Knex battle car - "The Base"

if you like this ceck out my group "knex battle cars" and post your own or see my future releases.

This a fun thing to do when you are bored, have a lot of Knex, but no rubber bands. this shows how to make a fun knex "battle car". me and my friends used to do this all the time. make two "battle cars" and crash them into eachother from accross the room, the first one to lose all thier wheels loses.
this is a very simple version of the battle car, and there is a million ways to customize it, i hope to see a bunch of different versions pretty soon.

It works best on flat sufaces (aka, concrete, hardwood floor, ect.)

oh and this is my first instructable, so critisize all you want, but be constructive, no "this sucks" unless you have a fortified reason.

DISCLAIMER - This has the ability to hurt people and or damaging property, and breaking knex peices, i am not responsible for anything you do to yourself, others, property or anything else you manage to destroy.

Step 1: Materials

here is what you will need.
by te way the wheels, mine only has three but you can use 4 if you want

Comments

[bighead5454]

hey if you made 2 small block triggers from 2 rods, a few yellow connector and the block trigger each gun and mounted it on the car so that if another car hit it the car would shoot the ammo therefore totaling the other car

[altaria1993]

really fun! i used to do this but wioth leg trains, and then put them on track, and ram as hard as possible :p

[XI3]

lol cool man, hope to see some of your own versions soon.

[altaria1993]

i might do that :p but first i go finish my how to make a paper model gun instructable

[XI3]

lol yah sounds good. join my group, im tryin to get more people into these battle cars, heir really fun once you start getting more advanced with them. im making an advancement for this one to, it is a crazy strong axel for the front wheel. this thing is impossibly strong, put it this way, ive had knex peices break before popping off ths lol it will be on my next knex battle car "The Block" check it out!

[Mr. Cowboy]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Hauler-1/Check out my battle truck.(I know it doesnt comply with the rules)

[bighead5454]

hey i have an idea for a battle car make it like this one but put a large spike between the two red arrow like thingys sticking out the hook the spike up to the top that woulld do major damage to the otheers battle car

[Mr. Cowboy]

There ya go

[bighead5454]

add some remote controlled motors (an instructable on this site tell how to make em) and a steering system and then crash them into each other that would do A LOT of damage but you would need a LOT of support

[bannana inventor]

I used to do this when I was 10. My trick was to put alot of wight in the back of the car. The more pices the better. Very good work for your first Instructable. 4.0 :D

[Skreetsha]

Lol, i do battlebots style! xD I used to put 'em on ropes and then pull up to my rival (a friend) and ram ,ram, ram! xD I made one with a wedge that owned heavily! :D

[bannana inventor]

GOOD IDEA!!! Yeah, my friend and I made one that weighed 16lbs.!!!

[Skreetsha]

:O Thats kinda heavy XD Mine was a replica of Bad Additude featured on Battlebots :P

[bannana inventor]

Cool. I used to watch that show when I was like 6 or 7. LOL.

[Skreetsha]

Lol, i hate it that the show is gone :( Btw, think i should post my dune buggy??? Pics are on your orangeboard :P

[bannana inventor]

Sure, and I have the day off. YEA SNOW!!!

[Skreetsha]

Yeah here too! I'm not free of school but, it snowed XD Although it is melting already :(

[bannana inventor]

I am. LOL.

[Skreetsha]

You melting? XD

[bannana inventor]

Yeah. Still never went to school!!! LOL. :D

[Skreetsha]

Lol :D

[bannana inventor]

no.

[Skreetsha]

Lol :P

[Rock Soldier]

I can't wait to try this.

[bannana inventor]

It's cool. :D

[chad(the voices are back)]

Not bad but it needs more support. I put more bars across the top and another set of claws on the back

[GorillazMiko]

You could have more stuff... it looks a little... blank.

[XI3]

yah i know, this is a very simple version, i call this one "base". im planning putting up some more that are very more advanced. and i challenge you to put up some better stuff :p i want to see if you can match up to my more advanced versions.

[XI3]

lol altaria i used to do the same thing. And for everyone else.. i already metioned this is one of the simplest versions i have ever made. i decided not to put up the advanced versions yet so people would have to test their inginuity to make some better versions, i will be putting up some more advanced versions soon. so please do not complain about being "plain" or "weak looking" untill you see some more advanced versions..

[flames10391]

really looks ready for battle