Tamiya ORCA, Final year design project - 1996
| model | Misc. [ click here for more Misc.s ] |
| status | Other |
| date entered | 15/11/2003 07:39:04 |
| description | At the age of 15 I designed and built a 1/12th RC pan car. Apart from the wheels everything was built from scratch. After fitting it with an 8.4 battery and a highly modified motor it was ready to go?! During a test run I hit a manhole cover at full speed. After the dust had settled all that was left were small pieces of fiberglass and electronics.
By the age of 21 I felt more confident in my abilities, for my final year design project at University I designed and built a 1/10th Amphibious RC buggy. The basic idea was a large manufacturer such as Tamiya (!) could create an amphibious race series where the track was half water, half dirt. A car similar to this in design could be run in that race series. For propulsion through water there is a rear jet drive, direction is controlled by the front wheels acting as rudders. I wanted to retain Tamiya's reputation for detail so I included an Avante Driver and used design ques from the early buggies by having an exposed rear gearbox cage.
Actual Tamiya parts include:
Avante Driver.
Heavily modified astute gearbox.
Heavily modified Astute chassis.
Astute rear hubs,
I have intentionally entered this in the model Tamiya should have made competition. Although it does not use a great deal of Tamiya parts I think it would have made for a great new class of racing which Tamiya have always been great at introducing.
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Inspirational! A great piece of kit.
Had to revisit this stunning work or art for another look. Simply amazing, and I wish it could be produced and sold.
build me one!!!!
Love this, You Definatly should have won!!
Say no more!! You are the winner, hands down , no doubt
Genius!
wow work of art were does one get one
Thats the winner, when does it go on sale,, i want one
the design on this is a real work of art and i love the front wheels with built in bearings real amazing peice of enginering
OMG,.,you should be the winner! seriously! a very cool idea indeed (half water half dirt course) but the name is a little off....maybe the TAMIYA ROACH would be more catchy?
Well done! outstanding work. Great concept drawings. A pleasure to look at
A classic in the making....and l can see you making as mint on the NIB market with this in 15 years time.
I think you win the prize only if you promise to make the King Hauler amphibious too!
Oh, not much to say, except for WOW!!!.. This is just amazing, and very, very cool with the jet propulsion also.. I would love to see a video of this car. Really a top-job, mate. Cheers. Michael
Wow, my vote is for this! Totally amazing. What does the underneath chassis look like?
From one designer to another, terrific job!!!! Truly impressive, a real meat and potatoes project full of creativity, style, and passion. Would you be interested in doing an RC project together?
Wow, what an amazing piece of work!
Perfect job, where can I order one
This car and idea is perfect...and way to cool. The contest is over...give this guy that king hauler
I don't mind whether it's Tamiya or not but someone needs to make this car. It looks fantastic. I love the amphibiousness!
Can I second everyone else - WOW !... And yes, close ups of body / drivetrain and suspension would be welcomed... And video clips please !....
Great idea of yours to race on land AND water - I'd be up for a bit of that! Styling works really well on your hydrobuggy - would be nice to see a rear wing on the real model though. Top work!
That thing is sweet!! Very Very impressive work, hopefully we can see some detailed chassis shots.
You are right on target with this! Great idea Great car!
WOW.....That thing is stunning!!!! you ever thought of starting up your own little bussiness?? I bet you could shift load's of them little baby's.
WANT ONE!!! ITS THE DOGS, LOOKS GREAT AND YOU CAN'T DROWN IT!! BRILLIANT (IS IT JUMP PROOF?)
my compliments !! This car is fantastic ! Your are the 'Luigi Colani' of RC-Cars. Please bring more photos about this stunning car ! Wow ! I love it.
Unbelieveable, truly amazing. I NEED more pics of that stunning car; closeup's, technical details, action pics, everything! What a great work of art. Other than this write-up I'm speechless!
Stunning design and exectuion. A terrific looking buggy....awesome !
What an incredible project!! Your passion for RC cars really shows through in the design. I really like the use of the front discs as rudders!! Brilliant!!
Very cool indeed. you should start making bodies for other cars also.
Unreal! Compliments well deserved!
Great idea! That's a beautiful body also! I would love to see close ups of the suspension and the drivetrain.
Stunning, could you post more close up detail pictures?
wow! what a wonderfull and amazing piece of work. i would give 10/10 points for the idea and design! greetings zoidberg
That is one the of the most amazing things I have ever heard! If you don't work for Tamiya you must have missed your vocation!
That is just too wild and very impressive. Well done.