MCK-Y the Lego Mouse Droid Build

[kresty]

Way awesome! Looks just like the computer design said it would.

The bean story is friggin' hilarious. What ever made you think of beans?

Thanks,

Our first thought was spray foam, but that was messy sounding and little time, so Lara suggested marbles, which was complicated because we figured toy stores might be closed. (I was also worried they'd be too big). We thought for a bit and beans were the thing that came to mind. Since then folks have suggested the foam beads, which might work, but beans are pretty accessible.

There was a bit of "bean dust" in the one wheel that leaked, but not much. We aren't sure how successful they'll be long term.

Since the original idea was foam and the beans (or the Lego tire studs, or our not-straight hubs) give him a funny gait Lara wanted to go ahead and try the spray foam, maybe swapping wheels for the second day.

I wasn't sure it was worth the effort, but Saturday night we filled 2 spare wheels/tires with spray foam. That was a disaster. Without air, the foam didn't set (duh), and it actually lost volume. They look really silly. The round one collapses on touch.

When I opened them they actually sucked in air (partial vacuum inside), and of course the inside was runny & stuff. I propped them open so hopefully they'll set and we'll be able to clean them enough to reuse them, but that experiment was a total flop. We might try again if we can figure out a reasonable way to ensure they have a chance of curing.