Not only children are now interested in toys. Many adults acquire exact copies auto famous brands or they are looking for radio-controlled models of cars. Among the offered assortment of toy stores, it is not always possible to find an option that will completely suit the client. In some cases, it is much better to make a radio-controlled model of a car yourself, your child will appreciate your efforts. A do-it-yourself gift from improvised means is much more valuable than a bright typewriter bought at an expensive toy store.
You can make your own radio-controlled car using our sequential algorithm. Modeling from one finished model of a car to another is very similar to the actions of craftsmen in a car workshop.
To create a controllable car with your own hands, you need to have the following elements:
- Electric motor;
- Frame small car;
- Robust chassis;
- Removable wheels;
- Mini screwdriver set;
- Detailed instructions for accessories.
Undoubtedly, self-assembly of the machine on the remote control has a lot of advantageous advantages, namely:
- Saving money, while you will have the model of the car that you wanted;
- You can choose the model you need from the offered assortment of spare parts and body types;
- You decide - to make a mini-typewriter on a wired remote control, or use a radio control, which will have to spend a large amount.
After you decide on the model, follow the following sequence of actions:
- We select a chassis for your model, pay attention to the quality of all small parts. No blotches and notches on the surface of the plastic should be visible, the front wheels should move smoothly;
- When selecting wheels Special attention pay to models with rubber, since all plastic models have a poor quality grip surface;
- Take the choice of motor with all seriousness, since this is the main heart of the mini-car. There are 2 types of mini-motors for cars - electric and gasoline. Electric motors are affordable and easy to use, they are powered by a battery, it is very easy to give it new charge... Gasoline options have more power, but they are more expensive and require delicate maintenance. They need to be injected with special fuel. For beginners in the field of toy car modeling, electric motors are suitable;
- You need to decide on the type of control - wired or wireless. Wired controls are cheaper, but the car will only move within a limited radius, while the RC model will move within antenna range. The radio unit is much more efficient for mini-cars;
- Frame future car also deserves special attention. You can choose a ready-made case or make it according to your personal sketch.
After all the parts are purchased, you can start assembling.
We attach a motor and a radio unit to the chassis. We mount the antenna. Together with the accessory parts must go detailed instructions on the assembly of the entire machine. We are adjusting the work of the motor. After everything is working properly, fix the sturdy body of the mini-car to the chassis. Now you can decorate the created model as you like. Let's make a car with a powerful motor.
Many people will find the idea of assembling a car with a motor for their child very strange, since there are many ready-made options... But if you strive to show individuality and earn credibility in the eyes of your child, then you can start assembling a machine with a motor, although it is not easy to do, but the result will justify all the efforts.
The best option is to start assembling a radio-controlled model. This will require certain skills and knowledge of small electrical engineering, because this mini-machine is a rather complex mechanism, despite its compact size. All important parts must be purchased.
We begin to study the control panel. The movement of the car, the ability to overcome obstacles, and make beautiful maneuvers directly depends on the correct assembly. Many car models use a three-channel pistol-style remote control, which you can assemble yourself.
You can follow a simple path - get a special designer, where the kit contains all the necessary parts, their detailed diagrams and final drawings of finished models.
The motors for future RC models can be electric or internal combustion... Internal combustion engines produce gasoline or incandescent, operating on a composition of methanol, oil and nitromethane, a special gas-alcohol mixture. The approximate volumes of such engines range from 15 to 35 cm3.
Approximate volume fuel tank for such machines is 700 cm3. It keeps the engine running smoothly for 45 minutes. Many gasoline models have rear drive, an independent suspension is mounted on them.
Today, there are many demountable models on the market for car builders. Among the leading manufacturers of mini-cars, it is worth highlighting ABC, Protech, FG Modelsport (Germany), HPI, HIMOTO (USA). Their main feature is the similarity of mini-models with real prototypes. After completing the assembly, according to the attached instructions, install a charged on-board battery, a battery in the transmitter, pour a small amount of gasoline into the tank. You can safely launch your iron horse let's hit the road.
