Ursidae Initiative - Sui Steering Radio Modification
Surface RC radio controllers generally have about a 70deg steering throw. Which means that you can transition from lock to lock quickly, but at the sacrifice of more granular input control. Within this project I set out to adapt an idea that Japanese RC drifters had been tinkering with. They called it suicide steering.
The original Japanese RC drifters that tinkered with this idea generally used either a geared system or a closed look belt to acheive the input redcuction. This means that the steering wheel position would have to be adjusted if any ratio adjustment was made.
I had learned different methods for securing drive belts when designing and building my core xy 3d printer which would allow for adjustability in my design. I released this design on several stl repositories with a full pulley gear set to allow for anywhere from a direct 1:1 ratio up to a 5:1 radio which brings the lock to lock rotation closer to a full size race cars steering input.
The parts that are not printed are a belt from a popular RC touring car chassis, several metric machine screws and 2 skateboard wheel bearings. I specifically chose these materials because of how readily available they are for who ever desires to try this modification out.
Ursidae Initiative - MST changeable offset wheel inserts
Within much of the RC world, personalization and scale reproduction of the full size references is key.
These inserts offer a multitude of different options for wheel style and offsets. Originally printed in PETG or SLS. I eventually moved to DLP resin prints.
TT02/TB02 Evo RWD Drift Chassis Conversion
The first RC chassis I built was a Tamiya TL01 when I was about 8. Tamiya chassis' will always hold a special place for me. When I started taking an interest in RC drifting I wanted to figure out a way to convert one of my current chassis'. This is a mix of TT02 and TB02 Evo components with custom bulkheads that I designed and printed to convert this 4wd shaft driven touring car into a RWD high steering angle, rear weight biased drift chassis.