Introducing MechaniCards®

[byugrad1024]

One more work of art for the mailman to demolish.

[BLitwin]

@byugrad1024 So far as I know, there've been no casualties, to date.

[Mileyb6]

annnnnnd BOOM!!!

[Mileyb6]

You're dead!

[rnonay]

cool

[corchoharp]

muy buenoo 

[sjurduri]

2:16 That's what i call a Mechanical guitar!

[1stAmendmentUphold]

thought of a cool modified idea to do with this :P

[cervantesphantom]

Loved them all!



[famtomas3]

cool

[famtomas3]

cool

[gus23a]

yes! i found this part of youtube again!

[cipmars]

Pure art!

[Welesqwerty]

мозги высохли напрочь

[juliansu27]

exelente



[edgeArchitect]

I have no idea how I got here, but I totally dig it!

[medolin1976]

@edgeArchitect me too ;)

[mcjohnalds45]

now i wanna play fallout...

[HubSwitch]

Great music from the soul... nice card gimmic too

[bensons999]

I absolutely love it when mechanical becomes almost organical! Very nice.

[AwesomeRawr]

I know what you are all going to click on next, don't click it, it's not what you think it is.

[WRplayer2]

Awesome, love that stuff. :)

[Kevinmham]

Dam cool !

[iTzMist]

imagine a couple of these together like a rotary, GOD DAMN

[therealprivateiron]

You're a very talented guy Bradley - I have not a fraction of the patience, inspiration or attention to detail required to produce something like this. Nice work :)

[chukaz1]

what a thrill to make one of those. my fav the bike

[VertikalDesign]

that's pretty awesome! nice work.

[dublyooteeeff]

yur rings aint spinin

[blowuupheaps]

oh man these are insane, got me self inspiration. oh and who is the song for the ambiguaitor?

[BLitwin]

All the music is from my album "You Rascal You." -Brad

[blowuupheaps]

@BLitwin how do i get a copy man, so good.

[BLitwin]

MechaniCards are available for purchase at MechaniCards(dot)com : )

[blowuupheaps]

@BLitwin how do i get a copy of your album, same place?

[BLitwin]

CDBaby(dot)com/cd/litwin2 Thanks!

[DonCuppe]

@BLitwin

do you have that posted on itunes?

[BLitwin]

@DonCuppe yep :)

[66606cl66]

do the wankel rotary engine!:D

[frankgegna]

really cool!....

[schl0tte]

haha :)

cool!

[bazem]

The music at 1:30 reminds me Neverhood.

[Pwnafier]

y is the top piston missing a screw??

[BLitwin]

No. There's no rivet necessary for the "Master Cylinder," which moves with the main crankshaft. However, the production model does have a rivet, but just for looks. -B

[idioticrandomguy]

@Pwnafier Lol ur missing a screw jks

[Carlit0Tit0]

If I got this in the mail and didn't know what it was I would think I'd be winding up my own bomb lol

[4dMuffin]

I would so buy these. How much?

[BLitwin]

@4dMuffin They sell from $75 – $95, available at mechanicards(dot)com.

[4dMuffin]

@BLitwin Cool! Thanks.

[thekingsora]

could you tell me the song at 3:09

[BLitwin]

@thekingsora - "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" from my album, "You Rascal You," available on CDBaby, iTunes, etc.

[PaperbatVGFAN67]

great now attach a drill to it and it will go faster

[simondegrootpuntnl]

fantastic and original concept!

[cuizable]

The songs are great..Does anyone knows who they are?

[BLitwin]

Thank you, Cuizable! In order, the tracks are: "St. Louis Got Tickled," "One Meatball," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," and "Key To The Highway," taken from my two albums "I'll Give You The Bus Money, Honey!" and "You Rascal You," available at CDBaby(dot)com/cd/litwin and ...litwin2 .

[PatrickLohKamp]

That is really amazing, though miles beyond my price range...

[PauloGCS]

In Portuguese from Brazil

MechaniCards

São uma espécie de cartões postais com estruturas que se movimentam ao ser girada uma pequena manivela. Criados por Bradley N. Litwin, que publicou o vídeo abaixo para divulgá-los, os MechaniCards são vendidos em edições limitadas.

Paulo Gurgel, in EntreMentes

blogdopg(dot)blogspot(dot)com

[Frogger3140]

Combining artwork and kinetic sculptures. Nice!

[Immad1337]

Nearly thought it was a joke when I went to the website and seen the prices... People like this ruin a good hobby.

