What I like about 3D printing is I can take an older car off the shelf that doesn't run very well , replace the chassis with a 3D printed one from Shapeways , and with a little work turn it into a car that can compete with a Slot-it or NSR . I most certainly enjoy this aspect of the hobby.
We haven't even scratched the surface of the benefits of 3d printing to our hobby. Boone's right, scenery and parts and cars are all things that can be made by 3d printing especially when the big companies won't take the risk of making a limited appeal product. I think we're at the beginning of a new golden age of slot cars. With all the high quality parts available, all the cars and different tracks available and now we are getting 3d printed niche bodies available... what more can we ask for? I mean all the pieces are there for us as slotters now. Cheers Travis for starting this format of video. You've broken some new ground here... good on ya. -Dave K
Great video Travis! Like my introduction 😂 I’m so excited to what the future holds with 3D printing. Like you mentioned having our first cars made to race with would be amazing! Which isn’t possible now with the way slot cars are made. And touching on what Boone mentioned and Dave touched on, the scenery aspect would be greatly assisted as well! Opportunities are endless! Thanks again for including my input along which such legends in the hobby! Cheers mate!
As a 90's slot guy that built old school cars like sprint and Revell Cox stuff the 3d printer is great for bodies and molds for resin poured glass work. Hard to ever beat tampo paint and Fly or Even old school Marklin injection molds still the 3d lines take a lot of sanding. Better than Dubro vacume formed for sure.
Good evening everyone, Johan decrees the public utility on the production of 3D printed slot cars at scale 1/32 for Scalextric tracks or Carrera tracks. Thank you very much, Johan.
Possibly the future but finish not yet upto scratch, weight is another factor with home print machines Carbon chassis are a must for future, Laser cut aluminium chassis are a must, we could have one chassis for all shells like the old days of monogram, adjustable wheel base was so cool
I love the idea of designing things that I could print at home for my own personal use. The idea of 3-D printing a slot car body or let’s say model car body really excites me. The idea of printing a one off or a low production run is also enticing because the sale of those bodies could help fund other projects. The only issue I would have his licensing for low-quality Runs. How would one get beyond Licensing a particular body A low quantity Run of a particular hard to fine or unproduced body might make it impossible to sell to the general public because of licensing costs. I know that you can’t even design, print or sell anything that resembles any sort of Volkswagen or VWOA Comes after you aggressively
Coming from a scale modelling and table top gaming background, 3D printing is the way to go when it comes to after markets parts. In the Slot car scene, 3D printing is already there long ago when it comes to race track scenery. However, for the actual slot car body and chasis in 3D print… This is the first i heard about and i am excited about it. But, when the excitment settle down, i start to look at it from a collectors’ perspective and realized that it still have a long way to go. The amount of work, the finishes of the body is not something a collector will embrace for now. Most serious collecter (and i am not talking about racer) will still prefer the exquisite finish of a car in showroom condition straight out of the box. However, there is no denied that 3D printing for slot car itself is a breakthrough and its something we shld look and explored moving ahead. Thnks for the video. Very informative! Keep it up!
Good evening everyone, Johan investigates the production of 3D printed slot cars at scale 1/32 for Scalextric tracks or Carrera tracks. Thank you very much, Johan.
Hi Travis fantastic topic on 3 D printing technology it is the way to go for the future of any hobbies , the possibility is end list great youtube thank you regards rhys watsonia
But the big problem is that even those specialists aren't capable to deliver their announced novelties. I've ordered the 3D-print of a Porsche 911 RSR kit in October 2019 (!) already. It was not only not delivered till today. I also got a promise to be compensated with two other kits in the meantime, but those didn`t arrive till now, too. Great deal! 😞
As a 3d printer and a vehicle test driver for one of the big 3 3d printing is the future a lot of components in our test vehicles are 3d printed which let them be improved as we discover better fit and finish design flaws or in my area brake cooling we can design many different air ducts to find out which work best for cooling. In stead of waiting for several weeks or months we usually can have a new design with in days. Thanks for the awesome videos and you all keep up the great work I always look forward to yours and Dave's reviews know I have two more to check out. Thanks William Michigan
Where we are today and when buying a slot car 'white body' then I'd go for a plastic injection moulded part. My favs are RevoSlot (I have 2 each of the Toyota Supra and Ford Gt 40) closely followed by NSR (likewise with the Corvette C7R and AMV 'white' moulds). Why? Frankly, I'm put off by the 'rough' finish to the A71s I've seen imaged. Ok, people say to sand them but it seems to me the trade-off will be in losing definition and detail when we do? It's a shame because I'd love a good Ferrari 488 mould. The fact that yours is a 'Mk II' print otherwise informs that this way forward is still very much a work in progress. I'll 'dip' with the likes of A71 when they can deliver a smooth high def finish ready for primer. Let's hope that's not too long in the future? Meanwhile .... print your own decals, anyone? Adobe Illustrator (or such similar)?
