Baxter Builds

My LEGO War And Cargo Ship

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This is my LEGO war ship. It has two cannons, radio, satellite, rockets, and a new weapon that is on the back of the ship that uses radio and satellite to blow up planes.

THE BODY

The body of this boat is made of tiles that are connected by smaller tiles. Then I used white bricks to make it taller. Then I built a tower and accessories every captian on a war ship needs.

 

THE CARGO

This ship is designed to hold a lot of cargo. Here is a tip, try to use every square inch of room on your boat. Here is what I did to use the room. There are three places found I can put my cargo. One is in the front, one is in the back, and one is in the middle. The middle cargo is in the tower shown above. The front cargo is two crates stacked on top of each other and then built into the front of the boat.

The back one is my favorite. It is built under the new weapon. It carries tow ropes and signal rockets.

THE WEAPONS

This ship has lots of weapons. Tip, make your weapons have a story.  WEAPON TYPE 1 cargo rockets- this ship holds two super rockets that are only used if the ship is going to be sunk. WEAPON TYPE 2 forward rockets- the ship is equipped with forward rockets. These are small rockets that when the ship joins a battle, it fires from a long distance. WEAPON TYPE 3 cannons-this ship has two remote control cannons. WEAPON TYPE 4 the new weapon- this weapon uses radio and satellite to make bombs and missiles explode on planes.

LEGO Technic RC (Remote Control) Drag Racer

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This is my LEGO Technic drag racer. It is probably the smallest LEGO RC set I have ever built. If you are trying to build a LEGO RC car this is a simple one. One tip on building a small drag racer is to put the steering system in the back. The reason I found this helpful is because the back of a drag racer is usually bigger than the front so there is more room and usually the steering system is a lot bigger than the engine. Anyways, this is how I made my engine.

This is how I built my steering system.

This picture is up side down. I hope this helps you.

 

LEGO Technic RC (Remote Control) War Robot ( TORNADO MODEL: B)

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This blog is about tornado model B’s weapon. This blog is not to help you build the body,it is to help you build the second and most dangerous weapon this robot can hold besides a saw. If you want tips on how to build the body go to my other blog on tornado model A.

THE WEAPON

This weapon very easy to make and I am sure you can figure out how to build it. I will explain how you can use it. It works by using a row of hooks that grab the other vehicle and rip parts off of it. If the truck doesn’t have any thing to grip on to, you can ram him. This weapon will devastate lightly armored robots and will be a good weapon in an armored robot. I hope this weapon helps you win robot fights.

 

 

LEGO Technic RC (Remote Control) War Robot (TORNADO MODEL: A )

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This robot is the first version of this type of robot. I will introduce the second version later. The reason there are two versions is because there are two  different ways you can make it. The first is simple and very fast, the second will be a little slower, but very strong. You may wonder why you would want the second. The reason why people like the second is because it is stronger than the first and it is still faster than most treaded robots.

THE WHEELS

The  wheels, as you see, are very important. I made mine by bending the treads backwards. Then  you put a bar through the holes in the treads.

THE BODY

The body consists of two motors, receiver, and the batteries. Then I put them together with a few pieces. To make this a true war robot, it needs a weapon. For my weapone I use the stabilizers. When the thing twirls it becomes a tornado.

(NOTE : if you do not use stabilizers, don’t gear it to go slower as it will just go in circles.

 

 

LEGO Technic RC Climbing Truck Tips

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Lately, I have been working on mountain trucks. So I thought I would write a blog about them. Here are some tips. This is the first RC (remote control) truck I have built that actually works.

THE STEERING

This truck you are looking at, actually doesn’t steer great. The reason for this is that I put the return to center on the motor not the wheels. (NOTE : The return to center is a rubber band or spring that makes the wheel return to the center.) Basically, put a rubber band on the bottom of your car like this and it should drive forward and turn with ease.

THE ENGINE

Most trucks that climb mountains have strong engines and are geared down. (NOTE : A geared down engine uses gears to make an engine go slower, but stronger.) So if you want your truck to climb, gear the engine down like this.

The gear on the left is connected to the engine and the other gear is connected to the axle. Here are two more things that might help you. Make the gear on the left smaller and the gear on the right bigger this will make it even stronger. And this last tip is not about the engine really but it is useful. For a climbing truck, the battery pack needs to be on the bottom of the car. Whatever you do, don’t put it on the back as it will tip the car over. I hope this has helped you.