[BLitwin]

This is your hobby? What "kind of people" do you suppose I am? I think I am a very hard-working artist, who deserves fair compensation, quite frankly! -B

[Immad1337]

@BLitwin I'd like to retract anything insulting, I just don't see how laser cut pieces and premade metal rods all put together in a kit, could cost anywhere near $75. I do understand that everybody wants a profit, and you are indeed... an artist. But each kit must be like $10 or less in supplies. Also, yes. Papercraft and paper sculptures is a hobby.

[BLitwin]

Actually, very little is "pre-made." I make 99%, myself. Sure, the raw materials are inexpensive. But, I don't think you'd expect to buy a new car, for the $200 it's worth as scrap. I do wish they could be cheaper, so more folks could enjoy them. It's the difference between being a working artist, and pursuing a "hobby." -B

[5684620]

@BLitwin just to tell you. a new car isn't worth $200 of scrap metal. there is the engine, the windsheilds,body, motor, carborator, there is tons of things that make a car run. ESPECIALLY all of the wiring and mechanics and electronics in a new car. so dont say that.

[BLitwin]

Yes. A car's engine, body, etc. are worth little as raw material, but have had considerable resource put into making them objects of value. Similarly, MechaniCards have plenty of that same "added value." Workshops with laser cutters, helpers, and such, don't come cheaply. They do make it possible for one to buy my work for a relatively low price. I wish it could be less. C'est la vie.

[shrinebox]

@BLitwin As a working artist who is also interested in turning a profit for my work, I come down squarely on your side. I am very impressed with your level of ingenuity, your construction skills, & your visual taste. Not to mention that every point you have made is valid. I do not understand how what you do "ruins" a good hobby, as the first commentator in this thread claimed. How does what YOU do interfere with HIS/HER hobby at all? Your prices are quite reasonable for what you do.

[IgolForLife]

The Yike-a-cycle is WAAOW. The song during its show too.

[idea28ed]

leuk film en een goed idee

[invicta1313]

You know, I think that radial engine one would really help to take the sting out of a Dear John letter. Something to think about, ladies...

[TheGiantweta]

@BLitwin

Hi

I'd like to know which songs are exactly for the radial engine and for the ambigulator?

Thanks

[BLitwin]

All the music in this video is from my second CD release, "You Rascal You," available on CDBaby

With "The Radial Engine" is "St. Louis Got Tickled," and "The Ambigulator" features "One Meatball."

[onionofdeath]

where can i buy one for fathers day??

[BLitwin]

If you go to MechaniCards(dot)com you can order one there, and receive it in plenty of time.

[ElectronicSineWave]

Now, this is really neat!

[freeble123]

clever son of a gun ;)

[axelasdf]

Make the valves move!

[garagepr0ductions]

That is just a brilliant Idea!

[yontopapa]

May be you could make an innovating card with "The Best Rotary Engine" we can see here in YouTube as: "The Best Rotary Engine, how it works". Congratulations your cards are so interesting.

[deaftodd]

I bet you could win the pop-up book contest

[qinghui30]

Engineers create wonders(:

[8greyskull8]

the first one would be really fun to watch if it had an octopus overlay on top and the extenders were his tentacles wriggling!

[rabbit290670]

beautiful. just beautiful..

[patrick258181]

Thank you. Your art has put my sole at ease for today.

[skopp888]

@patrick258181 your sole? as in the thing under your shoe?

[LapisLee]

Pretty cool dude. Nice tunes too.

[TheWestgon]

Мне механическая балалайка понравилась, такую же хочу:D

[BLitwin]

Okay! I get the Russian army joke, now. Thank you, to all the translators! : ) -B

[lovethyneighboor]

@BLitwin Can you tell please, which singer performs Key To The Highway in your video? Thanks!

[BLitwin]

That would be me! All the music in this video is from my two albums, "You Rascal You" and "I'll Give You The Bus Money, Honey!" available on CDBaby com -B

[lovethyneighboor]

@BLitwin Thank you) In search of the performer I listened all the artists singing this song, your voice is the best)

[SoundwaveZabuza]

@lovethyneighboor

Not to be rude, but it says in the descripton that the music performed in the video is done by him aswell.

[lovethyneighboor]

@SoundwaveZabuza So he`s a genious :) im not not american and im not so deep into all this.

[xbusterxsivanov]

Super!!!

[MrBolinet]

amazing things! Mast be for lefthand destiners...

[BLitwin]

I have given some thought to making some left hand, or ambidextrous versions.  I know it will be awkward for southpaws to do some of these.

[Dragonoopss]

Интересно такое писмо получить если ты в армейке или ещё где))

[BLitwin]

Does anyone know what "the Pismo to armeyke " means? Google's translation of this one is not so clear.

[AntSmag]

@BLitwin "the Pismo to armeyke " - letter when you in army!