Good morning slotcarguy. As a scratch builder I always thought 3d printing would take the heart out of what I do. I WAS WRONG! 3d printing opens so many doors and avenues for us to open and explore. it gives us the opportunity to create exactly what we want. I think the applications are unlimited. yes we all want particular cars and scenery but is anyone printing odd track peaces? I think 3d printing could allow us to get a tract to go exactly where we want it to. Have you ever made a tack to sute the space you have only to find you can't join the last peaces together? Take care from your pal Helcat.
3D printing and this kind of collaboration between gurus is great for the hobby. Anyone who's tried to do scenery in 1:32 knows we are limited in traditionally produced scenery because it's not a standard scale for train hobbyist. How many slot car hobbyist are using train passengers as spectators?
Superb video Travis, hearing Dave, Boone and MB Slot Car Space views on 3D printing is very insightful and a great feature in this video. I totally agree though, 3D printed bodies and chassis are most definitely going to play a huge part in the future of our hobby. I'm slowly venturing into slot car kits, I just finished off my first ever attempt at a kit build, it was the Sideways FORD GTE, it came out reasonably ok but I have a long way to go to get the confidence to tackle something like Area 71's kits. Without doubt they have a great range of products which seems to be expanding all the time. :)
I think it will be the future only if the level of details will improve. I know that resin printing is already pushing the boundaries but the kits produced by Area 71 (I have 4 of their latest GT3 cars) are still not at the level of what you get from a injection molded body from the "traditional" manufactures. I think it is a matter of "taste" of what is acceptable for you. I bought these kits because I am a huge fan of GT3 racing and no one else is currently making these cars. But the amount of work for prepping and painting is huge and they are still sitting on my bench unfinished. I have sanding and you will have to do a lot to bring them to be acceptable. Plus, I have to say - Some of the bodies have been designed in a way that makes them too heavy and also very difficult to access some parts (like in their Bentley Continental MKII). Whilst I can lower the weight for an injected mold body, it is not that easy for a 3dp body. - Some details are not printed properly: I had some extra holes on the rear of that Bentley and the front grill of lexus RC-F (another of their unique model) has not details at all. So yes, I agree that 3dp is the future but the current technology still need to catch up. At this stage, for the same model, if I have the opportunity to buy an injected mold body I would still prefer it over a 3dp body. On the other hand, I do not have issue with 3dp chassis and pods and I think that there are some interesting opportunities that still need to be explored in designing more competitive chassis and pods.
