After buying the Ferris Wheel to go with the Fairground Mixer, I thought it'd be interesting to make a generator truck to power the rides.
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Removing the 4X6 curved wedges on the top reveal the top of the battery compartment and top of the switch wires. The 2x2 grid is the power button.
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A closer look at the internals:
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As you can see, it's a tight fit inside.
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The battery box is actually a major part of the frame and hinders easy access to change batteries.
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The wires are tucked under the body, hence the plate on the bottom
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My two problems:
The contact points on the side pull off when disconnecting the wires to the rides.
The bars which are for the operator to connect to the switch fall easily out. I haven't decided on a solution yet.
Overall I'm really happy is that it looks like a basic City truck. I had tried using the larger battery box but couldn't make it look clean enough. The proportions work for the truck.