Scratchbuilt DUKW

[Raminator]

Off to a great start Mssr. Tox, especially with those moulded tyres. I've tried printing my own with a variety of flexible resins before, but I think your approach of silicone moulding them is much smarter. Less hassle and better results!

[MonsieurTox]

Off to a great start Mssr. Tox, especially with those moulded tyres. I've tried printing my own with a variety of flexible resins before, but I think your approach of silicone moulding them is much smarter. Less hassle and better results!

Thank you Raminator !
I've never used the flexible resin, but I've heard they are quite hard to print well. But when you success they look great ! Maybe I'll try someday but they are not cheap and if you have to empty 2 fulls bottles before finding the right settings....

[MonsieurTox]

Some news about the DUKW !

The hull is done is done but with no details. I still have to do all the superstructures, cargo bay etc.

Im still testing various motors but it runs. It doesnt do sharp turns... it's so long !

I had to design my own axle casings and I fitted the shaft and gears from WPL axles. All the axles available off the shelf were too wide. I may redo the front one.

The suspensions work pretty well, I just copied the original, it's as bouncy as the real one on rough terrain !

This thing is huge in comparison to the small M8 I'm also working on !

The hull is made of three 3D printed parts. It was not easy to get virtually seamless assembly. Lot of sanding was required !
It's super heavy but it float very well, and I guess I'll have to add more weight to it when finished.

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[tankme]

That looks nice. I've been trying to water seal the 1/6th Ford GPA so I'm hoping that hull will look as good as yours when I'm done.

[Tiger6]

[Abe Froman]

This is going to be one amazing build. Looking forward to the pond launch.

[maker1966]

super nice tyres..., and the Dukw is looking good

[MonsieurTox]

Thank you guys!

I haven't worked on it for a while but I think I'm going to reprint the front axle and get a better turning radius even if it won't be accurate. It currently have a huge turning radius and it's quite annoying when you're used to tanks or RC crawlers .

That looks nice. I've been trying to water seal the 1/6th Ford GPA so I'm hoping that hull will look as good as yours when I'm done.

Do you have leaking issue? I know it's impossible to fully water seal it and I'll have to deal with that, I am using waterproof ball bearing for the propeller and transmission shafts but I'm expecting some water whatsoever.

[tankme]

Thank you guys!

I haven't worked on it for a while but I think I'm going to reprint the front axle and get a better turning radius even if it won't be accurate. It currently have a huge turning radius and it's quite annoying when you're used to tanks or RC crawlers .

That looks nice. I've been trying to water seal the 1/6th Ford GPA so I'm hoping that hull will look as good as yours when I'm done.

Do you have leaking issue? I know it's impossible to fully water seal it and I'll have to deal with that, I am using waterproof ball bearing for the propeller and transmission shafts but I'm expecting some water whatsoever.

I haven't gotten around to sealing it yet. Since mine is in 1/6th I'm thinking of coating the entire hull with UV resin since I have some that I don't want to use in my resin printer or I have some ABS slurry that might work as a sealant.