there will be regular updates on the creation of our humblebee in reverse chronological order
may
2023 - bye bye Humblebee
see you on the other side!
may
2023 - welcome to the show
everything is ready to ship - we hope :-)
may
2023 - the container has arrived
the container is ready for loading and some last minute electrical installations
may
2023 - the lights are on
this is what 8000 individually addressable LEDs look like
may
2023 - working overtime
we are working day and night to get Humblebee ready to ship next week.
may 2023 - wingdemo
may 2023 - we are in a hurry
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!
april 2023 - Wing and Leds
Place a net on the wings and attach the LEDs to a support. Fit all the plugs.
april 2023 - starting with the head
making the head out of cardboard to test the dimensions. working on the joints for the legs. and a bit of fooling around.
april
2023 - we are in :-)
our application has been approved!
march 2023 – building the outer skin
cutting and welding polygons, some legwork and a view from the top
march 2023 – moving leg
testing if the leg works…
mach 2023 – new reflector
more LED testing with a new reflector
march 2023 – wings
the right wing is mounted, floorboards finished, more testing with the reflector on the right side
february 2023 – the inner lining
puting on an inner lining, so the passengers can hold onto and for safety reasons, as the expanded medal can have sharp edges.
february 2023 – first experiments with wings and legs
how big will the wings be? where will we put the joints? how many legs will there be?
february 2023 – the head
it’s just a frame at the moment, but this way we can estimate the position
february 2023 – some more LED testing
testing different materials for reflectors and different distances and angles for the positioning for the LEDs
february 2023 – more segments
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.
january 2023 – creating the abdomen out of metal segments
we decided to make the segments out of metal to give us more flexibility
december 2022 – more segments
building more segments of the torso, removing most of the cabin, taking of the bridge
november 2022 – more LED testing
testing of different LED positions in the segment
november 2022 – first LED tests
a first test setup with 2400 WS 2811 LEDs.
november 2022 – more LED testing
testing of different LED positions in the segment
november 2022 – a sample segment
testing materials,
building a sample segment. we chose expanded metal for the skin, which
should look good both day and night.
november 2022 – building the first segments
we used a beamer to transfer the segments from the 3D model on the computer onto the wood.
october 2022 – the 3D model
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.
october 2022 - removing the first parts
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.
september 2022 - finding a suitable car
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.
