there will be regular updates on the creation of our humblebee in reverse chronological order
see you on the other side!
everything is ready to ship - we hope :-)
the container is ready for loading and some last minute electrical installations
this is what 8000 individually addressable LEDs look like
we are working day and night to get Humblebee ready to ship next week.
transporting the LEDs to our workshop, the panels are almost done, the LEDs ar on the wings and even the inside is starting to glow!
Place a net on the wings and attach the LEDs to a support. Fit all the plugs.
making the head out of cardboard to test the dimensions. working on the joints for the legs. and a bit of fooling around.
our application has been approved!
cutting and welding polygons, some legwork and a view from the top
testing if the leg works…
more LED testing with a new reflector
the right wing is mounted, floorboards finished, more testing with the reflector on the right side
puting on an inner lining, so the passengers can hold onto and for safety reasons, as the expanded medal can have sharp edges.
how big will the wings be? where will we put the joints? how many legs will there be?
it’s just a frame at the moment, but this way we can estimate the position
testing different materials for reflectors and different distances and angles for the positioning for the LEDs
the segments are almost finished. the first abdominal segment has been covered with the metal sheet to do more tests with the lights. the positioning of the seats is being tested. a door has been built on the right side between the torso and the abdomen. the floor of the abdomen is being built.
we decided to make the segments out of metal to give us more flexibility
building more segments of the torso, removing most of the cabin, taking of the bridge
testing of different LED positions in the segment
a first test setup with 2400 WS 2811 LEDs.
testing of different LED positions in the segment
testing materials, building a sample segment. we chose expanded metal for the skin, which should look good both day and night.
we used a beamer to transfer the segments from the 3D model on the computer onto the wood.
build a 3D model from scratch, keeping in mind that it has to look good, fit as many people as possible and fit into a 20ft container. place a polygone over the model.
at first we were carefull not to remove too much, but as you can see from the progress, most of it will have to go.
we found an old mercedes 308 that should give us a nice ride. the idea is to put the head in front of the car, the torso where the cabin used to be and the abdomen where the bridge used to be.