Lee1075 282 Posted February 2, 2022 Light bar testing without the base. (Demo mode) The only RC car that i have with electrics fitted and a 3rd and 4h channel is my 2004 Savage SS, that's why its in the video. Testing in daylight, indoors: Testing in darkness, indoors: 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6207 Posted February 2, 2022 23 minutes ago, Lee1075 said: Light bar testing without the base. (Demo mode) The only RC car that i have with electrics fitted and a 3rd and 4h channel is my 2004 Savage SS, that's why its in the video. Testing in daylight, indoors: Testing in darkness, indoors: That is really cool. Great job.All you need now at the two tones!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frankster 2003 Posted February 3, 2022 Sorry to hear it broke but looks like you are printing another with holes. Lights look great. The difference sequences look like a real cop car. Would you also add flashing lights / strobes to the headlights as well? Siren 🚨 sound too? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Frankster said: Sorry to hear it broke but looks like you are printing another with holes. Lights look great. The difference sequences look like a real cop car. Would you also add flashing lights / strobes to the headlights as well? Siren 🚨 sound too? Thanks, new base is printed and fits. I was going to have to remake it anyway, as there was no way to fix the led´s inside on the first version. I don´t think the 1980´s police cars in the UK had flashing headlights, not sure though. Maybe someone else can enlighten us on that? A few people have asked about sounds, that's something i may well look into but have no idea about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M 800STD 586 Posted February 3, 2022 Those lights work so well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, M 800STD said: Those lights work so well. Cheers, I'm rather pleased myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M 800STD 586 Posted February 3, 2022 You should be. Reminded me of getting pulled. Was thinking about that rear spoiler. Do you think cutting the raised section out of the shell and replacing it with a printed flat piece, incorporating Police Stop, would work? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 3, 2022 I had thought about that myself, that might work. I´ll give it some more thought when the rest of the parts arrive from Japan. That´s the only reason i haven't started the shell yet, don´t even have any body posts to rest it on the chassis. Any body experts here care to give some insight into that M 800´s thought? @alvinlwh Edit; side view of the rear spoiler, with an imaginary cut line. Although, looking at the original, the spoiler hangs over to boot too. Maybe it´s better to fill it out? The question is what with? and that would need painting from the outside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M 800STD 586 Posted February 3, 2022 Best way of mounting body without ruining the scale appearance would be magnets. Not quite sure I explained properly. I mean cut the whole spoiler out so you are left with a rectangle hole below the rear window. Then print a flat panel to fill, with Police Stop incorporated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, M 800STD said: Best way of mounting body without ruining the scale appearance would be magnets. Not quite sure I explained properly. I mean cut the whole spoiler out so you are left with a rectangle hole below the rear window. Then print a flat panel to fill, with Police Stop incorporated. I´ll go down the route of using magnets, just the chassis is missing posts completely. How would you attach the new panel? I reckon if i would fill the spoiler out, like above in black, it would reflect the original quite well and i could screw in on using the bodies spoiler without any cutting at all. Just unsure what material to use. I could 3D print a part and hollow it out, so weight wouldn´t be an issue. Getting the curve right though could be a pain. Maybe styrene would be an option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5846 Posted February 3, 2022 41 minutes ago, Lee1075 said: Edit; side view of the rear spoiler, with an imaginary cut line. Although, looking at the original, the spoiler hangs over to boot too. Maybe it´s better to fill it out? The question is what with? and that would need painting from the outside. I have no idea. I had never worked with filling out a PC shell so not sure what will stick. Also, painting will be very difficult. I assume you are painting the body from the inside, it will them be quite hard to match the paint job to the outside. Also, any attempts at filling will involve sanding, pretty sure you will not want to sand the outside of the shell. How about chopping the whole thing off and 3D printing a new one? I am not familiar with 3D printing, so not sure how you will make a model that will fit perfectly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, alvinlwh said: I have no idea. I had never worked with filling out a PC shell so not sure what will stick. Also, painting will be very difficult. I assume you are painting the body from the inside, it will them be quite hard to match the paint job to the outside. Also, any attempts at filling will involve sanding, pretty sure you will not want to sand the outside of the shell. How about chopping the whole thing off and 3D printing a new one? I am not familiar with 3D printing, so not sure how you will make a model that will fit perfectly. I