Alien Clickaloo Play Set

myminifactory

Game over, man! Game over! It's never too early to teach kids about aliens! Let them build their own alien using standard Clickaloo parts, and let them get familiar with the horror that lies waiting for them in space! This is an entry in the MyMiniFactory #Clickaloo design contest, so check out the Clickaloo site for details about the construction set. All the parts you need are attached to this project, along with quantities required for each one. Check out the images for full build instructions! And remember, they mostly come out at night... mostly. How the build instructions were made: In case it helps anyone else (and because I've had a few messages about it!), here's my process for compiling pictorial build instructions! 1. Load the Clickaloo components you need into TinkerCad. It already renders things in a nice illustrative style that's perfect for this! 2. Assemble your model in Tinkercad. 3. Switch to orthographic mode, rather than perspective mode! This bit is important for that classic Lego instruction style. 4. Take some nice pictures of your model with a screen capture tool. I think Tinker might have a screenshot feature, so use whatever works for you. 5. Duplicate your model, so you still have a completed version, then use the hide tool to remove it from view. 6. Start pulling apart the model, step-by-step, and take screen captures as you go. Basically, build up the instructions in reverse. 7. Open your image editing program of choice, build your steps based on screen captures, add lines and text, and you're done!