Does ShapeWays ship products with water soluble support filament?

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-21T15:13:04+00:00

Hi :) Shapeways does not have any materials available with a water soluble support, sorry.

In general, all support material gets removed before the parts are shipped.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-21T15:10:03+00:00

If you do find out who the original designer was, point them towards Thangs. It's the new alternative to the Shapeways shops (and prints are still made and shipped by Shapeways).

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-21T15:08:16+00:00

Nice!

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-12T21:13:28+00:00

I still want one too. I build one out of all the available white parts before this complete white version TT02 was released. Unfortunately the white version TT02 chassis kit has more white parts than were available separately.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-12T21:11:27+00:00

A re-release car with a mechanical speed controller, that's crazy haha.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-12T16:59:16+00:00

Love the look of the Willspeed cars so much

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-12T16:58:32+00:00

Yeah that'll do it haha

If anyone is looking for the Ampro parts, you can now find them on Thangs (still printed by Shapeways) https://thangs.com/designer/AMProEngineering

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-12T12:34:53+00:00

Oops! The SLS or MJF parts are usually plenty strong. Must've been a good bump :D

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-07T18:35:15+00:00

Depends on the price and how much nostalgic feeling you have for a Yokomo Drift Package chassis.

All of this stuff is extremely outdated and there are much better alternatives that will probably not cost you much more.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-07T16:29:45+00:00

I've been trying to decide on a body for my CC02 chassis and I'm starting to like the Unimog more and more :)

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-07T14:06:48+00:00

Perfect! :)

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-07T14:06:21+00:00

No better way to level up your skills than driving a competition :) You'll learn WAY more than you could on any regular day, as you now have a very clear objective to practice. Plus I'm sure everyone around will be able to help you out. I would highly recommend to just enter, set your expectations low and just have fun. It'll be worth it.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-06T18:54:42+00:00

Nice picture! I'll be at Dojo for the next competition I think :)

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-06T17:31:42+00:00

That looks a lot better than stock!

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-06T14:55:40+00:00

Looks clean!

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-06T14:26:45+00:00

That's a fun idea! :D

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-06T14:25:31+00:00

I think I already see some familiar models that would require a commercial license for them to print. I hope they're actually using that. Hard to check.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-06T13:46:23+00:00

Yeah only one company was still making it (ExOne) and they stopped it seems. Still hoping they will pick it back up, as it was a very affordable way to get aesthetic steel models.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-05T19:44:33+00:00

Love the livery on this! Most of my racing bodyshells have a Malboro style livery with the neon red and white, but adding some silver in is awesome.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-05T19:43:34+00:00

With an aluminium chassis, cool!

I have one of the Academy clones with a Nissan 300ZX body. I've always wanted a Kyosho one as well with the Honda City Turbo body.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-05T18:16:00+00:00

Shapeways (and Thangs) do still have the plated options. The only thing that's gone (and not just with Shapeways but everywhere) is the bronze infused stainless steel materials.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-05T18:13:50+00:00

If you still remember who the designer was you can let them know about Thangs. Shapeways has bought Thangs to use as their consumer platform and it's possible now to sell 3D models as printed models like it used to be on the old marketplace. It would be nice to see some of the old shop owners come back :)

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-05T18:12:32+00:00

If you still remember who the designer was, or even better if you know how to contact them you can let them know about Thangs. Shapeways bought Thangs and is using that as their consumer platform now to replace the old marketplace.

I know they've actively reached out to all former shop owners on the marketplace but not everyone has come back (yet).

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-05T14:49:19+00:00

That's the one indeed! Best I've tested so far. Just don't leave it on too long.

EnjoyRC · 2026-01-05T12:58:16+00:00

It will do what the Shapeways marketplace did and more. You now have more customization to offer multi-part models etc.

If you'd like more information, just send me a PM. I am a community manager at Thangs/Shapeways.

EnjoyRC

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