One Would Think . . .

That a six year old boy would get tired and move on to something else after a while when it comes to LEGO Technic sets.

However, when it comes to tearing his Technic models down and building them up again in their alternate form he does not seem to tire of the efforts involved.

Part of this may also be that once complete one of the first things he does is bring the model to his dad for his stamp of approval and praise. :)

He most certainly can see and sense that I am pretty impressed with his LEGO Technic skills.

• Concentration: He can sit at it for _hours_ on end.
• Instructions: He is learning to follow them to the letter.
• Attention to detail: One little thing missed can remain hidden until well into the model build.
• Accomplishment: He has a strong sense of victory when he has finished his build.

From what we have seen so far, this young guy is building a skill set that will carry him forward in life with a strong sense of commitment and direction.

And, he gets to play with the resulting toy.

Win-Win IMNSHO. :D

Philip Elder
Elder Bricks
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Adventures in Driveline: An Industrial Strength Independent Rear Suspension

Or so we thought:

We were messing around with trying to get an independent rear suspension (IRS) setup going on the heavy duty steering knuckle and hub.

The angle on the shocks caused contact with the spring so we hit a snag on that.

Our weakest link turned out to be the axle pin connectors that we used to mount the lower control arm setup. Three of them were used to try and keep things together.

But, as soon as some torque came through the driveline the axle pin connectors on either one side or the other would break loose.

That is a Power Functions XL motor tied directly into the differential setup.

Well, back to the drawing board. :)

Philip Elder
Elder Bricks
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