Anti-rain shield

Here is a drawing that HOBB drew one rainy morning when clearly he was trying to imagine a better world when rain would not prevent him from driving RCs. Apparently a suit that that the operator wears pushes out air creating an air bubble that repels rain so that the controller does not get wet. 

Welcome to Graham St Sign

Working on the commission HOBB got from the recent Biz- Kids fair...

Making my RC Traxxis Slash car drift-- with home-made PVC wheel covers

 PVC piping worked great to make my RC car suddenly have drift steering!

Steerable LEGO RC car

 Check out this innovative steering mechanism. As many of you who have tired to make a steering mechanism for your cars have noted, this is not as easy as you would think. By using a rubberband, your car's steering returns to centre, and allows for more sane control.

Balloon Animal 50 Sec challenge

A new balloon animal kit resulted in this video showing a 50 second balloon animal:

HOBB Putt-putt boat

HOBB found some videos on YouTube and was inspired to make his own putt-putt boat. Here he explains how!

FLL 2013: The Unique Techniquers

 The FLL Unique Techniquers did their first "official" presentation (about their Joint Generator) to the kids in Fenna's class-- an easy audience if there ever was one. The boys were like rock stars because they made and moved robots-- the younger kids wanted their autographs! Hilarious.