Better Bandit-ing with 3D printing?
Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 4:22 pm
A while ago I picked up my son a Traxxas Slash kit for his birthday to introduce him to a proper hobby build. The build made me reminisce of the Traxxas Hawk 2 and Traxxas TRX-3 I had back in the day, before I stepped away from the hobby years ago.
Not having a car of my own, I picked up two Traxxas rollers off eBay for us to complete and run together. Not willing to leave good enough alone and always a sucker for a project to tinker with, I went down the rabbit hole of the freely available 3D printing parts for the Traxxas 2wd platform. The result are two Bandit buggies modified with a slew of 3d printed parts with the intention of modernizing the aging platform.
Some of the upgraded parts:
Traxxas Bandit 7mm front drop arm https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4934502
Traxxas Rustler/Stampede/Bandit/Slash 25 degree Caster Blocks https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4585006
Traxxas Slash 2WD Modified 3736 Front Steering Blocks (L & R) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2392471
Traxxas Bandit 7mm rear drop arm https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4934499
Team Associated Rear Wing Mounts B6 B6D https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4081364
Bandit Rustler Nose Brace Servo Mount (design of my own) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6025831
I can’t claim any significant performance advantage because we never ran the cars in stock form and we have not had a chance to put the cars through their paces. I wanted to share for anyone who may find it interesting.
Nathan
Not having a car of my own, I picked up two Traxxas rollers off eBay for us to complete and run together. Not willing to leave good enough alone and always a sucker for a project to tinker with, I went down the rabbit hole of the freely available 3D printing parts for the Traxxas 2wd platform. The result are two Bandit buggies modified with a slew of 3d printed parts with the intention of modernizing the aging platform.
Some of the upgraded parts:
Traxxas Bandit 7mm front drop arm https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4934502
Traxxas Rustler/Stampede/Bandit/Slash 25 degree Caster Blocks https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4585006
Traxxas Slash 2WD Modified 3736 Front Steering Blocks (L & R) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2392471
Traxxas Bandit 7mm rear drop arm https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4934499
Team Associated Rear Wing Mounts B6 B6D https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4081364
Bandit Rustler Nose Brace Servo Mount (design of my own) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6025831
I can’t claim any significant performance advantage because we never ran the cars in stock form and we have not had a chance to put the cars through their paces. I wanted to share for anyone who may find it interesting.
Nathan