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Black MJF PA12 parts for the Nichimo Spirit FF arrived today... It is becoming a reality

The second set of MJF PA12 black parts arrived today. https://i.imgur.com/gsH0VQm.jpg Effectively, all the black parts are now printed. Only the red parts are now missing, and they are expected to arrive within the course of next week. In the meantime, and while the cat made my print of the base of ...

Hello, Few weeks back, the postman delivered 3 parcels, among which there was two Marui rare cars: a Ninja, and a Shogun (from two different origins). It is quite exceptional get a Shogun, but to get a Shogun and a Ninja the same day is probably even more nowadays... Specially considering that there...

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:40 am Is the inverted spur gear metal or plastic ? looking at the pictures it looks plastic , I had assumed it was metal .

It is plastic, and apparently fragile. Not sure what plastic it is, but I will run a SLS PA12 printed one.

Did progress on the Samurai N°1 clean up... At the end here is what I have on the table https://i.imgur.com/RPJ06Nn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kfd2CtB.jpg I think I know now the reason why the front middle bulkhead was broken : there was a heavy collision at the left side - the left bottom arm is bende...

Yesterday, after having dealt with the cleaning, I had some time... But I didn't want to start the Samurai build as I'm still awaiting few bits to appear on a picture before starting the built. They are expecting to show up soon, but never soon enough. I decided to start modeling the Samurai. Rims a...

After my last post, I decided to start working on the gearbox. I already have 2 new gearbox from Optima House for my Samurai, so this is clearly only for the fun (or maybe because I need at least one motor plate :-) ) I decided to do things in proper order this time (doing things in the proper seque...

A few bodyshells incoming for my in progress projects...


I was expecting two 3D prints deliveries today, but it seems it will be for tomorrow or Thursday rather...

Had this gearbox sitting on my desk this morning... First thing I did was to put gears inside to observe how it is made. https://i.imgur.com/7t0wD97.jpg https://i.imgur.com/n1On8tD.jpg And yes, some of the gears here are not from a Samurai (Artistocarft Dolphin/Kangaroo - thanks @Dadio for the hints...

This morning, I got a delivery from an Asian 3D Printer... I decided to do this order as they had an anniversary promotion for the first order for new customers: 40 USD discount whatever ordered, and 9.90 USD for the shipping. I wanted nice and solid wheels for the Samurai, that was a good opportuni...

After the wing and wheels from the Samurai, I received a red cocoon from Belgium... https://i.imgur.com/4UoJCTG.jpg The delivery was made at the time of my lunch. I was just going to start eating when it happened. I did finish my lunch in about 10 minutes, I believe... I still had some time during m...

Today I started to execute the plan, and attached the frames with my measurement braces... https://i.imgur.com/ItN94k3.jpg?1 First, beside the gearbox attachement, the chassis is symmetrical :) https://i.imgur.com/S2BBR5U.jpg Then I used triangulation to define the attachment points, and less than t...

Yesterday, before going to bed, I launched a print of rims in red PLA. Those rims are based on Nichimo original design in a single part, and are adapted to "easy to source" 2 inches tires (with Hotshot tires in mind for my car). This morning, the print was at 44%, and it finished within th...

Well, not exactly the postman, as I went to my favorite dealer this morning to fetch some parts I was waiting for too long... When I arrived, I got a gift. He told me when I went there before Christmas that he have something for me, and he would give it to me next time I would come. It was today. He...

I almost forgot I ordered this some weeks ago https://i.imgur.com/FzeKCl3.jpg The last bit (aka the missing body mount) arrived today... Well, there is still stickers missing, but I'm not sure yet if I'll put Nichimo Stickers on my own Nichimo... I may want to do something different, as it is differ...