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LEGO Technic Idea Book: Fantastic Contraptions
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014809
ISBN
9781593272791
Grade 5-AD
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Description
Projects with LEGO bricks can be complex, but throw in LEGO Technic parts, and you have real engineering going on. These books are authored by Yoshihito Isogawa, a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering at the Tokyo University of Science. Other than a Table of Contents and a brief introduction, the books are wordless, relying on clear, colorful pictures to progressively show the construction of a project. Where larger parts are depicted, the relative size of the photo is indicated as a scaled ratio. Often the same part comes in a variety of colors; colors chosen for the photos are for artistic effect and contrast between parts. Fantastic Contraptions takes things to the next level, showing catapults, crawlers and bipedal walkers, powered by fans, propellers, springs, magnets and vibration. You can even add lights, pneumatics and solar panels. Although hundreds of models are shown in each book, the goal is to fire the imaginations of LEGO builders young and old. Each book is approximately 160 pages. ~ Bob
Publisher's Description of LEGO Technic Idea Book: Fantastic Contraptions
The LEGO(R) Technic Idea Book: Fantastic Contraptionsis 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 inFantastic Contraptionsinclude working catapults, crawling spiders, and bipedal walkers, as well as gadgets powered by fans, propellers, springs, magnets, and vibration. You'll even learn how to add lights, pneumatics, and solar panels to your own models.
This visual guide, the third in the three-volumeLEGO Technic Idea Bookseries, 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: TheLEGO Technic Idea Bookseries 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.
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Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | No Starch Press |
| Author: | Yoshihito Isogawa |
| Grades: | 5-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781593272791 |
| EAN/UPC: | 689145727906 |
| Length in Inches: | 10 |
| Width in Inches: | 8 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.25 |
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