Manobet Omni 1/16 - 3D Printed "extreme" crawler

[xjtorc]

Check out the Omni 1/16 3D Printed Crawler from Manobet. Stare at this for a minute and let your mind be blown:

In case you haven't read the article yet and need some help processing:

• NO sprung suspension
• 4 motors - one motor directly powering each hub
• Chassis twists in center to facilitate articulation

I haven't looked into the company's Facebook much (they don't seem to have a website that I can find) but I'm wondering if they will release the files for DIY jobs. Could be a fun winter project.

 

[RudyF6]

I'm not much into "comp" style stuff - I prefer a body or cage that resembles a vehicle.
But this thing is unbelievably cool!! I'd love to watch it work!

 

[xjtorc]

I'm not much into "comp" style stuff - I prefer a body or cage that resembles a vehicle.
But this thing is unbelievably cool!! I'd love to watch it work!

Couldn't agree more!

 

[HPIguy]

It's basically an evolution of the old stick comp rigs that were motor on axle, just in a smaller scale. I'm kinda like others, the performance is impressive, but it doesn't really resemble any real vehicles to me.

 

[Tunedfrog]

I agree, the comp stuff does nothing for me.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

that gives me flashbacks to a "thing" i saw on a forum in the very early days of crawling when guys used Clodbuster axles. a guy literally used about a foot long piece of aluminum angle iron as a chassis. i can't remember exactly how, but i think he 4 linked it with rather long links. i don't remember shocks... still had Clod wheels/tires. it was a spine with gearboxs/axles at each end.

 

[xjtorc]

that gives me flashbacks to a "thing" i saw on a forum in the very early days of crawling when guys used Clodbuster axles. a guy literally used about a foot long piece of aluminum angle iron as a chassis. i can't remember exactly how, but i think he 4 linked it with rather long links. i don't remember shocks... still had Clod wheels/tires. it was a spine with gearboxs/axles at each end.

Those rigs were pretty popular back in the 2010s. There was a lot of weird ish going on in the comp crawler scene back then lol.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

Those rigs were pretty popular back in the 2010s. There was a lot of weird ish going on in the comp crawler scene back then lol.

oh dude i saw this thing on a couple forums in like 2003/4 or some crap. might even have been sooner than that.

 

[Doom!]

Nifty outside the box stuff. I still prefer some sort of body, but this is interesting.