r/c Fuchs wheel project progress thread, in production on a real machining center. :) Options

[RJMII]

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link to purchase

please let PM me if there are problems with the store...

-Jim

PS: Final version picture:

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I now have two cars here, and I've got the measurements! I am ready to start cutting out the wheels. It will be easiest to do them if I do a larger run.

The process for cutting out the wheels requires me to set up my CNC mill in multiple configurations.



26 or 31mm widths. The tires these are designed for are the HPI vintage tires. If you'd like to run a different set, PM me or post here.


Here are a couple of teaser pics. The chunk missing was a glitch in the code, but has been resolved in the PC simulations.

[djm914-6]

FYI: When I cut the wheel openings on Ricks car, I stayed close to the molded trim lines. My later cars have a more scale like wheel opening (lower). Make sure the wheels and tires stay well inside the body. When I run the Turbo twists from the Tamiya Boxster, it rubs like crazy in the front and sticks out in the rear. I'm sure other modelers would cut their new shells lower too if they could.