I so wish I could've met Grant before he passed. He was my biggest inspiration as well, I remember as a kid dropping all my schoolwork to watch anytime he posted a new video. I watched that video of you and him walking the shop and talking UA-cam when it came out back in the day, trying to take notes for my channel. It's one of the great honors of my life to get to make videos for his channel today. He really was the KING - Jake
@Aussie_Man I thought they only did small things because the goal of the video was bones and it would take too long to do the 3d work to pull the bones out of the scan
This right here! I was about to reply with just Mark 1. But thinking how not paragliding seems to have affected you, sounds like something you need to do to honor Grant. Also the bow seems like a cool project to pretty up for a video.
The pyramids. Trust me when I say these life experiences are all we truly get. I've watched your channel since the beginning when you first talked about making stuff from movies come to life. It was around the time everyone asks you what you want to be when you grow up, I was on the fence about a lot of things, but then I discovered your channel and similar ones like Colin Furze, Jay Lazer, and of course, Grant from TKOR. It was when I saw that it was possible for guys in their garage to make their dreams come true, I knew I wanted to be an inventor. Not just an engineer or someone who makes things for a living, but someone who has the will and inspiration to handcraft the future. You James have been an amazing inspiration to me and the world. Please keep following your heart, not for us, but for you.
HAWKEYE I’m an archer by sport and Hawkeye was one of the biggest inspirations for wanting to do it. That an my mom being an ex professional archery champion in her youth. If you guys ever started selling the takedown and arrows I would totally eat it up Gambit could you machine the cards? Misses the point of having them be playing cards but even like making thin pieces of metal that still behave like cards but can be sharper and cause more damage. Just reduced the repeatability as the prices would need to be made if you want more instead of just grabbing any card laying around For torbjiorns molten core, a decent replacement for lava couldnt you make something like the thermite Luncher from Colin Furze. It wouldn’t be liquid but if you can have each round in a metal container, and ignite the thermite on release it could melt the metal mid flight making the molten bolt that Torb launches
When i first started watching i thought No brainer, iron man suit obviously But as you started talking about all these projects i could see the potential in all of them. But the thing that got me the most. As soon as you mentioned grants name i started tearing up, from the second i saw his smiling face, and how he called you not to collab, but to congratulate you on 1 million truly broke my heart. When you talked about how he was asking you to join him for para gliding and how you declined, i could instantly see, and feel your regret. James, what happened wasn’t your fault, we all wish we could be their for our loved ones or stop something terrible that happened (maybe I’m just misinterpreting that but based on the tears it seemed like the regret was based on not being able to stop what happened or not being there for him in his last moments before his unfortunate accident.) The iron man suit would be incredible and is probably what will win out. But honoring your friend and mentor. I think that should be the big project you focus on Rest in peace grant. Truly a one of a kind guy
That'S what makes me kinda sad. It's gonna be like the Minecraft mob vote. Everyone's gonna vote on the nobrainer iron man suit, bc it's the biggest and flashiest one. For me the actual nobrainer is the paragliding one. based on all the emotional connection James has to it, it shouldn't even have been a question. It should be definitely done besides wathever they decide to make out of the other projects.
Hawkeye is an; "ONLY and ONLY if it stays James' project and he release it once he's satisfied." This is a project that helped his mental heath, it need to stay like this. Otherwise it risk strengthening his feeling that work projects take too much over passion ones. I actually think it could be nice to have smaller scale personal projects from time to time. The kind that were made for fun rather than work. With no set deadlines or business behind. Also if you're able to make the paragliding trip happen, DO IT! It might not be the kind of content I subbed for, but for Grant, I would watch. He was also one of my hero and his departure was painful. Outside of all that stuff, MARK 1 is my favourite regular pick
Mark 1 would be a great big project, and I'm sure everyone would love a video on the original MCU Iron Man suit. Exosckeleton, flame throwers, even a wrist rocket (like a firework or flare?), it is all stuff that can actually be made (and in some cases you already did), especially after discovering the real life adamantium stuff. Hawkeye: bringing a project of passion to the video always makes it special, besides, with the Hawkeye bow and his special arrows, you could try to make the cool automatic quiver he has to complete the ultimate Hawkeye build. Can't wait for whatever project wins this, I'm sure it'll be great, keep it up guys!
The Mark 1 should be a series instead of one video. It will reduce pressure on the team for deadlines. And maybe the Hawkeye bow too, as a sellable product on the store. The design looks sick
Thank you for opening up. I actually found Grant's channel long before I found yours. But I always came back to yours before watching his new vids. I love your videos. Grant is greatly missed.
Hawkeye. This feels like the old days of projects when you were just the crazy Canadian in a garage making cool stuff. Those videos helped get me through some tough times when my grandmother and uncle passed. It would be cool to have that style of video come back.
Hawkeye specifically for the fact that it's something YOU want to do! Don't put a deadline on that video, put your heart into it. Also Wakanda Forever and MARK 1!!!! This video felt like such a nice look back at the past of Hacksmith as well as the future. Tons of projects now constantly being worked on + expansions and new buildings
I do, but I don't have any freetime 😞 the channel has been really hurting this year, we can't make content fast enough, the team's already been shrunk down...
Am just saying, if you want to designing and make cool items maybe you should hire someone to edit and plan out videos that might save some time for you.
@@hacksmithyou could maybe try branching out a bit? I'm im not really one to give advice(I have 50 subs lol) but I feel like if you do something else on the side, it could help if moneys a problem. Could be youtube, could be something else. For the time, you could maybe try doing some mini projects as a series of about 7-10 min vids and put them all together at the end? Just an idea tho The most important part for you is to make sure it's fun. Sure, you torturing yourself to make something cool might make a cool vid, but it's just not worth it. My thought process is if you like what you're doing and are truly invested, you'll get better results. Basically, take care of yourself bro.
@@hacksmith😢 I still love you guys! Even if the channel’s hurting. My advice would be to take more time on the projects. Even if that means not posting as often. I do still would love to see Hawkeye and WakandaForever!
