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by six-by
Sun Mar 19, 2017 6:32 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: STICKY: Introduce yourself!
Replies: 3761
Views: 238097

Re: Introduce yourself!

Hi I'm Six-by, and I'm totally new to Pi.

I have high hopes of building a bluetooth controlled lego vehicle with lots of lights and working TV's in the seat headrests which can play DVD's.

Ambitious I know, and I've no idea how to go about it.
(the lego part I can do, the pi bit I'm clueless about)
by six-by
Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:58 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Throwing this out there...
Replies: 9
Views: 1800

Re: Throwing this out there...

A Pi3 should be more than capable of that. A larger SD card or USB flash drive would be fine for storing everything (no need for an SSD). There are various small LCD touchscreen displays available for the Raspberry Pi computers. If the videos are going to be continuously looping, then a couple of P...
by six-by
Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:31 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Throwing this out there...
Replies: 9
Views: 1800

Re: Throwing this out there...

The new chassis built in lego is 29.5 inches long. The old one was well over 18 feet in length - and weighed noticeably more. Where do the Pi's fit in? I hope converting Bluetooth signals to operating the lights, maybe motors and playing a movie on 2 tiny monitors. I could install a small capacity S...
by six-by
Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:31 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Throwing this out there...
Replies: 9
Views: 1800

Re: Throwing this out there...

OK, it's a 6 wheel pickup (3 axles, not a dualie), king cab with 4 doors and 2 rows of seats.
Well, it was before the heat issue. :cry:
by six-by
Sun Mar 05, 2017 5:34 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Throwing this out there...
Replies: 9
Views: 1800

Throwing this out there...

Hi, call me six-by, I'm kinda new here. I lost my project in a fire that spread to my workshop. A long time ago, I bought a rolling project that escalated a bit (a lot) and due to tight funds and needing to learn new skills, it was slow going. And then there was the fire. When I bought the project, ...

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