Rally Fighter Body
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Published on January 8, 2013
This thing was Featured on January 9, 2013
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A model of the Local Motors Rally Fighter Body. The Rally Fighter is the world's first co-created production vehicle; a 50 state street legal, 430 HP off-road racing machine. For more information, visit rallyfighter.com
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We have been successful printing this on our Replicator 2 with support structure at the default medium resolution setting in Makerware. High resolution seems to lead to a support structure that is very difficult to remove.
The largest model printed to date was wrapped in the same Vinyl used on the full size Rally Fighter, and was then affixed to a Nikko 1/16 scale drift car. Future plans include printing in multiple pieces to achieve bigger size bodies, with the intent of converting a Traxxas trophy truck to a scale Rally Fighter.
The largest model printed to date was wrapped in the same Vinyl used on the full size Rally Fighter, and was then affixed to a Nikko 1/16 scale drift car. Future plans include printing in multiple pieces to achieve bigger size bodies, with the intent of converting a Traxxas trophy truck to a scale Rally Fighter.
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atartanian
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January 11, 2013
said:
can you make the default image one of your photos of your print? this gives a much better idea of how it will print out for others.
LocalMotors
on
January 10, 2013
said:
We had an Ultimaker in the Shop, but it belonged to an employee who left to go back to school. In comparing some of the prints, I think I am more impressed by the Replicator 2.
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The new default image is the latest print of the rally fighter. It is almost the size of the build platform, printed with 3 shells at .27 mm layer thickness with 0.02 infill density. Scaled just about perfectly to fit an old Nikko RC car, working on finishing now.
Have been unsuccessful as of yet trying to get a solid model created that is just a shell, as the Surface file we are working with is super complex. As such, the model was printed at the low density so that we can cut the bottom off with a die grinder, dig out the insides, and voila, RC body.