Heavy LEGO Technic amphibious tracked vehicle, build and test. 

Pin it? Why not...

Yeap!

​@@brickandgear A bathtube sounds dangerous.🤔

@@OGbobbylocdogg 😁

This vehicle is probably the end of an era. In the future I will most likely use 3d printed fillings instead of styrofoam, so my designs will be much better!

That was my intention! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Yes... Yes we should... 😁

Makes sense

When I build a proper submarine I'll name it Leviathan! Deal?

behemoth is believed to be inspired by hippos, which are semi aquatic. this is semi aquatic and also has a more girthy silhouette. definitely fits the name

@@frank_calvert love the scientific answer. My kind of guy...

@@frank_calvert Really? I didn't know that. You learn something new every day. I guess he was scary to the ancient people so they made stories about hippos xD

Nice to be back!

Hello! This is the location of the sea trial on Google Maps : maps.app.goo.gl/XH1syYo8ckJgtMJg7

You should definitely check out my landing craft videos. The sounds that baby makes when the ramp is retracted during arrival are mesmerizing!

Thank you! 🙏 The next version will be able to handle a proper island landing! I've already chosen an island 400 meters from the shore. Quite the journey!

You run a building club? Please elaborate! 🙂

@@brickandgear Oh, it's a delight! In my country, school clubs aren't very common, but we have an organization that runs free time centers for children and youth. There's all sorts of clubs, chess, ball games, board games, Nerf, woodworking, electronics, street dance, photography, programming, 3d modelling, outdoorsmanship, and what not, and I happen to preside over the Lego robotics club for about five years now. Once a week, after the free time afterschool club is done, we go into the club room, take the boxes from the wardrobe and line them up on the pool table, and we go to town on them. We have about eight EV3 boxes worth of parts, plus three organizers with drawers, and lately, since you can't get new EV3 sets, we've been experimenting with Nezha robot inventor kits. There's eight kids, but usually at least one is absent. I enforce the reasonable frame usage rule, and others like it, because their first instinct is usually to just get the frames and build a huge platform out of them, which first of all is floppy, second makes it hard to connect the functional elements, and most importantly, leaves no frames for others. Depending on the assignment, they work alone or in pairs, to build whatever they need. I either let them pick what they want to do, or if they can't decide I pitch some sort of an idea or a challenge for them. Past few years I've been working with smaller kids, about 9-11 I think, so I don't expect anything groundbreaking from them, it took a pretty long time to make them stop building skewed deformed shapes, and cars entirely out of axles, but sometimes they surprise me with what they can come up with. We do standard stuff, like sumo or battle bots, line follower and dragster races, seeing who can build the best lifting mechanism, or just experiments, like sound or light activated robots, and such. Sometimes they're not easy to work with, since they're children, and ones with phones at that, but I got a couple of aces up my sleeves. When it's a special occasion, I hook the projector up to my laptop, and we catch some inspiration by trying out ideas in Scrap Mechanic, and they don't even notice they're learning. Other times, I get my specialty, and I show them shooting mechanisms. They really like those, although they seem a bit bored when I start by explaining firearm safety. One time one of the older boys came up with the same mechanism I had prepared, but actually improved upon it. Then when everybody had built themselves a little blaster, we had a target shooting competition. It's an awesome feeling when you see a child has learned something from you, and uses it to create something interesting, but the main perk: when they're not in need of my help, I get access to a huge supply of Lego.

Imagine the possibilities with more durable building materials and advanced tech. We live in great scientific times!

True!

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Thank you!

Thanks for watching! 🙏

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you! 🙏

You are correct! This is the last of the "first generation" amphibious vehicles, using foam fillings for buoyancy. This method of keeping my builds afloat was quite restrictive when it came to designing each vehicle. My "second generation" vehicles will use 3D printed fillings, so I'll be free to design the vehicle exactly how I want it and then print the buoyant parts and properly place ballast. I'm also planning to design water tight boxes for the motors and electronics so that I don't have to place them on top of the vehicle.

Thank you! I hope you enjoy my next projects as well! 😊

Ευχαριστώ πολύ! Δυστυχώς δεν ήταν σε θέση να κάνει απόβαση στο νησάκι, αλλά τα παθήματα θα γίνουν μαθήματα. Πάμε για την έκδοση Mk-III τώρα!

Thank you! Probably, yes. I hope the channel grows even bigger and I can expand my collection to build even bigger vehicles!