@@thatslotcarguy I am not sure what you mean with starting thinking ahead? for us consumers or them manufacturers? In the latter case, I do not think that we have much choice but probably some of them are already looking closely to the technology available. Personally, if the 3dp printed bodies required less work that what they currently need, I would be all in. As we stand, it is still too early. But now and then I can make an exception. Mind you that the Area71 will cost you way more than any other white kit there. Going 3dp for manufacturers would mean less investments in the molding blocks and quicker time to market for their products: this would mean that their main investment would be the 3d model - but again much less work that designing the mold. I do not see much of the "buy the model online and print at home" as the model is the main IP and unless you have a platform that enforces some very strong DRM (which does not exist and would be too late to enforce now) I think not many designers would be up for letting people pay a smallish fee to get hold of their model that could be printed N times. OK, this reply is getting too long now and it reads more like a rant ;-)
Giovanni thank you for the constructive comments. The Bentley Continental GT3 MY'19 yes it is a heavy car, as well as the BMW M8 GTE, and other of the "big" GT cars, but the reason is due to the fact that on those cars all the lower aero parts (splitter, side skirts, diffuser etc) are all printed in one piece with the body. The reason of this choice was to comply with most regulations that set the minimum weight of the bodies in an area close to 18gr. The materials and the processes used to produce our cars guarantee a lighter, stronger and more flexible bodies than ABS injection molded counterparts. Our Ferrari 488GTE body, for example, sets the scale to a mere 10gr and so all the other cars are very light. For what concerns the front grille details on the Lexus (another one of the "big" girls"), it is because not of an unappropriate printing but because of the limits due to manufacturing with an industrial grade HP MJF printer that produces parts with outstanding mechanical properties. We are working to improve those smaller and finer details, and the solution is print them separately in Ultra HD resin. This feature of the smaller and finer details printed in UHD resin will be available as standard on all the new releases (coming very soon), and gradually will be extended to all our production. Regarding the finish of the surface it is true that some work is needed but with a little effort you can achieve outstanding results and if you check our FB page: thearea71slotcars@gmail.com you can see some amzing works done by our customers
@@grussello09 designing for 3DP is not less expensive than designing for a mold. It all depends on the level of the design, and last but not least the equipment you need to do industrial grade 3D products has a very considerable cost if you want to do everything in house. I agree that our products cost more than ABS injection mold ones but making everything in house with our own equipment allows us to keep them at a reasonable level.
3d printing is definitely a massive positive for this hobby. Broken the rear wing on your 90's touring car? 3d printed replacements are available. Still have your Mighty Metro's set from the 80's but want the cars to be usable by modern standards? There's a replacement chassis available so now you can adjust ride height and fit different motors etc. It's great. Plus having a selection of various 3d printed chassis' available which allow you to convert the likes of Scalextric and Carrera cars into tuneable competitive race cars is invaluable in club racing. As for printing whole bodies, it's definitely going the right way with improvements in the level of detail, and like you say, it will be great for small production niche cars; but I can't see it replacing plastic bodies... for a long time at least.
Hello everyone, Johan is closing the funding for the production of 3D printed slot cars at scale 1/32 for Scalextric tracks or Carrera tracks. Thank you very much, Johan.
I dunno if thats gonna be the future or not. Perhaps yes if the only market they catered too where eupoeans🤷♂️ wheres the 56 57 chevys? Wheres the camaros corvettes and mustangs? Where the trucks? What about something im personally trying to find , a caddilac superiror ambulance? See what im saying? Sure porche is great . Lambos race cars. But where are the classics? The american muscle. Im not a euro car fan personally. Im sure a lot are . I need to see them expand that make. So far i see one classic they plan to make . 1 everything else is euroed out.
They make some real nice porche stuff dont get me wrong i cant knock the way they look! They do a fantastic job. Just wanna see some Options that arent euro stuff. As of now im having to buy model kits and vac form my own bodies to get what im looking for tho. So sculpting some stuff and making special molds to make it take a whole lot of Time to do.
What I like about 3D printing is I can take an older car off the shelf that doesn't run very well , replace the chassis with a 3D printed one from Shapeways , and with a little work turn it into a car that can compete with a Slot-it or NSR . I most certainly enjoy this aspect of the hobby.
We haven't even scratched the surface of the benefits of 3d printing to our hobby. Boone's right, scenery and parts and cars are all things that can be made by 3d printing especially when the big companies won't take the risk of making a limited appeal product.
I think we're at the beginning of a new golden age of slot cars. With all the high quality parts available, all the cars and different tracks available and now we are getting 3d printed niche bodies available... what more can we ask for? I mean all the pieces are there for us as slotters now.
Cheers Travis for starting this format of video. You've broken some new ground here... good on ya. -Dave K
Dave I couldn't have done it without you and complete agree with what you are saying.
