3D Printed RC Hovercraft on SPEED!

Because of a very popular request to make a fully working 3D printed hovercraft. Using only a 3D printer, a plastic bag for a skirt and basic electronics such as brushless motor from drones. The 3D printed parts went together with a pop and then it was just a matter of figuring out the electronics. I thought I had a problem with the skirt being to thin and suggestible to tears, but I was very wrong, the skirt held up great! Even on the water, sand, ice and indoors driving like crazy didn't puncture the skirt.
This is the 3D printer I recommend: goo.gl/f6gTkb
*Here's the parts list: (I will update soon)
Transmitter + receiver: goo.gl/WNPZ4E
RC hovercraft 3D files: www.thingiverse.com/thing:270...
Music:
Dj Quads - You're the best
Rival X Cadmium - Willow Tree
Markvard - Be With Me
Inspiring Emotional Music - Melody Of My Dreams

[@RcLifeOn]

It was much faster than I thought it would be! I only crashed once... *cough*

[@reh3ddoes]

#NerdFlex :)

[@BeefStu5]

In Canada we use centimetre and milimiter

[@kamran9195]

Can you guys please help me get to 100 subs it would mean the WORLD to me

[@mozkitolife5437]

I thought the same. When you showed the 360 view I thought damn you're covering that court really fast. Looked like lots of fun. Great work.

[@mozkitolife5437]

@Jonathan K parts of that scene was frozen water.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Okay, seriously, that things MOVES. wow!

[@3DPrintingNerd]

@haxerx123 hi!

[@modelnutty6503]

my single motor ducted build does it very well too, no 3D printing, just coroplast and a few tubes of CA glue..... and a pool noodle skirt! any all extra weight is an enemy, just like near anything RC.

[@HansOlo0]

@@modelnutty6503 and coroplast won't melt in direct sunlight in the summer, so there's that.

[@havenwankerl298]

hey joel

[@jameshopkinsiii2449]

This needs a Joel GMAX version.

[@karlnowakowski7866]

You can put foam (polystyrene) in the skirt rim. That way if you loose power it still floats. I used to have a remote controlled hover craft as a kids that had this and it worked well.

[@technikchaot]

good idea

[@Breakdown5297]

that's pretty smart! now he doesn't have to worry about battery level on a lake!

[@Bsquaredplus2]

Was it the Tyco Typhoon? I had one of those and it was my favorite toy ever!

[@vojtechflidr9157]

The craziest thing is, he does all the camera job by himself and the shots are still great. No need for cameraman. Great video, as always!

[@Sandemik]

Wooooooooooooooowwwwwwwww The guy can use a camera. Ooooommmmmmmgggggg Soooooooo crazy!!! Learn a new adjective. Crazy doesn't apply to half the shit you millenial fucks use it for.

[@drrock5356]

A hovercraft on water becomes a displacement vehicle. When it hovers on water with zero speed (aka stopped), it creates a ramp or hump of water around the skirt. To start moving at speed, it has to have enough power to accelerate up and over this displacement hump. That's why it had trouble "snapping" from one direction to another in 180 turns. If it pauses long enough, it sinks back into the displacement hump. The Reynolds number probably also scales against the performance of a small hovercraft. Regardless of this jibber jabber, this is another awesome video RCLO!!! Please keep them coming!

[@punishedprops]

Such a fantastic video. The hovercraft looks like so much fun!

[@groggysword33]

So glad to see you here!

[@stephendoherty1275]

You could add a gyro to keep it on track easier - A heading hold gyro even more so. Cool little truck.

[@mumumumah]

Great project, great camera work. I like the line "It's 2 pm so we have 20 minutes left of sunlight. Fun near the arctic circle.

[@Pluza99]

Hey Simon, really nice hovercraft. Please make a video by driving the thing on snow, this should work well too. Great video!!!

[@RcLifeOn]

It should, I'll definitely do that.

[@pollyg562]

IM 49 and love your videos,and was interested in 3d printing but im not tech savy and dont have access to those that are, but darn it your enthusiasm got to me and i bought the Ender2 i was shocked to get zero instruction,and a iffy set up manual, but i did it,and yes it took 5 days of tinkering but i got my first print,and it was perfect, im sure you remember that feeling,i was more than a little surprised how euphoric the feeling was to see that i made this,so im now hard core studying the web sites that let you design your own stuff,its super complicated but i tell myself millions of others have done it ,and you can too, thanks for the enthusiasm Simon keep up the great work

[@nielsmolendijk7073]

I just decided that you are my favorite youtuber!! Ok collin furze is also cool.

[@ametheshlgp74]

Me too

[@Rouverius]

Now, if we only had the connections to make a colab happen.

[@RcLifeOn]

My vote is on Furze...

