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Serum · 03.21.2007, 04:09 PM

I do like the design in general; the lower plate looks good IMO. It will be hard to hold the cells in place on a flat plate though.

The braces are too thick, and i would try to do my best to make it not look like a g-maxx. If you add a servo mount to the front plate it becomes more and more a g-maxx.

Another thing about designing, is to make something that is fair easy to machine. Laser cutting would surely bring the costs down. Not as nice, but with the right design you can get away with it.

The part where the two braces come together behind the motor is too chunky IMO.

Making your own drive shafts isn't something i wouldn't do. Use widely available parts, that's a sport, to keep the costs down. (it's a challenge to design around existing parts) it's more of a basher chassis with the rigid centershaft; but if it's a basher,it is a basher with not too much ground clearance. And if you make it so it fits a stock maxx tranny/slipperential it becomes (like you suggested yourself) even more of a g-maxx chassis. (with an integrated motormount.)

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Serum RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 10,480 Join Date: Feb 2005	03.21.2007, 04:09 PM I do like the design in general; the lower plate looks good IMO. It will be hard to hold the cells in place on a flat plate though. The braces are too thick, and i would try to do my best to make it not look like a g-maxx. If you add a servo mount to the front plate it becomes more and more a g-maxx. Another thing about designing, is to make something that is fair easy to machine. Laser cutting would surely bring the costs down. Not as nice, but with the right design you can get away with it. The part where the two braces come together behind the motor is too chunky IMO. Making your own drive shafts isn't something i wouldn't do. Use widely available parts, that's a sport, to keep the costs down. (it's a challenge to design around existing parts) it's more of a basher chassis with the rigid centershaft; but if it's a basher,it is a basher with not too much ground clearance. And if you make it so it fits a stock maxx tranny/slipperential it becomes (like you suggested yourself) even more of a g-maxx chassis. (with an integrated motormount.)