think i would need to paint the whole rear spoiler from the outside then. Got a feeling if i cut the whole thing out, it would be impossible to attach a new one. Maybe that's just me over complicating things. Thanks for your suggestions guys, will have a ponder on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 4241 Posted February 3, 2022 9 hours ago, Lee1075 said: A few people have asked about sounds, that's something i may well look into but have no idea about. May have an answer for you on that. I'm aiming to do the same with my ice cream van, record a sound to a module, which then plays on a push of the channel 3 button. Yours could initiate both the sound and the lights on the same button press I guess, if you wire in the lights through the switch you have and a sound module through the hobbyking on/off switch, but both out of the channel 3 receiver socket. See here: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/100816-the-depths-of-channel-3/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M 800STD 586 Posted February 3, 2022 The easiest way would be to use PC for replacement panel. Your cuts would have be very clean and very close tolerances to try and lose the fill in panel. Spray it, then stick another PC panel, slightly larger, behind it, so you have a lip all the around. For sticking, maybe silicone of sorts? Maybe a larger in fill panel, so that you you can lose the cut lines in the body details, such as the lower rear window frame? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, M 800STD said: The easiest way would be to use PC for replacement panel. Your cuts would have be very clean and very close tolerances to try and lose the fill in panel. Spray it, then stick another PC panel, slightly larger, behind it, so you have a lip all the around. For sticking, maybe silicone of sorts? Maybe a larger in fill panel, so that you you can lose the cut lines in the body details, such as the lower rear window frame? Cheers for your thoughts, i´ll ponder on which way is the easiest for me, as i have zero experience with PC. On a side note: found a video to see how that rear sign works, finding the sounds on the other hand is quite difficult Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M 800STD 586 Posted February 3, 2022 Finding sound units is easy, the hard part is finding the correct tones. IIRC, there was a unit that you could download to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 11:11 PM, M 800STD said: Finding sound units is easy, the hard part is finding the correct tones. IIRC, there was a unit that you could download to. Yeah, the unit isn´t the problem, those sounds are. Unless you own Forza, which i remembered i had. They added a SD1 with a police version upgrade. Wasn´t easy extracting the files from it, but its done . In windows Media Player you won´t hear anything, using VLC it works. Just for fun I've uploaded the siren. horn.wav Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M 800STD 586 Posted February 3, 2022 Great! Well I suppose the next thing is to track down that sound module. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 4241 Posted February 3, 2022 Keen to know what sound hardware you get. I think I have an option but if there's something tried and tested that'd be a big step forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, BuggyDad said: Keen to know what sound hardware you get. I think I have an option but if there's something tried and tested that'd be a big step forward. No idea really. Lights and sounds will be the last things i look at. I did win a new TLU01 on eBay just now for 20€, so that should be okay for the body lighting. The light bar has its own mode button that i can set first and then turn on and off using a free channel. The sounds are last on my list, would be great if someone already had some recommendations about the hardware. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frankster 2003 Posted February 4, 2022 Photo of actual car look like the police sign is sticking out proud of the tail lights and not flush as you have drawn in red. Maybe 3D print a sign (looks like you already have that skill with the sirens) and surface mount to spoiler? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1075 282 Posted February 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, Frankster said: Photo of actual car look like the police sign is sticking out proud of the tail lights and not flush as you have drawn in red. Maybe 3D print a sign (looks like you already have that skill with the sirens) and surface mount to spoiler? The drawn red line is a cut line, the drawing in black shows the end result. But yes you are correct, the sign sticks out beyond the boot. Maybe a 3d print, maybe a silicon mould, or even cutting it away like M800 suggested Will think about that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M 800STD 586 Posted February 4, 2022 Just had a quick look for sound modules. There are so many out there now, all varying in price. https://www.mr-rcworld.co.uk/shop/realtime-engine-sound-playback-module/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3735 Posted February 4, 2022 We probably need to know what car will be built for the villain to be chased in! XR3i ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6828 Posted February 4, 2022 17 minutes ago, svenb said: We probably need to know what car will be built for the villain to be chased in! XR3i ? Capri Laser 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites