Creative Inventions and Robotics

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Tug Boat Project
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Big Bud the Tug
Need to haul a load of Premium Quality Junk to
another land? Big Bud can do the job.
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Tug Boat Engine Room
Mount the Power Top Gear Train and an RCX on two
15 hole beams.
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Tug Boat Cabin
The walls will be 2.5 tall. Measure and mark
with a pencil three 2.5 cardboard strips.
2.5
8.5
2.5
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Tug Boat Cabin
Cut out the three cardboard strips.
2.5
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Tug Boat Cabin
Measure 5.5 on two strips. You Know what to do
on the third strip.
2.0
2.5
5.5
2.0
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Tug Boat Cabin
Cut out the two 5.5 x 2.5 strips. These will
be the two cabin sides. Cut out the 6.5 strip.
This will be the front of the main cabin.
2.5
5.5
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Tug Boat Cabin
Decorate the sides and front. Use blue, red and
yellow pencils to shade the wood panels. Then
outline the wood panels with a black pen.
Left side
Right side
Front
Cut out windows and doors. Then paste them on.
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Tug Boat Cabin
When all sides are decorated, then you can tape
them together.
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Tug Boat Cabin
Wrap the sides around the engine room.
Glue Popsicle sticks on top to make the
structure strong.
You can tape the sides to the base
Its best not to put a back wall on so you can
easily get to the RCX on/off buttons.
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Tug Boat Cabin
Cut a cabin roof. Then punch a hole through the
roof with a pencil so the gear train shaft sticks
out.
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Captains Cabin
Cut out a 3 diameter circle or use 3 circular
container lid. Build the captains steering
wheel and glue it to the circle.
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Captains Cabin
Cut out a 1.5 x 6 strip of cardboard and draw
wood panels on it like you did for the main
cabin. Then tape coffee stirrer sticks on the
back.
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1.5
Front
Back
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Captains Cabin
Bend the sides carefully until they fit around
the circle. You can tape the sides to the circle
on the outside and the inside.
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Captains Cabin
Make the roof a little bigger than the Captains
cabin.
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Tug Boat Cabins
Glue the Captains Cabin on top of the Main Cabin.
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Tug Boat Sides
Cut and sculpt a 1 x 1 strip of foam rubber for
the sides of the tug.
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Tug Boat Sides
Glue the other side on. Now youre ready to add
some decorations!
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