Transformer!

I made a Transformer! It was a project for Astronomy, which I took over the summer and didn't exactly finish... ha. He's solar powered and I started at night time. That should have been a flashing neon sign right there. Because the last time I put together a model like this from the same company, I had to take it apart several times. I practically threw a screaming hissy fit this time. The gears would turn when they were uncovered but as soon as I put on the other half of the robot they stopped working. I stood out in the driveway (for the solar power) for literally twenty minutes experimenting with different ways to put the cover on.

Finally, I called in help. Me and my Dad heated up a a nail and widened the holes that the gear shafts go into. The company's measurements must have been off because that fixed the problem! He still doesn't walk but that can't be fixed because their design is just bad.

He's also got a scorpion mode and a tank mode. I think he walks in the scorpion mode but I still have to test that one.

This was a kit from "Robotikits" that my Mom ordered. I also put together a solar system model from the same company. The kit comes with a bunch of already cut pieces that you break out of the packaging and then assemble. This one only had a few gears, thank goodness. The solar system one was 3/4 gears.