Modeling cars of your own accord is a fun hobby, especially when the result exceeds all expectations. First you need to purchase a bench model Range rover, from it we will make a jeep, which can freely dissect on the off-road. We also need to take working electronics from an old jeep, we will fix it in an SUV.
We make bridges and differentials from copper pipes with a soldering iron. We attach it to powerful wheels off-road vehicle. Care must be taken to ensure that all connections are firmly sealed. We closed the sharpening differentials with pill caps. From above we cover the entire joint of the differential with ordinary auto enamel. We put the bridges on the frame and carry out the steering rods. Steering rods can be obtained from an old disassembled machine. After installing the plastic bottom, cut out a hole there, which is necessary for installing the gearbox, cardan shafts... The gearbox contains an airplane engine, which is also quite powerful. The model does not move in jerks, but smoothly, this is the most important condition for such models. It is quite difficult to make a gearbox, but here you can show all your ingenuity. We fix the gearbox tightly to the bottom, attach the bottom to the frame. Now the electronics, shock absorbers, battery are being installed. At the end, the car body is painted, the main units are installed, the headlights and much more. We apply the paint in 4 layers for ordinary plastic. The author found the original photo of the car and made a mini-copy of it in a toy version. So that the model is not afraid of moisture, he covered the electronics special composition... To give the effect of antiquity, I sanded the outer surface of the car after painting. The battery in this model is enough for 25 minutes of continuous riding.
To create such a simple model, we need the following list of small details:
- Microcircuit for radio controlled car;
- Remote Control;
- Steering element;
- Soldering iron with solder;
- Compact electrical device;
- Battery with charger.
The procedure is as follows:
- We collect the lower part of the car, that is, the suspension;
- For this purpose, a strong plastic plate is required, it will be the basis for this model;
- A microcircuit for a radio-controlled car is attached to it, we solder a wire to it, which serves as an antenna;
- We solder the wires from the electric motor;
- We fix the battery wires to the correct points of the microcircuit;
- We fix the wheels taken from a simple children's car;
- All parts can be secured so as not to fall off during use.
We fix the steering elements, it is impossible to do this with glue alone. The front axle must be wrapped with electrical tape for a stronger fix. We attach the battery to a microcircuit. The machine is now ready for testing. It must definitely function. The control of such a machine is carried out using the remote control. By following this instruction, you can easily do new car on management. If you want to design with your own hands, then this guide is more useful than ever. A handmade toy pleases much more than a model bought with your own hands.
To assemble this model, we need the following components:
- A simple model of a car of any production;
- VAZ parts for opening doors, 12-volt battery;
- Radio control equipment;
- Durable batteries with chargers;
- Radiator;
- Electronic measuring equipment;
- Small soldering iron with solder;
- Locksmith tools;
- A piece of rubber to provide reinforcement for the bumper.
An approximate scheme for collecting a radio-controlled model is shown in the figure.
Let's move on to reading and collecting the diagram, to the fascinating process of creating a unique mini-typewriter. First, we collect the suspension. We take VAZ connections and gears for assembling the gearbox. The studs and housing need to be threaded in order to hang the gears and solenoids. We connect the gearbox to the power supply, check it, and then fix it on a typewriter. To effectively protect the system from overheating, we install a radiator. The plate from it can be firmly fixed with ordinary bolts. Next comes the installation of power driver and radio control microcircuits. We completely install the car body. Our mini car is ready for real challenges.
You have a radio-controlled car. Are you looking to make it more agile, but don't know how to do it?
Don't overload the model complementary systems and unnecessary small details... Sound signals, glowing headlights - these are all conveniences, they look great, but the independent process of collecting a radio-controlled car has certain difficulties even without it. Complicating details can negatively affect important undercarriage auto. The main point to focus on is the creation of a high-quality suspension, ensuring reliable signal transmission.
For improved agility and optimization speed parameters fine-tuning the system during test drives will do. These guidelines will help you to understand the business of car modeling. You can create a typewriter yourself, which will be a real copy of a large model. All the details will be similar, only your version will have everything in a mini-format.
