Sorry, the bad puns start flying once the homebrew kicks in.
Dan, Bruce and Andrew came over tonight to help assemble the Labyrinth game’s X-Y tilting mechanism. Although it’s still got a ways to go before it’s complete, it is really starting to take tangible shape. I laughed uncontrollably for several minutes when we finally put the game board in the box. What a ridiculous idea, but marvelous at the same time.
Tomorrow I’ll attempt to add the knob and tilt mechanisms, plus balance the table a bit more. About two weeks to go!
Gabe Says:
October 11th, 2006 at 4:24 amVisit Gabe
There you go making squares with holes drilled in the the center again. Are there 25 holes in the maze? How are you going to finish the corners of the box? It looks pretty sweet!
Dave Says:
October 12th, 2006 at 10:05 amVisit Dave
I think there are actually 40 holes in the game!
I am thinking for the corners to make a simple V-shaped molding that will trim it out nicely.
The bigger question right now is what to finish it with! Polyurethane? I need something quick-drying and pretty thick.
Also need to figure out what the best way of getting the painted line and numbers on the particleboard surface. I thought a paint marker might work nicely, but am a little worried about it bleeding into the particleboard. Maybe doing so AFTER a coat of poly?
MAKE: Blog Says:
October 14th, 2006 at 10:24 pmVisit MAKE: Blog
A-Maze-ing game – Building a 16:3 scale labyrinth
Gabe and David are building an awesome 16:3 scale Labyrinth game! – “Although it’s still got a ways to go before it’s complete, it is really starting to take tangible shape. I laughed uncontrollably for several minutes when we…
Dave Says:
October 15th, 2006 at 8:41 amVisit Dave
Oops, sorry Make. As much as I wish Gabe was helping me puzzle through some of the trickier aspects of this project, some of my Portland friends (Dan, Bruce, Nate and Andrew) have been co-builders on this one.
AndrewDotHay.Net Says:
October 21st, 2006 at 12:40 pmVisit AndrewDotHay.Net
16:3 Scale Labyrinth
J Says:
November 1st, 2006 at 11:49 amVisit J
I am building a similar toy for a school project, but on a smaller scale! I wonder if you could explain to me haw you get the board to tilt,
thanks in advance.
Anzz Says:
January 30th, 2007 at 12:04 amVisit Anzz
I am building a similar toy for a school project, but on a smaller scale! I wonder if you could explain to me how you get the board to tilt,
thanks in advance. please i need help really!
Dave Says:
January 30th, 2007 at 6:56 amVisit Dave
The best advice I can give to builders is to get ahold of one. It’s pretty difficult to explain how the movement works, but very easy once you look at a working Labyrinth. They are easy to find in thrift stores or on eBay, for very little cost.
Anzz Says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 6:52 amVisit Anzz
geez by any chance u could gimme ur blueprint in email?
Dave Says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 7:12 amVisit Dave
Unfortunately, there wasn’t a blueprint. I basically took apart a game and scaled everything up accordingly.
Anzz Says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 9:16 amVisit Anzz
aww, u could take pics of the inside mechanism?
Dave Says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 9:32 amVisit Dave
I’m sorry, Anzz. I don’t have time to do that. But I do encourage you to do the project. I had a great time building one myself and a big part of the fun was figuring things out. Any toy store will have one of these items, and they’re not terribly expensive. Certainly building one will cost much more. A lot of secondhand stores have them, too, and you can easily open one up without destroying it.
Anzz Says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 7:25 pmVisit Anzz
oh ok thx anyway…its rare to find them here in singapore lol