I havent been around long enough to know their older stuff. I had mixed experiences with their 1/24 stuff a few years ago.
But the stuff I've gotten for the 1/10 trucks recently has been great!
some new injora boots for the trx. Just printing the first of 4 inserts now. Also picked up some more scale hardware (also injora). Nothing wrong with the krawlers and wagon wheels, just wanted to buy the truck a xmas prezzy!
I dont have it enclosed, but i have it in the loft in my house which can be very warm. I feel the carbon reinforced nylon is a bit more stable than non carbon as far as warping. Also, i dont really print large stuff with it.
The nylon i use is made by esun, the carbon petg i use is 3dxtech, and...
After using the trx for a few months, i decided to change it up a bit, bought the two speed trx trans, and the jconcepts creepR body and started drawing up and printing parts to tie it all together.
Chopped the front of the frame off and made my own framerails/shock towers that sleeve into the...
I originally swapped in the 25kg amazon servo because the stock traxxas unit was very slow and underpowered, and i had the servo already.
I am now running a 50kg “epower” direct power servo. Also a pretty inexpensive servo, and definitely not putting out a real 50kg of power, but it is strong...
A few more shot of the trx development:
Started with some simple stuff, flipped bumper mounts and tucked bumpers, printed a low cg battery tray and some high clearance sliders, trimmed and lowered the body as much as i could.
Added a 25kg amazon servo, and holmes hobby motor.
Stretched the stock...
Here is a before and after of the trx4 build I've been working on. Bought a sport used locally, bone stock. Basically got it as a cheap rig my 3.5 year old could drive, while I'm running the capra kit we built. Over the winter i got a little carried away with the 3d printer and one thing led to...