Time to build my custom LEGO BOOST Candy Catapult.
More exciting than watching paint dry!
The BOOST hub, where all the magic happens.
The motor on this side (Motor A) will drive the conveyor belt.
Yup, this is just loosely connected for now, and will likely fall off a lot until we connect it better later.
The motor on this side (Motor B) will operate a lever to pull the catapult down.
Time to build a gear box!
This will gear down the motor so that it has enough power to actually pull the catapult down.
This shuttle will slide back and forth through the launch channel to deliver candies to the catapult.
Don't worry, you'll see how it works in a couple of minutes.
Now we'll start to build the feed system.
That brick isn't connected to anything...
Oh, now it is!
I put this in the wrong spot, we'll move it later.
If you'd rather just follow step by step images, you can find a PDF instruction file at jkbrickworks.com
Oops, motor doesn't fit... time to move that piece I misplaced.
Time to add the shuttle. Watch it go back and forth!
Definitely need to add some tiles to make it look pretty.
And arrows so it knows which way the candies go.
Time to hold those gears in place.
This part is a bit delicate. It might tend to detach until you get all the next pieces connected.
These are all 1x1 white bricks.
Time to build the lever and catapult.
Orange circles make it launch farther... obviously.
You want to make sure the lever is vertical when you connect this gear.
Attaching these elastics can be a bit finicky, but I know you can do it.
Time to add the light sensor.
You don't need to pass the wire underneath, it can just pass over the top of the model.
Time to build a conveyor belt!
You need 17 links.
So satisfying to watch, but kind of annoying to build.
The drive system for the conveyor belt.
Time to convey things!
This gear drives the conveyor belt.
I didn't actually push this axle in all the way. Make sure you do.
It's hopper time!
Well, time to build some of the components of the hopper first.
Now let's build the hopper.
The candies fall through this gap.
Wings make things go faster.
Don't put too many candies in the hopper, lest they get jammed.
Programming time! This is the BOOST app.
Quick, recreate this right now!
It's go time!
There are cinnamon hearts all over my LEGO room.
Thanks for reading!
Don't get diabetes.