VIDEO: 3D PRINTED LEGO ELECTRIC SKATEBOARD... FIND OUT HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN!

The British thinker, James Bruton, has opted to use a super-sized Lego brick, using 3D printing, to build his very own chunky, funky electric skateboard. 

Bruton used brick designs from Thingiverse for this electric skateboard project but scaled up the design to five times the size. He then designed a huge electric motor casing in the 1980s Lego style along with wheels and tires, using Fusion 360. All of the 3D printed components are printed using PLA – in red, blue, bright yellow and grey – except for the tires that were rubbered black NinjaFlex. 

Bearings were fitted to each rear wheel so that the steel rod axle could remain static and serve to hold the two 11.5 Ah LiPo Batteries in place. The big grey housing between the wheels is home to a Turnigy Aerodrive brushless electric motor that's reportedly rated at 1.4 kW and drives a belt which rolls one of the rear wheels. 

The Lego deck is glued together to prevent mid-ride breakups and extra strength added to the structure courtesy of a ply board running under the deck, which has standard skateboard trucks attached to the front. 

The project is still an ongoing project for James Burton, but below you can see part 1 of a 2 part series to see how Burton went about to create the DIY Lego Electric Skateboard.