Latest Creation - Delano Crawler

[MVRCA]

Evolving past our Antero chassis design, Kyle took what we learned from that build and created the Delano crawler. This can be run either as a 1.9" ( shown here ) or a 2.2" ( 5.25" tires ), both in drag axle and 4WS. This will be the main chassis for our suite of builds, mostly focusing on Class 2 & 3.

Flip-top body makes battery changes a snap.

On the build we have a OEM set of Vanquish Capra axles, OD gears, portal weight covers, Holmes Hobbies Team Spec outrunner with Crawlmaster V3 ESC. JConcepts Anvil body, Dlux Fab shocks, Ti links.

2345 grams, ready to run with a 300mAh 3s lipo.

 

[WickedFog]

Evolving past our Antero chassis design, Kyle took what we learned from that build and created the Delano crawler. This can be run either as a 1.9" ( shown here ) or a 2.2" ( 5.25" tires ), both in drag axle and 4WS. This will be the main chassis for our suite of builds, mostly focusing on Class 2 & 3.

Flip-top body makes battery changes a snap.

On the build we have a OEM set of Vanquish Capra axles, OD gears, portal weight covers, Holmes Hobbies Team Spec outrunner with Crawlmaster V3 ESC. JConcepts Anvil body, Dlux Fab shocks, Ti links.

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That is sick.

I was looking at that wrong. I thought it was a 3d printed chassis with a carbon support rail. But the 3d printed part is just a roll bar. Pretty cool design man.

How do you cut your carbon fiber?

 

[MVRCA]

That is sick.

I was looking at that wrong. I thought it was a 3d printed chassis with a carbon support rail. But the 3d printed part is just a roll bar. Pretty cool design man.

How do you cut your carbon fiber?

We outsource our carbon chassis work through an existing vendor for our day jobs. Just do the modeling on SW to get the design ironed out, and then order the chassis.

The printed parts are test pieces and will be SLS for production parts. That should give us the surface finish and quality we like at a small expense of weight. May do the rails for the body mount / hinge in CF as well, but the sliders and skid will remain SLS printed for durability against the rocks.

This truck can run a motor and stand-alone ESC, but it's really designed for the new 2in1 units like Furtec motor/esc combos.

This one is also a 13" wheelbase, balancing well between 1.9" and 2.2" setups.

 

[WickedFog]

We outsource our carbon chassis work through an existing vendor for our day jobs. Just do the modeling on SW to get the design ironed out, and then order the chassis.

The printed parts are test pieces and will be SLS for production parts. That should give us the surface finish and quality we like at a small expense of weight. May do the rails for the body mount / hinge in CF as well, but the sliders and skid will remain SLS printed for durability against the rocks.

This truck can run a motor and stand-alone ESC, but it's really designed for the new 2in1 units like Furtec motor/esc combos.

This one is also a 13" wheelbase, balancing well between 1.9" and 2.2" setups.

So who do you use for SLS printing? Those things are amazing printers. I'm waiting for the day they don't cost a gazillion dollars to buy one

I'd love to see more on this design, like the skid plate. You got that sitting pretty low in there.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

This is really cool and it looks awesome!!

 

[Doom!]

I'm loving how compact everything looks in there, I know you guys worked hard on the geometry for the Antero, so improving on that means this should be a spectacular performer.

 

[RLB454]

Lookin killer! I am sure I'll be building one up in the not too distant future

It is amazing the amount of design work and testing you guys are putting into these rigs.

 

[MVRCA]

So who do you use for SLS printing? Those things are amazing printers. I'm waiting for the day they don't cost a gazillion dollars to buy one

I'd love to see more on this design, like the skid plate. You got that sitting pretty low in there.

Most of our machines are CNC lathe and mill. Printing in-house is SLA and we outsource SLS. SLA is better for our prototyping needs, but SLS makes better parts for these applications.

The skid and bottom links are level, but offset planes between front and rear. This gives correct progression thorough suspension curve while offering solid break-over clearance.

 

[MVRCA]

The calculated CG is below the bottom of the transmission, almost dead center with the plane of the front lower links. We just have some fine tuning of the link positions for optimal crawling performance.

 

[WickedFog]

The calculated CG is below the bottom of the transmission, almost dead center with the plane of the front lower links. We just have some fine tuning of the link positions for optimal crawling performance.


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That is a wicked stance! I really wish I had a place to crawl with 1/10 here Make me one in 24th scale

 

[Doom!]

1/24 and @MVRCA don't play nice together!

 

[RLB454]

Truer words have never been spoken

 

[majin]

i still regret not grabbing that basecamp of yours fml.... this thing looks like a total unit, but i can't haul a trailer behind it!!!! or can i???? lol, looking awesome bro,

 

[MVRCA]

Fiddling with those small scale crawlers just isn't for me. Sitting there with reading glasses and tweezers makes me nutty.

Will get this out on the trail soon for some action shots.

 

[MVRCA]

40 minutes on the trail with 4 new ascents not possible before with the Antero. Even the local wildlife was checking out the moves.

 

[Takumi_slayer]

Whats the wheelbase?

 

[MVRCA]

13"