Students Progress - June 2013 & Completion.

All students have been smiling this month, it's amazing how the project has come together and the students have all worked really hard to get it finished before the end of the course. This month we have managed to complete the wiring, even the Audio amplifier went in well and emits a reasonable amount of decibels for the students to cruise up and down the college atrium's without disturbing others too much. The wiring has been run through PVC insulated tube where possible and beneath square trunking under the body to protect the main power cables and the speaker wires.

We finally managed to power up the Toylander on Tuesday 18th June and as you can see from the faces of students AND staff there was a lot of smiling faces. Several members of staff have since approached me to say what a fantastic job the students have made with the project and how much it looks like the real thing. Today (21/06/13) I showed the vehicle to a member of Joinery staff who has owned a series 2 LandRover and he cannot believe how detailed it is, comments of the curves, the bonnet, even the power out on the rear panel looks realistic, it's fantastic.

Well done to all the students involved, you should be very very proud of what you have achieved, make a note of the Blog address http://bradfordcollegebtectoylander2012.blogspot.co.uk/ and use it in your search for employment or progress in education. Have a great summer, stay safe and don't forget your time at Bradford College and working with the Toylander from Real Life Toys http://www.reallifetoys.co.uk/.

 A.I Fitting Accelerator Pedal. Note the Audio Amp (Blue0 above left arm.

 N.McN fitting the Controller.

 C.D fitting the Audio Amp.

 M.K checking wiring of rear lights

 N.McN & M.K fitting final Decals

 Fitting front Lights.

 Tony vacuuming front of sawdust and wiring insulation, cheers Tony.

 Nice Decals

 Erm how do all these wire fit together then ?????.

 Yellow - Indicators, 1 for left, 1 for right. All black wires are 12vdc Negative, Red wires are 12vdc Positive. what about the white and blue wires.

 Securing the controller.

Almost have take off, T.A fitting the Horn, A.I wiring Accelerator with help from C.D.

Students Progress - May 2013

Students have worked hard this month, and along with spending several hours between classes painting the tub and sanding down I have also had to mark assignments so very little time to work on the Blog.

Following 2 coats of primer, 2 coats of gloss the final coats were applied by the students. We also managed to start the wiring and fitting the bonnet and tailgate.

By the end of May, most of the wiring was in place and only needed connecting.

Group ready for painting the tub.

A.I. Preparing bonnet for wheel kit

R.W, M.K, & T.A Carefully painting the tub, Silver and Masai Red.

D.F Marking out for Mirrors,
C.D. Fitting Wire Covers,
T.A & N.McN fitting Tub Trim.

N.McN. Completing Number Plate EXT 013 for BTEC Extended Diploma 2013 course.

N.McN Fitting the Tailgate Catch.

R.W fitting offside tailgate catch.

T.A Completing the centre consul switches.

T.A Completing the Windscreen.

Students Progress - Apr 2013

Well This month the students have had some time off with Easter falling early in the month we have only had 2 weeks to work on the vehicle.

We have managed to get the base of the Tub painted and the main axles fitted to the underside.

Drilling the hole for the pin to retain the wheel.

 

 Drilling the second hole.

 Fitting the steering wheel, its starting to look like a car.

 Checking alignment of the chain and wheels.

Students Progress - Mar 2013

Due to various holidays and breaks assembly has slowed down a little, the Brake assembly is now fit and the motor mounting plates are almost ready to go on with the motors on. All wheel can be fit but rear wheel need aligning with the sprockets on the motors so we are waiting to fit motors before doing this.

 Adjustment of the foot brake.

First fit of the wheels with R.W. T.A and Mr Ogden.

 Rear wheel alignment with foot brake C.D.

 Securing with Jubilee Clips

Students Progress - Feb 2013

Sorry for the delay in putting photo's up but with Half term and Easter it's been a bit manic.
The students have worked well and although delayed a bit due to bad weather we are finally starting to make better progress. I think the students are finally starting to get the idea of using this for comments for their BTEC project and although a little slow I still believe they will get some quality comments towards the end of the build.

U.R. Adjusting position of front axle.

 C.D. T.A. & M.K. Securing rear axle.

Drilling and positioning holes for axles.

Removing excess weld on front axle.

 Mr Ogden, T.A. U.R. & N.McN first coat of underseal.

Positioning front and securing rear axles.

Students Progress - Jan 2013

08-02-13. Students have been working hard and although some problems with attendance due to snow we have managed to almost complete the Tub.