Drift Car Fidget V2 – Drift Truck & Fastback Race Car (Desk Toy)

Drift Car Fidget V2 – Drift Truck & Fastback Race Car (Desk Toy) The desktop drift car, redone. There are now two models to choose from, and both drift better than the original. - Drift Truck – a square-nosed pickup with some cargo in the tray.

- Fastback Race Car – low and wide, with a ducktail spoiler.

Each has a 608 skateboard bearing in its nose with a finger pad on top. Put a finger on the pad, flick, and the car slides, spins and drifts across the desk and around whatever is in the way. It still has no practical use, and it's still hard to leave alone. What's new in V2 - Two models – print the truck, the fastback, or both.

- Optimised geometry – both bodies have been reworked so they drift better than V1.

- New finger pad – a grippier pad with concentric ridges, so your finger stays put while the car does the moving.

- Balance Improvements - both bodies include a modifier to increase infill density in the rear for holding longer drifts.

- 100% original designs – both bodies are my own work, modelled from scratch.

The bearing is the common 608 size used in skateboards, scooters and inline skates, so this is a decent use for the spare one in your parts drawer. If you don't have one, there are printable 608 bearings on Printables too, but they are not nearly as good as cheap metal ones. Printing Use the included .3mf files if you can. They open in PrusaSlicer (or your slicer of choice) with the car already tilted to 45°, the support enforcers painted on, and a modifier to increase infill density in the rear for holding longer drifts. Setting Value

Material PLA or Silk PLA (not critical)

Nozzle 0.4 mm (not critical)

Layer height 0.15 mm (not critical)

Perimeters 2 (not critical)

Infill Honeycomb, Gyroid, or Rectilinear (not critical)

Orientation 45°

Supports Organic, at the base and under the wheels

If you set it up yourself, tilt the car to 45° and add organic supports at the base and under the wheels. Silk PLA suits these well. The ones in the photos are printed in gradient silk, with the finger pad in a contrasting colour. Assembly Remove the supports carefully, press a 608 bearing into the nose, then press the finger pad into the centre of the bearing. That's all there is to it. If you print one, post a make. A desk obstacle course still earns extra credit, and a truck-versus-fastback race earns more.