something every lego or airsoft gun lover should have - a SMART target! features 3 targets that pop up at random intervals.
About this creation
the time has come for me to create something that isnt a gun. that said, it is still to do with them - its a target!
this is the SMART Target Range - an all new target range that tells you when you win!
target works using an NXT - i hadnt used one in AGES and i thought that i could use one in a permanent project (that i wont break any time soon)
video HERE
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the programs are here! after several attempts to get in through the very 'politically correct' NXT moderation system (i once got my project rejected for mentioning WWII!!), the programs can be downloaded ON THIS PAGE
more info on the page.
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you will also need a mini-sound block, i dont know where to get them from, but if you put it into google you should be ok.
basically each target has one motor and one light sensor assigned to it. as soon as you start the program, each target will pop up, the light sensor will take a reading, and then the targets will pop back down again. the idea is not to shoot the targets at this point, as their only calibrating themselves.
when you are ready with your loaded weapon of choice (ive used my AUG and a JG Skorpion (airsoft gun) on the target), you press the remote switch. this is on the end of a long cable that goes into the NXT at the back of the target.
Once you press the button, the NXT will make a high-pitched whine for between 2 and 4 seconds. after that it will stop, and all 3 targets will immediately pop up.
the targets stay up for 1 second (i may adjust this later to make it harder), and then pop back down again. after that they will each wait a random amount of time between 0 and 5 seconds, then pop back up again. this process is repeated with each target to give you a random sequence of target pop-ups.
every time the target pops down again, the light sensor takes a reading of the light. if this reading is similar to the one that it took at the start of the program, then it knows that there is nothing blocking the light, i.e. that youve succesfully decimated the target. once it realises this, it says the number of the target that youve shot, then stops that targets pop-up cycle.
when all the targets have been destroyed, the target will tell you your score. it does this by subtracting the time taken (in .001s of a second) to hit all the targets off of 100,000 (100 seconds, the max time allowed). this number will be your score, which is then read out in single digits, so if your score was 65045 (so it took you about 35 seconds), then the machine will read out "065045". i have yet to make a high-score reader/writer, but i probably will.
that is basically a summary of the program. it is written in NXT-G, so if you have an NXT you will be able to use it - but if you do, you will NEED TO DELETE SOME OF YOUR 'TRY SENSOR' INBUILT PROGRAMS as there is not enough memory otherwise.
thats it for the nerdy bit, here are some pics!
 the target, the footswitch, and its 12ft+ long connecting cable
 the three targets
 middle target raised, you can see the light sensor underneath
 the NXT at the back
 the footswitch
targets... UP!
thats it - tell me what you think!
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January 31, 2012 |
please give me instruction to kjsidi@naver.com |
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this is beyond cool, outrageous fun!!! Please send me the instructions, I wanna build one for use with the Obliterator |
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i agree with colton mcclaim i would like lego fans to look me up to my email is: sohamgen@hotmail.com and instructions plz thx |
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November 27, 2010 |
YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD TRY TO MAKE EVERY GUN EVER SINCE WORLD WAR 1 WE BE LEGENDS EVERY LEGO FAN WOULD LOOK UP TO US AND NO TELLING WHAT THE MILITARY WOULD SAY. EMAIL ME AT ENERGYECHNGER@COX.NET |
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October 11, 2010 |
whoa! you're a legend! wanna ask if by chance did u take up any lego robotics courses or any other lego building course? =) |
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If I had one and used it for Airsoft, the bricks would be totalled by my L85A2 and my MP5, both of which are over 300 fps. Very clever creation. |
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August 18, 2010 |
can you send me instructions my email is daylight97@swbell.net |
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July 6, 2010 |
I mde the G36c-t, and the smart would be needed target range, how I shall be allowed to fire at it. Here sends please the instruction-t: adam.flander@gmail.com |
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I tried programing the program, but it did not work. can you make another program that works? |
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Can you give me the instruction for the footswicth?Send it to seanlee0615@gmail.com |
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December 25, 2009 |
i ve got instructions for a winchester! |
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December 21, 2009 |
for anyone who doesn't own mind storms, I suggest a mechanical/ gearbox style target range where the first target spins at a super fast speed while the second spins 3 times slower than the first, and the third spins 3 times slower than the second. I came up with this while thinking about electric gearboxes for RBGs. |
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baran celik November 7, 2009 |
Totally Awesome! |
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November 5, 2009 |
Quoting leandre maher
you should try to make a working winchester it would be so nice.
sorry leandre, lever actions are impossible. if i did make one, it would be a brick/RB gun, instead of bolt action. :( |
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November 3, 2009 |
you should try to make a working winchester it would be so nice. |
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October 31, 2009 |
please can you do the tdi vector next :) |
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October 31, 2009 |
Quoting jesper "unknown"
hey jack 1 more question... is it you that is uploading your tommy gun and spas 12 on lkmachines.com? cuz there's someone calling himself "streaty121"(i know it's your youtube nick) saying that he's making instructions for the tommy gun... just wondering
yeah thats all a bit confusing and im trying to sort it out. it seems that someone is posing as me and posting my vids... it should all be sorted soon. |
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October 30, 2009 |
That's really cool! |
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October 30, 2009 |
hey jack 1 more question... is it you that is uploading your tommy gun and spas 12 on lkmachines.com? cuz there's someone calling himself "streaty121"(i know it's your youtube nick) saying that he's making instructions for the tommy gun... just wondering |
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Jasper Jasper October 29, 2009 |
clever.. very clever |
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Danien Berends October 29, 2009 |
awesome but does it go down if a rubber band hits |
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Austyn Hopkins October 29, 2009 |
wow i wish i could make this but my NXT is broke Anyway thats great |
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October 29, 2009 |
Awesome Jack, your ingenuity strikes again :P...how long to you are selling them?...joking ;) Very well thought out and implemented, Im guessing this is ur new shooting range target for any future lego guns? Cheers! Gagz |
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October 29, 2009 |
how do no if you have hit a target?
good job
~Young |
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October 29, 2009 |
A very cool idea! |
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ah ok. i might get it since xmas is coming up... just hope i find it cheaper since i still owe my mom about 200$bcus she bought nxt for me but i still want my whish list from bricklink to make better guns..are you in a airsoft team? isnt it like 18+ on airsoft guns? |
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October 29, 2009 |
Quoting jesper "unknown"
nice!i see ur using the skorpion, what speccs does it have? i'm using a ak-47 spetsnaz it shoots about 90-100+ fps.. its realy weak but i got it for 20$ so im happy :)
about 270~280FPS, ROF is high, im not sure what though, about the same as the real thing. battery was good, but i think ive done something to it so it looses charge really quickly, im gonna need to get a new one for my next airsoft match. the mags hold about 80BBS, which is good, because that means you dont have to re-wind them, you just change them when theyre empty. ive got 2, taped together, one upside down - it allows for much faster changing, especially since one of them jams a lot if you go for long bursts of full auto. because of that i stick to 3 or 4 rnd bursts when using it. cost me ~£90 with postage+extra mag etc. id definately reccoment it for a casual airsofter, but not for a real pro. |
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October 29, 2009 |
nice!i see ur using the skorpion, what speccs does it have? i'm using a ak-47 spetsnaz it shoots about 90-100+ fps.. its realy weak but i got it for 20$ so im happy :) |
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October 29, 2009 |
SWEET! But I have no idea how you make the guns. LEGO guns that is. And my mom doesn't want me to have airsoft. :P But over all. GREAT build. |
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October 29, 2009 |
Once again, awesome! |
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