Despite the fact that industry produces many diverse small vessels (including yachts), the number of homemade boats built by amateurs grows year by year. They boldly experiment with various materials and use interesting technical solutions in their projects. The technology for building small vessels used today is the result of many years of experience. But Read more…
A FLOATING CAR with a moped engine was built by A. Natarov from Yaroslavl. I would like to introduce MK readers to the amphibious vehicle I assembled. I designed it to solve a number of problems and contradictions that arise in practice during design. There were quite a few, but it makes sense to highlight Read more…
Everyone has their own dreams. Some dream of one thing, others of another, but Sergei Dmitrievich Rudenko, an employee of the city station of young technicians in Slutsk, Minsk Region, dreams of a children’s technical park. And he not only cherishes this dream but also quietly fulfills it. His main helpers in this are children, Read more…
Do you know, sometimes the craziest ideas are born not from an excess of free time, but from the desire to prove to yourself that the impossible is actually quite real. Imagine this: there is a small city car, the Smart Fortwo, designed to park in the narrow streets of a metropolis, save fuel, and Read more…
Winter fishing is an activity for the most resilient. Try spending a whole day by the ice hole in freezing weather — neither a fur coat, nor a tent, nor a “forty-degree hand warmer” will save you. However, you can indulge in your favorite hobby in comfortable conditions. All you need is a special all-terrain Read more…
If you’ve ever sat behind the wheel of a classic diesel off-roader, then you surely know that feeling: the booming sound of the engine, the constant smell of diesel, vibrations all over the body. Yes, it sort of inspires confidence, but let’s admit it — times are changing. And now, replacing the familiar “diesels” comes Read more…
Since childhood, I dreamed of having a chopper — a stylish and respectable motorcycle that would feel confident on the road and gracefully take sharp turns. Finally, my dream has partly come true (or rather, I made it happen myself) — and now I own such a machine. It may not be a full-sized chopper, Read more…
The idea to build a transportable dacha came to me back in the days when road service was just a dream for car travelers. So I decided to provide it for myself. I must say, the dacha I built many years ago is still serving me well. After all, most campsites and motels are located Read more…
If someone had told the author some time ago that he would have to literally “reinvent the bicycle,” he would have taken it as a joke. However, that skepticism vanished after coming across a magazine article describing a “wind vehicle” built by Alexander Dvoynikov. The model had both air and propeller screws mounted on an Read more…
Boys seem to have a natural pull toward technology — probably something embedded in their genes. Yet, there’s a fairly long period in their lives (that so-called “transition age”) when they consider playing with toy cars too childish, but driving a real car is still not an option — and often, not even available to Read more…
