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Yellow Duck fun for us big kids

Colin James Wonfor

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Three old solar panels from garden lamps, A cheap 3V cassette motor, hot melt glue a nasty prop, and this and now 10 other have escaped to explore the world. On the bottom I glued a lump of iron to keep the devil upright.
 

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Hehe :D. Seriously, does that propeller really move it forward or does it just spin for fun?

Regardless, it might make a good Christmas gift from me to Thomas for him to use in his tub. Hope he keeps the propeller way away from his sensitive parts!
 
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Colin James Wonfor

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The duck did swim away here in the dock London and a within a few week 9 others followed.
And the other were much better.
Drive shaft from a Oil Spray, Prop Shaft tube a straw from MacDonald's later versions had a few improvements one Growled and has red flashing led eyes and only worked in the dark, scared the visitor to Excel Centre he he.
 

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