[ossum]’s R/C hot rod shows what’s possible when a talented hacker takes full advantage of all the modern resources available to them. The results are stunning.
[ossum] had a stack of Amazon and Shapeways credits lying around after winning a few competitions. He had this dream of building an R/C car for a while, and decided now was the time. After ordering all the needed parts from Amazon, he made an extremely nice model of the car in Fusion 360. The CAD model is a great learning resource. If you want to learn how to use reference photos, parts, and more to build a detailed and useful CAD model we recommend downloading it as a Fusion archive and scrubbing through the timeline to see how he did it.
Some of the parts were sent off for laser cutting. Others were 3D printed. The rest he made himself. Thanks to his model, they all went together well. You can see his R/C rod racing in the video after the break.
That’s sweet. I like it.
That’s one of the coolest looking R/C cars I’ve seen.
It’s kind of comical how the tires won’t stay on.
Did he 3d-print the wheel rims and didn’t account for shrinkage?
Great job and nice video! The background music should be something else though…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
Those tyres have a bit of a habit of beating the car down the road don’t they?
Otherwise, a nice build well executed.
Nice Rat Rod, or considering the size Mouse Rod.
Even some of my first model had the problem of tires wanting to go free :)
Quick solution for the tires taking off…
Superglue.
We use it in r/c racing to hold the bead to the rim.
exactly. A lot of the tires I can find for my RC car require the tire to be super glued to the rim, the exception is the multipart rims that have a bead lock on them.
This is what I was looking for….
http://hooniverse.com/2011/11/14/amazing-handmade-uaz-469b-rc-truck/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oBPyYz2-LM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeiICe2gYL8
There’s a GAZ I seen done with the 540 disguised as the real engine and detailed wiring harness that was part of the power system can’t find link, There’s also a Toyota Landcruiser someone somewhere did in metal with working pedals brake & accelerator to the esc somehow and indicators by TX and by the column stick switch and lights with internally scaled switch controls.
This is what I was looking for….
hooniverse.com/2011/11/14/amazing-handmade-uaz-469b-rc-truck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oBPyYz2-LM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeiICe2gYL8
There’s a GAZ I seen done with the 540 disguised as the real engine and detailed wiring harness that was part of the power system can’t find link, There’s also a Toyota Landcruiser someone somewhere did in metal with working pedals brake & accelerator to the esc somehow and indicators by TX and by the column stick switch and lights with internally scaled switch controls.
Wow, after 2:35 on that second video it truly looks full scale.
Kudos to whoever took those photos!
Nice. :)
Also just watched video Glue the tires to the rims ffs
I would like to see the wires exit out the side of the motor house and trail back a ways before going under and into the cab. Dressed right they’d look like pipes.