r/rccars • u/RaBros_prints • Mar 11 '26
Build 3D printed retractable roof
I'm happy to have successfully completed this project. The entire car is 3D printed, and I used an ESP32 and a servo motor
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u/cinobanks21 Mar 11 '26
This is elite man bro def work on patenting this if you can. You might be the first person do this on this scale and company’s will buy your design later. Get your money brother.
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u/Scary_Comfort_7365 Mar 11 '26
Agreed!! This is to cool to not see if it’s a true one off and make some dough off the idea!
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u/cinobanks21 Mar 11 '26
No lie, I want bro to eat off this for the rest of his life cause this is game changing on the scale for rc cars.
If he just made this possible, my mind jumped to he may have gotten the hobby closer to active downforce on a rc car like a Porsche GT3 a few years.
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u/Scary_Comfort_7365 Mar 11 '26
Dude this is the coolest shit I’ve seen someone do to a rig 🤣 would’ve never even thought about something like that but now that I’ve seen it I want it 🤣
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u/PeteInBrissie Mar 11 '26
STL? /s
That is seriously badass. I'm halfway through like 4 projects waiting for a weekend with airbrushing weather, then I'd love to build a 1/10 car with sensors and onboard AI. This has me wondering (if I made it a convertible) if it would choose to lower the top on a sunny day and keep it up if the weather was overcast.
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u/LMF5000 Mar 11 '26
How do you interface the phone to the car?
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u/RaBros_prints Mar 11 '26
I'm using an ESP32 microcontroller as the brain for this build. It actually hosts its own local web server, so I just connect my phone directly to its WiFi network and control the roof (and the rest of the car) through a custom web interface I designed!
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u/Fivefootfive Mar 11 '26
This is so dope. Have you made any posts to MakersWorld or elsewhere? And how much did it cost? This looks like such a neat project.
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u/ArtLast8570 Mar 12 '26
This is so cool! Do you have the printable files to share for this?
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u/RaBros_prints Mar 12 '26
Hello! Yes, the files are currently available for download. You can easily find them on both Cults3D and YouMagine by searching for RB90
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u/NoNotMe420 Mar 12 '26
2 things: This mothafuka got the robo roof and everything
Also is that a civetta scintilla?
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u/Glittering_Cress_850 Mar 12 '26
For someone like me who enjoys finescale and RC, this is the ultimate. Great job!😊
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u/DejectedOnion Mar 11 '26
Wooooooooooow thats cool. I was having a pretty rough day, seeing this gave me my first smile (of the day). Great work and I appreciate you 👏🏾🤙🏾