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Summary: Leisurely stimulating
Review: Again, why doesn't Lego publish these books, Syngress though has definitely filled the gap in the industry, and I can't put these books down. Awesome Star Wars themed dudes, great graphics
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Summary: Very good with a couple of problems
Review: Any Star Wars/Lego Mindstorms fan should pick this up. I've been fooling around with the Dark Side Developer for a couple of months and the 10 robots presented here are almost all unique. one or two of them seem to be very similar to the robots that come in the kit, but even these are pretty darn cool in there own rite.
They are a good mix of familair Star Wars robots, droids, creatures with some really cool new stuff.
My only problem is that I would have liked to see more explanation of the robots themselves, but all in all this book is a good addition to any lego library. get the bonus chapter--you can finally build a tie-fighter!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I used to use my Darks Side kit as a glorified source of extra parts for my Mindstorms robots. Not any more. I was amazed by the robots that these guys put together with only these parts. Would have been nice if it was all in colour. I'm in the process of modifying these to work with an RCX brick. Check it out, its worth it.
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Summary: Great book
Review: I wish Lego would put out more books like this themselves. Just like a souped up Contructopedia. The descriptions of the robots are cool too.
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Summary: awesome
Review: Ive been waiting for a book like this for a while. These 10 robots (11 if you count the free bonus one you get off the web) are all awesome! The book is set up a lot like the constructopedias that come with the Mindstorm kits so they are really simple to make. I think there are some sequels to this for other kits which I am going to get.
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Summary: Great add on for the Dark Side kit
Review: Picked this one up for my son, and found it was a ton of fun for him- and me! The projects are well thought out, very well built, and really add to the overall Mindstorms experience. Not being a LEGO pro :) we've been sort of stuck generating new ideas for robots- this has opened up a whole new world.
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Summary: Assemble your own Star Wars action robots
Review: The robots described in detail in this book are really cool, and once you look at them, your patience will be tried until you get to the assembly stage. Constructing the robots is easy, each one is split into a series of small steps where the parts to be added are listed in a caption and the placement of the parts on the robot are highlighted on a second figure. We have all faced situations where we had to follow directions to put something together and struggled to make sense of the diagrams. In this case, that should not be a problem, these are some of the most understandable diagrams that I have ever seen.
The robots are all from the Star Wars series of movies and associated novels, which makes them even better. Most people with an interest in robots have seen the Star Wars movies, so it is wondrous to watch the robot gradually grow into something you have seen in action.
Lego Mindstorms is a robot kit that can be effectively used in class work from elementary school up though graduate school. In this book you will learn how to build some of the best robots, which will appeal to students throughout this spectrum.
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Summary: Leisurely stimulating
Review: This is a wonderful inspirational book! There are lots of mechanisms here that are good to play around with and modify. Every robot has some interesting functions - since it's using the Microscout only, everything (often two functions) is done with only one motor! It's also inspiring seeing what can be done with limited pieces. Every model in the book is built ONLY using DSDK parts!The pictures (or rather, CAD renderings) are crystal-clear, thanks to Kevin's LPub. The downside is that they're black-and-white, but it's fairly easy to tell the difference between a white part and a red part. There's not much commentary in this book - it's mostly instructions. That makes it easier to follow, but it doesn't help much if you have a question about modifying the robot. Overall I rate it three and a half stars for good robots and good instructions but bad commentary. Still a good book, though!
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