Postman Pat electric powered ride in van Postman Pat electric powered ride in van is making more progress than my ability to switch on the laptop and tell you want is happening. Sorry about that. However I am going to list the work via images much more than text. If you want to know more on any aspect then please email me. Van goes from my workshop (metal) to the new … [Read more...]
Postman Pat electric ride in van
Postman Pat electric ride in van Postman Pat electric ride in van for my 'Northern' Grandchildren has been 'in build' for going on for 3 years. Yes three years. When I started I hope to complete the project in 12 months, how wrong can you be? The plans for the van were made from a model toy. A spreadsheet was compiled with as many dimensions as possible. Then various ratios … [Read more...]
Test drive of the ride in van project – current level of progress
Test drive of the ride in van project - current level of progress. Test drive of the ride in van project - current level of progress shows my Granddaughter at the wheel for the first time! The van follows the pattern of Postman Pats van and can be seen in the video below. I estimate I have 98% (ok 100% I just don't want to jinx it!) of the design work complete. Some … [Read more...]
Electric powered ride in Van – outake
Postman Pat's Van The electric powered van is at last (3rd year) into its final phase. All of the design has been done and tested so its final wiring and body building left. Thats not to underestimate the work but it has been a long slog as scaling the van from a small push toy then designing the whole van, has been much bigger than expected. Why did I get it wrong? Well, I … [Read more...]