Thanks again legend
Great video Travis! Like my introduction 😂
I’m so excited to what the future holds with 3D printing. Like you mentioned having our first cars made to race with would be amazing! Which isn’t possible now with the way slot cars are made. And touching on what Boone mentioned and Dave touched on, the scenery aspect would be greatly assisted as well! Opportunities are endless!
Thanks again for including my input along which such legends in the hobby! Cheers mate!
Trevis thank you very much to you and your "guests" for this great video. Cheers
It was a pleasure and we are loving what you are doing
Awesome video buddy
My late uncle had a 1965 Griffith 400 series. I would pay a pretty penny for that body & chassis.
3d printing for slot cars is great!
Duane Jarvis has it going on with a Modified series he printed himself. The cars are fast and bulletproof!
Thanks man,very well done,and very much appreciated!!
Thank you. I wish to pre order the HOONICORN I heard about from
Uncle Dave!
As a 90's slot guy that built old school cars like sprint and Revell Cox stuff the 3d printer is great for bodies and molds for resin poured glass work. Hard to ever beat tampo paint and Fly or Even old school Marklin injection molds still the 3d lines take a lot of sanding. Better than Dubro vacume formed for sure.
Good evening everyone, Johan decrees the public utility on the production of 3D printed slot cars at scale 1/32 for Scalextric tracks or Carrera tracks.
Thank you very much, Johan.
Possibly the future but finish not yet upto scratch, weight is another factor with home print machines
Carbon chassis are a must for future,
Laser cut aluminium chassis are a must, we could have one chassis for all shells like the old days of monogram, adjustable wheel base was so cool
Love the collaboration with the guys! Great video!
Love boone's videos...
Stole everything of scenery on my track from him... 👌🏽🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
I love the idea of designing things that I could print at home for my own personal use. The idea of 3-D printing a slot car body or let’s say model car body really excites me. The idea of printing a one off or a low production run is also enticing because the sale of those bodies could help fund other projects. The only issue I would have his licensing for low-quality Runs. How would one get beyond Licensing a particular body A low quantity Run of a particular hard to fine or unproduced body might make it impossible to sell to the general public because of licensing costs. I know that you can’t even design, print or sell anything that resembles any sort of Volkswagen or VWOA Comes after you aggressively
Coming from a scale modelling and table top gaming background, 3D printing is the way to go when it comes to after markets parts. In the Slot car scene, 3D printing is already there long ago when it comes to race track scenery. However, for the actual slot car body and chasis in 3D print… This is the first i heard about and i am excited about it. But, when the excitment settle down, i start to look at it from a collectors’ perspective and realized that it still have a long way to go. The amount of work, the finishes of the body is not something a collector will embrace for now. Most serious collecter (and i am not talking about racer) will still prefer the exquisite finish of a car in showroom condition straight out of the box. However, there is no denied that 3D printing for slot car itself is a breakthrough and its something we shld look and explored moving ahead. Thnks for the video. Very informative! Keep it up!
What a great TH-cam team 👏👏, well done mate
Thanks mate
The big slot car companies will still be kicking goals but stuff like chassis’s for 1/24,1/25 will be a great area that 3D can corner the market
Good evening everyone, Johan investigates the production of 3D printed slot cars at scale 1/32 for Scalextric tracks or Carrera tracks.
Thank you very much, Johan.
Hi Travis fantastic topic on 3 D printing technology it is the way to go for the future of any hobbies , the possibility is end list great youtube thank you regards rhys watsonia
But the big problem is that even those specialists aren't capable to deliver their announced novelties.
I've ordered the 3D-print of a Porsche 911 RSR kit in October 2019 (!) already. It was not only not delivered till today. I also got a promise to be compensated with two other kits in the meantime, but those didn`t arrive till now, too.
Great deal! 😞
As a 3d printer and a vehicle test driver for one of the big 3 3d printing is the future a lot of components in our test vehicles are 3d printed which let them be improved as we discover
better fit and finish design flaws or in my area brake cooling we can design many different air ducts to find out which work best for cooling. In stead of waiting for several weeks or months we usually can have a new design with in days. Thanks for the awesome videos and you all keep up the great work I always look forward to yours and Dave's reviews know I have two more to check out.