My 3 picks are: - MK1 armour ( The type of Hacksmith project I signed up to watch! ) - Hawkeye ( Its close to being done, cheap? and a pet project ) - Paragliding ( Great homage and Vacation for the Hacksmith :P )
I seriously need to see more videos like this that are just james doing what he actually loves as an oppose to what UA-cam likes. I doubt that he will see this and he probably has someone else take care of the comment section for him but he truly is an inspiration to me in everyway. Not only did James play one of the biggest part's in inspiring me to become a UA-camr which I have been working on for the better part of 5 years now, and am finally seeing tangible progress on what is my 3rd channel and attempt at reaching my dreams. But also his ability to be vulnerable and human about things in his life. Whether it's being open about his mental health or showing just how much love he has for certain projects. Thank you james for everything, your far more appreciated than you could ever know❤
Aw, thank you. I still read every comment. I'd love to just do what I want, but I messed up turning it into a business with costs and deadlines, and I don't really know how to get back to it being something I enjoy... 🥲
@@hacksmith OH WOW! I'm so glad that you saw my comment❤️. I totally understand how hard it is on your side of UA-cam, the channel I use to work on made things like a comic sized Harley Quinn Hammer and a working fire flower from Mario. In the end however I switched to a different channel due to this sort of work just being so saturated and competitive. UA-cam as a whole is honestly a pretty uncaring and challenging place to work, but I think the persistence you show to not just throw in the towel is inspiring on a whole different level.
Hawkeye! Dang, I'm so sorry to hear about Grant - that section of the episode hit extra deep because of the strong emotions visible in your voice and your every move. Hearing that Hacksmith Industries is struggling right now makes me very sad indeed - I hope you all are able to power through these tough times okay: best wishes always! I have an idea for a couple of possible videos - I know you probably won't see these, and that the chances of you doing them are extremely remote, but I just wanted to put them out there for you. 1: A cooking competition using only Hacksmith projects - no ovens, no knives, only the raw ingredients and the raw power of Make It Real projects. I'm thinking using Batarangs as paring knives, boring flamethrowers as brule torches, and firing red-hot rebar into a wall to make an impromptu barbecue. If you are able to do collabs with chef UA-camrs, this could also bring some new viewers to your channel - give it some thought! 2: How about a real-life Rocket League car like the Octane? Rocket league is the second-most played game on the Epic Games store, with millions of fans. I know it wouldn't be able to flip or fly (dang those laws of physics!), but it could look FREAKING AWESOME! I'm imagining full drivability, a selection of boost effects, and for the final touches you could cover the outside of the car in flexible OLED screens from AliBaba (I've seen some on there) to make the car color-shift and have animated decals! You could invite tons of Rocket League UA-camrs to try it out - there are plenty of them, many with 1-3M subscribers who would probably watch the video and possible subscribe to the channel! There are multiple pro players and UA-camrs in Canada, some even near your area. And once it's done you could take it to any live esports event and charge for pictures and rides, thus getting a nice income and promoting your channel even further! Another UA-camr has already started work on one and done demos at live events with astounding success, but he has extremely limited resources. I know you lot could do a far better one (especially if you can put the flexible OLED screens on the outside). Anyways, I always enjoy your videos and watch every one as it comes out. Best of luck with all your future projects - I look forward to anything you do! ❤
Yeah but I can't make weekly videos... if I made videos I just wanted to do, the business would have to shrink, it only survives off of views and weekly videos :(
Collapsing paraglider backpack as part of the John wick suit... 100% cool. Save this one and fix it. The iron man thing doesn't need to be done you're already doing power armour which is essentially the same.
MARK 1 it could probably be a fully working one not just metal, it could use its well known flamethrowers, it could fly similar to your other iron man projects, could even make it really powerful possibly using pnuematic solenoids for muscles
@@SmokeyDeBear Adam savage put together a titanium iron man cosplay and used gravity's jet suit equipment to make it fly, it's not completely impossible
I miss Grant, he was the reason I got into being interested in engineering and science in general. He was such an inspiration and I wish that we didn't have to lose him. I hope wherever he is, that he's doing well.
we need the Ironman suit, and also, all of this stuff is so cool, and your videos made me want to start building amazing inventions as well. Keep going we need more people like you.
I think Grant was the pioneer to every other creative maker style channels. I remember when i was like 10 i started watching his cool videos, the little poppers made from match sticks, the DIY hot wire styrofoam cutter, the little trashcan crucible etc etc. He inspired me to learn about stuff like that, still haven't gotten to the point where i can afford to make anything substantual but you know, one day. Grant walked so the rest of us could run.
James, as much as I selfishly want to see all of these projects come to life, I want even more for you to para motor over the Pyramids. You deserve it, over the past years you've been through hell and back. I want more to see you go on this journey of conquering fears and honoring an amazing soul, Grant, than to see these builds. Sure, we might have some time before that's feasible or possible. However, I think that is going to help us ALL heal just a little bit more from Grants passing. I'd love to see the joy you would get out of it. Thank you, James & Team, for all that you guys give this community.
My top 3 picks: 1.) Mark 1 armour: MK1 looks really badass 2.) Paragliding: for Grant Thompson, rest in peace man 3.) Hawkeye: the project looks really promising and almost finished
The section about Grant was so beautiful. I remember coming home and watching his experiments as a kid in elementary school. I was totally devastated when he died, since he was somewhat of a hometown hero for me (he lived within a few hours of where I did.) It's easy to tell how much of an impact he had on you, not just as a mentor, but as a friend. He's still so missed. Thank you for keeping his memory alive. ❤
Hawkeye would be the coolest imo. As for what you said about Grant, and the chance to parafoil over the pyramids. It was difficult to listen to, almost painful, but not in a bad way. The way you talked about Grant, the way your voice was trembling, the way that you almost couldn't get your words out. It was powerful to see how much you cared about him, and how much he impacted your life. How much his passing really effected you. I personally have no attachment to Grant, since I only knew of TKOR after Callie and Nate took over, but to see how he influenced you, and to think about how your work has personally influenced millions of others myself included. It's hard to truly quantify just how much Grant really did for the world. For what it's worth though, having watched your channel for a few years now, I think Grant would be extremely proud of you, for not only following your dream, but giving so many other creators a chance to shine. Without people like you, Grant, Mark Rober, William Osman, even Michael Reeves, I don't think I would have an interest in this aspect of engineering. You've truly managed to honour Grant by making engineering more accessible to the layman, giving good explanations to how these things work, and funding crazy projects from engineers with a glimmer in their eyes, like the Orbitron team. I hope you get the chance to go on your flight, for the honour of Grant. But know that no matter what you've done, you've done a great honour to your friend and his memory.
I think Hawkeye might be a good start. It's your personal project so hopefully it'd only be released once you're happy with it. It's current design also sound like something that could be potentially not that expensive to produce in larger quantity to sell in the Hacksmith Store Wakanda forever also sounds cool, but that if you guys also coat the self expanding rod parts in nanovate to make the staff itself more resistant to bending? While you did not provide us with a keyword for project no. 8, I think the Gambit definitely sounds like a cool idea for a video Number nine is definitely something that you should do if you feel up to it, doesn't even have to be a video. We too miss the guy. Mark one sounds like an idea that could be watched by many. But it also sounds like a cool project to tackle. Maybe it could somehow be made self-healing, like the claws, or like the self-healing Jlaser Iron man helmet, or it could be made stronger with nanovate without making it weight a ton? Maybe you could bring Santiago back for it and also make a collab with Jlaservideo - who knows what the end effect would be?
