I purchased an FTX Ravine rock crawler for my self and my daughter to play around the rocks with it when we're out and about.
I'm completely new to the RC world, so I quickly discovered how big and versatile it is.
I watched couple of videos on the subject and quickly got inspired to personalize and upgrade our RC.
My main inspiration comes from RC Sparks Studio and his crawler/rock bouncer project "Tango"
I modelled this cage in 3ds max, it is still not finished 100% Still need to address couple points and tidy up some bars and connections.
Plan is to 3d print it in mechanic grade nylon material.
It won't be as top heavy as metal cages but will still provide decent amount of protection and integrity to the RC as well as giving it what I find a rad looks, all inspired by beautiful neon orange "Tango".
The photoscanned Ravine mesh in this instance still has stock tires.
I got Geinus Sem Fronteira 2.2 tires in the meantime.
Still waiting on some bits and parts like links and servos and alloy wheels.
Need to add some weights and lower the center of gravity a bit.
Also thinking about creating a model for FTX Ravine steering knuckles to maybe print it in alloy at one pint. Not sure if I'll do it tho cos it will probably be pricey to print in alloy.
Anyway, this is turning into a really nice and involved Rc project of turning a really affordable and capable RC crawler into something unique, and I find this whole thing a nice gateway into RC world.
Really looking forward to finishing it when I'll share some photos and some footage in action.
Stay safe and happy crawling.
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