The video & free building instructions are published for the LEGO® Technic 42065 RC Tracked Racer buggy motor & BuWizz upgrade:
Tag: 42065
LEGO Powered Up Hub & motor test in 42065 RC Tracked Racer
The new Powered Up system offers a lot of possibility to extend the control range of the previous motorized Power Functions creations. So far only the Boost motor and the WeDo 2.0 M motor is compatible with the new hub apart from the train motor that comes with the new train sets. I paired two WeDo 2.0 M motors with the Powered Up hub and built it in the 42065 RC Tracked Racer to compare the performance and the playability with the Power Functions system.
I also tested it with the new Powered Up iOS app that has a profile available for the 76112 App controlled Batmobile.
LEGO Technic 42065 RC Tracked Racer optimized version
The LEGO® Technic 42065 RC Tracked Racer is one of the rare sets that is remotely controllable out of the box with the necessary Power Functions elements. It is a very good introduction to the world of Power Functions, but it has some room for improvement – the speed is pretty decent but the climbing abilities can be enhanced.
42065 RC Tracked Racer + SBrick + Android game controller
I created a separate video with the following setup – 2 buggy motors + BuWizz + SBrick and controlled with an Android-compatible game controller through the great SBrickController app of imurvai – you can find the link to the app in this Eurobricks forum thread.
42065 RC Tracked Racer with 2 PF train motors
I received a great suggestion from the Eurobricks forum – test the 42065 RC Tracked racer with PF Train motors. Their rotation speed is almost as high as the buggy motors, so definitely worth trying.
42065 RC Tracked Racer + 2 buggy motors + BuWizz – inner details
Thank you very much for your nice feedback on the previous post & video, really appreciated! Most of you were interested in the details of the 2 buggy motors + BuWizz configuration, so here you go 🙂
You can find below some detailed photos of this version:
The quest for the ultimate 42065 RC Tracked Racer
The Lego 42065 RC Tracked Racer is a pretty cool set. You get remote control capabilities out of the box – all Power Functions components are there for some real RC fun. There were some previous RC Technic sets produced by Lego, but they had a much higher price tag.
Spot the difference!
Can you spot the difference? 🙂 Full post with video coming tomorrow, check back! 😉
First project
First project – this little fellow is quite lonely here, let’s build some friends to play with!
