Fischertechnik Easter Rabbit

This is a description of how to create a model of the Easter Rabbit using fischertechnik elements!

I play with different educational manipulatives for a living. (Visit www.weirdrichard.com). Over the years I have built different holiday themed models using all sorts of toys. This instructable will describe how to create a model of the Easter Rabbit carrying an egg basket!

Note: The CAD looking images were generated by LDraw/MLCAD and a fischertechnik elements library.

You will need to gather your elements. The fischertechnik elements are available from a range of kits available from ebay, Craig's List, or fischertechnik retailers. Elements can be purchased individually from www.fischertechnik.com.

The List:

4 Angular Block 60 Degrees
1 Angular Block 30 degrees
1 Winch Drum
1 Link 15
2 Link 30
1 Clip Axle 20
1 Spring Cam
6 Building Block 30
5 Building Block 15
1 Building Block 15 with 2 Pins
1 Clip Axle 30
1 Clip Adapter
4 Chain Link
2 Single Rivet 4
1 Building Block 5 with two Pins
2 Coupling 30

Begin a leg by inserting a Building Block 15 into a Building Block 30.

Insert a Building Block 15 with 2 Pins into the side of the Building Block 15. Slide a Link 15 into the top of the Building Block 15 with 2 Pins, and an Angular Block 60 into the rear face of the Building Block 15 with 2 Pins.

Add a second leg by sliding a second combination of Building Block 15 and Building Block 30.

Slide a Building Block 30 onto the Link 15. Insert a Link 30 into the Building Block 30.

Slide a Building Block 30 onto the Link 30.

Create two Easter Rabbit arms by adding a Building Block 15 on each end of the uppermost Building Block 30. Add an Angular Block 60 onto the front face of each Building Block 15.

Center a Building Block 5 with two Pins on the top of the Easter Rabbit. Set the model aside.

Begin the Easter Rabbit's head by sliding a Link 30 onto a Building Block 30. Center a Building Block 15, which will act as a nose, on the Building Block 30.

Add a Building Block 30 to the Link 30.

Make two pairs of two chain links to act as whiskers. Insert the chain pairs into the sides of the Building Block 15.

Slide two Rivet 4s into the upper Building Block 30 to act as eyes.

Add an Angular Block 60 and an Angular Block 30 to the top face of the uppeor Building Block 30. Fix a pair of Couping 30s on the angular blocks to act as bunny ears.

Slide the head assembly onto the Building Block 5 with 2 Pins.

Construct the egg basket by inserting a Clip Axle 30 into a Winch Drum. Top the axle with a Clip Adapter. Fix the assembly onto one of the rabbit's arms with a Clip Axle 20.

Your model should look look like this: