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Hi All,
Going to rebuild/restore a JRX2 (was inspired by the Mini that was just released). Has anyone used Shapeways? How are their 3D printed parts?

Thanks a bunch,
Dean

I have several. The fit is only as good as the designer made them. Some fit like originals, others require some fitting.

I've got a Shapeways shop myself , the plastic is on par with vintage parts for strength , not as good as modern carbon plastics , as above it really depends on the designer of the part , it works like this , I design a part and personally I home 3d print everything to be sure it's right , then I upload the CAD file to Shapeways , they put in their catalogue , the customer orders it , Shapeways print and post it and I get a comission payment . At no point do Shapeways check the part fits or does what it's intended to do , that's down to the designer .

A part that was made to be injection molded will rarely produce a good strong 3D print part. If you are having parts printed for shelf duty you might look at resin prints. The quality is amazing. For strong parts that can be used, you will likely find the parts made thicker and bulkier all around.

Shapeways parts are high quality but can get expensive pretty quickly. I haven’t tried any for the Jrx2 because I have wanted to keep those cars original. There are still a lot of common Jrx2 parts out there for restorations without resorting to 3d printed parts.

BattleTrak wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 7:42 pm Shapeways parts are high quality but can get expensive pretty quickly. I haven’t tried any for the Jrx2 because I have wanted to keep those cars original. There are still a lot of common Jrx2 parts out there for restorations without resorting to 3d printed parts.

Not for long , with the 1/16 re re it's going to prompt a surge of interest in the full size car , parts are going to vanish as interest grows .

Dadio wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 3:03 am
Not for long , with the 1/16 re re it's going to prompt a surge of interest in the full size car , parts are going to vanish as interest grows .

Yes..you do have a good point there. It is nice being able to find parts in 3D when not available elsewhere.

Thanks, everyone. It’s gonna be a shelf car. The item I’m considering are original type shock collars and the original battery box.

WriteDean wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 7:48 am Thanks, everyone. It’s gonna be a shelf car. The item I’m considering are original type shock collars and the original battery box.

Those are probably the two hardest parts to find originaI. I won’t mention how much I paid for a NIP battery box.. It’s a beautiful buggy when done though!

WriteDean wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 7:48 am Thanks, everyone. It’s gonna be a shelf car. The item I’m considering are original type shock collars and the original battery box.

Those are fairly simple designs that would be hard to screw up too far , I'd probably trust they would work .

BattleTrak wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 8:32 am

WriteDean wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 7:48 am Thanks, everyone. It’s gonna be a shelf car. The item I’m considering are original type shock collars and the original battery box.

Those are probably the two hardest parts to find originaI. I won’t mention how much I paid for a NIP battery box.. It’s a beautiful buggy when done though!

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That looks amazing!