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What are you working on??
- Thread starter Kaler
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skybolt
Quarry Creeper
Daggum! That is a sweet looking rig! Can't wait to see it on the rocks!
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NWKENT
Rock Stacker
My third RR10 Bomber build..
Full Throttle Rob
Pebble Pounder
Today I went and saw my friend Josh at Beneath The Bark Woodworking - Custom Furniture and Cabinetry - Bath Maine to get some wood veneer for the beginning of the 10-II's XJ body mods.
I spent a half hour sorting through his veneer scraps until I found the perfect pieces to do the "Woody" effect along the center of the beltline.
I chose a Black Walnut with a tiger stripe pattern for the panels.
Then I chose a tight grained White Maple to cut into strips for the borders of each individual panel.
I found 2 walnut strips that were definitely cut consecutively from the same board because they are 99.9999% identical.
That way both sides will look identical!
I'm using a solid piece between the wheel wells so the grain pattern is disturbed only by the maple trim.
These will be absolutely gorgeous with 3 coats of clear gloss poly on them.
I'll be using Shoe Goo to glue them on.
Stay tuned!
I spent a half hour sorting through his veneer scraps until I found the perfect pieces to do the "Woody" effect along the center of the beltline.
I chose a Black Walnut with a tiger stripe pattern for the panels.
Then I chose a tight grained White Maple to cut into strips for the borders of each individual panel.
I found 2 walnut strips that were definitely cut consecutively from the same board because they are 99.9999% identical.
That way both sides will look identical!
I'm using a solid piece between the wheel wells so the grain pattern is disturbed only by the maple trim.
These will be absolutely gorgeous with 3 coats of clear gloss poly on them.
I'll be using Shoe Goo to glue them on.
Stay tuned!
robertjpjr
Rock Crawler
Not working on it yet, but I will be...
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skybolt
Quarry Creeper
Whoa....
robertjpjr
Rock Crawler
Still needs wire management / calibration. The assembly is complete though.
Waiting for the filament to arrive, then I can make my first print!
I'll try my hand eventually at printing RC prints. I imagine there will be a learning curve...
Waiting for the filament to arrive, then I can make my first print!
I'll try my hand eventually at printing RC prints. I imagine there will be a learning curve...
I'm anxious to hear how you like that one. The main con about that, besides being a kit, is that the frame is plastic.
I'm working on perfecting these Ford OEM wheels.
robertjpjr
Rock Crawler
The cool thing about a design flaw or weakness is, that somebody has printed a part that fixes it.
I've seen a few parts I plan on printing to sturdy up the chassis.
I've seen a few parts I plan on printing to sturdy up the chassis.
robertjpjr
Rock Crawler
Wire management done for now. Assembled the filament holder. I need to fine tune the bed. Filament should be here Monday! Then I can start printing.
Sweet! How long did it take to build?
robertjpjr
Rock Crawler
Just a few hours. With tinkering / learning as I went.. Probably 5 hours.
Assembly was about 3. 2 for wire management / playing with the software, detail stuff.
NWKENT
Rock Stacker
Installing the VP Currie "RockJocks" to my RR10.. 
Full Throttle Rob
Pebble Pounder
I started cutting the veneer for the XJ Woody.
The pics do it absolutely zero justice...
Without the flash, the color isn't as bold.
With it, it's hard to see the colors past the reflective capacity of the tiger stripes.
After some research I found that the woodgrain effect is not bordered on all sides of each panel(fender, doors, rear quarters), but is bordered on the top and bottom of the woodgrain effect along the entire length of the belt line.
Like this:
So, I guess I'll do a strip along the top and bottom, and draw the door and fender seams on with a black pen.
Maybe???
The pics do it absolutely zero justice...
Without the flash, the color isn't as bold.
With it, it's hard to see the colors past the reflective capacity of the tiger stripes.
After some research I found that the woodgrain effect is not bordered on all sides of each panel(fender, doors, rear quarters), but is bordered on the top and bottom of the woodgrain effect along the entire length of the belt line.
Like this:
So, I guess I'll do a strip along the top and bottom, and draw the door and fender seams on with a black pen.
Maybe???
robertjpjr
Rock Crawler
Printed my first object!! Pretty psyched!!
Link to Google Photo Album will be updated as things progress.
https://goo.gl/photos/SmXvEguqLHgDqFie7
Link to Google Photo Album will be updated as things progress.
https://goo.gl/photos/SmXvEguqLHgDqFie7
skybolt
Quarry Creeper
Ummm..... what is it??
robertjpjr
Rock Crawler
Lol it's just a test cube cylinder thingy.
I plan on print some RC parts later.
Wheel hex's, sliders, shock hoops. Just for fun. See how they perform.
I plan on print some RC parts later.
Wheel hex's, sliders, shock hoops. Just for fun. See how they perform.
