I was pretty happy we got evolve our previous vehicles. I wanted to compliment the simple mechanics with a smooth body of one of my favorite cars. The Porsche 911 won due to the slick fastback style.
Body:
To efficiently create the smooth curves and lightweight rigidity that the Porsche-inspired body needed, I had to vacuum form the shape. I went to Home Depot and bought some cheap MDF wood and began cutting 2D slices to create my 3D positive. I used a Jigsaw to follow the lines I drew and them smoothed out any imperfections. My only mistakes in the designing of the positive were in that I didn't account for the porous nature of MDF wood and also that I incorporated overhangs( these caused problems when vacuuming). The porous nature would have made separation difficult between the positive and formed plastic. I fixed these issues by spray painting about 7 layers and then filling in the overhangs with water-based clay. I wanted to leave the windows clear; however, the porous MDF wood made the bare plastic look ugly.
Vacuum forming and Painting of the Body:
Electronics:
I wanted to get rid of the ugly jumper cables so I soldered up a shield. I was very proud of myself for my improvement in soldering.
Assembly
I couldn't stop thinking of the . Also, I spray painted the wheels to a uniform flat black and changed the pink axle and steering knuckles to a nice amber PET I got for free.
Here is the car progressing in the 3 speed levels I programmed on the servo.
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