You should try 3D printing. Lego is so expensive for plastic, its the brand name that you're paying for like some clothes

@@deskmat9874 I actually just bought an entry level 3D printer to print custom parts for my boats and amphibious vehicles. However, I don't want to print a whole vehicle for the following reasons : 1. I love LEGO, RC, and the outdoors, so this channel is actually the way to satisfy all three! 2. I don't have to keep/store all of my builds. I just disassemble them and move to the next one. Very convenient with my almost non-existent storage space. 3. I really enjoy the challenge of building machines with LEGO, and solving all the problems that occur due to the limitations of the material.

The next version will go on a diet, and I'll definitely add a spring mechanism to keep the tracks under tension and avoid them getting caught in underwater currents.

That is the reason why one of my favorite videos is this : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9zMyeVV6tyY.htmlsi=sChrBul7QiM9UJQ1 The onboard sound of the engines, the rudder and the ramp going up/down are mesmerizing!

Yeap! 😁

Thank you! 🙏

Thank you! 🙏

Спасибо!!!

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Thank you!

Keep watching the channel and you never know. Someday... 😁

There is something similar in my "To Do" list (not with the GPS stuff). Sink a small ship and build a bigger ship to salvage the smaller one...

@@brickandgear That would be awesome. I suppose various anchors should hopefully keep the rescue Vessel in place to carry out a rescue of the smaller boat. Look forward to it.

Thank you!

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I'll use my DJI Action 2 on a submersible platform in the future!

Thank you!

Αυτός ήταν και ο στόχος! Δεν θα δείχνω πλέον τα πάντα από την συναρμολόγηση. Μόνο τα σημεία κλειδιά σε τόνους ASMR.

Yeah, my amphibious vehicles are usually faster on water. The next generation will be much faster and capable on land!

I've been using LEGO Digital Designer for all my builds. However, it is not supported any more, so I'll have to switch to Studio in the future.

1. Σκέφτομαι για να μην επιβαρύνω πολύ το βίντεο της κατασκευής και δοκιμής, να ανεβάζω ένα ξεχωριστό με σχόλια πάνω στο όχημα. Που πέτυχε, που απέτυχε και τις βελτιώσεις που σκέφτομαι να κάνω στο μέλλον. 2. Τα περισσότερα από τα κομμάτια του προέρχονται από το Bucket wheel excavator και κάποια τα έχω πάρει από το BrickLink.

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Thank you! 🙏

Nope. That would be too small for my taste...

It's a small beach south of Athens, Greece.

Yes... 😁

​@@brickandgear cool 🤙🏼😜

Yeap! Mk-III will probably go on a diet...

Construir um barco que aguente mar agitado e mau tempo é definitivamente um dos meus projetos futuros!

You should check out the sunken airplane exploration video! Lots of fish there... and an airplane as well...

I recently got some more parts for that purpose actually. I want to build an aircraft carrier that launches small RC planes. I can't say if it's going to be triple the size of my other ships, but it's going to be big...

Nope. I haven't applied any sealant so far on the motors or electronics.

@@brickandgear ic, but if you do, would it affect the contraption handling and buoyancy? Like would it help or no? considering Lego is not quite sealed as it would be once topped together

Filling the hull with blocks of styrofoam provides enough buoyancy. Applying sealant on the bricks would probably make any boat a bit more buoyant, but risking damage to my pieces and having to clean them one by one after disassembly is not worth it.

My Mavic Mini would definitely end up in the water if it tried to pick that beast up! 😁

I just got a 3D printer for the channel, so expect some 3D printed ones in the future. With proper LEGO axle adaptors!

You start small and develop. If you check out my older projects, you'll find smaller amphibious vehicles that led to this. The next version of the Behemoth will be much better. I've already thought of a few improvements.

They haven't complained so far, so probably not.

That would be an interesting build.

Yeah ooh how about if you make it one designed to be a forest dragon that can walk in nature

Yes, they are LEGO.

I use propellers for RC boats fitted with 3-stud Technic axles. You can check the tutorial here : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JXzh06oG57w.htmlsi=hxcy13v_3UGxeJx9

@@brickandgear cool. Thank you!

Can you build it now?

no because im still a Kid 😢 but as i tried to build this i was younger now i have some bricks not all

You'll get there someday!

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Could it be my subconscious reaching out to my young gamer days!?

@@brickandgear Oddly enough, I've never played 40k. But I have occasionally thought: "That might be a nice model to build . . ." Mind you, that was back when their models were resin rather than plastic.

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Probably not bigger. Definitely improved, now that I got myself a 3D printer. Custom printed propellers, custom printed buoyancy boxes... Probably custom printed water protection for the motors...

You think? I was aiming for a more ASMR feel with the natural sound of the bricks "clicking" in place.

Это был всего лишь тест, поэтому камера под водой мне не понадобилась.

Thank you! 🙏