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  1. On 10/25/2023 at 4:38 AM, Saito2 said:

    In the original kit? I'm looking in the original manual and all I see are "C1" uprights. I know all the re-release Hotshot cars, Boomerang included, come with two set of knuckles, the old ones and DF01 versions that all the re-res use now.

    Not in Original as have been said above . They worked fine on the boomer , I had a few boomers and still do .

    The re re had two and some people put in the wrong one in a complained it binding , till they were pointed in the right direction . 

    So i was pointing out there are too types of uprights and some one may have put/given you a wrong one ? possibility ....

    Trying to help you out ,  to find the possible problem ..

    Or you may have a slightly bent dogbone ? ...

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  2. On 5 January 2023 at 3:50 AM, yogi-bear said:

    cheers, its been a bit of a mission, but something I've wanted to do for quite a while

    cheers, thats the video I saw too, its a great idea, and also means you don't have to do multi-part moulds, which also have seam lines.

    PETG softens at a lower temp than ABS - 85C compared to about 105C, so the mould should stand up to PETG for quite awhile. Polycarbonate softens higher at 140C, so the ABS mould won't last doing polycarbonate, but I think I could get 5 or so good bodies before it starts to deform. The wall is reasonably thick and the heat isn't in contact for too long, but the surface will start to lose detail I think. I did try a PLA mould for a small light covering, and after 3 goes the mould badly warped, but I only need two. PLA softens around 60C though, which is too low really.

    Wow , isn't funny . 3D petg temp 220- 260  degs .

    looking great @yogi-bear . So ya still 3D printing much . .  

    Not been on tc much  , much like u , gee last update April 24 2021 . You have been busy .

    hi all 

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  3. On 3/25/2022 at 1:32 PM, Ziddan said:

    Here ya go, thanks :)

    Thank you , will be good to print it . It's some thing we don't see on cars much theses days , In the 80's 90's they were on alot

    of cars had them . I had them on the old MK 1 Escort , MK1 Capri . MK 3 cortina . Making a mini one will be great addition to

    the SS . Thanks ..

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  4. 3 hours ago, Ziddan said:

    Pics as promised, wheels that arrived today, driver head  painted today and rear window louvres print+plastidipped today :)

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    I found a nice file on thingiverse but the original was pretty thin and didnt print well for me so i thickened the louvres up a bit and then it printed excellent, mine is in PLA so cant say exactly how durable it would be but at least very nearly free to replace if you have a 3d printedr it costs cents in filament.

    The body shell is still unmodified, the louvres as i said are printed in PLA and the green bit ive printed in TPU, a flexible material, the blue bits are locating helpers so it stays in the window, the green screws to the center hole and holds the louvres on and since its flexible its very easy to take off by bending it from the inside when the body is off.

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    Nice , do you have it on thingiverse of your updated one thanks ..  Would love to print it my self :D  .

    Looks fantastic , great job ..


  5. On 15 March 2022 at 6:19 AM, slimleeroy said:

    Hi all.  I have some of the ampro engineering parts for the falcon and they are awesome. Is pintopower on here the same talent?  If so, do you know if they are ever going to attempt to print the gearbox casing for the tamiya falcon?  

     

    Thanks

     

    Lee

    Ampro is pintopower  .. Has some great stuff ..

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  6. On 26 February 2022 at 3:28 PM, Pablo68 said:

    I never really wanted one before. I know how many people over the decades would have crawled across broken glass for one, but I checked them out and thought meh.
     

    Recently however I thought, I think I might want one, and started looking. I found the one in the pics and picked it up for about 242 of your great British pounds, which from what I've been seeing lately is a good score.

    Not entirely sure which edition it is though. The steering is the original set up, the motor is from the 2011 version, everything else could be from just about any edition really. I may eventually change the steering to the later set-up, seems to have less links in it.

    Body is good, wing is beat up but it should be fine for occasional running.

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    @moffman Looks like your one lol . 

    Nice Avante  @Pablo68 , are you going to run it ?.  2011 model , so it should be good to run .

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  7. Been 3d printing like MAD , 3D printed Avante 2001 rims . Been trying to get it better finish . 

    I'm getting there great guns now , got a few lol . 

    Just finishing off the last white rim now , i used natural filament ( looks like white )  on the 2001 pic .

    So i will change that :D .

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  8. Abs is a pain to use , UHU stic ( Blue ) is what i used . On glass bed . But Raft is good also . and both can be applied if needed .

    I try not to use raft , as more to clean up , of course . But some times needed ( i use as last resort ) 

    I also use ( 3DLAC Plus) it's an Adhesive spray for 3d printers to prevent warping great stuff .

    Mind you not cheap , but works . Hair spray is some thing other people use , not sure what brand ?

    As i have not used it , But the 3dlac smells like it of sorts .

    Maybe google it and see what you have in your country ? .. 

    I have some prints look great and then start to warp :( sadly .. Nothing worse , as it can screw the hole print .

    So give them a go ?.

    I have CTC printer that i used the UHU Blue on and worked , with glass on bed .

    Inventer , i don't have glass bed . But i use 3dlac .

    Ender 5 pro not glass bed , but i use 3dlac .

    Let the print and bed cool and most of the time the come off , some times i have to tap it to get it off lol .

    But they do come off , NO warping :D ..

    Good luck .

    Ok , uk site for 3dlac

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/3D-Adhesive-Anti-Warping-Spray-Printers/dp/B01HQ4KXZ4

     

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  9. 14 hours ago, Qed296 said:

    Thank you very much, i wish id found this forum years ago....ive been helped by a few kind people now....

     

    Its appreciated, again....thank you.

     

     

    Don't post address here PM them  . As people can see it , you don't want that .

    PEOPLE , DON'T POST ADDRESS ON FORUMS . I SEE THIS ALOT . AS YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE

    A MEMBER TOO SEE POSTS ... 


  10. This is going to be about 1/2 hour job , need to finish off . Starting to get the hang of this Autocad stuff .

    So this was my next challange CRP boomerang , hotshot etc front brace . Just need to curve ( fillet ) the ends .

    Then i can print . This is my 1st draw for RC . I'm sure i will need to make changes lol ..

    Been trying to Autocad draw for a few years and of course it won't work/turnout etc . Get peeeeeed offffffffffff 

    And stop . But been woring on it and watching youtube over the last 6 or so months . 

    I will print it in PLA 1st ( all i have at the moment ) will look at ABS , petg or nylon maybe ,

    But that's for another RC cad day HAHA ..  

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  11. On 30 December 2020 at 6:31 AM, Snappy1 said:

    I weighed a few Avante family cars with some very interesting results,

    Re re Egress , no battery or shell
    Avante 2001 with hop ups,no battery no shell

    Re re VQS no battery no shell

    Who would have thought ? 
     

    They are all running triple ball diff 

     

     

     

     

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    Not that much in it :D  .. 

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