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Here’s a functional all-Lego microscope: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/fcce15cd-27e0-405b-990b-681b7787fbc6 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/fcce15cd-27e0-405
by evanb 5y ago
Here’s a functional all-Lego microscope: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/fcce15cd-27e0-405b-990b-681b7787fbc6 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/fcce15cd-27e0-405b-990b-681b...
No non-Lego pieces; even the lenses are Lego minifig-scale magnifying glasses.
Unfortunately, it didn’t get enough backers in time to advance to production.
- jonplackett 5y agoThe downside being that the 'through microscope' image just looks like a badly enlarged version of what you can see on the slide...
- jayceedenton 5y agoThis is fantastic. There are some incredible ideas on that site and this microscope is a good example of an expert model maker using their creativity to work with the constraints of the Lego. Lego seems to provide just the right amount creative control whilst still imposing its own rules and limitations. You see tiny models that express the character of the subject so well, often by using blocks in unexpected ways to create the subtlest hint of a form. The end result has so much charm but requires great skill. That site led me to this working piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM7kj5XI_HY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM7kj5XI_HY Well, I guess it's silent, but it has the mechanics. Wow.