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  Franciscus van der Maat This design by me is powered by two Sbricks and a LOT of LEGO missiles

  LEGO Blacktron Black Widow MLRS Preview

  Hello LEGO friends, This is just a small video that demonstrates my latest MOC. A proper video will be coming later. Originally I had intended to make a more...

  • November 15, 2019

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    Lénárd Pásztor WOW!

    • November 16, 2019
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    Jan Bassett Really nice model, when are the instructions going to be available?

    • November 22, 2019
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    Franciscus van der Maat @Jan Bassett, working on them at the moment but making good quality instructions is a time-consuming process and limited spare time. Same old story . Hopefully in a month or so.

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  Franciscus van der Maat A video about my lastest LEGO creation: 

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  Blacktron Scouttrax: Hot Pursuit

  This is my Blacktron Scouttrax. It is inspired by the 6941 which was one of my favorite sets when I was a kid. It is powered by two Sbricks and it's pretty fast also it uses an uncommon steering mechanism.

  • November 30, 2016

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  Franciscus van der Maat replied to a topic in the forum Support:

  I experienced some connection problem after updating to v4.0 Update 1 of the adroid app. At first I was able to update the firmware to 4.12. The Sbrick would sometimes work in the test-mode, however when I tried to to control my MOCs through the My...  moreI experienced some connection problem after updating to v4.0 Update 1 of the adroid app. At first I was able to update the firmware to 4.12. The Sbrick would sometimes work in the test-mode, however when I tried to to control my MOCs through the My creations control interface I didn't get past the disconnected message.This is what I did to get it sort of resolved. I noticed that the identity of my Sbrick had changed but that my control schemes still had the old identity. I assume this is the reason why I wasn't able to connect when using the control schemes. So I deleted the old identities and reassigned the functions of my control schemes to the new Sbrick identity. Afterwards I was able to get the control interfaces to connect. However as before disconnects continue to happen far too often for comfort.
  If anyone knows of a way to improve stability of the connection between the app and the Sbrick I would really like to know. 
  Just for reference, I am using a Hauwei G620S with Android 4.4.4 which...    less

  • July 15, 2016
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  Franciscus van der Maat → Father's Day Competetion: So back in the eighties when I was a kid I got set 6941 for sinterklaasavond, which is a Dutch family tradition. It was kinda unexpected because I usually didn't get gifts this big. And I was over the moon because it is such an iconic set. After my 'dark...  moreSo back in the eighties when I was a kid I got set 6941 for sinterklaasavond, which is a Dutch family tradition. It was kinda unexpected because I usually didn't get gifts this big. And I was over the moon because it is such an iconic set. After my 'dark age' I felt the urge to make something that is Blacktron themed and here you see the result, the Blacktron Scouttrax. It is a 6x6 ATV, powered by six L motors! The steering is interesting because it steers a bit like a motorcycle by banking into a corner. The final version will have two Sbricks and that should give it awesome speed. 
  
  
  If you want to see more I have some pictures on my Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33425520@N07/albums/72157669572889372
  I should also have a video up in a couple of weeks: https://www.youtube.com/c/kelkschiz  less

  

  • June 26, 2016

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  • June 26, 2016
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  Tamas Misik is now friends with Franciscus van der Maat.

  • June 20, 2016
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  Franciscus van der Maat joined the group Broadcasters Group - Official Group

  • May 27, 2016
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  Franciscus van der Maat Hey guys,
  
  ...  moreHey guys,
  
  
  
  Tried to do something a little different with this tank and this
  video. The tank actually has a self-stabilizing gun system, but this
  video is not about that. Hope you will like it anyway . Planning to
  make a more technical video pretty soon as well. There actually is an
  Sbrick in one of the tanks, I really need to get me some more
  Sbricks...  

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  LEGO Tank Warfare

  This is my new LEGO tank video. It's something a little different from what I normally do. The main focus of the video is my latest MOC, the Mark 7 “Athena”. The Mark 7 has quite a few functions like: Lights, Christie suspension, gun elevation and t...

  • April 24, 2016

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  Franciscus van der Maat is now friends with Mihai Dreve.

  • February 23, 2015
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  Franciscus van der Maat Action footage of the same MOC

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  LEGO Sailboat in Action

  Action footage of my LEGO trimaran sailboat MOC the "Battlehawk"! This is a MOC i have been working on for some time and is a work in progress. I still want to significantly improve the sailing characteristics and the level of control, but in the mean tim...

  • February 22, 2015

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  Franciscus van der Maat This is my LEGO trimaran sailboat MOC. It has been in the works
  for a long time. I had to wait for the ice to clear and the Sbrick to
  arrive. It wouldn't have been possible without an Sbrick!

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  Building a LEGO Sailboat Project

  Hello everyone, I am Kelkschiz and this is a video about building a LEGO sailboat! This project started almost a year ago, when I saw a video by Sariel, called Leviathan Airboat. In that video Sariel speculated about the possibility of using LEGO sail...

  • February 22, 2015

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  Franciscus van der Maat replied to a topic in the forum Support:

   
  The Sbrick app can be a little temperamental which is not odd since it is still in alpha. Alpha versions of applications are buggy by definition, nor do all features work. They are however generally functional, as is the Sbrick android app. I have...  more 
  The Sbrick app can be a little temperamental which is not odd since it is still in alpha. Alpha versions of applications are buggy by definition, nor do all features work. They are however generally functional, as is the Sbrick android app. I have had my bad spells with it: generally figuring out in what order things should be done, episodes of it crashing, not being able to connect to the Sbrick, showing a blank screen without functions, things getting broken after an update, etc. But in all cases I was able to resolve the issue.
   
  
  A list of things i have tried when the Sbrick did not do what i wanted:
   
  
  
  Look at the instructional video and videos of other people to see if i was missing something.
  
  
  Make sure Bluetooth is enabled.
  
  
  Make sure the Sbrick is battery-pack that powers the Sbrick is turned-on.
  
  
  Sometimes it helps to turn bluetooth off and on again.
  
  
  Reboot the device (smartphone, tablet).
  
  
  Clear the cache of the app, clear data of the app, if these fail reinstall the...    less

  • February 17, 2015
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  Franciscus van der Maat replied to a topic in the forum Support:

  Thanks for the reply. Very good to hear. Keep up the good work :)

  • February 7, 2015
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  Franciscus van der Maat posted a topic in the forum Support:

  Profile Designer

  Been playing around a little with the new Profile Designer. Seems like it could be an awesome tool for SBrick users. I would like to improve the controls for one of my MOCs for which i could really use a switch which has three states, -1, 0 and +1. As...  moreBeen playing around a little with the new Profile Designer. Seems like it could be an awesome tool for SBrick users. I would like to improve the controls for one of my MOCs for which i could really use a switch which has three states, -1, 0 and +1. As far as i can see the only control elements available at the moment have either a sliding imput from -1 to 1 and all the values in between or an on/off switch that only has either 0 or 1 as outputs. Is it possible to setup any of the control elements in the way i would like? And if not does anyone know if such a control element will be added?  less

  • February 6, 2015
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  Bob Beck: That is an awesome sailboat. I look forward to seeing a video. Regards, Bob Beck

  • January 5, 2015

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    Franciscus van der Maat Thanks! The video should be coming rather soon; just have to finish this semesters exams.

    • January 5, 2015
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  Lénárd Pásztor is now friends with Franciscus van der Maat.

  • September 27, 2014
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  Franciscus van der Maat has just signed up. Say hello!

  • September 27, 2014