the beginning was a Star Wars speeder chase version. At-at walkers are much larger than At-st walker and are made for moving across open terrain. They are also equipped with heavier weapons, making them more suited for combat. On the other hand, At-st walkers are smaller and more agile, making them better suited for scouting missions or guerrilla warfare. Your kangaroo moves pretty much exactly like a (slow-moving) kangaroo! (I am in Melbourne, Australia). See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6nGd8bP3Mghttps://youtu.be/WvIC6gjKIMw Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Star Wars Trench Run Kinetic Sculpture (https://youtu.be/WvIC6gjKIMw) I recently designed a six legged walking frame for another project and one of the first things that popped into my mind after designing it was that I could probably build a reasonable All Terrain Tactical Enforcer (AT-TE) from the Star Wars universe around it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOyhl4FkOAY Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Gravity Powered Walking LEGO Animals (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOyhl4FkOAY) All in all I really like LEGO construction sets because they have so many creative building measures. With these sets, you can have them in many different scenes because they feature posable legs. You can have them standing as a display on a shelf, or carefully move the legs so they appear to be walking or even falling! A full kit for this model is also available on MOCHUB, which includes the instructions and all the pieces needed to build it.I think the scale of this model falls somewhere between 1/3 to 1/2 minifig scale and probably best falls into the category of midi-scale. The AT-AT Walker is the smallest one yet, but it’s still huge! And it fits with the 2009 style updates that were released. It practically looks related to the AT-ST in 8038! It’s not the cheapest, but it’s better value than most of the bigger sets, and it has a good selection of minifigures that would rival most of them. I’ve really enjoyed watching your videos and seeing your models. I was wondering if you could make a walking AT-AT walker mechanism. I would really appreciate it. I was also wondering if every thing is all right because it’s been over 3 months since you’ve posted your last video. I would really appreciate if you could respond shortly. In 2006, Scott Bell earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest-ever barefoot walk over hot coals—250 feet of glowing hot embers, at 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. Eight months later, he smashed that record with another fire-walk, this time 326 feet.

In the older sets, the minifigures are becoming very collectible, which as my regular readers know is of my favorite parts. There is very little friction between LEGO and cardboard, which is why I’m using felt ramps in the video. I’ve found you can also put a bit of masking tape on the feet give their surface a bit more friction. I’ve tried them on wooden ramps as well with some success. Note that the friction is very important. If the feet slip at all, even a tiny amount, they will lose a lot of energy and not walk as effectively. Chewie is pretty much essential to any Star Wars set – he looks great here too. And the two pilots are both excellent figures. TheSnowtrooper has some lovely printing on his legs, and Hoth Lukeis another figure with brilliant leg printing. Finally, we have Darth Vader himself. He doesn’t say anything (as far as I know!) But he looks great. He has a newish headpiece which I think is an improvement on the old one, and his body print is excellent too. An At-at walker is a giant four-legged machine used by the Imperial Army in the Star Wars universe. They are heavily armored and equipped with powerful weapons, making them a fearsome opponent on the battlefield. LEGO Star WarsGlass-walking, which looks incredibly painful and is perhaps most similar to Lego walking, can actually be relatively painless. To prepare a glass walk, the pieces are typically broken to fairly small size, then poured onto the flat surface and patted down to ensure a more uniform walking surface. Once the walker steps on to the path, the glass shifts and flattens further, and the walker is distributing his or her weight evenly over many potentially sharp points – the “bed of nails” effect. This means that no one piece has enough pressure applied to break the skin or even set off the many pain receptive nerves in the feet. A neurochemical explanation even undergirds the pro-social benefits of shared, ritualistic pain. During these high arousal states, humans are flooded with all kinds of intense neurotransmitters and hormones, including dopamine, oxytocin, vasopressin and serotonin. Some of these are linked to the creation of social trust and even love—oxytocin and vasopressin have both been popularly (and somewhat myopically) labelled “love” or “cuddle” hormones. Oxytocin is associated with inducing feelings of trust in those around you, reducing fear, and increasing empathy, and serotonin is implicated in reducing anxiety. Meanwhile, dopamine, which is linked with the brain’s management of reward and risk, also makes you feel good about the whole thing. All of this means that evolutionarily, shared painful experiences can stimulate bonding and group cohesion, and create meaning for people. It’s been on my todo list for a while to see what kind of maze I could design by combining the parts of another LEGO set with the 21305 Maze set. I finally decided to see what I could come up with using 75099 Rey’s Speeder. EU: 4495737 Availability LEGO exclusive Notes Random set of the day on 17 Apr 2021 Rating ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ 4.5