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  1. I finished off my F10 and took it to the park. There's a build thread, but long story short it's a Proline Chevy on a Nikko F10 truck.
  2. I really enjoy it, but not doing box art or complex decals, as I find them stressful, but I live picking stickers and livery that all work together. I also prefer when I can move around after sticking or change my mind! As an example this was an entirely white shell Yes, by the standards here it's not great in terms of technique, but I really enjoy picking colours and sponsors that make it come to life.
  3. So, this is all wrapped up for phase 1. I printed some mounts to add body posts, meaning I could use the holes that were already in the body, and posts I already owned. I replaced the lose front shock press fit pins with M4 screws. The dreaded 5mm bar and fixed collars were cut off from the front suspension too. I threaded some 5 mm aluminium bar so now the front suspension can removed, and I did this same in the rear, so the gearbox can be opened Simple servo added. Converting to modern electronics is quite simple. I do need to 3D print a new servo horn, just to tighten it all up, but works well so far and tracks straight. And then it was done! Handling is mixed! On concrete is drives quite nicely, but I had less luck on dirt, which is surprising given the tires. It seems to oversteer quite easily, swinging out the rear, but I don't remember that on the other F10 cars I've had. The motor stayed really cool. It's a 15T pinion, but otherwise the same as grasshopper gearbox, so I think the large tires are offset nicely. I might try a torque tuned, just to give it some real pep. So what's next? Well this is complete, but I think it could be improved. I'm thinking of redesigning the gearbox mounts to they more like the hornet/CW01 than grasshopper, giving a small degree of articulation, the some sort of brace like the Ampro one - as I noticed much more hopping on this than my Pumpkin.
  4. Wrong Replace post with picture of cat or puppy.
  5. I've got a few Nikko and Radioshacks which use a similar servo set up old school Tamiya's, and I need the first part of the servo saver that attaches to the servos. All my servos are 25T. Is there a good way to get these? I've seen some sprues, but lots of them have 23, 24 and 25T. Is there a less wasteful or more cost effective way to get these? I could upgrade my existing cars to the high torque servo saver and then swap, but as I've got MF01x and GF01 cars I'd then need another horn!
  6. at least with mine, once it's printing then you don't need to keep plugged in! I would be surprised if most don't have that feature, as prints can be really long.
  7. I've got an UpMini2 - sometimes it has some flaws, but usually works well. It's not high end, but it's the one we have at work. I design in TinkerCAD which is a really basic programme, but fine for my needs. Personally I really enjoy 3D printing parts, not usually arms or gear cases, but little custom things that allow me to do something different. I print in ABS and ABS+. Some examples of things I've made that would be hard to do otherwise, or needed more complex machinery. Suspension mounts for an old Nikko when the gearbox ones sheared off Pumpkin body mounts and brace piece for the CW01. 3D printed wheels to custom fit a sand paddle and fit the JP theme. Printed braced and mount for so an MN models can fit a quick drive chassis (and offers support for the front end) Custom sized spacer for an MF01x so I can have a custom wheelbase of pretty much anything! Servo tipper mount for the Heavy Dump so it has a working tipper. Overall these projects would have been really hard to get to work without a 3D printer. I personally don't see my 3D printer as a way to make massive parts because it could break or take too long, but I think of it as a way to fit existing parts together, and to make simple but precise parts to make different bits work. Say you needed a custom sized servo horn or something to retrofit a vintage model. My only real 3D printing fail was the 3D printed double wishbone arms for the CW01. Felt solid, once small crash and they snapped like twigs! However there was a quite a weak part. The ABS is quite tough, but brittle, so it's doesn't flex much - this means it's great to solid pieces that aren't meant to flex! Edit: That's the only part that has failed post printing, I've had many prints fail in printing.
  8. This looks awesome, and has inspired my to consider an M06 for my next stadium truck build, should I do one. Before you drill any more holes, you can do a simple trick with the straight body posts. Get a cigarette lighter and heat the straight body posts so they bend 90 degrees. When heated the Tamiya body posts are very flexible, but when cooled they turn solid again. If you get the bend right you should be able to keep the same holes as before Or could these work? https://www.jk-rc.co.uk/tamiya-tl01-parts/tamiya-tl-01-front-body-posts-p Or something similar. I'm sure with a set of these https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/tamiya-tl01-e-parts-body-mount--11723 And a lighter you could find a solution!
  9. This is a great build - thanks for sharing. I have the transmission brace and the UK Monster double wishbone arms. I am pretty sure my gearbox stripped when I did the stock suspension brace, so I will drill out and add a nut on the other side. I may try the UK Monsters one. I likewise tweaked mine: but with some almost - free and 3D printed upgrades!
  10. @Pintopower I was wondering if you would be able to shed any light on these gearboxes please? I saw from your (very excellent channel) you've been playing with the Enduro12 but also had the CR12 - do you think I could swap them over?
  11. Thanks everyone. Whilst this is clearly not a Tamiya the F10 is almost the exact same size as grasshopper hornet and I think DT2 so this body or idea might also work well for those cars.
  12. I 3D printed some shock mounts. These attach to the gearbox using the original gearbox bumper mounts. They are pretty chunky and should be sturdy. I also added body mounts, using l brackets and body post. I think it looks pretty neat.
  13. Edit the first post, you should be able to change the title?
  14. It certainly can be. I'm not anti basher but I've certainly seen some videos of certain famous youtubers where very heavy vehicles are going head height wayyyyy closer to kids than should be. In areas designated for kids. An xmaxx in the face could well be fatal, or at least life changing.
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