lego volkswagen t1 camper van 10220 time lapse build.

October 10, 2011  |  Auto  |  Share  | 

As a former VW Westfalia owner, I was quite pleased back in August when LEGO announced the Volkswagen T1 Camper Van set. The video below is my homage to the iconic VW Camper. In addition to just having a little fun, I wanted to explore what’s possible in animation using exclusively free open source/embedded Windows 7 tools and a sub $10 macro light box featured on Lifehacker.

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LEGO Pieces: 1322
Photos: 1866 @ 24fps

Tools:
DIY Light Tent
Nikon D3100/Remote Shutter Release/Tripod
Paint.net
Windows Live Movie Maker

Music:
The Grateful Dead
American Beauty
“Truckin’”

My 1979 VW Westfalia. Cache Le Poudre Canyon, Northwest of Ft. Collins, CO

 

Tags: big sur, ft. collins, lego, lifehacker, nikon, the grateful dead, time lapse, volkswagen, VW Bus, westfalia, windows 7

3 Comments

1. 

   Ronald Jensen

   December 2, 2011 at 10:26 am

   Oh, it makes me miss my ´81 T3 Wetfalia Camper..

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2. 

   The Sage

   December 25, 2011 at 3:24 pm

   Hey Marshall,

   Excellent time stop. In your video, the lego bus is actually a SO42 Camper, not a 21 Window like the photo at the end…

   [img]http://www.vintagebus.com/gallery/section/image/2101609e.JPG[/img]

   I have a nice 77 Sage Green Westy, yours looks to be in nice shape.

   Take Care

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     MM

     December 25, 2011 at 3:47 pm

     Hey, thanks. Yeah, it was tough to find a high-res image without rights to use…had to accept the discrepancy.

     Thanks, I loved every minute of owning that bus.

     Reply