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#2461 TECHNIQUE DISCUSSION: Making Mechanisms Move 6

Slide on over this way - it’s time to learn a new movement mechanism! Let’s take a look at how to make this unique movement happen, and it might just surprise you!


Featured Builders:

@thebrickconsultant

@interactivebricks




Making Mechanisms Move alt text Slide 1: Making Mechanisms Move 6 Swipe to learn the LEGO magic of making things slide! Featured on this slide include builds from @InteractiveBricks and @TheBrickConsultant Slide 2: Basic Sliding Functions There are three key components to sliding: the turner, the sliding surface, and the sliding platform. A pulley (4185) works perfect as a turner. Insert a pin into one of the pulley’s holes. The pin will push the bars on the sliding platform. Use 6L bars (63965) and round 1x2 plates (35480) for a secure sliding platform base. An inverted tile makes the foundation of the sliding platform. This is what slides back and forth. Use a tile as a smooth sliding surface and bricks on either side to guide. Image shows the sliding mechanism. Slide 3: Similar Mechanisms If our sliding mechanism seems familiar, you might be thinking of its movement cousin, Tilting! See post 2176 for a complete breakdown.The tilting mechanism also uses a pulley, pin, and bar for movement. But it is connected at the top, forming a pivoting platform. Check out post 2176 which is Making Mechanisms Move - Part 4: Make it Tilt! Slide 4: Story Telling with Pivoting For her Muppet Treasure Island build, @interactivebricks has Kermit and Bunsen slide through the jungle! Secure minifigs with this bracket so they don’t fall off when moving! Image shows a close up of a MOC with Kermit and Bunsen sliding back and forth in the jungle. Slide 5: Sliding in Action Fozzie slides back and forth, taking pictures of the frogs. You can see the mechanism from the side. This is a model that @interactivebrickslets children hold at conventions so they can see how the sliding movement works. Image shows Fozzie taking pictures of two frogs with his camera. Slide 6: Sliding in Action The Brick Consultant brings Julian’s Playset to life. Julian rides his new skateboard. Check out the builds by @thebrickconsultant to see the two other mechanisms in simultaneous use! If you look closely enough, you can see the bars slide while being pushed by the pulley. Image shows Julian from Animal Crossing slide on his skateboard to a party. Slide 7: Sliding in Action If you look closely, you can see the mechanism that moves the red crab! Watch the rabbit go in and out of the tent to roast a marshmallow. Image shows two different sliding models, featuring undersea creatures and Animal Crossing. Slide 8: Previously in the Series Check out the following posts for our movement series. 2080 for Make it Spin. 2111 for Make it Lift. 2150 for Make it Lift Complex. 2176 for Make it Tilt. 2224 for Make It Pivot. Up next: Waving! For step by step instructions, check out @thebrickconsultant or JKBrickworks.com






If you’ve missed the previous parts of this series, head to our website and search for the Making Mechanisms Move series.


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