Mars Colonisation

Sci-fi Challenge Mars Colonisation

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Description

H and his dad have been avidly watching every Starship launch and are excited about a return to the moon and then people stepping foot on, and colonising Mars. We have tried to recreate a Mars colonisation, using some of the tools and techniques we have been practising.

This Mars colony features sustainable wind and solar power, a mine, and a hyper loop train station. You can watch the finished version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgyFNe5zbWI

The description here, has been written by an adult. The construction was mostly completed by an 8 year old, H, with some assistance and direction by dad. The components and build instructions have been written entirely by an 8 year old, with only minor spelling edits by an adult.

Please be kind and encouraging with any comments. Thanks so much for looking at our project.

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Components

1 × Red paint some paint that is red 80%
1 × Purple paint paint that is purple 15%
1 × Silver and Gold paint sparkles Silver and gold translucent pant that has sparkles in it
1 × Train tracks Little wooden train tracks can be bought from Ikea
1 × Train and Carage A battery Electric train with a carriage attached to it

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Project Logs

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Finalising documentation
insidepony • 04/25/2022 at 09:36 • 0 comments

Trying to finalise the documentation now.
Construction Elements
insidepony • 04/25/2022 at 00:18 • 0 comments

Just uploaded the build images

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Build Instructions

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1

Cutting the pipe to size

First cut the pipe to the appropriate tunnel size
2

Cut the box into a mountain

Cut a box into a tunnel for the mine
3

Glue the tunnel into place

Next get the glue gun and glue the PVC that you made before around the track