At this year’s Bricks by the Bay LEGO convention, we meet Zack Macasaet, who brought his Abrams tank bridge layer to the show. We chat with Zack to learn how he designed this bridge deploying mechanism and how he uses the third-party Sbrick system to control the LEGO Power Functions motors in his build.
Ask Adam: Those Awesome Leather Gloves
In this Ask Adam Anything, Adam is delighted to address Wolfin Sylvermane’s question, “I’ve been enjoying Savage Builds very much and I’ve noticed you’ve been wearing a beautiful pair of brown gloves. I’d really like to know which they are.” Ask your own question in the comments section below or on social media (tagged #AskAdamSavage)!
Hands-On with HaptX VR Haptic Gloves!
We put our hands inside the HaptX virtual reality gloves that use finely tuned pneumatics to convey a striking sense of touch with VR content. HaptX’s CEO Jake Rubin chats with us to talk about the challenges of convincing haptics for VR and how their technology works. It’s unlike any haptics solution we’ve used so far!
Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Cave Museum Display!
Adam has a fondness for musem displays–the thoughtful and often meticulous ways in which objects are mounted and presented for view in custom cases, bell jars, and boxes. This week’s build is a new shadow box display for a piece of memorabilia Adam received from his recent visit to the historic Radio City Music Hall.
Episode 508 – Switch Lite – 7/11/19
Nintendo surprises us with the announcement of the Switch Lite, Warner confuses us with the reveal of HBO Max, and an old friend stuns us with his Twitch livestream. Plus, a moment of science, the VR minute, and stick around the end for a Spider-Man Far From Home spoiler-filled discussion!
Model Behavior: Kaneda’s Motorcycle from Akira!
Model Behavior is back! This week’s garage kit is a 3D printed model of Kaneda’s iconic motorcycle from Akira. It was designed by Juri Pranjic (aka 3Dworkbench) and is super fun to put together! We hope that this inspires more people to support 3D artists who offer beautiful 3D models for printing at home.
Sword from the Space Stone – Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project – 7/9/19
Warcraft Movie Props, Weapons, and Armor!
The weapons, armor, and set pieces made for the Warcraft movie were one-of-a-kind props that brought the digital world of Azeroth into the realm of the tangible. We get up close with some of the beautiful pieces made by Weta Workshop that are going for sale to the public! Check out the props and costumes from the Warcraft auction at www.propstore.com/auction
Offworld: Frances ‘Poppy’ Northcutt
We’re thrilled this week to be joined by Frances ‘Poppy’ Northcutt, who was a NASA Return-to-Earth Specialist during the Apollo missions and the first woman to work inside Mission Control! We talk about her experience as an engineer during Apollo, how the public remembers that era, and how media covered the moon landing. Thanks so much to Poppy Northcutt for joining us this week! You can watch APOLLO: Missions to the Moon on National Geographic on July 7th!