Thanks William Michigan
2:00 awesome info!
Where we are today and when buying a slot car 'white body' then I'd go for a plastic injection moulded part. My favs are RevoSlot (I have 2 each of the Toyota Supra and Ford Gt 40) closely followed by NSR (likewise with the Corvette C7R and AMV 'white' moulds). Why? Frankly, I'm put off by the 'rough' finish to the A71s I've seen imaged. Ok, people say to sand them but it seems to me the trade-off will be in losing definition and detail when we do? It's a shame because I'd love a good Ferrari 488 mould. The fact that yours is a 'Mk II' print otherwise informs that this way forward is still very much a work in progress. I'll 'dip' with the likes of A71 when they can deliver a smooth high def finish ready for primer. Let's hope that's not too long in the future? Meanwhile .... print your own decals, anyone? Adobe Illustrator (or such similar)?
Good morning slotcarguy. As a scratch builder I always thought 3d printing would take the heart out of what I do. I WAS WRONG! 3d printing opens so many doors and avenues for us to open and explore. it gives us the opportunity to create exactly what we want. I think the applications are unlimited. yes we all want particular cars and scenery but is anyone printing odd track peaces? I think 3d printing could allow us to get a tract to go exactly where we want it to. Have you ever made a tack to sute the space you have only to find you can't join the last peaces together? Take care from your pal Helcat.
This printed stuff is the way of the Future.
3D printing and this kind of collaboration between gurus is great for the hobby. Anyone who's tried to do scenery in 1:32 knows we are limited in traditionally produced scenery because it's not a standard scale for train hobbyist. How many slot car hobbyist are using train passengers as spectators?
Great topic! Nice to see a crossover video with the others, maybe the first of a monthly series?
Superb video Travis, hearing Dave, Boone and MB Slot Car Space views on 3D printing is very insightful and a great feature in this video. I totally agree though, 3D printed bodies and chassis are most definitely going to play a huge part in the future of our hobby. I'm slowly venturing into slot car kits, I just finished off my first ever attempt at a kit build, it was the Sideways FORD GTE, it came out reasonably ok but I have a long way to go to get the confidence to tackle something like Area 71's kits. Without doubt they have a great range of products which seems to be expanding all the time. :)
Thanks for watching mate and I thought I couldn't tackle this on my own so it was nice that they sent me there thoughts
I think it will be the future only if the level of details will improve. I know that resin printing is already pushing the boundaries but the kits produced by Area 71 (I have 4 of their latest GT3 cars) are still not at the level of what you get from a injection molded body from the "traditional" manufactures. I think it is a matter of "taste" of what is acceptable for you. I bought these kits because I am a huge fan of GT3 racing and no one else is currently making these cars. But the amount of work for prepping and painting is huge and they are still sitting on my bench unfinished. I have sanding and you will have to do a lot to bring them to be acceptable. Plus, I have to say
- Some of the bodies have been designed in a way that makes them too heavy and also very difficult to access some parts (like in their Bentley Continental MKII). Whilst I can lower the weight for an injected mold body, it is not that easy for a 3dp body.
- Some details are not printed properly: I had some extra holes on the rear of that Bentley and the front grill of lexus RC-F (another of their unique model) has not details at all.
So yes, I agree that 3dp is the future but the current technology still need to catch up.
At this stage, for the same model, if I have the opportunity to buy an injected mold body I would still prefer it over a 3dp body.
On the other hand, I do not have issue with 3dp chassis and pods and I think that there are some interesting opportunities that still need to be explored in designing more competitive chassis and pods.
We are in the early days of using this, I agree more detail is needed but we need to start thinking ahead
@@thatslotcarguy I am not sure what you mean with starting thinking ahead? for us consumers or them manufacturers? In the latter case, I do not think that we have much choice but probably some of them are already looking closely to the technology available. Personally, if the 3dp printed bodies required less work that what they currently need, I would be all in. As we stand, it is still too early. But now and then I can make an exception. Mind you that the Area71 will cost you way more than any other white kit there. Going 3dp for manufacturers would mean less investments in the molding blocks and quicker time to market for their products: this would mean that their main investment would be the 3d model - but again much less work that designing the mold. I do not see much of the "buy the model online and print at home" as the model is the main IP and unless you have a platform that enforces some very strong DRM (which does not exist and would be too late to enforce now) I think not many designers would be up for letting people pay a smallish fee to get hold of their model that could be printed N times. OK, this reply is getting too long now and it reads more like a rant ;-)
Giovanni thank you for the constructive comments.
