Zoetrope – 42082 Building Instructions

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Detailed building instructions of the Zoetrope made from parts of the existing LEGO 42082 Rough Terrain Crane set.

Including:
– Full HD PDF building instructions (Preview)
– Explanation & understanding of mechanisms
– Fine tuning tips & tricks
– Premium support 💎

Not Including:
– The required LEGO set 42082. Available at    Amazon.com   &   ebay.com   &   LEGO.com   & Bricklink
– (Optional) USB Power Box - Power Functions PF/PF  →  Learn more or Add to cart



Important note: Although these building instructions are free, you may NEVER distribute these building instructions to anyone else or make public on other locations!

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This Zoetrope is entirely built using only parts from the LEGO Rough Terrain Crane and can be referred to as model C of the 42082. The whole machine is powered by one LEGO motor which comes with the LEGO 42082 Set.

 

 

Make your imaginations come to life!

 

Nowadays we all life in the digital world and sharing Gifs (Graphics Interchange Format) with each other is one of the common fun things to do on the internet. But how cool would it be to bring your favorite gif animations to life in the real world!

A Zoetrope creates the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of drawings or photographs showing progressive phases of a motion. Our Zoetrope is a fully functional, ready to be used machine that recreates the magic of the past. Perfect for any curious minds among us who want to explore the history of film, animation, science and much more in a fun and addictive way. Creating your own animations and seeing them come to life in this machine is one of the many ways Zoetropes keep amazing.

What kind of cool, epic and adventurous animations can you come up with?!

 

 

“The Wheel of Life”

The Zoetrope is a piece of history which was invented in 1833 by British mathematician William George Horner and was the beginning for modern cinema. It was one of the earliest movie toys and was extremely popular in the latter half of the 19th century reaching its height of popularity in the 1860’s.

While its been known by other names like “Daedalum” or “The wheel of the devil”, the term “Zoetrope” coined by American inventor William F. Lincoln seems to have stuck. Zoetrope means “the wheel of life”.

Geek Speak

The Zoetrope consisted of a slotted cylinder through which one views paper animated movie strips. As the cylinder spins the user looks through the slits at the pictures on the opposite side of the cylinder’s interior. The scanning of the slits keeps the pictures from simply blurring together so that the user sees a rapid succession of images producing the illusion of motion, the equivalent of a motion picture. That’s what makes the magic.

 

 

 

Get the Zoetrope animation cards

Get creative today and start making your very own animations. What kind of cool, epic and adventurous animations can you come up with?!
You can visit Giphy for some inspiration.


Building Instructions Preview

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Upgrade your Zoetrope


To enhance the fun and play and to take the Zoetrope one step further we have optional parts available.
In the building instructions is explained how to easily upgrade the Zoetrope with various parts.


USB Power Box

Never in need of batteries ever again! Power the Zoetrope with our USB Power Box.
How cool is that!

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2 reviews for Zoetrope – 42082 Building Instructions

  1. bartlee –

    After making several GBCs, now I made the GBC30, in one word ‘fantastic’.
    Good manual and after a few small tweak and tuning everything.
    On to the next GBC 36.
    Na het maken van meerdere gratis GBC’s nu de GBC30 gemaakt, in 1 woord “fantasties’.
    Goede handleiding en na enkele kleine aanpassingen werkte alles.
    Op naar de GBC 36.

  2. Sophia –

    Thanks again for this cool project. I build the spirograph before with my class and now I challenged them to make their own animations using this zoetrope. They loved it.
    First I taught them something about animations in general and the history about it. Then we build 4 machines together (in groups of 4). Then the creating part. All came up with their own animations. Some worked better then others. We discussed in class why that can be etc. I made a video which I will share with you. Thanks from me and the students ;)

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If you don't have the required LEGO set there is still a chance you can build our models by using parts you already have. Most technic models use a lot of the same and/or replaceable parts. When watching the video and checking upon the building instructions you can easily see which parts can be replaced if you desire so.
What cool color designs can you come up with?!









v1 19-11-2018: Launch.

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