UU's "Thundershot TRF Special"

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Picked up some nice wheels and 12mm adapters for the Terra Scorcher. The adapters fit pretty well. Got both off of Amazon. Got an ESC on order and just got a Quanum tx/rx. This will be the granddaughters car so I needed something smaller.

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Well, dang. Let the kids play with it over the weekend, and it's broken already. Snapped the front suspension holder/bumper support. I know I used to see aluminum ones on eBay, but can't seems to find one now. Guess it's on the shelf till I can find a replacement.

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Well, can't find an aluminum replacement for the A5 part. There's an ebay seller from the UK selling a steel reinforcement bracket, but not the part itself.

But, I found a site - https://www.shapeways.com/. They do 3D printing in all kinds of materials. Just so happens there's lots of RC parts on there. The Thundershot/Terra Scorcher/Fire Dragon A5 part is on there as well as this: https://www.shapeways.com/product/P83N8YZSM/tamiya-thundershot-dragon-super-a5?optionId=64599056&li=marketplace. Got one in black and picked up the M05 54615 58mm long shafts from ebay for about $9.

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Re: UU's "Thundershot TRF Special"

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Ok, the Terra Scorcher is alive again!

Install of the part was a bit of work, but looks good. Comparing the parts, the new one is about 2.5-3 times the thickness of the original. I had to drill out the holes for the pivots and the screws, but that was pretty simple. The c-clips went on easily, only dropped one once. Everything is smooth with no binding.

A bit of advice - before installing the bumper, put on the from screws with the nuts, then slide them into the slots on the front of the part. Due to the thickness of the part, it's hard to put them on after.

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Re: UU's "Thundershot TRF Special"

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Wahrsuul wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:19 am Well, can't find an aluminum replacement for the A5 part. There's an ebay seller from the UK selling a steel reinforcement bracket, but not the part itself.

But, I found a site - https://www.shapeways.com/. They do 3D printing in all kinds of materials.
You can also print your own, If you have 3D printer on hand (I printed it on library) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1006655
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I don't have a 3D printer, and probably not likely to get one, I just don't have enough use for it. Easy enough to get things printed and sent to me.

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