Big Rock Added 3D printed lights to my Big Rock

[Puppetman]

They may not give much protection, but they look mean! I like the look with the top skid plates. Makes the whole rig seem that much more aggressive.

 

[sideshowgaz]

They may not give much protection, but they look mean! I like the look with the top skid plates. Makes the whole rig seem that much more aggressive.

Cheers. Let me know if you want a copy of the stl files

 

[Puppetman]

Cheers. Let me know if you want a copy of the stl files

I'd love the .stl files!

 

[Harry62]

Truly nice truck my friend, you've done sone amazing things with it. July 5th can't come fast enough for you, Happy Birthday! I wish you the best of days!

 

[arrmadillo]

Nice work, looks good!

 

[Big Cheese]

Looks great. Bet you don't want to send it now.

 

[sideshowgaz]

That looks AWESOME!!!

Cheers for saying so

Nice work, looks good!

Cheers!

Looks great. Bet you don't want to send it now.

Oh it is going to get sent!!!

Truly nice truck my friend, you've done sone amazing things with it. July 5th can't come fast enough for you, Happy Birthday! I wish you the best of days!

Cheers dude. Very kind of you to say

 

[SeaBass]

Hello where did you purchase the shell hood skid plate or did you make it? Is that the STL file you were talking about?

 

[hd947]

Great work! She looks awesome!
I don’t know how you could be so patient, I could barely wait for my first pack to charge! Haha

 

[sideshowgaz]

Hello where did you purchase the shell hood skid plate or did you make it? Is that the STL file you were talking about?

Yeah, I designed and 3d printed those, but I would not recommend them. 2 bad landings later they were completely destroyed.

 

[parcou]

Yeah, I designed and 3d printed those, but I would not recommend them. 2 bad landings later they were completely destroyed.

Wow

Really. I am using your design in my Big Rock still and many crashes. Also, the Kraton EXB killed it crashing once straight into a barrel drum and all lights still work and the holder...all original parts maybe the material when printing...?? .

 

[sideshowgaz]

I love that these are still in use. Same on by Big Rock and my brothers big rock. I did a set of Granite lights that are on 2 cars now too

 

[parcou]

I love that these are still in use. Same on by Big Rock and my brothers big rock. I did a set of Granite lights that are on 2 cars now too

Awesome work has been working food for me. Thank you!!!

 

[KingRancher23]

Nicely done! Truck looks awesome!

 

[ShagNasty68]

I wanted to share my lighting project on my BRCC. I like to drive at night and the lights help see which direction I am facing. I wanted it to look as stock as possible, mount the lights to the chassis rather than the body so there are no wires to get snapped etc when removing the body, ensure they do not stick out and get hit, and can be controlled from the controller if possible, and be as cheap as possible

For the rear lights, I have simply drilled 5mm holes in the rear bumper, filled the surrounding space with hot glue , and cut off flush to make neat with a sharp knife. I finished them off with a bit of wiring, soldering, and a 33ohm resistor (before both LEDs wired in parallel)

For the fronts, I have cut out holes in the stock bumper (small drill bits and a Dremel helped), and 3d printed some inserts with accept 2x 5mm LEDs, and a butt load of hot glue, trimmed with a knife again. I went with a 68ohm resistor this time, for 4x LEDs wired in parallel. I will post the STL files on Thingiverse if anyone wants them.

For power, I looked to the receiver, but the motor fan is already using CH3, so I have a servo Y lead (couple of quid), and a CH3 LED controller (bout a fiver on eBay), so I can plug both in. I have shortened the wires because getting all the wires in the receiver box was bloomin' tough.

The result is though that I have power to my fan still, and I can switch my lights on using the controller. For some reason I need to press UP and then DOWN to cycle through the lighting options? No idea why, but I'm sure I can live with that.

Let me know what you think?

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Thats pretty cool, good job

 

[ShagNasty68]

I wanted to share my lighting project on my BRCC. I like to drive at night and the lights help see which direction I am facing. I wanted it to look as stock as possible, mount the lights to the chassis rather than the body so there are no wires to get snapped etc when removing the body, ensure they do not stick out and get hit, and can be controlled from the controller if possible, and be as cheap as possible

For the rear lights, I have simply drilled 5mm holes in the rear bumper, filled the surrounding space with hot glue , and cut off flush to make neat with a sharp knife. I finished them off with a bit of wiring, soldering, and a 33ohm resistor (before both LEDs wired in parallel)

For the fronts, I have cut out holes in the stock bumper (small drill bits and a Dremel helped), and 3d printed some inserts with accept 2x 5mm LEDs, and a butt load of hot glue, trimmed with a knife again. I went with a 68ohm resistor this time, for 4x LEDs wired in parallel. I will post the STL files on Thingiverse if anyone wants them.

For power, I looked to the receiver, but the motor fan is already using CH3, so I have a servo Y lead (couple of quid), and a CH3 LED controller (bout a fiver on eBay), so I can plug both in. I have shortened the wires because getting all the wires in the receiver box was bloomin' tough.

The result is though that I have power to my fan still, and I can switch my lights on using the controller. For some reason I need to press UP and then DOWN to cycle through the lighting options? No idea why, but I'm sure I can live with that.

Let me know what you think?

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Awesome job. I wish I knew about wiring and voltage stuff.

 

[Senton_Prime]

Pretty gnarly u went the whole 9 yards on this one!! From question, research , hypothesis, experimenting, to data and conclusion.. then innovating and marketing straight to sales!!
My man!!

 

[JPWSRC]

Pretty gnarly u went the whole 9 yards on this one!! From question, research , hypothesis, experimenting, to data and conclusion.. then innovating and marketing straight to sales!!
My man!!

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. Awesome stuff here!

 

[sideshowgaz]

Cheers all. I've got lights in the body now too, with a 3D printed magnetic connector for wire-free on-off. I'm gonna do a write up of that too soon.

 

[ShagNasty68]

That's killer, do you print out the clear headlight covers. Or did you make use of another vehicles