The car is actually a toddler-sized version of Lego’s 1985 Technic Go-Kart Kit (#1972) that Denton purchased online. He printed all 98 pieces of the original kit at 5x scale from ABS plastic on his Lulzbot Taz5 3D printer. It took a full week, 168 hours of print time, and cost him upwards of $130. But it’s quite the feat: All the pieces interlock like Legos, and he was able to assemble the entire vehicle without any adhesives ⏤ just as one would the original model. The kart boasts working pinion steering and tires printed from a flexible NinjaFlex filament. It weighs in at a paltry 11.2 pounds. ALSO: The Best LEGO Accessories to Make Your Bricks Bend, Fly, and Move Denton originally wanted to build a car his 8-year-old nephew could drive but settled for the biggest vehicle the printer could handle instead. Which, honestly, ended up being the perfect pint-sized push car. All you’d have to do is add a removable stroller bar or telescoping parent handle, and your kid’s cruising the ‘hood, Lego-style. Now the question is whether Denton’s working on printing Lego-styled clothes that lock the driver into the seat.
