silvertriple 3557 Posted January 17, 2022 Last night, someone mentioned a void between the cockpit and the bodyshell in my thread on the Wild One on another forum. It went into my head like a seed. I found one on cults3D, but it seems that this went crazy in my mind while in meetings in the afternoon... I think I can do better than the one I found on Cults3D. At the end of my day, I took the caliper to do some rough measurement, and went back to the drawing board... And started something... I need to check this out, do some improvements, and probably find a way to fix this thing to the cockpit... Let's find out :-D 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted January 21, 2022 Additional difficulties with my printer delayed my work on the Wild One... I would have liked to be able to test a print of the dashboard, but unfortunately, the bed leveling sensor requires replacement (I did multiple tries to make it work, and finally it's broken - partly due to my insistance to try something), and until this sensor is replaced I won't be able to test print my part to refine it... Although I did not print, I already made some adjustments to my design (and I made sure I can actually move the clocks part or the case part easily of the position requires change after the print)... In the meantime, I received additional stickers that should complete what I have already... Operations will restart over the course of the week-end, for sure, specially considering the arrival of a sensor cable (if lucky, I get it tomorrow), and a new bed leveling sensor for the printer... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted January 22, 2022 I didn't want to call it done today, so only made some steps today (it won't be possible to finish it until I have a dashboard printed and fine tuned anyway)... I started to cut out the windows net and the rear number plate (and due to my brushless set up, I had to adapt the right side). I put the windows nets in the car. I really don't like the right side setup, as it is not really practical for to plug in the battery... I decided to apply some silver vinyl on the inside face of the number plate and gun metal on the external side, and applied my number my own way... On the fake antenna, I wanted a flag, but no way I put a turtle there... Opted for silver and white outlines with a white number in... Time to do some small test. Need to check the esc settings (why the ***** did I not tested that earlier? Oh, yes I know, I did not have the sensor cable before), as it goes reverse. It may require some tweaking in this area. I decided to take some snapshots as I wanted to stop there for today. Sponsors will be applied next... One thing I don't like with the Wild One is the right side, where Tamiya could have done something much better for the battery cable... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted January 22, 2022 Nice build! I really like the silver parts (instead of red) of this kit. The net and the tail light housing/garnish are nice touches too. Great build! By the way, I have replaced all my shocks to something else on mine. Softer springs in front and I also added 35g of lead weight. The damping of the front suspension is so much better. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeeWings 2830 Posted January 23, 2022 thats coming together very nicely @silvertriple I’m looking forward to seeing the final kit. @Nicadraus gat shocks did you go with? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted January 23, 2022 Continuing working by small touches... I did work this morning to extend the silver scheme on the roof. I first prepared a template made of yellow paper (this can't be white as it will be scanned later on, and I did not found darker color in the papers available for this). After some work within Silhouette studio where I prepared as well some side stickers, I cut them with the plotter, and used wet application and a hair drier to finish the work, first on the roof, with silver vinyl... ... And then on the sides. It already looks so much better now... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted January 23, 2022 While I'm still awaiting for some connector to try to fix the printer (which means I can't print the dashboard yet), I did spend some time on the Wild One decoration to make it look like a race car (in reality a toy :-) ) I won't call it done yet as there is still the dashboard missing, and I can't find my license plates to complete the rear end. I know I have some somewhere, but not sure where (need to find out). In the meantime some pictures in close to final state... I could not resist to try to do something inside... Although tires are not glued, it seems the 13.5T brushless is going to work quite well to have a lot of fun with this wild one :-) 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted January 23, 2022 9 hours ago, GeeWings said: @Nicadraus gat shocks did you go with? Here you go. These are 80mm shocks with internal springs. They come with extra springs, soft, medium and hard. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted January 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Nicadraus said: Here you go. These are 80mm shocks with internal springs. They come with extra springs, soft, medium and hard. Thanks. this is going to be useful for many, I'm sure 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeeWings 2830 Posted January 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Nicadraus said: Here you go. These are 80mm shocks with internal springs. They come with extra springs, soft, medium and hard. Nice! They would be perfect for another resto project. Can you tell me who made them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted January 24, 2022 13 hours ago, GeeWings said: Nice! They would be perfect for another resto project. Can you tell me who made them? The ones I got didn't have a brand. It's generic but works really well. In fact I also got another 90mm set that I installed in my CC-01 which also works great and better realism. But I believe there are several brands that made them too. Aimrock, Cool Racing, RC4WD, etc. https://www.amazon.com/RCLions-Absorber-Internal-Crawler-Upgrade/dp/B07VYGCQFZ?th=1 https://rcbitz.com/chassis-component-parts/suspension-shocks-springs-etc/the-ultimate-scale-shocks-70mm-silver-shock-absorber-rc4wd-z-d0004-rcbitz-tf2/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeeWings 2830 Posted January 24, 2022 Thanks @Nicadraus, I will have a look around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted January 30, 2022 After a lot of issues, the printer is working again... Teaser: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted January 30, 2022 It took time, and I used a raft to go over my Printer bed adhesion issues, but it's finally here. I still need to do some work on it (priming, paint, and some finish), but I tested it quickly on the Wild One, and it is just the right sizes... It maybe difficult to see, but it is right here: I'll take other pictures once it is painted. It will be easy to fix with double face tape or just drilling two holes on both the driver lexan shell and the dashboard and fix it with some screws and nut (there is enough room to put some nuts inside the dashboard. I just uploaded it on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5224666 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted February 3, 2022 Since the printer issue is solved, I reprinted the rear led support with a slightly different orientation. The quality is really better, due both to the printer fixed and the different orientation. I'm planning to paint the dashboard over the week-end while printing some Samurai wheels... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted February 10, 2022 I did a last thing on the Wild One... I may come back to it later on for some adjustment, but there will likely be some runs before... Mister Big Hands has now clocks to look at... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeeWings 2830 Posted February 10, 2022 Great work @silvertriple. I’m hoping to finally get on with building mine soon. I have an old Wild One that I’m also rebuilding. Looking forward to getting them both up and running. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
