I made some lightweight cars for my wind up engine. On my current track (comprised op 2 loops from an old 9v set) it will do the following:

by itself: make one lap

with one car: almost a full lap

with two cars: little over half a lap

I have ordered a loop of this old style track as I beleive it will give it better traction than my 9v track does.

I experimented with different tires and these worked out best (offset tread pattern)

However, the tires are loose on the wheels. I think I may sand them to rough them up and give the tire more grip... maybe even a small dot of super glue just for maximum track adhesion

I'm hoping to make a clever mini layout based entirely on this engine and possibly adding some other wind-up fun to it as well!

with an elf, also at the Midzomer Fair Parade

DRIVE WITH THE LEGS! What effort!

This young lady is one of my daughter's best softball buddies - they both picked up (filled in) with another team during this tournament.

These girls are so much fun to watch.

More images from this set here

found it at value village

Masudaya wind up Robby the robot with box

4-17-09

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royal

I stink at photoshop but I some how managed to combine these three images into one. I used Merge to HDR which gave me the action I wanted out of the pitchers delivery. Did I use the right tool? Is there a better way to merge three photos?

EDIT: Replaced with a much better version thanks to the suggestion of Techimeister and WDWFigment.

Jupiter 2 Space Ship from Lost In Space Metal the 1960s TV Show Television - series 1965 - 1968 science fiction sci-fi adventure Irwin Allen Space Family Robinson Future Danger Will Robinson android mechanical man automaton plastic windup toy toys metal miniature flying saucer

365 Toy Project: 142/365

Wind-up by Nathan Jurevicius.

He went 0 for 6, but he threw as hard as he could.

Photo taken for the 114 pictures in 2014 group. #83 Represent a TV Show or Film Title

Another view of this fantastic toy.

Tin, wind-up Kong walks, opens and closes mouth, beats chest and makes a growling sound.

Mariano Rivera in his final relief appearance at Yankee Stadium, Sept. 22, 2013

B9 Robot in Red and Blue Toy Form - Lost In Space the 1960s TV Show Television - series 1965 - 1968 science fiction sci-fi adventure Irwin Allen Space Family Robinson Future Danger Will Robinson android mechanical man automaton plastic windup toy toys box art screen grab also known as GUNTER which stands for General Utility Non Theorizing Environmental Robot

I think you can guess what this monek does when you wind it up. hard to see on the picture but it actually also looks up and down with it's little red eyes while masturbating. A sick present for my girlfriend from 2 good friends. Hear this sound here: freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=19373