[@thijslenssen192]

Yes Theory is also really cool

[@peterlingas]

@@thijslenssen192 Yes Theory is so different, i love them both but RCLifeOn is my favorite when it comes to rc, 3dprinting, arduino, that kinda stuff

[@sulooz6525]

I really like the footage where you show us, how certain things are done or filmed; e.g. filming the hovercraft from the front while moving -> Ahhhh, gimbal and you running backwards in front of it. Your effort is much appreciated. :)

[@bardenegri21]

I had a toy hovercraft when I was little. It had a polystyrene part inside the skirt that had two functions: it reduced the volume of air inside the skirt making it easier to inflate, and second it helped keep it afloat if it died in a lake. I still find it ingenious. Yours turned out even nicer than my toy, and that was injection moulded. Great job

[@techsavvyhero]

Cool project as always! great panoramic shots as well. I like how you don't mind showing when it fails, but then come back with a solution to fix it. bravo!

[@SuperGliderman]

Came across your channel last week while researching 3d printers....Got myself an Enders 3D Pro yesterday now putting it together.My grandson will love that hovercraft hopefully when I learn how to 3d print,also like you we all have rc cars and I saw you printing a drive cog to replace the one you stripped and thats what made me decide to buy a 3d printer as I cant find online a replacement will try like you to print a new one so big Thank you for all your effort and time you put in to make vids like these for complete novices like me to learn from,will be now going back yo the beginning and watch all your vids.

[@MakerFarmNL]

FANTASTIC! Great build and especially great footage and nice editing as always!! Tanks!

[@IzakGt]

For a one-man band show, you do it right. I look forward to your videos regardless of what they are.

[@alexisvbreeze]

Ok so I was talking about my interest in 3D printing and then you were recommended *cough* you are probably one of my favorite KZbin channels now

[@TeslaDIY]

Great video as always Simon, impressive skills and love the way you film and edit

[@kodak_jack]

So much for coming back at adding the parts!

[@Hawk1966]

That was SO awesome. It really got up and moved on the sand & ice. Looked pretty cold wading out on that rescue mission! Keep up the great work!

[@tbrockplays]

Best hovercraft vid on the tube.

[@hazimaminuddin]

Loving the 360 camera sequence!

[@nathanmorgan792]

AWESOME!!!!! Keep up the great work Simon!

[@orlovsskibet]

This was the best vid yet. I seem to write that as comment every time. Great stuff, and amazing footage at the end with the winter sky

[@batcadragos]

Again a great video. I really enjoy watching this rc vehicle meets nature series. Keep up the great work

[@tahayt6142]

Mad cinematics and the music bro loving it

[@JamesInAWeek]

Excellent video as always Simon, well done. I really enjoyed it.

[@astron6936]

I suppose this is the nerdy way of flexing😂😂 gorgeous!! Keep it up👍🏼👍🏼

[@Lfreeman98]

Such a well shot video - everything I could want, very entertaining, thank you so much!!

[@chicadoge]

Your videos are so cool and aren’t always things where you have to spend 1 million dollars to have a good time. Thanks for sharing your time to create these projects.😉

[@chiccorocker]

Great project, turned out great and very powerful!

[@danyoungrasshopper3008]

You're the kid everyone wants to be, thanks for the cool video.

[@matthewwambold5396]

Amazing build looks so fun

[@alecpeterson8844]

Your videos are always so fun to watch

[@3DPrintFarm]

You are stepping up your game sir! Great job!

[@YeOldeSpellbooke]

Dude, not are you just a likable nerd who do cool projects. You'r an awesome video maker too :D Keep up the great work!

[@Spectremus]

you always surprise with something new and interesting. I always think, this is impossible and next week you'll come with something bigger a better! Amazing

[@ark9959]

Jag såg din review på Ender 3 Pro och har nu köpt, monterat och börjat skriva ut! Supernöjd! Tackar så hemskt mycket!

[@symonminoza5746]

This content is what im looking for. Thank you

[@nathanlinnett4521]

ur actually a legend i love ur content

[@2nd_gear85]

you have an awesome company on your own man, that's so great.

[@backpocket718]

you can actually use a iron and weld the sheets of plastic together. take a shopping bag or the trash bag. use parchment paper or something to protect the clothes iron and you can run that all around and boom youve doubled up the thickness of the plastic. you could take cheap thin grocery bags and make them as thick as you want.

[@backpocket718]

To add to what I said earlier. I bet you could use a clothes iron to also weld the skirt to the craft. Also I wonder if it would be possible to weld 2 thin materials together but add something to parts to keep them from welding. Creating voids in the middle of the 2 sheets where you could either inflate separately to create a baffled structure, or use the void to add foam of some sort so that the craft floats even if the inflation isn't full throttle. Could also make parts of the plastic skirt thin and other parts 1,2,3 layers thick for durability perhaps.

[@danielskoog5565]

Dang that's epic! Awesome design!

[@filippomicciche2671]

finally. a vide that explains that well. thank you!!!

[@scotte1681]

Another very cool project!

[@hardcornelson]

I like your Projets so much. Keep on building! Thumbs up...

[@laytonpratt]

You truly are the best around.

[@preshitshah2424]

Love your videos man... keep making such awesome videos and keep inspiring us 👍🏻

[@HawxAnimator]

Brilliant concept, very well executed

[@anjithphilipjose3166]

Nailed it bro..... Awesome work.... And that slow mo shots ....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@adolfosanmiguel4646]

You are awesome man!! Love your passion and effort

[@das250250]

You are getting better with your projects , a higher level of skill level is being achieved :)

[@anti4354]

Printed one of these last winter, super fun on snow too :)

[@cajsism6464]

på riktigt så finns det inte nån annan som gör så jäkla bra vids om 3d-prints som du gör! snälla sluta inte med det du gör!!!