Thank you TKOR and Hacksmith for inspiring more than one generation of engineers, creatives, artists, builders, tinkerers, dabblers, hobbyists, doers, and makers. 1. It's working. It's Working! 2. Hawkeye 3. Wakanda Forever 4. Pyramids/ All Hail TKOR 5. Mark 1 P.S. After this video finished, I rewatched the one with Grant. It's okay for men to cry, it's actually a good thing to allow yourself to feel the feels. Grant was an inspiration to me as well. My craft and trade is construction, homebuilding, renovations, and commercial. Even with these skill sets, knowledge, and tool use proficiency, I often feel out of my depth with hobbyist projects. Grant was an inspiration to me as well.
God I miss grant so much. Watching The King Of Random growing up, shaped me into who I am today; grant put that spark in my soul to want to create and spread joy with my life, then people like you and Colin continued that want and drive. I thank you and Colin for my love for electronics, technology, and crazy ideas; but I thank grant for my yearning for creativity and my passion to live my life to the fullest. I wish I could thank him. I hope he knows how many lives he has changed💜 I hope he knows we still miss him. I appreciate that you guys seemed to be close friends, I think he held you in a similar light as you did for him. Rest in pease the one and only King Of Random, thank you for everything
probably late for this, but it would be awesome to create the scenario Tony Stark was in for Mark 1 (as in, in a cave with a bunch of scraps). Would a member of Hacksmith be able to create a bulletproof exo suit on their own with basic tools and scraps lying around? Doesn't have to recreate the Mark 1 but the situation is what's interesting I think.
6:28 Lava 10:06 Hawkeye it doesn't matter if it takes longer it's the result that matters and if its crap than (i hope if the costs weren't to big) we can just laugh
Yes. Hawkeye. I'm also a fan-boy of Jorge Sprave, aka Slingshot Channel. I'm curious to know the difference in Draw Weight between a Recurve, a Longbow, and a Cross-Bow. I know he has some pretty epic designs.
@@ETC_Rohaly_USCGcross bows are in the 100-200lb range usually, recurves more like 30-60, compound and long go higher, but usually still less than a crossbow
I'd say Mark 1, but wouldn't it be a little repetitive? I mean, you are already making the fallout power armor... Maybe you could experiment with the spear with the new canadian adamantium nano-alloy and make the spear head also retractable. Wakanda Forever, then! I would still not discard any proyect...
21:09 was not expecting to cry today but uh yeah. this is what im voting for you guys to do; not only for the video but for closure for you i guess is how i would put it. to truly conquer that fear. TKOR was a huge inspiration for me as a kid, looking into learning how to engineer actually mainly because of grant and you guys. but i know that obvously cant just do that right now so in the mean time i think doing that hawkeye bow would be a fun project to redo. no matter what you guys choose im looking forward to it! platonic love keep up the good work!
Wasn’t expecting that Grant Lore, he really was the best and a few years back I used to watch all of his videos, but than he stopped showing up and than I figured out why. Rest in peace Grant Thompson, We love you 😢
Hawkeye definitely needs to be done. Thats legit something that not only could be sold, but would actually be nice for travel for non comic book fan archers
Hawkeye I don´t know how well it will be recieved from the Algorythm, because it is not a big flashy thing, but i think it is great, because you built the first version yourself. I can really relate to this feeling of tinkering with a passionproject on very early or late hours and i am sure a lot of viewers can aswell. You sometimes dont need a full team of engeneers to come up with a cool project, but together with them you can make it even better. But to be clear, it needs to stay your passion project, so make it as good as possible and post the Video if you truely think its ready. And if you can make a version to sell on the store like you said, i will defenetly buy one.
Hey James, i have been noticing, that the channel has less Watchtime than it used to. I too used to be watching you all the time when i was in school and this was one of the Reasons i decided to go and start a Mechatronical Technician apprenticeship. I aint really cut out for university, maybe some day. Anyway: What i realised i have´nt watched you in a long time now, because it was just other Channels that interested me. I have been watching a lot of Grind Hard Plumbing Co in the last Year. I think one big thing that works for GrindHard that doesnt work here is the Amount of Content on a single Project. Ethan from Grind Hard spent almost an entire Year Building his Monster Chopper and i would always be excited for Fridays to see Progress on the Chopper. It was one single Project that i was interested in, which i liked to continue watching. Same was for you in your early Days. You used to make Update Videos on a single big Project. But the Past few Years, since the Team grew bigger, your Company grew etc, you always had the "Figuring out stuff" behind the scenes and only showed the Highs, not the lows. I know big Projects are expensive, but for Example: The Fallout Suit you announced at the End of the Video... Why not make this more Public? Make multiple Videos on it? Fallout is a big enough Game and the Series aswell, to make people interested in that. Why not just make multiple Videos, showing the Progress of the Build to get People more attached to a Project? So People actually care? To get excited for another Episode of that Project to Release? Because if you just do a Single Video and tell People: "Oh behind the scenes we just build a Fallout Suit here it is!" And do one Showcase and Build Video, i dont think this will keep the interest and Watchtime of the Channel up. Im sorry for the long Text, maybe my Perspective is wrong, i just dont want you guys to die on the Hill so many Channels have died on. Donut Media for example as well. They used to be small, People cared, they got big and became a Company focused on Income, made bigger and "better" Videos and People lost interest. Its not as genuine. It feels like watching TV, not a Content Creator on UA-cam you are genuinly interested in. Thanks if you made it to the End, im from Germany so excuse the Errors, i wish you well, greetings!
Thanks for the time of your message. Fellow mechanical tech on CNC machines, I agree with you 100% percent, even about Donut and Plumbing Co. Greetings from America!
Yeah I agree that would be nice. Especially because you could gauge the interest in a project from video 1 and then decide wether to cancel it or not, rather than just guess before posting a one video project
I agree with the gist of that. Videos are more interesting with technical details & showing the struggle to succeed gets people more emotionally involved.
Honestly, a lot of stuff with that metal coating type deal would actually allow you to prototype so much better, strong light materials, with any shape you want, wish i had something like that at home with my 3d printer, would make certain holders or daily use items that much stronger
Grant was the only reason I got into engineering and he was the first person I ever watched on UA-cam and to this day I rewatch some of his videos RIP Grant.
