The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Volume 2 : Cars and Contraptions

Yoshihito Isogawa
Date: October 1, 2015
9781593276898, 1593276893
Trade Paperback
Crafts & Hobbies / Models
Technology & Engineering / Mechanical
Crafts & Hobbies / Crafts For Children
Ages 10 And Up
328 pages
Dimensions (cm): 25.3 x 20.4 x 2.0
Weight (kg): 1.0

Summary

This second volume of The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Cars and Contraptions, showcases small projects to build with LEGO Technic gears, motors, gadgets, and other moving elements. You’ll find hundreds of clever, buildable mechanisms, each one demonstrating a key building technique or mechanical principle.

You’ll learn to build four-wheel drive cars, adorable walking ‘bots, steerable tanks, robotic inchworms, and cars that can follow the edge of a table!

Each model includes a list of required parts and colorful photographs that guide you through the build without the need for step-by-step instructions. As you build, you’ll explore the principles of gear systems, power translation, differentials, suspensions, and more.

Contributor Bio(s)

Yoshihito Isogawa is a LEGO luminary with 46 years of building experience. In addition to running Isogawa Studio, Inc., he regularly holds LEGO workshops, lectures at schools and science museums, and creates LEGO models for events and exhibitions. He is the author of the popular LEGO Technic Idea Book series (No Starch Press), as well as other Japanese-language LEGO titles.