Special Project Codename EF209 - RC 1/12 pancar

[silvertriple]

The work is not over, yet : I still need to take care of the driver and the mirrors... And as well, finish the electronics installation (not yet done on this chassis).

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1/12 driver is so small... I decided to cheat as I did not want to paint the face... The body is a Hunter driver body scaled 80% and the the helmet is the one I did for the Super Wheelie, scaled smaller than 80%... Not sure how much I scale it down, but it is small.


The driver is in the car now...

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As mentioned earlier, I have many plans for this chassis in terms of bodyshell...
And by the way, if you build one chassis for you, and work out a bodyshell adaptation you are putting on makerworld, let me know so I can add a link into the dedicated pancar 1/12 collection

I started to work on the Ferrari 312 bodyshell... This one may be red .
As we are dealing with endurance cars, lights is a must, and some 312 had central additional lights, so I plan for it (not sure if I'll use them or not, but it will be possible).

The rear bodymount is a variation of the one I made for the 333 bodyshell...

I printed those in TPU.




I still need to work out the rear end, as I'm not sully happy with this...


Once the parts under the bodyshell are done, I'll work out what is on top of it...

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I spend some time over the week-end to work on this bodyshell... It's not perfect yet and still requires some minor improvements... I finished the part under the bodyshell...


As last time, I printed something to help the arch cut at the rear (on the front it is not needed on this Sabula Tech bodyshell)


And once this was done, I made a mirror and a roll bar...


It still requires a bit of work with some adjustments here and there, but we are getting there...






Soon it will be time to deal with the next bodyshell (teaser : Porsche 917K)

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I need to finish the 312 bodyshell, and the weather was perfect for a paintjob...


Yes, it is red... It's not going to be a Ferrari, though... The Yellow on the driver jacket is a a key indication, the other car another one

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It's red... but not a Ferrari... It's a Leader, as there is no Vaillante on a track without a Leader






I'll make the files available for the bodyshell accessories very soon on Makerworld... And it will be time to take care of the next one...

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One of the guys on the french formu rc-vintage proposed me to do some foam tires. They came in donuts os 10mm thickness to assemble on the rims.



I now have a set of foam tires. they are at an undefined shore higher than the Fantom tires, and I'm eager to try them on the track during Montluçonnaise...

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The Montluçonnaise is taking place in one week from now. It's time for the last bit of preparation. The event is on 4 days, and on the road track, there is light in the evening which allows for night running time... Which means that to have it realistic, we need lights on the car...

That was the plan from the beginning.





Lights is a nice way to finish a car

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The Montluçonnaise is nos in less than 4 days. I decided yesterday there will be one car built on the track during the event... I did print a full set of part, and tires will be delivered onsite during the event.
And I rushed the design of the bodyshell supports for a Porsche 917K by Delta Plastik (available at Mantua Models).





I'm still not happy with the rear end, I need to rework it. But the general idea is there, and the position of the lights at the front is trying to mimic the caracteristic light positions of the 917...

[stevar]

An extra challenge

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The Vaillante won the 1/12 race, although I suspect the organizer got this framed looking at the first curve events

The car handles great, and both configuration were running great, as long as we have the right tires (Kyosho Fantom wheels with the center hole redrilled to the right diameter is the right solution).

I will publish a video later with the other configuration, but here is the Vaillante driven by @TravelinTravis

[silvertriple]

The Vaillante won the 1/12 race, although I suspect the organizer got this framed looking at the first curve events

The car handles great, and both configuration were running great, as long as we have the right tires (Kyosho Fantom wheels with the center hole redrilled to the right diameter is the right solution).

I will publish a video later with the other configuration, but here is the Vaillante driven by @TravelinTravis

[TravelinTravis]

Being at this vintage meet-up/event I can vouch/validate......This car and the work Mark aka SilverTriple Designs has done is....just, Amazing! After all these years I was able to find out I can still, kinda, drive R/C cars, eyes and reflexes a little slower than when I was 14-18yrs. old....but I'm certainly no engineer (but 35yrs. in Quality Assurance retired) and all this 3D design stuff is beyond me and I never really paid it much mind. But this car blew me away....the handling was excellent, on par with the Kyosho Fantom EP (re-re)(the owner of that car also let me drive it....which also handled excellent right out of the box by the way). But with this Vaillante, I think I could have kept up with and fairly raced or maybe even have beaten the Fantom. I just didn't want to push a one off originally designed car, that's not mine, so hard....reason why I didn't push her down lower in the corners. Thank's Mark/SilverTriple Designs for the opportunity to drive her....I was very nervous about crashing, but in the end, this car made it easy to drive! Bravo!! 5-stars!!!!!

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Being at this vintage meet-up/event I can vouch/validate......This car and the work Mark aka SilverTriple Designs has done is....just, Amazing! After all these years I was able to find out I can still, kinda, drive R/C cars, eyes and reflexes a little slower than when I was 14-18yrs. old....but I'm certainly no engineer (but 35yrs. in Quality Assurance retired) and all this 3D design stuff is beyond me and I never really paid it much mind. But this car blew me away....the handling was excellent, on par with the Kyosho Fantom EP (re-re)(the owner of that car also let me drive it....which also handled excellent right out of the box by the way). But with this Vaillante, I think I could have kept up with and fairly raced or maybe even have beaten the Fantom. I just didn't want to push a one off originally designed car, that's not mine, so hard....reason why I didn't push her down lower in the corners. Thank's Mark/SilverTriple Designs for the opportunity to drive her....I was very nervous about crashing, but in the end, this car made it easy to drive! Bravo!! 5-stars!!!!!

It was a great pleasure to get your feedback, as well as the one from Manuel, Eric and Sebastien on the sunday... Everyone likes the car, apparently, and while I was quite confident about the handling, I was really surprised how reliable the PETG diff on the Leader (312) was... One hour and 30 minutes of continuous run was far above my expectations... Very happy you liked it.

[TravelinTravis]

Good point...it wasn't just how well it handled and worked....but the reliability over 4 days...Nice!