An EXTREMELY TINY Car Tutorial You Can Drive! – (87 times smaller than real life)

Have you ever wondered what it takes to build an extremely tiny car that you can drive on your desk… and have so much fun doing it! This tutorial is for you!

I’ve been building models and realistic scenery for a while and I’ve always wanted to shrink down and walk around my creations… but since that is not an option just yet the next best thing is to be able to do it in a third person view by driving a tiny HO scale car through my scenes, and with this tutorial you too will be able to go on a tiny road trip 😃

I bought this model about 8 months ago from tiny4x4, unfortunately it’s not currently in stock however I have been told they will be receiving a shipment in the not too distant future. In the mean time the Das87 kit can be found on eBay, Amazon and a few other retailers but finding the ESC and nano receiver can be a bit more challenging.

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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Parts List
01:50 Front Axle Assembly
06:22 Rear Axle Assembly
07:22 Chassis & Motor Assembly
09:09 Servo & Steering Shaft
10:20 Attaching Plug & Power Switch
10:40 Fitting The Body
11:15 Wiring The Electronics
12:28 Steering Arm & Steering Rod
13:16 Test Fit Electronics and Motor
13:41 Photo Etched Parts
14:17 Painting & Detailing
16:11 Maintenance & Servicing
16:29 Charging The Battery
16:57 Outro

[BoulderCreekRailroad]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned 'Where's Wally' yet... or 'Waldo' for the Americans here 😃 I'll leave you with a hint so you don't have to scrub through the video over and over... he is in the video twice, once in the intro shots and once in the outro shots... It's pretty easy to spot him in this video 😉Have fun!

[Rathiesh]

It’s like watching someone performing microsurgery... hats off luke

[johandiaz]

I would like to see a diorama of a cave system, with shiny and colorful crystals, bats hanging from the top and explorers inside the cave

[MaximusDRP]

if there was a way to fit a really small camera in there you could potentially stream it to a vr headset and drive around your dioramas in first person. that would be soooo cool

[HighEyeWorkshop]

Good lord. I honestly don't know how you have a) the patience, b) the delicacy of touch, c) the eyesight, d) the nerves and e) lots of other stuff. Well done with this. Hope you and your family are well.

[WindsweptWheelers]

“It also came with tiny side mirrors...which I lost” 😂😂😭

[SockPuppetParody]

The ants will be so happy when they reclaim lukes house and find some reliable transportation :)

[nemesisomega]

I love how he narrates this like a tutorial but it is way out of anybody else's level

[Trebuchet]

Someone on a forum recommended this channel to me.
Oh, that's a pretty cute HO Land Rover. And a good job of stop motion to show it moving.
(Starts watching video.)
Wait, what, it's 1/87 and RC? WHAT????
Seriously, that's just about the most awesome thing I've ever seen; and I've seen a huge trebuchet hurl a pumpkin 1, 866 feet!
Absolutely amazing work.

[______sleep]

this dude building his own real life gta

[richardrahadi]

That’s truly gorgeous, last time I did anything RC I accidentally fried the ESC. Luv that outtro tho.

[pnwRC.]

FANTASTIC video! I work with 14th scale models. It blows my mind how you managed to cram EVERYTHING needed into such a small space!

[miguelhuerta]

I would love to see a haunted house model! Complete with all sorts of monsters, ghosts, zombies, ghouls, the sky is the limit! Maybe even make a little graveyard around the house with zombies coming out the ground!

[johnnywhite]

I dont think I will ever build one but thoroughly enjoyed watching!

[DomQuartuccio]

You are too good, from someone who's about to start building a layout this channel is providing so many tips!

[gabeloftus]

There's no way my old eyes or shaking hands could ever built anything this tiny, but it sure was very cool watching you build it 👍😎

[DicePunk]

This was amazing, and you failed to mention it was all-wheel-drive! Which makes it even more insane.

[niloslelek]

Whenever the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg plans to build Australia, they have to call you! Amazing work!

[fullfiledprophecies]

I’m in awe of you’re patience and skill!

Adorable! I need a video of you driving through all your models in some crazy off road mini-venture!

[OkinInc]

This is my dream toy set up. Still now in my 40’s. Amazing work. ❤