The Bentley Continental GT3 MY'19 yes it is a heavy car, as well as the BMW M8 GTE, and other of the "big" GT cars, but the reason is due to the fact that on those cars all the lower aero parts (splitter, side skirts, diffuser etc) are all printed in one piece with the body. The reason of this choice was to comply with most regulations that set the minimum weight of the bodies in an area close to 18gr. The materials and the processes used to produce our cars guarantee a lighter, stronger and more flexible bodies than ABS injection molded counterparts. Our Ferrari 488GTE body, for example, sets the scale to a mere 10gr and so all the other cars are very light.
For what concerns the front grille details on the Lexus (another one of the "big" girls"), it is because not of an unappropriate printing but because of the limits due to manufacturing with an industrial grade HP MJF printer that produces parts with outstanding mechanical properties. We are working to improve those smaller and finer details, and the solution is print them separately in Ultra HD resin. This feature of the smaller and finer details printed in UHD resin will be available as standard on all the new releases (coming very soon), and gradually will be extended to all our production.
Regarding the finish of the surface it is true that some work is needed but with a little effort you can achieve outstanding results and if you check our FB page: thearea71slotcars@gmail.com you can see some amzing works done by our customers
@@grussello09 designing for 3DP is not less expensive than designing for a mold. It all depends on the level of the design, and last but not least the equipment you need to do industrial grade 3D products has a very considerable cost if you want to do everything in house. I agree that our products cost more than ABS injection mold ones but making everything in house with our own equipment allows us to keep them at a reasonable level.
What is their address?
3d printing is definitely a massive positive for this hobby. Broken the rear wing on your 90's touring car? 3d printed replacements are available. Still have your Mighty Metro's set from the 80's but want the cars to be usable by modern standards? There's a replacement chassis available so now you can adjust ride height and fit different motors etc. It's great. Plus having a selection of various 3d printed chassis' available which allow you to convert the likes of Scalextric and Carrera cars into tuneable competitive race cars is invaluable in club racing. As for printing whole bodies, it's definitely going the right way with improvements in the level of detail, and like you say, it will be great for small production niche cars; but I can't see it replacing plastic bodies... for a long time at least.
Hello Travis I have 5 3d printed cars afx fit straight on to mega g plus chassis love them pick what ever car I like
3d printing is the future
Hello everyone, Johan is closing the funding for the production of 3D printed slot cars at scale 1/32 for Scalextric tracks or Carrera tracks.
Thank you very much, Johan.
I have a 3D printer and thinking about getting into slot cars
Awesome idea
Great topic, I love it that you have teamed up with other youtubers. What I miss is the objectiveness. Are there no negatives to 3D printing?
It's open to discussion mate..raise them here
Think PLASTICS THINK SCENERY
SCENERY
SCENERY
SCENERY
I dunno if thats gonna be the future or not. Perhaps yes if the only market they catered too where eupoeans🤷♂️ wheres the 56 57 chevys? Wheres the camaros corvettes and mustangs? Where the trucks? What about something im personally trying to find , a caddilac superiror ambulance? See what im saying? Sure porche is great . Lambos race cars. But where are the classics? The american muscle. Im not a euro car fan personally. Im sure a lot are . I need to see them expand that make. So far i see one classic they plan to make . 1 everything else is euroed out.
Mate you raise a great point and my suggestion would be to email with recommendations
They make some real nice porche stuff dont get me wrong i cant knock the way they look! They do a fantastic job. Just wanna see some
Options that arent euro stuff. As of now im having to buy model kits and vac form my own bodies to get what im looking for tho. So sculpting some stuff and making special molds to make it take a whole lot of
Time to do.
If Area71 finish is anything like what you get from shapeways, then, that’s a no for me.