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If you want to run into then get the Shapeways 5 link , home printed eBay parts can be a mixed bag and won't be as strong , if it's a shelf car then not such a problem . Thanks, yes it's gonna be a runner. Granted it won't get run a lot and won't be raced but it will get driven. Which is better the...

The MJF part should look better

Don't forget most tires will stretch of a fair bit , I have a set of 4 Optima re re tires on original rims and a set of four Rough Rider rears on another set of 3d printed rims that are a direct copy size wise , so you can have matching tires all round and the rears are the non stretched so have the...

The trick with aluminium is to cool it very slowly in order to keep its temper .

Well much like a Lexan body but using the original chassis as a buck and pulling a vacuum former Lexan mold over the top , you may even be able to do a pair , one outer and one inner so you could get a perfect outer and inner finish . There are a number of tutorials on YouTube on making a DIY vacuum...

Was it only TheDiamondOne and I that got the message that there was a Kyosho Optima Mid as a consolation prize for getting no votes in all the monthly contests this year ?

I was no where near there when it happened , don't even know what your talking about , you can prove nufinck

Confusion 360 been there a lot .

Scaling should be easy , go to the Modify menu , select Scale , select the model and it will start you at 1 meaning 1x normal size , if you input 1.5 it will resize to 1.5x original size , just do the math and input the correct multiplier number , this should enlarge the whole model uniformly , afte...

Forgot to post the finished head .

I worked out a damping solution for the rear , excuse the cheap shock but it's what was laying about , works well with much improved rear end , now I'm running out of space in my road for testing , too many kerbs and not enough straight so I might take it to a nearby car park today to open it up a b...

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:33 pm Rear deck lid is open, presumably for so maintenance. My favorite car though.
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Think a lot of us by had a lambo poster on our walls as kids , pity the US ones had that fugly bumper on the front .

Now front wheels with a seat for one way roller bearings would be fun

Got the front tires trued and made up body mounts , I've not cut this shell only made a single rear body mount hole , it nearly broke me looking at the way the front body mount holes are unevenly drilled , I had to make up wonky mounts to match :( , on closer inspection the body is marked as a PB bo...

One of my other Hobbies , a Bren Gun custom airsoft gun i made for a customer .