Make your son happy - make a car with him on the control panel
You can start with a simple one - to assemble a construction machine on the remote control. First you need to come up with a project: how your car will look like, how it will move, view other details. To start immediate assembly, you need to prepare not only all the important components of the future iron horse, but also the necessary devices. To start an exciting joint activity with our sons, we take the following things:
- Small motor, can be borrowed from an old vein or a household fan;
- Sturdy frame;
- Mini rubber kit;
- Quality suspension for a small chassis;
- 2 sturdy axles for fixing the wheels;
- Wireless antenna;
- Thin wires for connections;
- High-quality batteries for the accumulator or special gasoline;
- Assembled signal receiver;
- An old remote control, a simple transmitter or an outdated radio unit will do.
From the devices you will need pliers, a small soldering iron, screwdrivers of various diameters.
Assembly order
During the collection process, it may turn out that some of the missing parts will have to be bought or borrowed from the old, broken machines of the little son. After all, he will sacrifice them for the sake of a cool novelty, isn't that so ?! We take the frame and body from the old samples of the son's toys. The selected motor is tested in advance for maneuverability and performance. The power of the engine should not go against the weight of the car, because a weak motor will not pull a heavy structure. Batteries must be unused. The step-by-step assembly steps are as follows:
- First, we assemble the mini-frame;
- Then we fix and adjust the serviceable motor;
- We introduce batteries or a compact battery;
- Next, the antenna is fixed;
- The wheels are mounted so that they can turn freely, spinning with the axle. If this condition is not met, the machine will only move forward and backward.
For the future iron horse, it is better to take rubber tires, since they perform best on open ground. If the assembly process was easy enough, you were able to figure out all the intricacies of the initial car modeling, then you can make several samples, you can give another copy to a neighbor's boy. They will arrange outdoor racing on the street.
Assembling a new unique car is a fascinating process for which dad and son can spend more than one evening. To turn it into a productive business, you can follow the following recommendations, they must be taken into account when assembling a modern toy:
- Make a sketch of the future model that you want to assemble, or use the ready-made assembly instructions;
- Purchase all quality car parts;
- Additional parts can be taken from old machines or purchased new ones;
- Before installation, thoroughly test the selected motor, this is the heart of the machine;
- Don't skimp on batteries for a new model, keep them new and unused;
- Firmly fix all the details, according to their sequence;
- Study the schemes for creating similar cars in advance to facilitate the assembly process;
- Choose a ready-made model or come up with something of your own, unique.
Following these recommendations, you and your child will easily make the chosen model of the machine. You can make and collect exact replicas of the original cars when you reach a certain skill level. Putting together a car in a family circle - that's the best way effective organization of leisure for yourself and your child.
A self-assembled machine will be a valuable present for your children, because real fatherly feelings are embedded in it. When assembled, the model will travel in the selected direction and is easy to maneuver. You can learn how to make a simple version of the typewriter by following the recommendations from the proposed video. Start your journey in the world of car modeling!
And I decided to repeat it. From the beginning I ordered the equipment, servos, shock absorbers, which are less in front and large back. Photo not very 
found a chainsaw engine of 45 cc and 3 horsepower.
And I started making the frame. The first pancake turned out to be lumpy, because I made it from a metal profile and the frame turned out to be heavy and flaky, which did not suit me.
Then I decided to try to make something lighter and more durable. I came across a sheet of aluminum from it, then I decided to make a frame. Firstly, light and durable (to some extent) one of its minuses is that it bends, but it doesn’t matter. In order for it not to bend, I strengthened it in the center by installing 2 strips of aluminum profile. The frame turned out to be surprisingly strong 32 kg weight that can withstand how hello, and this is what I need. The length of the frame is 73 cm, width is 25 cm, thickness is 2.5 mm. Here is the actual frame. 