Grant Thompson was the best. I always watched him when I was a kid. One day when we moved places, I had no access to wifi meaning no internet for a few months. You had no idea how shocking it was, knowing he died about a year ago at the time. I didn't get to watch tkor for a few months and all of a sudden he's gone. Rest in peace Grant Thompson. You made everyone's childhood
MARK 1 !!!! I’m so sorry for your loss, hearing how you sounded really showed how much you care about him No matter what you want to make for a video you should do what you think is best.
I felt it when he started talking about grant.. the look of pain and sorrow, just remembering how grant was the reason I found hacksmith it brought me to tears, we truely lost one of the greatest on that day thankfully we have people like you James and everyone else at hacksmith and over at the king of random to continue his legacy
After Watching the Video completely, and reading a fair amount of comments, you're stuck with 3 options. Mark 1 for the views, Hawkeye for yourself, or Paragliding for Grant. My suggestion is all 3. Get the team in for the Mark 1, and do it for the show. Take some time out for yourself and do more work on Hawkeye, but as your team for inspiration. Make the video in due course, it'll happen but you, personally, want to be happy with it. Finally Paragliding. It's a far more personal one for you than other people, but many many of us loved Grant when he was doing TKoR. But you knew him better than most of us, do what's right in his memory for you and him. If that's doing your personal project as Hawkeye, then do it. If it's paragliding over the pyramids (and it's an option) then do it.
Also, if he can really nail it, that could make a legitimate product out of that A compact bow you didn't have to string like that would be so badass to have even just for shooting targets in the yard or something
I wish the original exoskeleton project would come back. It felt like it just sort of faded away as new stuff was happening. It wasn’t exactly an unfinished project but it seemed like it had so much room to grow, especially as an episodic series. I would love to see its return with all the stuff you guys have at your disposal now
"It's working! It's working!" or "Mark 1" Either of these would be amazing. Though some of the things that didn't live up to the hype seem like maybe they could with some refinement.
I so wish I could've met Grant before he passed. He was my biggest inspiration as well, I remember as a kid dropping all my schoolwork to watch anytime he posted a new video. I watched that video of you and him walking the shop and talking UA-cam when it came out back in the day, trying to take notes for my channel. It's one of the great honors of my life to get to make videos for his channel today. He really was the KING - Jake
He was the best. I've still yet to meet any other big youtuber even half as kind, generous, and supportive as he was. 😢
Rest in peace 🕊️ 😢😢
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Definitely the Mark 1 Iron Man suit
Edit - coat the metal of the armour in Nanovate, make it bulletproof!
Too expensive, that's why they only did small things in that video
Yes iron man would be sick
see the alex lab project, he really make it
i agree
@Aussie_Man I thought they only did small things because the goal of the video was bones and it would take too long to do the 3d work to pull the bones out of the scan
They are all so good!
For Me- Hawkeye Bow
For You- Paramotoring
For the viewers- Mark 1
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@Hx_hopeless I want the Hawkeye bow
He wants to paramotor
Most of the viewers will want Mark 1.
@@Elmerstudd007 whaa?
This right here! I was about to reply with just Mark 1. But thinking how not paragliding seems to have affected you, sounds like something you need to do to honor Grant.
Also the bow seems like a cool project to pretty up for a video.
that is just how I was going to reply
The pyramids. Trust me when I say these life experiences are all we truly get.
I've watched your channel since the beginning when you first talked about making stuff from movies come to life. It was around the time everyone asks you what you want to be when you grow up, I was on the fence about a lot of things, but then I discovered your channel and similar ones like Colin Furze, Jay Lazer, and of course, Grant from TKOR. It was when I saw that it was possible for guys in their garage to make their dreams come true, I knew I wanted to be an inventor. Not just an engineer or someone who makes things for a living, but someone who has the will and inspiration to handcraft the future.
You James have been an amazing inspiration to me and the world. Please keep following your heart, not for us, but for you.
rest in piece Grant Thompson, THE King Of Random
No no, the King of a UA-cam 👑
Yeh I felt it when he started talking about him. Truly will always be one of the best
@@hacksmithI miss him like crazy, I loved seeing him grow and then seeing him collab with you as well
Facts
@@hacksmith I didn't realize how well you knew him. Thank you for keeping that part in, it was hard to see you feel that but I appreciate you sharing.
Mark 1!
I'm so sorry about Grant. The fact that you were trying not to cry when recalling your good memories with Grant almost made me cry.
Agreeed bro
I love the profile pic. Gipsy Danger is awesome
you could see how much it impacted him. i hope hes still having fun and paragliding in heaven 🕊️
nice pfp
I actually bawled ... i'm so late to the news :(
21:24 "It still makes me tear up to this day" yeah, we can hear it. You really did value him and his friendship.
shame about the yt channel dou
HAWKEYE
I’m an archer by sport and Hawkeye was one of the biggest inspirations for wanting to do it. That an my mom being an ex professional archery champion in her youth.
If you guys ever started selling the takedown and arrows I would totally eat it up
Gambit could you machine the cards? Misses the point of having them be playing cards but even like making thin pieces of metal that still behave like cards but can be sharper and cause more damage. Just reduced the repeatability as the prices would need to be made if you want more instead of just grabbing any card laying around
For torbjiorns molten core, a decent replacement for lava couldnt you make something like the thermite Luncher from Colin Furze. It wouldn’t be liquid but if you can have each round in a metal container, and ignite the thermite on release it could melt the metal mid flight making the molten bolt that Torb launches
What'd you guys think about the Fallout Power Armor in this video?
Pleaseee, if someone can do it it will be You and your crew!! 🤩
That over literally anything else 😱
Power armor would be awesome
Hawkeye
Can you create Kratos' blades of chaos????
When i first started watching i thought
No brainer, iron man suit obviously
But as you started talking about all these projects i could see the potential in all of them.
But the thing that got me the most.
As soon as you mentioned grants name i started tearing up, from the second i saw his smiling face, and how he called you not to collab, but to congratulate you on 1 million truly broke my heart. When you talked about how he was asking you to join him for para gliding and how you declined, i could instantly see, and feel your regret. James, what happened wasn’t your fault, we all wish we could be their for our loved ones or stop something terrible that happened (maybe I’m just misinterpreting that but based on the tears it seemed like the regret was based on not being able to stop what happened or not being there for him in his last moments before his unfortunate accident.) The iron man suit would be incredible and is probably what will win out.
