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VW camper van made of matchsticks

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6 minutes ago, Superluminal said:

Amazing! What drive train and motor arrangement does it have?

Running gear pictures are a bit further back..

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3 hours ago, Superluminal said:

Amazing! What drive train and motor arrangement does it have?

Edig to just seen it  for some reason mot all rhe pictires are loading

 

Saw your edit, I left a gap at the bottom of post. Apologies, there wasn't any more pictures in that post.

I just find it easier to post multiple pictures if I wack the return button a bit to make the space to add text. 

Sorry about that.

Here's a mock up of the running gear.

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Pinned in place just to test. It. Early stages.

"Tubbed" the chassis to fit/ tuck the wheels under,, slam it..

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Sorry about the flash, old pictures..

I know the camper would/ should be just rear wheel drive but without a differential, it wouldn't steer, so I had to hook up the front axle.

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Wow mate, that is pretty epic! How heavy is the finished article and how does she run?

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4 hours ago, Kol__ said:

Wow mate, that is pretty epic! How heavy is the finished article and how does she run?

I haven't really "run" it, other than the short test video I posted..

The wheels need a bit more clearance,, or lifting up a little, I was going to shave the wheel arches a little at the back and cut a bigger one at the front but it's just been sat on a shelf..

When I saw how close the FTX wheelbase was, I knew it had to be RC'd..

It feels fairly strong, it's been coated multiple times with watered down PVA glue and in some places, it is 4 matches thick. But I still wouldn't want to drop it, or crash it..

As you can see in the magazine, it should have *bumpers but I didn't want to cover up the iconic V from the front panel after it took so long to get it looking nice..

*And a roof rack and Safari windows,, and a few other details that I omitted because I gave up.. lol

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