Then I thought about how to make a chassis, how to install the front wheels, from the beginning I wanted to use an aluminum U-shaped profile to install a suspension on it, but I couldn't find it anywhere (never thought that this was such a deficit of D). I had to buy an aluminum corner of 25 mm, but then I found out that the rophile could be bought in castoram, but it was too late, that's what happened 
the height of the corners turned out to be 6 cm. At the back, I still think about how best to do it, because the model will be rear-wheel drive and such a scheme will no longer work and do without the main parts rear suspension I do not risk it because I need to make estimates. And while I wait for the main premise, without which this machine will never budge. It comes with a set of drive axles 
the receiver is like a native, because of my stupidity burned out 
and wheel adapters
By the end of the first part, I want to show approximately how my model will look like, I will say right away the photos are not mine, I found them on the Internet. To be continued. 
I must say that on modern market There is a surplus of radio-controlled cars today, but it is filled with models, as a rule, of Chinese production, although among them you will find a product for almost every taste. However, there are always craftsmen who are not satisfied with the current proposals or they believe that a radio-controlled machine, assembled with their own hands, will always be better than even good conveyor copies. It is for novice craftsmen that our article today is written. Let's start with necessary tools, and then we will describe the procedure and give some useful tips.
How to Assemble a RC Car: Tools
So, we need the following:
- the model of any car, the simplest one can be, any production - even Chinese, even domestic, American or European;
- VAZ solenoids for opening doors, 12-volt battery;
- radio control equipment - AGC (not to be confused with Automatic Gain Control, since the abbreviation is the same);
- batteries with chargers;
- radiator;
- electronic measuring equipment;
- soldering iron and metalwork tools;
- a piece of rubber (needed to strengthen the bumper).
Diagram of a radio-controlled car
Well, now we turn to the scheme, that is, to the process of creating a high-quality model of the RU-machine. First, we assemble the suspension - for this, we need a basic model and a 12 V battery. It will look something like this:
Now we take VAZ solenoids and plastic gears and assemble the gearbox. We cut threads on the studs and the body so that gears and solenoids can be hung. Everything should look something like this:
Now we connect the gearbox to the power supply and check, after which we install the gearbox in the car, if it passed the test. We install a radiator in order to protect the circuit from overheating. The radiator plate, by the way, can be very securely fixed with bolts. After that, we install the power driver and radio control microcircuits. They can be clearly seen in this photo:
Well, then we completely assemble the body of our car. After that, you can proceed to test runs of the car. Now for a few tips.
So you have a radio controlled car, how do you make it maneuverable and reliable? First, do not overload the model with unnecessary details and systems. Sound signals, illuminated headlights, opening doors - all this, of course, is good and beautiful, but creating a radio-controlled car is a rather difficult process, and its further complication can negatively affect the basic "driving" qualities of your model. Therefore, the main thing to concentrate on is to do good suspension and provide reliable transmission signal. Well, fine-tuning the systems during test drives will help you to improve maneuverability and optimize speed characteristics. As for specific schemes, it is simply not possible to describe even the hundredth part of them in this article, so I refer you to
I got this from my nephew radio-controlled car a toy. The range is only about 15 meters, the weak electronic part, i.e. the front wheels barely toss and turn and the drive pulls very weakly.
Having nothing to do, I decided not to pump a lot of this radio-controlled machine. Digging through the bins, I found a 40MHz receiver and two servos, one HS-311 in working order and one powerful digital MG946R with a burned out engine. The HS-311 was fitted to the steering wheel to replace the original, frail design, and the MG946R took only the electronic control board. For the place of the engine, the servos connected the traction motor of a radio-controlled car, and in the place of the variable, the servos soldered a 4.7kΩ trimmer resistor.
Setting up a radio-controlled car
When you turn on the transmitter for the first time, a converted radio-controlled toy starts to spin the wheels, to stop them, you need to:
- Connect the gas servo to channel 2 (channel RV)
- Adjust if you want to reverse the channel
- Stop the rotation of the wheels with a trimmer
Then we rebuild the expans (we set 100% on the gas), the costs and trim the steering wheel. For power, I used 5 cans of NICD batteries, reworked radio-controlled car received powerful and nimble. It was not without problems, the native traction engine turned out to be rather weak, it gets very hot and stinks, I think it won't have to live long. But in general, the alteration was a success, now the machine drives from under the remote control
At the moment, you can find miniature radio-controlled airplanes on sale, this includes the Ofice Flyer, which is produced by Pilotage. On such models, you can fly into small spaces or halls with the number of visitors up to 10-15 people. But due to the crisis, the cost of such aircraft models is within 1000 rubles, moreover, they break down very quickly due to a very weak design, they are only enough for a few blows. Then the toy can be thrown away, or you can make a homemade product from it using the engine, receiver and battery.
