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Working Dodgem Cars

Started by pe668 , Oct 12 2012 01:15 AM
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#1 pe668

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 01:15 AM

With 1/2 this set comprising of Technic pieces I figure this was the best place to post.

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This build has stayed much the same as when I created it a few years back on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Look at them go! (YouTube)

The good news is it's up on Cuusoo now. If you like the design then why not give it a vote.
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#2 DLuders

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 01:51 AM

How fun!  :laugh_hard:  


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Posted 12 October 2012 - 07:11 AM

Second mode is a driftitng dodgem cars.

Awesome MOC. I Like such non-typical MOCs and MOCers doing such work:)
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 08:17 AM

Awesome, reminds me of Mahjqa's micro train.
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#5 P4trickvH

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 09:16 AM

Awesome, great use of magnets
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#6 Kristel

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 09:18 AM

Supported.  These are really cute and, even better, it is a unique type of project.

Was this on display at BrisBricks?
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#7 Lost_In_Noise

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 10:18 AM

What an excellent use of parts. It's hard to tell how it really works until you open the lid.
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#8 RohanBeckett

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 10:35 AM

Amazingly realistic.. even when one stops.. and another one 'bumps' it back into action!

well done!

Are you using standard lego magnets, or did you need to resort to rare-earth ones?

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 10:39 AM

Very nice seen this done a few times, I did plan to do it myself but just got sidetracked lol.  I want to try it with LEGO road
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#10 pe668

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 10:47 AM

View PostKristel, on 12 October 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

Was this on display at BrisBricks?
Yes it was at BrisBricks, BrickExpo and Brickvention this year.


View PostRohanBeckett, on 12 October 2012 - 10:35 AM, said:

Are you using standard lego magnets, or did you need to resort to rare-earth ones?
Standard LEGO magnets like those used in the 9volt trains and also the SW star destroyer.
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#11 Lauris

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 01:22 PM

Awesome! Very creative MOC! :thumbup:

#12 Legoism

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Posted 13 October 2012 - 11:22 AM

Fantastic, attaching magnets to a long looped chain is a great idea!

#13 pe668

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Posted 18 October 2012 - 03:08 AM

View PostLegoism, on 13 October 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:

Fantastic, attaching magnets to a long looped chain is a great idea!
It might be a little hard to tell but there is actually a 2nd chain underneath that distributes the load.
So there is actually two drive points along the long chain with the magnets.
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#14 Crtlego

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Posted 20 October 2012 - 09:10 PM

This is an excellent idea and well executed as well! I especially like how they always manage to get back on track after bumping into each other..

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 03:34 PM

Excellent idea! good job
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