3D printed remote controlled helicopter

January 27, 2009

Shapeways member buho29 printed out parts for a tiny remote controlled helicopter on Shapeways.

The parts cost $25 and there were some issues with one of the connection points, balance and with the model getting dirty from oil. But, he 3D printed a helicopter! Of course he still had to do the assembly, and will need some more R&D to get it just right and added off the shelf parts to his design. But…he 3D printed a helicopter. I for one can not wait what the next versions will look like! You can check out the movie of it flying below.

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Game heli 4#3 by buho29

4 comments

Ramon Janssen
January 30, 2009 at 9:11 am
Thats awesome!

I was thinking of putting the servo’s from my remote big helicopter into a dragracer that i’m gonna print 😀

You guys are so awesome.. ^^

joris
January 30, 2009 at 9:21 am
Ramon,

if you do do that we’d love to see it!

Joris

Shapeways Blog
September 24, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Rose Keeper is just an incredible stainless steel 3D printed model by Mani Zamani. It was made by using Shapeways together with Revoltech joints. The model is unique and by using the standard joints good movement is added to the model at little cost.

Grayson Hobby (graysonhobby)
July 28, 2012 at 5:35 am
That’s really amazing! In practical sense I like RC helicopters and made up of high-quality material that last longer and give worthy response to whatever the situation is; I am a loyal customer of Grayson Hobby and purchased more than 5 hobby products from their online store.