Need Help: Adding power to Lego sets

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• TechnicNick Member Posts: 279

  April 2015

  You're going to need Power Functions, and I'd start with a Technic kit that's designed to be motorized, which'll be a lot easier for you to start on than a Creator set that wasn't intended for motorizing (although it's big enough and should be possible for an expert). 
  
  The parts involved are three sizes of drive motor (M,L and XL according to size/weight of vehicle), a return-to-centre Servo motor for steering (a geared down M works just as well in my experience), these are plugged into an IR receiver, which is connected to a battery box, all of which is carried on the vehicle, and you'll need a separate remote control. Since these parts separately will run to a fair amount, you might as well get #42030, the Volvo loader; it's expensive but it has everything you need and is fully remote control. It'll give you a good lesson in how to arrange everything as well.
  
  Have fun!

  

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• booskye Member Posts: 4

  April 2015

  Thank you TechnicNick. I really appreciate your help and recommendations.

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• ColoradoBricks Member Posts: 1,659

  April 2015

  If you are looking for a simple RC 4WD car, I made those instructions a while ago. That chassis was used to build the car in this video
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me8Hsb5KBBk
  

  small4wd.pdf 3M

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• booskye Member Posts: 4

  April 2015

  Thanks ColoradoBricks

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• booskye Member Posts: 4

  April 2015

  The car in the video is exactly what I would like to build. Where can I find the instructions?

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• 3sloth Member Posts: 5

  April 2015

  sorry to hijack this thread a bit . Are the PF (servo, XL, L, M) motors, IR receiver available in lego store ( NY Rockfellar in particular ) or is it available only at [email protected]
  
  Thank You .
  

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