I've been following along with everyone for a while, but never actually posted any of my builds. In most cases, there were others who's builds covered everything I had done, so not much to contribute. Anyway, this time, I think I may have something of interest.
I have a VS410 Pro that I built some time back. I painted it up and I love the truck. Here is a photo right after I built it:
As part of the process, I also designed a mount for the Castle Mamba X for the VS410. Below is a photo of the early 3d printed prototype. You can also see some additional photos of the finished product in later photos:
Anyone who wants to grab the files and print that out can pick those up at : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3866875
Unfortunately, the color I ended up with didnt quite come out the way I imagined it, so although it looks good, I was never crazy about the paint. I was very interested in the new SCX10III because I happen to own a Wrangler JLU, so I decided to pick one of those up! After getting it, I starting thinking about how I probably would tend to favor the VS410 on runs, so I started looking into ways that I could make the JLU body work on the VS410. I was working on those plans when I found out that Knights Custom had already done the work for me. I was able to go this his page on MyMiniFactory and purchase the plans, so that is what I did! Later he even released the inner fenders for it, so I picked those up and 3d printed all the parts. The paint scheme was modeled after my 1:1 JLU, which is here:
And here are some photos of the build:
Overall, I am pretty happy with the outcome. I did have an issue with one of the mounts on the sliders breaking trying to get the screw tightened. As it turns out, it doesnt seem to make much difference due to the other mounting locations. I will probably try to print them again in the future in a more flexible plastic. I just need to make some changes to my printer so its a little more flexible on the plastics it will handle. If anyone has any questions, let me know!
Rob
I have a VS410 Pro that I built some time back. I painted it up and I love the truck. Here is a photo right after I built it:
As part of the process, I also designed a mount for the Castle Mamba X for the VS410. Below is a photo of the early 3d printed prototype. You can also see some additional photos of the finished product in later photos:
Anyone who wants to grab the files and print that out can pick those up at : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3866875
Unfortunately, the color I ended up with didnt quite come out the way I imagined it, so although it looks good, I was never crazy about the paint. I was very interested in the new SCX10III because I happen to own a Wrangler JLU, so I decided to pick one of those up! After getting it, I starting thinking about how I probably would tend to favor the VS410 on runs, so I started looking into ways that I could make the JLU body work on the VS410. I was working on those plans when I found out that Knights Custom had already done the work for me. I was able to go this his page on MyMiniFactory and purchase the plans, so that is what I did! Later he even released the inner fenders for it, so I picked those up and 3d printed all the parts. The paint scheme was modeled after my 1:1 JLU, which is here:
And here are some photos of the build:
Overall, I am pretty happy with the outcome. I did have an issue with one of the mounts on the sliders breaking trying to get the screw tightened. As it turns out, it doesnt seem to make much difference due to the other mounting locations. I will probably try to print them again in the future in a more flexible plastic. I just need to make some changes to my printer so its a little more flexible on the plastics it will handle. If anyone has any questions, let me know!
Rob
