tommywonka

Thank you for all your ideas. We liked the way chorlton attached his motor to the steering. So We have made a start and we took the front of the truck apart and made the return to center steering which works fine. However we have come across some problems ( as we do). The main one seems to be how to keep the small motor from coming off the chassis while steering and i wondered if anyone has any ideas on how to secure the motor to the chassis Also the front grey parts for the steering also seem to have a bit of wiggle room between the chassis frame,and i wondered if this is significant or is it ok to move forward. Thanks again for advice

I actually thought the same as you but ,The Lego group itself has curriculum ,and there is a license agreement . The CD rom is full of lessons,and instructions. http://education.lego.com/en-us/lego-education-product-database/wedo/2000097-lego-education-wedo-software-1-2-and-activity-pack/ And there is a monthly student sheet the teacher fills out and they give it to the parents.I think it's a great idea by TLG.

Thank you for your ideas. I have taken the cab off just to see what space there is and we might just go with mounting this vertically,as someone suggested as a first try but we will probably change the cogs. Japan loves it's clubs, and the lego class seemed to be something he really enjoyed, sadly isn't made from real lego bricks ( would be cool if it was),but they use the lego education boxes/WeDo sets,where kids learn how to make simple machines, and learn how to use gears pulleys, cogs,robotics etc etc. (It's all way above my head) They start off really easy and they when they get old enough they can do the lego mindstorm. Each kid buys their own box and leaves it at the club,which makes sense as i can just imagine kids loosing parts or forgetting to bring the box It's more of a club for kids where they go for an hour once a week and learn something,but the kids don't actually know that.As far as they know it's just having fun with lego.To tell the truth i wana join. :laugh: I wish there was this kind of thing when i was kid.cough cough Many years ago cough cough. http://education.lego.com/en-us/

Thank you for letting me know about that spring part, and for suggesting using the Medium motor and putting it in vertically. I wondered what that orange part was and i would hate to be put off by searching for a rare,expensive piece. We have the power functions set as per carzzzz9999 youtube video(see above) and we would just like to put in some steering at first and after that, put in a motor to make it move forward and back. So any advice on how to go about this would be welcome. Does anyone think i should strip the whole kit down again and start from scratch? Thankyou in advance.

Hello, This is our first time to post here at eurobricks to ask a question and if it has been answered, maybe someone could point me in the right direction. My son,who is 7, attends a lego school in japan and we've built the lego pick up truck (9395) but he would like to try and put some RC steering into it. We have looked at some of the steering systems and for someone who is a newbie (that's me) it can seem daunting when looking at everyones creations, but we are prepared to give it a go. I was thinking of trying sariels steering system, as seen on you tube or trying this rack system. http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3043430 However I would like to ask for some advice on which one to try for a first time? and if anyone has any tips regarding this kit. E.G should i take the engine and seats out from the kit to make space for the motor? Thank you for you help in advance.

Thanks for that. We know bricklink but we haven't needed to buy anything yet. Although maybe this book may give me a push to use it. Books like this are needed to help the un technic(al) person like me. So i hope it can really be useful to parents who want to do build something with their kids. I have seen serials work online and they are amazing.

I have been lurking around the site a for a while looking for things to do with my son who has actually just joined a lego school in japan. We have been building for four years now,but we seem to get lost on the technical stuff like how to build gear boxes and steering and how to fit them into kits. For dads who aren't technic(al),and kids who are learning (along with dad) I hope this book will be able to help. I look forward to getting this book,not just for me but for my kids.At least i hope i can use the knowledge to help us build or mod together Lego is a great way for parents who can't do sports to spend time with their kids. Just one question,and it is from a newbie.Will the book recommend parts as not everyone is technic(al) minded? We noticed in some other books we have bought they have parts listed but parents can't get them from the lego store.which can be disappointing.However, I'm certainly considering this