But honoring your friend and mentor. I think that should be the big project you focus on
Rest in peace grant. Truly a one of a kind guy
That'S what makes me kinda sad. It's gonna be like the Minecraft mob vote. Everyone's gonna vote on the nobrainer iron man suit, bc it's the biggest and flashiest one. For me the actual nobrainer is the paragliding one. based on all the emotional connection James has to it, it shouldn't even have been a question. It should be definitely done besides wathever they decide to make out of the other projects.
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Hawkeye is an; "ONLY and ONLY if it stays James' project and he release it once he's satisfied."
This is a project that helped his mental heath, it need to stay like this. Otherwise it risk strengthening his feeling that work projects take too much over passion ones.
I actually think it could be nice to have smaller scale personal projects from time to time. The kind that were made for fun rather than work. With no set deadlines or business behind.
Also if you're able to make the paragliding trip happen, DO IT! It might not be the kind of content I subbed for, but for Grant, I would watch. He was also one of my hero and his departure was painful.
Outside of all that stuff, MARK 1 is my favourite regular pick
21:10 I still miss him to this day!🥺😭
23:29 *sigh* TONY STARK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!
Well, I'm sorry. I'm not Tony Stark.
@@leonmlinaric4608 you aren't hacksmith either...
He also had top of the list e stark industries weapons wich he designed so he had a lot more resources.
w reference
@@A_Productionsso what is he?
Hawkeye sounds like a really grounded, not over-the-top, practical idea. But of course people probably want the absolute crazy shit.
I want the Hawkeye one. I think that would be awesome
If not iron man suit, this is 2nd pick for me. Especially the trick arrows.
hawkeye would be intresting it has my vote
Mark 1 would be a great big project, and I'm sure everyone would love a video on the original MCU Iron Man suit. Exosckeleton, flame throwers, even a wrist rocket (like a firework or flare?), it is all stuff that can actually be made (and in some cases you already did), especially after discovering the real life adamantium stuff.
Hawkeye: bringing a project of passion to the video always makes it special, besides, with the Hawkeye bow and his special arrows, you could try to make the cool automatic quiver he has to complete the ultimate Hawkeye build.
Can't wait for whatever project wins this, I'm sure it'll be great, keep it up guys!
Seconded, not sure which I'd put in 1st place but these are my top 2. Kudos for the auto-quiver idea, you know James already thought about that a bit!
those two are in my top 3. The Jolly Jumper and the Podracer are also very cool.
The Mark 1 should be a series instead of one video. It will reduce pressure on the team for deadlines. And maybe the Hawkeye bow too, as a sellable product on the store. The design looks sick
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Thank you for opening up. I actually found Grant's channel long before I found yours. But I always came back to yours before watching his new vids. I love your videos. Grant is greatly missed.
1. It's Working, It's Working.
2. MK1 armour
3. Paragliding and homage
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GAVE YOU EVER FLASHEY THINGED ME
Hawkeye.
This feels like the old days of projects when you were just the crazy Canadian in a garage making cool stuff. Those videos helped get me through some tough times when my grandmother and uncle passed. It would be cool to have that style of video come back.
Hawkeye specifically for the fact that it's something YOU want to do! Don't put a deadline on that video, put your heart into it. Also Wakanda Forever and MARK 1!!!! This video felt like such a nice look back at the past of Hacksmith as well as the future. Tons of projects now constantly being worked on + expansions and new buildings
I do, but I don't have any freetime 😞 the channel has been really hurting this year, we can't make content fast enough, the team's already been shrunk down...
Am just saying, if you want to designing and make cool items maybe you should hire someone to edit and plan out videos that might save some time for you.
@@hacksmithyou could maybe try branching out a bit? I'm im not really one to give advice(I have 50 subs lol) but I feel like if you do something else on the side, it could help if moneys a problem. Could be youtube, could be something else.
For the time, you could maybe try doing some mini projects as a series of about 7-10 min vids and put them all together at the end? Just an idea tho
The most important part for you is to make sure it's fun. Sure, you torturing yourself to make something cool might make a cool vid, but it's just not worth it. My thought process is if you like what you're doing and are truly invested, you'll get better results.
Basically, take care of yourself bro.
@@hacksmith Dang....
I feel bad for y'all.
@@hacksmith😢 I still love you guys! Even if the channel’s hurting. My advice would be to take more time on the projects. Even if that means not posting as often. I do still would love to see Hawkeye and WakandaForever!
1/ Mark 1
2/ hawkeye
3/ wakanda forever
(Rated on post important to least)
My 3 picks are:
- MK1 armour ( The type of Hacksmith project I signed up to watch! )
- Hawkeye ( Its close to being done, cheap? and a pet project )
- Paragliding ( Great homage and Vacation for the Hacksmith :P )
I seriously need to see more videos like this that are just james doing what he actually loves as an oppose to what UA-cam likes. I doubt that he will see this and he probably has someone else take care of the comment section for him but he truly is an inspiration to me in everyway. Not only did James play one of the biggest part's in inspiring me to become a UA-camr which I have been working on for the better part of 5 years now, and am finally seeing tangible progress on what is my 3rd channel and attempt at reaching my dreams. But also his ability to be vulnerable and human about things in his life. Whether it's being open about his mental health or showing just how much love he has for certain projects. Thank you james for everything, your far more appreciated than you could ever know❤
Aw, thank you. I still read every comment. I'd love to just do what I want, but I messed up turning it into a business with costs and deadlines, and I don't really know how to get back to it being something I enjoy... 🥲
@@hacksmith OH WOW! I'm so glad that you saw my comment❤️. I totally understand how hard it is on your side of UA-cam, the channel I use to work on made things like a comic sized Harley Quinn Hammer and a working fire flower from Mario. In the end however I switched to a different channel due to this sort of work just being so saturated and competitive. UA-cam as a whole is honestly a pretty uncaring and challenging place to work, but I think the persistence you show to not just throw in the towel is inspiring on a whole different level.
That's cool, what channel was that!
@@hacksmith It's called Fight with Work
Mark1, the only reason i watch you is because of your early ironman builds, i feel like ive been waiting for the fullsuit forever 😭🤣🤣👍
iron man suit hands down
edit: GOD DAMN 3K LIKES
edit 2: so you guys know i voted for it i say *mark 1*
why did he even make this video, 😂it was obviously this one
@@RichardsNickname to get money
Love iron man mark 1
Hands down!!!!
Ironman suit
Hawkeye!
Dang, I'm so sorry to hear about Grant - that section of the episode hit extra deep because of the strong emotions visible in your voice and your every move. Hearing that Hacksmith Industries is struggling right now makes me very sad indeed - I hope you all are able to power through these tough times okay: best wishes always!
