Heck yes. We've been trying to utilize our Lego collection for the production of projectile apparatuses ever since the Pirate sets stopped coming with those flickable cannons. Now it seems our sad attempts have been eternally showed up by Sebastian's ULTIMATE Lego Chaingun, which has 8 barrels, a 64 shot capacity, and an eleven rounds per second firing rate. The rubberband chaingun took over a month to build, and is powered by an honest-to-goodness Lego motor. Sebastian has all sorts of ideas how to mod up his gun even more, including an ammo counter or even faster firing rate, but whatever he manages to do it's clear all we're going to be bringing to our next rubberband fight is a white flag. Keep reading for some hot embedded YouTube action of this thing blasting away.
Just the simple fact that somebody at Engadget remembers when the Lego shooting cannons were banned has just made me that much more of a loyal reader. On a related note, if they ever made more "Classic Space" sets I'd buy them up in a heartbeat.
I was 10 when the pirate Lego came out. I got so much of that stuff at Christmas. I still have some of the original Space Lego about somewhere too. I loved that stuff, everything wasn't made of specially molded parts as it seems to be now.
I'm going to track down the plans and build it. Next time my kids shoot a rubberband at me I'll pull a Scarface on them and whip out the killer lego rubberband cannon. Photos of my kids terrified faces to follow...
I agree Euan! I love the space Legos. Seems like eveything is too pre-molded now. I don't think I ever made the model that that was on the box. Well, maybe just once.
I feel kind of like a loser knowing that the song in the video is the Playstation song by Eiffel 65 (I own the CD and listen to it regularly). As ill-qualified as the Playstation 1 was to be subject for a techno song, they made it work very well. Oh well, cheers to the Lego gun, most impressive!
Awww... and to think that all I could ever get was a single-shot K'Nex pistol. Oh, and amen to all those wanting some more space lego. I still have some pieces to my Space Train set here and there, that thing was awesome.
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posted Sep 11th 2006 4:27PM
Just the simple fact that somebody at Engadget remembers when the Lego shooting cannons were banned has just made me that much more of a loyal reader. On a related note, if they ever made more "Classic Space" sets I'd buy them up in a heartbeat.
scot: I hardly think the ability to inflict pain on little brats and small animals at 11 shots a second is pointless, but then that's just me.
I think I just became a Lego fanboy!
oh my god that is sweet
just add the metal springs from standard clothes pins to the ends of those elastics for some serious fun!
We are creating a rubberband gun of extra-oridinary magnitude!!!!
Next he should make a highy speed paper wasp gun!
The Half Life 3 Engine at work again!
What's the range on this sucker?
He's firing Lego at a glass toped table. Ouch.
I was 10 when the pirate Lego came out. I got so much of that stuff at Christmas. I still have some of the original Space Lego about somewhere too. I loved that stuff, everything wasn't made of specially molded parts as it seems to be now.
Let's see. 11 rounds at 64 shot capacity. So you have to reload every 5.8 seconds?
mmmm....space lego.....
I'm going to track down the plans and build it. Next time my kids shoot a rubberband at me I'll pull a Scarface on them and whip out the killer lego rubberband cannon. Photos of my kids terrified faces to follow...
I agree Euan! I love the space Legos. Seems like eveything is too pre-molded now. I don't think I ever made the model that that was on the box. Well, maybe just once.
There rubber bands hes firing Euan. Not LEGO, I hope
I WANT ONE! or want to make one
I feel kind of like a loser knowing that the song in the video is the Playstation song by Eiffel 65 (I own the CD and listen to it regularly). As ill-qualified as the Playstation 1 was to be subject for a techno song, they made it work very well. Oh well, cheers to the Lego gun, most impressive!
if you like that check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht7eClRi-8I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsmnngdeEBI
LEGO cd thrower!
Human beings are such amazing creatures... And this is what they do with their time. It's funny and depressing all at once.
That thing is still awesome though.
that is freakin awesome!! I might have to dig out the lego!
hehe, now to join this with a mindstorm nxt set to make it selfaiming and maybe even selfreloading :D
huahahahahaha!
all i can say is... holy crap that is frickin sweet.
Incredible. I'd have loved to have had this as a kid.
Anyone find some plans for this yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vus2dYETMuI&NR
'Tis makes me proud to be a Dane. Or something. Way cool either way! :D
I BUILT IT! IT IS AWESOME!! I got mine to shoot 14 per second!
HA!!
Awww... and to think that all I could ever get was a single-shot K'Nex pistol. Oh, and amen to all those wanting some more space lego. I still have some pieces to my Space Train set here and there, that thing was awesome.