The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines

The LEGO® Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines is a collection of hundreds of working examples of simple yet fascinating Technic models that you can build based on their pictures alone. Each project uses color-coded pieces and is photographed from multiple angles, making it easy to see how the models are assembled without the need for step-by-step instructions. Every model illustrates a different principle, concept, or mechanism that will inspire your own original creations. You re encouraged to use these elements as building blocks to create your own masterpieces.

The Technic models in Simple Machines demonstrate basic configurations of gears, shafts, pulleys, turntables, connectors, and the like. You'll learn how to create small, elegant machines like cranes, operable doors, motorized cars, a rubber band-powered rocket launcher, a hand-cranked drag racer, and even musical instruments.

This visual guide, the first in the three-volume LEGO Technic Idea Book series, is the brainchild of master builder Yoshihito Isogawa of Tokyo, Japan. Each title is filled with photos of Isogawa's unique models, all of which are designed to fire the imaginations of LEGO builders young and old.

Imagine. Create. Invent. Now, what will you build?

NOTE: The LEGO Technic Idea Book series uses parts from various Technic sets. If you don't have some of the pieces shown in a particular model, experiment by substituting your own parts or visit the author's website for a list of the special parts used in the book.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Part 1
Gears
Shafts and Connectors
Gear Combinations
Gears in a Turntable
Gears in Series
Angled Gears
Worm Drives
Part 2
Chains and Treads
Rubber Bands
Rack-and-Pinion Gears
Moving To and Fro
Moving Freely
Going the Distance
Part 3
Motors and Gears
Building in Any Direction
Strong Combinations
Two Simple Chassis
Part 4
Doors
Pulley Systems
Rubber Band Power
More Uses for Gears
Making Music

Rezension:

"These are an invaluable set of books to have as a reference to build mechanisms."
BrickJournal

"I can emphatically state that no self-respecting LEGO fan should exclude this series from their library."
Bricks in my Pocket

"These are excellent books showing a lot of great ideas for LEGO mechanisms. Even if you're an experienced builder, there are surely some ideas in here you've never seen."
Brickpile

"For those new to Technic building, the Simple Machines book is indispensable."
The NXT STEP Blog

"What I like about these cool little models is that they can be used to teach various science concepts such as gearing, Newton's Laws, and Potential & Kinetic energy to name a few."
The Robotic Realm

"This is an eccentric but seductive book."
;login: The USENIX Magazine

"For anyone who loves Lego, prototypes in Lego, or loves mechanical assemblies, these books are definitely required viewing, and we're not sure how w e lived without them for so long."
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories