Howdy,
I've been neglecting my blog. I think that's how blogs are supposed to work. Anyway, here's what's up:
We (mostly my wife) had a baby. A little boy named Daniel. He's terribly adorable and growing at a grand pace. At the time of writing this he is just under 6 weeks old. Since he's largely immobile at this stage I've been taking advantage of any wisps of spare time I can find to do quick little arts and crafts hobby projects. One such project is my newest large-scale radio controlled truck.
Let's call it the "Hemipede" because... well because I feel like it. The ingredients of this one are pretty simple: one huge toy truck body salvaged from the garbage, one working but unloved R/C truck, a pinch of ingenuity, and a hacksaw.
I didn't really photograph this project much along the way so this is how it works: lop the working R/C truck in half in the middle, add a bunch of length to match the wheelbase of the body, nail (or in my case rivet) it together again and adjust the position of the body mounting posts. That's really about it. Even with a great deal of bumbling on my part I knocked this one out in about 3 or 4 hours. The unheated garage at -5c slowed progress somewhat.
Anyway... video:
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