Gig's 1:16 FCM F1

Giganaut · Post by **Giganaut** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:30 am

PROGRESS. i need to find a small gearbox

wibblywobbly · Post by **wibblywobbly** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:44 am

Very impressive, and a unique build, I don't think anyone has done one of those before. One trick with a 3D printer that I have learnt is to only print the edges of a 3D shape, with two angled surfaces on each edge. Then I glue sheets of styrene onto each surface and sand the edges and corners down. It makes the structure very strong, accurate and it keeps symmetry. As styrene has a better finish than PLA/ABS the flat surfaces always look good. It saves a load on filament and printing time too.

Giganaut · Post by **Giganaut** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 2:25 pm

wibblywobbly wrote:Very impressive, and a unique build, I don't think anyone has done one of those before. One trick with a 3D printer that I have learnt is to only print the edges of a 3D shape, with two angled surfaces on each edge. Then I glue sheets of styrene onto each surface and sand the edges and corners down. It makes the structure very strong, accurate and it keeps symmetry. As styrene has a better finish than PLA/ABS the flat surfaces always look good. It saves a load on filament and printing time too.

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this is my recent work with the 3D printing.

Giganaut · Post by **Giganaut** » Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:07 am

update on fixing the sprocket to mesh with the track pins.

headache now over!

suspension design

Giganaut · Post by **Giganaut** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 5:29 am

Progress.

Giganaut · Post by **Giganaut** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:15 pm

side panel update. can now become detachable by screws to access the wheels and suspension

ALPHA · Post by **ALPHA** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:44 pm

Outstanding Graphic work GiGs

....I have to wonder though...just how long you must spend behind your puter

Nice design...I like the inclusion of the screw points

And before I forget...Happy Holidays to you and yours

ALPHA

Giganaut · Post by **Giganaut** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:52 am

ALPHA wrote:Outstanding Graphic work GiGs ....I have to wonder though...just how long you must spend behind your puter
Nice design...I like the inclusion of the screw points

And before I forget...Happy Holidays to you and yours

ALPHA

well making the base model in actual size, i'd say in 4-8 hours.

redetailing it with finer looking parts takes about a day or shorter if everything is made into components.

now comes to making into a printable RC model, 2-3 weeks collected time?

Giganaut · Post by **Giganaut** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:53 pm

internals update! and it looks like i have a LOT of space even with the internals positioned

ALPHA · Post by **ALPHA** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:33 pm

Giganaut wrote:
ALPHA wrote:Outstanding Graphic work GiGs ....I have to wonder though...just how long you must spend behind your puter
Nice design...I like the inclusion of the screw points

And before I forget...Happy Holidays to you and yours

ALPHA

well making the base model in actual size, i'd say in 4-8 hours.

redetailing it with finer looking parts takes about a day or shorter if everything is made into components.

now comes to making into a printable RC model, 2-3 weeks collected time?

Three weeks??????????

...It would probably take me that long to just sort out the wheels

ALPHA

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