[@vincentandree8971]

Very nice video again. You do such amazing things that is unbelievable. You inspired me so much, that I owned my own 3d printer and I'm making projects and it's so much fun to see things work. I really want to say thank you .

[@kamakiri700]

that is seriously awesome.

[@ezravandermeer181]

Awesome stuff dude, keep it up. You deserve way more subs!

[@BiodunOnipede]

I have commented this in one of your other videos, and I say it again, you are one of the best KZbinrs here. Most KZbinrs get big from bitching and riding off the coattails of games or other internet personalities. You actually create content stuff. Well done.

[@b.w.oostdam8875]

Some 30 years ago I did the same in wood and it was just as fast although I had to use NiMH and brushed motors. One thing I think you should look into is how the skirt of a real and larger hovercraft is made (like the old Canal hovercrafts). I think it could use a huge performance gain in float-hight. Also using a propeller to fill te skirt, is something I will probably never understand. A centrifugal airblade is so much more efficient and needs a much much smaller inlet. Now the inlet also serves as an outlet with an enormous amount of efficiency loss.

[@yuxingzhou4844]

I always loved the music in your videos!

[@rainermischa]

That is an amazing rc hovercraft 👍

[@FunctionalDesign]

Nice project and well made video! Thumbs up for the 360 cam edit when flying the hovercraft :)

[@LuizFelipe-qw6up]

@RCLifeOn I'm from Brazil and I really admire your work and your creations in 3D, strong hug.

[@MrDanijs]

I watch all your videos! I love your channel! Congratulations!!!

[@osembe]

Bor utomlands och hittade dig här på youtube! Verkligen verkligen grymt bra videos! Fick mig att sakna Sverige, fina bilder :)

[@perreyalsdam7994]

This was really cool. Well build.

[@sonnymoon6465]

Thanks ! Nice project !!!

[@syedfaizan92]

that was just amazing!

[@bimie00]

Best content ever

[@fernandox1298]

I'm from Brazil, your videos are amazing!

[@lkcmgn]

coolest thing I ever see

[@investorskaghar5000]

You are good at what you do

[@philipps3ddruck]

Well done Simon. Used that silicone trick in my servos too :-).

[@AutoBodyEverything]

I once built a hovercraft it worked amazing. I made it out of a foam cooler and did not use a bag. When you flip it over, underneath was a concave design and the surface that touched the ground was a skid pad that made a 360 degree perfect seal. The blower was a turbine that was placed right at the center so the craft floated leveled and made it easier to install the electronics symmetrically. I would love to show you the design so you can take it to the next level. I’d like to see what you will do with it!!

[@morphshag]

yeah that looks like a lot of fun.

[@mary-louderocher1711]

Awesome job I love it

[@ColtonOnushko]

Awesome video and awesome project as usual my man. Always excited to see your new projects and love how you put together these videos. Just a suggestion: place your key light higher! Gives some nasty shadows. :P As always, thank you for the well made and informative content!!

[@MaxBudkin]

Very nice! Thank you for video!

[@toms.3977]

That is a kikbut printing project! Can't wait to get my very first 3d printer next week. I'd love to try it. The video was great! Also like the sense of humor. Really fun to watch!

[@PauloBerit]

Nice place, very very beautiful, and nice work...from Brazil!

[@Breakdown5297]

I work on PC's so I have to know the metric system, (all the part sizes are in cm's or mm's) but I appreciate you throwing in the inch measurements "for us over the pond"

[@rossdouthwaite4834]

Good job man !

[@danzicarelli436]

I have tried different materials for rc hovercraft skirt and find that I like the trash bag best because it is so light and flexible. I know some people use rip stop or other more durable materials but I really like the trash bag. Its cheap and easy to replace.

[@NFree-Man]

Keep up the good work and videos. Love you ideas and information ;)

[@rafiqkatana]

Some of your old videos are actually pretty good.

[@randombrand0n847]

Nice work bro!

[@JvDommelen]

Nerdy way of flexing.. love it!

[@robertoluciani8015]

all your video are wonderfull and really well done!

[@saschathiede]

I really like this project! I hope you'll make a version 2 with much more power soon.

[@quickvibes]

that is pretty slick! loved how quick and nimble it was on sand and Ice.. water would have been ok if there was some sort of ballast keeping the main chassis from submerging. you make all the best toys!

[@senjos4805]

Well done!!!!

[@Artem-gy3zu]

This awesome dude!

[@ashhiro8179]

I just found your channel and love your work. My fav are when people keep there fails in the video like crashing the thing in the water LOL.

[@przemysawmamot4224]

perfect montage

[@ollesandstrom4370]

Also it looks amazing

[@avejst]

fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing :-)

[@fusionmakeseverything7890]

awe yeah rclifeon is back

[@dragibus66]

nice job ! again !

[@nicolasdurand9702]

Wouah great job 👍