I have an idea for a couple of possible videos - I know you probably won't see these, and that the chances of you doing them are extremely remote, but I just wanted to put them out there for you.
1: A cooking competition using only Hacksmith projects - no ovens, no knives, only the raw ingredients and the raw power of Make It Real projects. I'm thinking using Batarangs as paring knives, boring flamethrowers as brule torches, and firing red-hot rebar into a wall to make an impromptu barbecue. If you are able to do collabs with chef UA-camrs, this could also bring some new viewers to your channel - give it some thought!
2: How about a real-life Rocket League car like the Octane? Rocket league is the second-most played game on the Epic Games store, with millions of fans. I know it wouldn't be able to flip or fly (dang those laws of physics!), but it could look FREAKING AWESOME!
I'm imagining full drivability, a selection of boost effects, and for the final touches you could cover the outside of the car in flexible OLED screens from AliBaba (I've seen some on there) to make the car color-shift and have animated decals!
You could invite tons of Rocket League UA-camrs to try it out - there are plenty of them, many with 1-3M subscribers who would probably watch the video and possible subscribe to the channel! There are multiple pro players and UA-camrs in Canada, some even near your area.
And once it's done you could take it to any live esports event and charge for pictures and rides, thus getting a nice income and promoting your channel even further!
Another UA-camr has already started work on one and done demos at live events with astounding success, but he has extremely limited resources. I know you lot could do a far better one (especially if you can put the flexible OLED screens on the outside).
Anyways, I always enjoy your videos and watch every one as it comes out. Best of luck with all your future projects - I look forward to anything you do!
❤
Hawkeye 100%. Miss watching you work and the tribute to Grant was perfect.
Me too. Growing the business made it a lot harder to just make things 😞
@@hacksmithit’s more fun to see you in the video and not just for a brief bit
Yeah but I can't make weekly videos... if I made videos I just wanted to do, the business would have to shrink, it only survives off of views and weekly videos :(
@@hacksmithWish you guys all the best, you and your team are extremely talented
@@hacksmith Hey, one video from just you like maybe once a year would be cool.
Collapsing paraglider backpack as part of the John wick suit... 100% cool. Save this one and fix it.
The iron man thing doesn't need to be done you're already doing power armour which is essentially the same.
Grant loved your stuff James!
I'd love to see any of these as full videos!
MARK 1 it could probably be a fully working one not just metal, it could use its well known flamethrowers, it could fly similar to your other iron man projects, could even make it really powerful possibly using pnuematic solenoids for muscles
electric linear actuators ftw
bro said make a heavy metal suit that probably weighs tons fly
@@SmokeyDeBear Adam savage put together a titanium iron man cosplay and used gravity's jet suit equipment to make it fly, it's not completely impossible
@@SmokeyDeBearyou can make it out of carbon fiber or other lightweight materials that can be coated with a layer of metal.
@@jimmyhackers8980 that could work even better thank you
I miss Grant, he was the reason I got into being interested in engineering and science in general. He was such an inspiration and I wish that we didn't have to lose him. I hope wherever he is, that he's doing well.
Definitely the same, only made it better he lived 20 minutes away
we need the Ironman suit, and also, all of this stuff is so cool, and your videos made me want to start building amazing inventions as well. Keep going we need more people like you.
Rest in Peace Grant Thompson ❤️
That Hawkeye bow is genuinely incredible I’d absolutely love to see it finished
I think Grant was the pioneer to every other creative maker style channels. I remember when i was like 10 i started watching his cool videos, the little poppers made from match sticks, the DIY hot wire styrofoam cutter, the little trashcan crucible etc etc. He inspired me to learn about stuff like that, still haven't gotten to the point where i can afford to make anything substantual but you know, one day.
Grant walked so the rest of us could run.
James, as much as I selfishly want to see all of these projects come to life, I want even more for you to para motor over the Pyramids. You deserve it, over the past years you've been through hell and back. I want more to see you go on this journey of conquering fears and honoring an amazing soul, Grant, than to see these builds. Sure, we might have some time before that's feasible or possible. However, I think that is going to help us ALL heal just a little bit more from Grants passing. I'd love to see the joy you would get out of it. Thank you, James & Team, for all that you guys give this community.
For the Gambit Card Launcher, you could coat the cards in Potassium and make them light on fire as they launch, giving them the energy effect
1) We want the Paragliding video over pyramid to tribute Grant Thompson
2) The Iron man mark 1 armor video
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My top 3 picks:
1.) Mark 1 armour: MK1 looks really badass
2.) Paragliding: for Grant Thompson, rest in peace man
3.) Hawkeye: the project looks really promising and almost finished
"Almost finished" is always more like "pretty much half way there". But I completely agree
The section about Grant was so beautiful. I remember coming home and watching his experiments as a kid in elementary school. I was totally devastated when he died, since he was somewhat of a hometown hero for me (he lived within a few hours of where I did.) It's easy to tell how much of an impact he had on you, not just as a mentor, but as a friend. He's still so missed. Thank you for keeping his memory alive. ❤
Mark 1,
Rest in Peace Grant Cardone watching his videos was a great pleasure when I was really young.
Hawkeye would be the coolest imo. As for what you said about Grant, and the chance to parafoil over the pyramids. It was difficult to listen to, almost painful, but not in a bad way. The way you talked about Grant, the way your voice was trembling, the way that you almost couldn't get your words out. It was powerful to see how much you cared about him, and how much he impacted your life. How much his passing really effected you. I personally have no attachment to Grant, since I only knew of TKOR after Callie and Nate took over, but to see how he influenced you, and to think about how your work has personally influenced millions of others myself included. It's hard to truly quantify just how much Grant really did for the world. For what it's worth though, having watched your channel for a few years now, I think Grant would be extremely proud of you, for not only following your dream, but giving so many other creators a chance to shine. Without people like you, Grant, Mark Rober, William Osman, even Michael Reeves, I don't think I would have an interest in this aspect of engineering. You've truly managed to honour Grant by making engineering more accessible to the layman, giving good explanations to how these things work, and funding crazy projects from engineers with a glimmer in their eyes, like the Orbitron team. I hope you get the chance to go on your flight, for the honour of Grant. But know that no matter what you've done, you've done a great honour to your friend and his memory.
Even if the Hawkeye one isn't picked, it would be sick to have it in the shop!!!
I think Hawkeye might be a good start. It's your personal project so hopefully it'd only be released once you're happy with it. It's current design also sound like something that could be potentially not that expensive to produce in larger quantity to sell in the Hacksmith Store
Wakanda forever also sounds cool, but that if you guys also coat the self expanding rod parts in nanovate to make the staff itself more resistant to bending?
