The Gearbox

Well, I didn't really have a clue where to start on this one - I wasn't sure whether I try and buy one or build my own.  As I didn't know how big they were either I decided just to buy one and have a look.  So, this arrived in the post one morning:-

And this is what all the bits to be put together looked like:-

You can see the motor in the bottom middle; the gearbox casing either side of the motor; a bag of nuts, bolts and screws; a box containing the white plastic gears; the two long bars are drive shafts the wheels will fit on - one of them is round and the other is shaped like a hexagon.

And within about 5 minutes you end up with this:-

Having built it I have learnt two things - it's too little and too rubbish to use!  Due to the way it's put together it won't last 2 minutes before it either strips a gear or splits apart.  Still, I had to start somewhere - now to start looking to making my own.....