[DanSTttt]

@BLitwin letter to army

[lyonya4spam]

@BLitwin

it means -- you're in arm now... oh-oh-oh, you're in army now, army now...

[OrenDiSel]

@BLitwin, he means, it's fun to get such a letter, when you're in the army

[OrenDiSel]

@BLitwin, he means, it's fun to get such a letter, when you're in the army... or in some other place :D

[a6c777]

@BLitwin

письмо в армию

[EviGL]

@BLitwin "it's interesting to get such a letter if you are in the army or smth like that."

[Bolik99]

@BLitwin It mean's: That will be funny to recieve this similar letter in army.

But there other entertainment enough.

[sk36rus]

@BLitwin actually, he means that it might be very surprising to receive such postcard when attending regular army service. Applies to russian conditions :-)

By the way, your creations are indeed great.

[DrMakcyD]

@BLitwin in Armeyka means Russian Army, so the translation of the above is:

That would be awesome to get such a mail when you are in the army or somewhere else))

[Morpank]

@BLitwin

"Letter to army"

[C0alitionOfG3ars]

@Dragonoopss hahahaha is this comment supposed to be funny?

[Captainz451]

Holds. On the honesty of people in such cases count is not necessary.

Thank you for your creativity, music also liked:)

[TheBerserk888]

Dragonfly Surprise - Лучший подарок девушке. Естественно, сделанный своими руками. Что-то милее и представить себе трудно =)

[1pins1]

oh, my!

that's amazing!! keep it up!

and please, could you tell me what's the song playing at 1:30-2:10?

[BLitwin]

"One Meatball" from my album "You Rascal You" available from CDBaby -B

[InfroLife]

Вот это искусство! Толкать всякое гумно не каждому дано! Учитесь маркетологи.

[marsavify]

trash

[BLitwin]

Ultimately... i suppose so, as are we all.

[AntonDiaz7]

Steam Punk :)

[BLitwin]

Well... you don't have to mail them : ) -B



[viprasha]

Чем бы детя не тешилось, лиш бы не плакало.

[Captainz451]

Your cards are very good.

Are you planning to release for sale drawings of these cards? It would save people from delivery. For Russia it is true.

It would be nice if in the postcards was a musical mechanism works together with the rotation of the handle. A few years ago in our country have been very popular musical greeting cards. What do you think about this idea?

Thank you in advance for your reply and sorry for my english.

[SgtRum]

These contraptions are awesome dude!!!

[xvismile]

who is the singer at 3:08-4:10

[BLitwin]

That would be me : )

-B

[TheSlon666]

Хер знает шо за музон ,не в музыке дело.

[martingonzo]

what song is at 1:30 plz...?

[BLitwin]

That's "One Meatball" from my album, "You Rascal You." You can download the track and the album at ww w.cdbaby.c om/Litwin2

[DavidJashi]

@BLitwin I heard Ry Cooder playing this song, by the way. Who's an author?

[BLitwin]

The lyrics in the version I sing are from Hy Zarret and Lou Singer, written in the early 1940s. The arrangement is by myself and producer, Jon Cooper. The song was originally inspired by an earlier work, called "The Lone Fishball," written in the 1860s.

[martingonzo]

what song is at 1:30 plz...

[dimidrol1068]

love them all but The Yike-a-cycle is my favorite one ( =

[Fishie36]

@dimidrol1068 Same!

[ErichoTTA]

Now that is cool.

[davehoette]

Can you tell me the names of the bands? I just love bands with tubas.

[BLitwin]

The tracks are from my own recordings, "You Rascal You" and "I'll Give You The Bus Money, Honey!" You can see more about that at ww w.jujubee. co m

[principessacicci]

It's amazing! Great job!

[fornello123]

just one more thing, what grade / weight / whatever is the paperboard?

[BLitwin]

Mostly I use mat board board or illustration board, sometimes chip board, about 1/16 inch thick. Some parts are thinner; some thicker; some laminated.

-B

[sydneyhealey]

Those are awesome!

[robosloth333]

WOO!

Geneva Gear Mechanisms!

[fornello123]

how do you cut the gears?

[BLitwin]

very carefully! :) I use a #11 X-Acto type knife

-B

[123Shel12]

Very creative! I wish I had thought of this, and I wish I had your mechanical ability!

[BildhauerEder]

thats great

[malibar1]

amazing how did you do that!?

[beingbanana]

great stuff

[Jontiramizoo]

Phantastic ideas. Especially the one with the dragonfly cast a smile on my face. You are a very inspired person, Brad!

[BLitwin]

MechaniCards·com, of course!

-B

[dumle29]

Niice for sale where?

[aa6757]

great concepts, very cool.