Category: Tech Tip – 3D Printing

This video shows a TT01 with PETG 3d printed front steering knuckles running on icy road at 0 degree temperature. Runs good. The steering knuckles are the parts that allow the wheels to turn left or right. They act as the pivot point for the front wheels, enabling the vehicle to change direction in response […]

One easy way to change your DF01 to RWD is to remove the center shaft and spider gear entirely, or switch to a spur gear without the bevel gear part (this can be 3d printed).

If you ever find the need to 3d print spur gears for your Tamiya cars, Fusion 360 has a third party addon and the screen shot shown contains values worth your reference.

This kind of damage is very common among Tamiya cars. The shock tower is ABS and the hole is too close to the edge. Sadly, the tower cannot be separately replaced. You can “patch” the broken part using 3d printed patch part. Shock tower patch for Tamiya WT01 (front) When designing 3d printed parts for […]

This kind of breakage is pretty common, especially on Tamiya cars. A 3d printed solution can be found here: Front Steering Upright Knuckle patch for WT01

Replacing a failed motor for a Dictator is NOT easy at all. First of all, the car is surely aged and the motor mount can and will break (see the photo below, one of the columns is gone already). The 12T metal pinion is long, and it has to be long in order to reach […]

Delta 3D Printers are tall and thin. They have a round print beds which does not move. There is an extruder above the print bed that moves using 3 arms attached to individual posts located every 120 degrees to form a triangle. A problem with Delta printer is that the size of the object you […]

The photos below show the importance of having a brace for the damper mount. It prevents a broken mount from falling apart entirely. We have many brace files you can download and print free of charge: http://upgradeparts.com  

It depends. These replacement shock towers are pretty solid so far: This Optima uses a 50% filled 3D printed C hub. It breaks after approximately 20 minutes of running. Seems like 100% fill is necessary. The photo below shows a replacement arm for the Tamiya onroad. It does not last. This is a middle gear […]

When you 3D print parts for the front steering block, there are a lot of followup works that must be done to ensure steering is proper and smooth. Most  of the time the parts you print are not 100% accurate in size and dimensions, and that the surfaces are usually rough. Because the material is […]