Such models are controlled by an infrared transmitter. In this regard, flying on the street in sunny weather will not work on such an aircraft model. You need to wait for cloudy weather or evening. In total, the model has two channels for control, with the help of one the engine speed is controlled, and the second channel is reserved for steering.
In this article, we will look at how you can assemble such a mini-model of a flying plane yourself using a miniature radio-controlled car for office races as a basis. These cars cost about 250-300 rubles, which is 2/3 less than the cost of the Ofice Flyer.
DIY materials and tools:
- miniature radio-controlled car;
- soldering iron;
- ceiling tiles;
- adhesive for ceiling tiles;
- ruler;
- scissors, stationery knife;
- wires and other little things.
Aircraft model making process:
Step one. We disassemble the machine
First, you need to disassemble the machine from which the aircraft model will be made. This should be done with care, the engine and steering wires should be kept in place.
Step two. How to create an airplane model
The aircraft model is made from ceiling tiles, for this you will need to download the drawing and print it. You can download the required model drawing from. The fuselage of the model turns out to be flat, its contour is made of ceiling tiles with a thickness of 3.5-4 mm.
For the manufacture of the wing and tail unit, you will need a ceiling tile that is loose in half. You can dissolve the ceiling in half with a piece of nichrome wire, which is connected to a power source. For this, drills of the required diameter or other suitable items are placed under the ceiling tiles. From above the ceiling is pressed with plywood or MDF sheet, a weight is placed on top. Now the sheet needs only to be evenly pulled through the red-hot nichrome. As a result, you get two sheets of ceiling tiles of the same width.
Alternatively, you can first glue the workpiece, and then use sandpaper glued to the block to grind off the excess, but this is a rather long and painstaking procedure.
The wings of the model should be positioned in the form of the letter V. This is done so that the model aircraft itself stabilizes during flight.
According to the author, the easiest way is to make a twin-engine model. As an example, you can build a model bomb
rdier with two motors.
Alternatively, you can assemble a flying wing, as an example of the Stealth model. But for such a homemade product, you need a controller that controls two motors, find one in radio-controlled cars it will be hard. But most often, such electronics are found in radio-controlled tanks.
The peculiarity of this model is that it does not require steering wheels for turns. The model will turn due to the fact that there will be a difference in thrust between the left and right propellers. It is on this principle that electronics in a tank works.
There is also a channel in such tanks, with the help of which the tower is controlled. It can be used to control the elevator or rudder.
If the model has control of only one motor, then an actuator is used for turns. The same device is used to rotate the front axle of the mini-car. It must also be carefully removed from the toy, leaving the whole winding intact. If the winding has been damaged, then you can do it yourself, you just need to wind a thin wire around a paper tube.
Step three. The final stage. Engine
When installing the engine, it is placed slightly upward skewed, in other words, the engine axis should point slightly upward relative to the model axis. The screw in the model must be used large, for its operation you need to make a gearbox. Such a gearbox can be made from gears found in watches, other Chinese toys, an old printer, and so on.
And the gearbox can also be made with a belt
If a model with two motors is going to be assembled, then in addition to mowing up, the axes of the motors should be turned slightly towards the center. The fact is that at full throttle the propellers will pull the model upward and it will take off. And on medium throttle, the model aircraft will fly straight.
As for the control, if it is discrete (push-button), then the model will fly in a parabola. That is, when the button is pressed, the maximum engine speed will go, and the model will take off, and when the button is released, the plane will glide. There may also be a reverse button on the remote control (backward movement), it is better to turn it off, because if you press it while the engine is running, it can burn out, so it will rotate by inertia.
