Frankster 2033 Posted April 10, 2022 @Willy iine how about a tire mounting / balancing machine? Hand jack? Modern electrical power wall charger? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Frankster said: @Willy iine how about a tire mounting / balancing machine? Hand jack? Modern electrical power wall charger? Thanks for the ideas! Like a Hunter RoadForce.. I like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4682 Posted April 10, 2022 16 hours ago, Willy iine said: Very nice! The light shines as it does in real life. The wood work and weathering is superb! Thanks very much. Wood work i like. I just need your styrene skills to make more things...👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, toyolien said: Thanks very much. Wood work i like. I just need your styrene skills to make more things...👍 Thanks, honestly I am just slapping pieces together while I make Willy’s accessories hoping it all works out. So I am not sure one would call that skill..! More like random gathering of pieces.. But it’s definitely fun making them so I’m happy about that. The best part.. it costs nearly nothing to make. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted April 10, 2022 Honey do’s all weekend, 1 very happy wife 😊 And I unpacked my M38 and did a smidge of Tamiya tidying up. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ziddan 947 Posted April 10, 2022 Today i went out for a first drive with my Scorched DT02. Gotta say i love this thing, its the first proper rwd car ive had, the previous ones i had as a kid were all underpowered toy grades, this can do donuts and powerslides As a sidenote i can report that, while this was quite mild bashing, the printed dogbones held up. I also went by a store to pick up filament for reprinting the arms in black, rather than bothering to paint them as id like to do some minor remixing to them anyways. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted April 10, 2022 Of course Willy needs a tire balance machine.. Update: Last picture for the day. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FoxShot 280 Posted April 10, 2022 Been masking a Mountain Rider for my mate. Its taken 'a bit of time...' 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbi 476 Posted April 10, 2022 After a short fun run with my new restored Supershot (converted to Hotshot II) I cleaned everything and painted the letters on th tires Ferl free to check out my HSII https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=138655&id=48224 oh… and I preordered a Avante Black Edition 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ziddan 947 Posted April 10, 2022 Alright, remixing of the narrowed tread + shortened wheelbase DT02 front arms is probably done, printing in black filament now. I added chamfers to the edges which looks nicer+i think should strengthen them a little, moved the hole for the suspension a little bit higher up+made it so that the screw pin can go in from the back and made more space for the stock shocks to avoid having to shave that post print, as i had to do with prints from the original files. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frog Jumper 3662 Posted April 10, 2022 Went and tried out the CC02 on something that wasn’t the backyard. So awesome… 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frankster 2033 Posted April 10, 2022 On 4/10/2022 at 12:26 AM, Ziddan said: Sweet progress on your Blitzer, if none of my other suggestions worked then maybe a variation on this could do it by allowing the servo to mount more "in board" if you prefer that to/find it easier than out back? Linking the servo remotely to what directly pushes the steering rods. I like the inboard idea but first priority is to make the steering rod to work first. I tried to keep it simple and have the servo horn directly linked to the steering rod but the bump steer was too much as I am looking for maximum clearance / suspension articulation. Stuck at the moment and looking for parts to to make this work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OnTheTrail 1152 Posted April 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Willy iine said: Wow, you're really going to town on the scale garage accessories. Amazing work! You do realize you're now committed to doing a full diorama garage display now don't you? LOL 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted April 11, 2022 22 minutes ago, OnTheTrail said: Wow, you're really going to town on the scale garage accessories. Amazing work! You do realize you're now committed to doing a full diorama garage display now don't you? LOL Thanks! Uhhhh.. I’ll leave the diorama garage to the pro’s aka @toyolien. Once I get the brake roller and cover on the tire balancer, it should look more real. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honza 937 Posted April 11, 2022 So, after some 3 months of design work, I managed to test-print some parts for my new rally chassis. It still needs tons of work, but I want to finish it before the end of the month. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ziddan 947 Posted April 11, 2022 Got the black front arms fitted, looking nice and the suspension moves better with the slight changes i did to make more space for the stock shocks. Also received and fitted a fs-gr3e rx to it, decided to risk running it straight off the power output from the esc, full battery voltage without a BEC, it didnt blow up and the servo is loads faster, hopefully it will stay alive. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted April 11, 2022 Continuing on with the tire balancer.. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted April 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Willy iine said: Continuing on with the tire balancer.. What are you using as tyre balance weights 🤪 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Busdriver said: What are you using as tyre balance weights 🤪 I don’t know, sesame seeds? A few more things to make, but starting to look the part.. Update.. last pictures for the day.. Will paint it later in the week. I hope I’m making @Frankster proud.. Edited April 11, 2022 by Willy iine 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted April 11, 2022 Oh yeah, I got this too.. for Willy’s standalone drill press coming up next! .. have you guys already had enough of my garage accessories posts? .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlideWRX 785 Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/9/2022 at 9:57 PM, Frog Jumper said: Washer and dryer? Thirty years of magazines? Empty paint cans? About three dozen shoes? The cats litter box? Either a cat in the litter box, or a dog digging through a knocked over trash can... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frankster 2033 Posted April 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Willy iine said: I don’t know, sesame seeds? A few more things to make, but starting to look the part.. Update.. last pictures for the day.. Will paint it later in the week. I hope I’m making @Frankster proud.. Looking sharp. Add a 380 motor inside to make it spin? 😆 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted April 12, 2022 15 minutes ago, Frankster said: Looking sharp. Add a 380 motor inside to make it spin? 😆 LOL, I should've run ball bearings. So this week I hope to paint the thing before the weekend and will start the Evo build.. maybe, not sure. I think I'm going to work on my 1:1 car this weekend. I have one more car to do an oil change on and also do the oil change on our whole house generator.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frankster 2033 Posted April 12, 2022 10 hours ago, Willy iine said: LOL, I should've run ball bearings. So this week I hope to paint the thing before the weekend and will start the Evo build.. @Willy iine you knocked that out too quickly. You need a harder challenge. How about a dynamometer? 🤗 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