While you did not provide us with a keyword for project no. 8, I think the Gambit definitely sounds like a cool idea for a video
Number nine is definitely something that you should do if you feel up to it, doesn't even have to be a video. We too miss the guy.
Mark one sounds like an idea that could be watched by many. But it also sounds like a cool project to tackle. Maybe it could somehow be made self-healing, like the claws, or like the self-healing Jlaser Iron man helmet, or it could be made stronger with nanovate without making it weight a ton? Maybe you could bring Santiago back for it and also make a collab with Jlaservideo - who knows what the end effect would be?
That flying cape was so cool, and the system is so versatile that it can be used for many projects in the future, so definitely that one.
Thank you TKOR and Hacksmith for inspiring more than one generation of engineers, creatives, artists, builders, tinkerers, dabblers, hobbyists, doers, and makers.
1. It's working. It's Working!
2. Hawkeye
3. Wakanda Forever
4. Pyramids/ All Hail TKOR
5. Mark 1
P.S. After this video finished, I rewatched the one with Grant. It's okay for men to cry, it's actually a good thing to allow yourself to feel the feels. Grant was an inspiration to me as well. My craft and trade is construction, homebuilding, renovations, and commercial. Even with these skill sets, knowledge, and tool use proficiency, I often feel out of my depth with hobbyist projects. Grant was an inspiration to me as well.
God I miss grant so much. Watching The King Of Random growing up, shaped me into who I am today; grant put that spark in my soul to want to create and spread joy with my life, then people like you and Colin continued that want and drive. I thank you and Colin for my love for electronics, technology, and crazy ideas; but I thank grant for my yearning for creativity and my passion to live my life to the fullest. I wish I could thank him. I hope he knows how many lives he has changed💜 I hope he knows we still miss him.
I appreciate that you guys seemed to be close friends, I think he held you in a similar light as you did for him.
Rest in pease the one and only King Of Random, thank you for everything
I’d love to see the podracer, or a MIB gun, but the Hawkeye bow, especially as a sellable product would be phenomenal.
probably late for this, but it would be awesome to create the scenario Tony Stark was in for Mark 1 (as in, in a cave with a bunch of scraps). Would a member of Hacksmith be able to create a bulletproof exo suit on their own with basic tools and scraps lying around? Doesn't have to recreate the Mark 1 but the situation is what's interesting I think.
Hawkeye. It's going to be the most practical to accomplish, and kinda importantly, it's something YOU really wanted to happen.
they should make a real working TARDIS
6:28 Lava
10:06 Hawkeye it doesn't matter if it takes longer it's the result that matters and if its crap than (i hope if the costs weren't to big) we can just laugh
hawkeye
Hawkeye
the bow has potential
Hawkeye
Hawkeye
Hawkeye 10:02
Yes. Hawkeye.
I'm also a fan-boy of Jorge Sprave, aka Slingshot Channel.
I'm curious to know the difference in Draw Weight between a Recurve, a Longbow, and a Cross-Bow.
I know he has some pretty epic designs.
@@ETC_Rohaly_USCGcross bows are in the 100-200lb range usually, recurves more like 30-60, compound and long go higher, but usually still less than a crossbow
You guy are the best
HAWKEYE
HAWKEYE
The cracks in his voice talking about Grant got me 😭 r.i.p. Grant
MARK 1 23:43
Mark 1
Mark 1!
Mark 1
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Mark I
Mark 1 23:50
Hey Santiago here, thanks so much for the shoutout James! I had a blast working on the Mark-1! 🤠
omg ur so coooooooooooooollll
OMGGGGGGGG SOOOOOO COOOLLLLLLLL
@@pexlabs right!!!!
We're excited to see what's in store! Hope we get to see you back soon on the Mark-1 Project!! 🎉
@@TheDragonRuler- Thank you for the kind words! I'll do my best!
Mark 1, by far my favorite
Agreed
Bro do you no the movie name the first one
@MassanehMarong What?
I'd say Mark 1, but wouldn't it be a little repetitive? I mean, you are already making the fallout power armor...
Maybe you could experiment with the spear with the new canadian adamantium nano-alloy and make the spear head also retractable.
Wakanda Forever, then!
I would still not discard any proyect...
21:09 was not expecting to cry today but uh yeah. this is what im voting for you guys to do; not only for the video but for closure for you i guess is how i would put it. to truly conquer that fear.
TKOR was a huge inspiration for me as a kid, looking into learning how to engineer actually mainly because of grant and you guys. but i know that obvously cant just do that right now so in the mean time i think doing that hawkeye bow would be a fun project to redo. no matter what you guys choose im looking forward to it! platonic love keep up the good work!
Wasn’t expecting that Grant Lore, he really was the best and a few years back I used to watch all of his videos, but than he stopped showing up and than I figured out why. Rest in peace Grant Thompson, We love you 😢
It's Working!
It's Working!
bro did nothing and got a heart 😭
@@Aeropup Must've been the wind.
Is this a hack-test?...
Have you figured out how to get hearted without them doing it?
nvm, I see other people saying it, seemingly like it's a code-word
Oh. It's a quote. From. Yeah. Sorry I'm blazef
Hawkeye, jolly jumper, Wakanda forever ❤😅😊
1. Hawkeye
2. I hope you get that opportunity to paramotor over the pyramids.
Hawkeye definitely needs to be done. Thats legit something that not only could be sold, but would actually be nice for travel for non comic book fan archers
That Mark 1 would be so awesome
It’s cool how you created this big dream playground for young engineers
Hawkeye! The bow has always been one of the most fun tools to use. A fully functional collapsible bow is something we've needed.
Hawkeye
I don´t know how well it will be recieved from the Algorythm, because it is not a big flashy thing, but i think it is great, because you built the first version yourself. I can really relate to this feeling of tinkering with a passionproject on very early or late hours and i am sure a lot of viewers can aswell. You sometimes dont need a full team of engeneers to come up with a cool project, but together with them you can make it even better.
But to be clear, it needs to stay your passion project, so make it as good as possible and post the Video if you truely think its ready.
And if you can make a version to sell on the store like you said, i will defenetly buy one.
