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Today I did not lack of motivation at all...

Started my morning with some fine tuning with Silk Silver PLA+ and started to print some Samurai wheels... Unfortunately, I had a problem of interface between the chair and the keyboard while I was working on the slicer, and when the print was reaching 20% I noticed it would not be good. I stopped the print, resliced the work and restart a new print which is currently at 34% (it will last quite a time as it is expected to last about 14 hours in total). The finish of this filament looks already good.


While the printer was working, I decided to move on the Nichimo Spirit FF and started to model the chassis...


This thing is going to get me busy for quite a time...

Undecided on the new shoes for the Samurai

Excellent work, I like the Super Grippers  

I prefere the second ones.

I guess you are inclined to prefer Tamiya's ones .

I seriously have an issue with both solutions:
- Schum/Kyosho should be very good to run, but in terms of look, the tyres are too round and not square enough, which is not really suitable for a proper vintage look
- Tam's oval blocks are having a very nice vintage look, but they are missing the true massive look of the rear Samurai train.

But overall, I think I prefer the oval blocks. If anyone can give me pointers to other possible solutions, I would be definitely interested (rims diameter are 50 mm on the front and 46 mm on the rear)....

Booked accommodation for the Castle Hill Vintage endurance event 13th of March in Sydney  

www.hillsoffroadrc.com/

Each iteration is getting closer

Small details in the oven for the rear wheel and will be finished...

I think Ive printed about a dozen lunchbox wheels in one for or another lol, you will get it how you want it eventually. Then make sure you save the files   

The problem is not the slicer. That was the design
There is some variances in the Marui Samurai axles. Last week, I had only one wheel and I tested one side. and found out that I had to drill the wheel axle hole a bit to get it thru.I increased the size of the hole in my Friday's print to 4.2 instead of 4.1.but I had also something I did not took care last week which I found more obvious now : the arc of the side of the wheel was not right. further, I could not put the nut up to the lock. I had to modify that. It's now good...

And for the file, I'm going to extract the stl from the fusion file (and I have already a few copies of the fusion file - I'm working in IT, I may be a bit overcaustious on this aspect).

It's finally on thingiverse, and you may even use them with hex driver, just in case you want nice wheels on something else than a Marui Samurai
www.thingiverse...ng:5247223
And there is lot of possibilities...