K'NEX Dune Buggy
This K'NEX Dune Buggy can race across the sand, thanks to its fast battery motor and four soft Monster Truck wheels.
It can be built using the attached Parts list, but if you do not have all the parts shown in the list, we suggest that you modify the design as necessary.
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First, assemble the eight 3D connectors shown in the photo opposite.
Please visit Handy Hint A4 if you need help to do this.
Add the following to a red rod, to create the buggy rear section:
1. A green connector, with 2 short green rods attached.
2. A blue spacer.
3. Two silver spacers.
4. Another green connector, with 2 short green rods attached.
5. A silver spacer.
6. A blue spacer.
7. A 2-way Light grey connector.
8. A blue spacer.
9. A silver spacer.
10. Another green connector, with 2 short green rods attached.
11. Two silver spacers.
12. A blue spacer.
13. Another green connector, with 2 short green rods attached.
Then add to a different red rod:
1. A tan clip.
2. A yellow connector.
3. A blue spacer.
4. Two silver spacers.
5. A white connector attached to a green rod, a 2-way Light grey connector and a white rod, as shown.
…and finally add to the red rod:
1. A white connector attached to a green rod, a 2-way Light grey connector and a white rod, as shown.
2. Two silver spacers.
3. A blue spacer.
4. A yellow connector.
5. A tan clip.
Before adding the wheels, note that there is a left-hand and a right-hand version of the Monster Truck wheel. The wheels should be added to the model so that the chevron shapes on the tyres point towards the front of the buggy, as shown.
First add a left-hand tyre and a right-hand tyre to the rear axle, so that each wheel engages with the tan clip on the end of the rod….
…then create the front axle by pushing a red rod through the two yellow connectors, and adding a silver spacer on each end, as shown…
…and finally add a left-hand wheel and a right-hand wheel to the new axle, so that they spin freely.
Your K'NEX Dune Buggy is now complete.
We recommend that you test the buggy initially on a smooth surface, such as a table top.
You can then test it on a rougher surface, such as a beach, but be careful not to get sand or water inside the motor!
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