Take it to various places for the video, park, range, the building he showed off which wasn't ready, a few options to film in
Hey James, i have been noticing, that the channel has less Watchtime than it used to. I too used to be watching you all the time when i was in school and this was one of the Reasons i decided to go and start a Mechatronical Technician apprenticeship. I aint really cut out for university, maybe some day. Anyway: What i realised i have´nt watched you in a long time now, because it was just other Channels that interested me. I have been watching a lot of Grind Hard Plumbing Co in the last Year. I think one big thing that works for GrindHard that doesnt work here is the Amount of Content on a single Project. Ethan from Grind Hard spent almost an entire Year Building his Monster Chopper and i would always be excited for Fridays to see Progress on the Chopper. It was one single Project that i was interested in, which i liked to continue watching. Same was for you in your early Days. You used to make Update Videos on a single big Project. But the Past few Years, since the Team grew bigger, your Company grew etc, you always had the "Figuring out stuff" behind the scenes and only showed the Highs, not the lows. I know big Projects are expensive, but for Example: The Fallout Suit you announced at the End of the Video... Why not make this more Public? Make multiple Videos on it? Fallout is a big enough Game and the Series aswell, to make people interested in that. Why not just make multiple Videos, showing the Progress of the Build to get People more attached to a Project? So People actually care? To get excited for another Episode of that Project to Release? Because if you just do a Single Video and tell People: "Oh behind the scenes we just build a Fallout Suit here it is!" And do one Showcase and Build Video, i dont think this will keep the interest and Watchtime of the Channel up. Im sorry for the long Text, maybe my Perspective is wrong, i just dont want you guys to die on the Hill so many Channels have died on. Donut Media for example as well. They used to be small, People cared, they got big and became a Company focused on Income, made bigger and "better" Videos and People lost interest. Its not as genuine. It feels like watching TV, not a Content Creator on UA-cam you are genuinly interested in.
Thanks if you made it to the End, im from Germany so excuse the Errors, i wish you well, greetings!
Thanks for the time of your message. Fellow mechanical tech on CNC machines, I agree with you 100% percent, even about Donut and Plumbing Co. Greetings from America!
Yeah I agree that would be nice. Especially because you could gauge the interest in a project from video 1 and then decide wether to cancel it or not, rather than just guess before posting a one video project
I agree with the gist of that. Videos are more interesting with technical details & showing the struggle to succeed gets people more emotionally involved.
The power armor is a multi part series. We said we're trying.
@@hacksmith i wasn't trying to sound harsh or rude, i was genuinly trying to give constructive criticism 😔
The mk1 ironman suit is probably the most viable. The power armor project is already a great start to revamping it.
Hawkeye
10:06 would be really cool to see it, no matter how long it would take and ofcourse no rushing
hawkeye
Agreed, Hawkeye. If it has a chance of becoming a product, I'd like to see a collaboration with the slingshot channel.
Mark 1 sounds like the one with the most potential since it is a more down to earth idea of Iron Man suits in real life
When does it show it
Hawkeye , the best avenger deserves a project around him
Honestly, a lot of stuff with that metal coating type deal would actually allow you to prototype so much better, strong light materials, with any shape you want, wish i had something like that at home with my 3d printer, would make certain holders or daily use items that much stronger
Grant was the only reason I got into engineering and he was the first person I ever watched on UA-cam and to this day I rewatch some of his videos RIP Grant.
Grant Thompson was the best.
I always watched him when I was a kid. One day when we moved places, I had no access to wifi meaning no internet for a few months. You had no idea how shocking it was, knowing he died about a year ago at the time. I didn't get to watch tkor for a few months and all of a sudden he's gone. Rest in peace Grant Thompson. You made everyone's childhood
Dude, with the release of Marvel Rivals the Iron Man Mark 1 Suit, the Hawkeye bow or the Black Panther Speak that will be crazy! Wakanda Forever!
Hawkeye
Would love to see a viable bow, especially one where you don’t have to restring.
Agreed. Really considering asking a friend to build me one as an archer myself
Got to see the hawkeye build finished. Once you showed off the extra arrows I was hooked.
MARK 1 !!!!
I’m so sorry for your loss, hearing how you sounded really showed how much you care about him No matter what you want to make for a video you should do what you think is best.
Should definitely partner up with 'Alex Labs' and make the mark 1 iron man suit.
Mark 1, power armour and exoskeleton projects are my favourite!
Pod racer would be tremendous…crazy engineering going into the stabilizers would be so cool to see explained by you guys.
Mark 1, hands down
Mark 1 - please also consider working with Adam Savage to make it close to the real suit
Hawkeye Bow
Paragliding
It's working, its working
I felt it when he started talking about grant.. the look of pain and sorrow, just remembering how grant was the reason I found hacksmith it brought me to tears, we truely lost one of the greatest on that day thankfully we have people like you James and everyone else at hacksmith and over at the king of random to continue his legacy
1) Paraglide
2) Hawkeye
3) Mark 1
Mark 1. Rest in peace Grant Thompson, we miss you
Hawkeye, makes something that you would enjoy making. Your audience will love it.
It’s working!!! It’s working, praying for yall
You can hear the pain in his voice
After Watching the Video completely, and reading a fair amount of comments, you're stuck with 3 options.
Mark 1 for the views, Hawkeye for yourself, or Paragliding for Grant.
My suggestion is all 3. Get the team in for the Mark 1, and do it for the show.
Take some time out for yourself and do more work on Hawkeye, but as your team for inspiration. Make the video in due course, it'll happen but you, personally, want to be happy with it.
Finally Paragliding. It's a far more personal one for you than other people, but many many of us loved Grant when he was doing TKoR. But you knew him better than most of us, do what's right in his memory for you and him. If that's doing your personal project as Hawkeye, then do it. If it's paragliding over the pyramids (and it's an option) then do it.
Seeing this man on the verge of tears just broke my heart. Grant died too young. But to be more lighthearted, Mark 1!
They are all amazing concepts and I would love to see all of them finished and or upgraded
Hawkeye just because you are so passionate about it, then definitely the mark 1 suit
Totally agree
Also, if he can really nail it, that could make a legitimate product out of that
A compact bow you didn't have to string like that would be so badass to have even just for shooting targets in the yard or something
I wish the original exoskeleton project would come back. It felt like it just sort of faded away as new stuff was happening. It wasn’t exactly an unfinished project but it seemed like it had so much room to grow, especially as an episodic series. I would love to see its return with all the stuff you guys have at your disposal now
It's working
It's working
Mark 1
Now THIS is podracing!
"It's working! It's working!" or "Mark 1" Either of these would be amazing. Though some of the things that didn't live up to the hype seem like maybe they could with some refinement.
All of the projects look great. But the "Mark 1" and "Hawkeye" are probebly my favorite.
I think we need the mark 1 suit
Try making the Neralizer from M.I.B
Mark 1