Radio control cars are a lot of fun, but actually it’s the mechanics inside them that entertain most hobbyists. GrabCAD User JE Paz takes us on a journey through the categories of R/C Cars and introduces us to what we'll find in the GrabCAD library.
Tamiya R/C Car model by JE Paz
Nowadays there are a lot of R/C Car categories. Starting with the nitro or electric class, you'll find monster trucks, stadium trucks, rock crawlers, formula 1, buggies, on-road cars, drifters, rally cars, hauler trucks, tanks... there are even construction R/C models that work with hydraulic cylinders. You can purchase them as kits or ready-to-run vehicles. Personally, I’m a fan of Tamiya, but there are lots of great brands - TRAXXAS, Team Associated, Duratrax and HPI to name a few. Now, let’s get to the good stuff - R/C Car CAD models.
Tamiya RC Chassis model by JE Paz
This is the Tamiya Special Racing Buggy Chassis, it was actually the first radio control buggy built for racing. It was built mostly on die-cast metal back in 1979 and came with a waterproof electronics box. With the electric motor also in a waterproof gearbox this car could hit the water with no trouble. It also featured oil filled shock absorbers. Here's an image of the real thing.
Another model in the library is the Tamiya TT-01 chassis. This model was started by Jiri Ucik and finished by me. It comes with a 4 wheel shaft driven transmission, planetary gear differentials and a double wishbone suspension. Although the actual kit is made of plastic, I took the liberty of setting most of the parts in the model the be anodized aluminum.
Tamiya TT-01 chassis by Jiri Ucik with details by JE Paz.
Here a peek of the real thing...
Another interesting model by Joao Carlos Florencio is a gasoline R/C model chassis, modeled by Joao Carlos. I would say this is the most complete R/C vehicle on GrabCAD. A great set of renderings created by Bunkspeed is included.
RC Car model chassis by João Carlos Florencio. Rendering and Ferrari body via Bunkspeed.
Petr Kuklis has modeled this amazing eight wheeler Military R/C transport vehicle. Although it’s missing some tires, it looks really great and has lots of small details. It's also modeled 1:1 scale, so feasibly could be printed. We're just waiting now for Petr to upload the rest for a complete RC Military truck!
RC Truck body by Petr Kuklis
Mathew Dickinson has created an XRAY T2009 model. This is a competition model that comes as a kit, but you need to add all the electronic equipment yourself. This one still has a way to go. I've added a battery and a motor to give you all a better idea of how it works. This RC Car has a belt driven 4 wheel ball bearing drive system.
XRAY T2009 by Matthew Dickinson
This is how it should look when finished.
Do you have some R/C Models you've created? Hit the library and put them up. Tag them RC or RC-Car and we'll be sure to feature them in the future!
