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Re: Heavily modified 8880 chassis, succesfully motorised and solar powered.
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Date: 
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 05:47:34 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Gillis Hommen writes:
> As I'm nearly done with the project now, I thought I'd post some photo's and
> a movie of the solar car in action.

Cool!

> First off; the car itself:
> http://home.hccnet.nl/gillis.hommen/DSC00100.JPG

Wow! That's massive!

> Here you see the motor I've used, and how it's built into the lego
> construction. Doesn't look like anything special really. :)
> http://home.hccnet.nl/gillis.hommen/DSC00102.JPG

Is there anything better then rubberbands when it comes to fitting non-LEGO
pieces! Makes me remember that cartoon over at BIMP:
http://www.bricksinmypocket.org/article/articleview/38/1/3/

:)

> Finally, a movie of the car taking a sprint, with me running after it
> carrying the solar panel. :)
> http://home.hccnet.nl/gillis.hommen/MOV00098.MPG

Oh... My... God! That is FAST! Incredible!

And wow! But yikes!

Well done!

If *that's* not solar power, what is?

> The movie should actually be rotated 90 degrees, but you'll just have to
> look around that.

For you, I'll tip my monitor on the side!

> Oh and some totally uninteresting gears:
> http://home.hccnet.nl/gillis.hommen/DSC00101.JPG

In Homer Simpson voice: Mmmmmm gears...

Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
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  Re: Heavily modified 8880 chassis, succesfully motorised and solar powered.
 
As I'm nearly done with the project now, I thought I'd post some photo's and a movie of the solar car in action. First off; the car itself: (URL) you see the motor I've used, and how it's built into the lego construction. Doesn't look like anything (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)  

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