the big challenge is that most remote control carsare only designed to go 40 to 50 miles per hour. there are a lot of challenges to overcome. my name is james beswickand i live in bracknell in the uk. with the ultimaker, its main purpose for meis to build the body shells. i can design in software an aerodynamic body.
top 10 3d printed objects, especially with the ultimaker 2 extendedi can use a larger area. the main benefit is thati can create shapes with a printer that you cannot create easily with any other means. now this would have to be a two-part print,but with the ultimaker 2 extended
i’ve been able to make it its full length. therefore eliminating a weak spotand making it a lot cleaner. the less joins, the more aerodynamic it is andthe less disturbance you’re going to get from the air. and it’s all going to make a huge differencewhen you get to the testing. each time we run we try and go a bit faster,we try a bit harder. there’s always a challenge of wanting to go fasterand wanting to go more, it’s very addictive. most the challenge and the joy is designing the part,and taking a part from a concept essentially a prototype part to an end product,getting it on the car and actually using it. because it’s all very well to just think of something
it’s another thing to have a first hand inbuilding it, making it and running it. the good thing is it’s out of the box thinking. i don’t know of anyone else who hasthought to 3d print a body for a speed car. with a standard lexan body it’s very flexible. so whenthe car’s going over 100mph it all bends and deforms. with a 3d printed car you don't get thatbecause you can set the thickness
you can set where the reinforcement parts are. so you can essentially build a bodyto your specification that actually works. when you’ve built something yourselfand you can put it down and it works and it works how you want it to,i don’t think you can beat that feeling.
