As is well known, in the temperate climate zone farming is often associated with risks. Late spring frosts one moment, “acid” summer rains the next, or early autumn cold snaps… In short, you cannot do without a greenhouse on a homestead plot. Otherwise neither cucumbers nor tomatoes will ripen there. Of course, if we are Read more…
How can you equip a children’s playground in the yard? You can simply install a sandbox, a slide, or carve figures of fairy-tale and cartoon characters from logs. But that is not the best solution. We offer craftsmen another option: to turn it into a play and physical-activity area with their own hands. Building such Read more…
Many teenagers in summer camps and model aviation clubs enjoy making and launching thermal aerostats or, as they are also called, Montgolfier balloons filled with hot air. Everyone who has dealt with this knows how much work and time it takes to build such an aircraft in a spherical shape. We suggest gluing together a Read more…
In “Modelist-Konstruktor” magazine No. 11’1991 I came across a description of motonarty — a tracked snowmobile built by the Matveychuk brothers from Zavodoukovsk, Tyumen Oblast, and named by them “Mysl-2” (“Thought-2”). I liked the machine. For me, a rural resident, it looked like an indispensable means of transport in winter, and as a home builder Read more…
This mini tractor was built by Y.V. Polyabin, a self-taught designer, from whatever he could find in his own garage, from acquaintances, and at a scrap yard. Nevertheless, “Krokha” (as he named his mini tractor) holds a privileged place in the craftsman’s spacious garage. Even though a “Kuzya” jeep and a “Kolibri” mini-car stand next Read more…
A garage for a car enthusiast is not only a roof over the car but also a place where you spend quite a lot of time yourself: you need to touch up the body, change the oil, or even tackle serious repairs. That is why rational planning of the space and sensible organization of the Read more…
Enthusiasts build sidecars for all kinds of motorcycles and motor scooters! For Izh and Voskhod, for old Zündapps and brand-new Vyatka-Elektron. Owners of Tula-200 motor scooters are also happy to add a third wheel to their machine — especially since the engine power of the modern Tula-Tourist makes it quite feasible. Unlike many such trailers, Read more…
The two-seat car “Alezonnik-2” was built specifically for driving in urban conditions. Therefore, even before design work began, I formulated the main requirements the future vehicle had to meet: compact size, minimum curb weight, and high maneuverability combined with good road stability. Drawing on experience gained while building an off-roader (“Modelist-Konstruktor” No. 10, 1996) to Read more…
The nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century is regarded as one of the defining chapters of modern history. A central episode of that era was the emergence of strategic bombers. To cross the Atlantic or Arctic Ocean carrying a 5,000 kg bomb Read more…
More and more often, the editorial mail receives bulky packages with drawings and descriptions of homemade micromotorcycles. Their principal difference from designs of earlier years is a successful combination of standard and homemade units in the construction. A second important detail is a sharply improved appearance and bold design solutions. On these pages we present Read more…
