Steam Punk Beetle

[Mike Stamper]

I have been keeping an eye on Robotime for a while - you will find a few threads on the forum

Recently I found their subsidiary -ROKR - Who seem to have kits of wild ideas - Here's one of them. It is called Stag Beetle. I only found this on their website in China. Even Amazon doesn't have it. My first worry was the cost of shipment to the UK. They told me it was $5. I was surprised that it would be delivered within a week. On time I received the box with loads of parts metal, plastic, LEDs a minute electric motor and s spring! All the small parts were in numbered plastic bags. The base came as one piece with three batteries. A touch switch was on the top.

The last bit was the instructions more like a 26 page manual. Interestingly, there was a clause in the manual saying that due to customs policy the kit did not have the grease or nipper pliers but did say "please prepare them yourself "

Building the model was easy to follow with the detailed instructions although I did have a few problems with the fit of some of the parts,luckily luck was on my side;-)

The first couple of pictures show the clever set up for the flapping wings you will also see the motor - it's the small silver tube it also powers the front claws

Cheers
Mike

[Siwi]

Very cool. It looks like the spy beetles that exist in Lyra's world in His Dark Materials.

[ARMORMAN]

Nice build. What's the link?

[Mike Stamper]

Try this page - scroll down the page and you should find it plus two others

Just a moment...


Cheers
Mike