Lego Mickey Thompson Racing Slicks

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I'm completely obsessed with my Lego Mustang, but something has always been bugging me about it. The fact that they throw in a Big Block with a supercharger yet only give you one set of tires just doesn't feel right to me. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands and fix this glaring issue. First, I took off the original rear tire and measured both it and the rim meticulously. Next, I discovered a set of Mickey Thompsons that I absolutely loved and promptly printed them in TPU, which still gives me the same rubbery feel as the real thing. But there was one major problem - my Tronxy X1 kept jamming when I tried to switch filaments, so I simply painted the lettering in white paint instead. The front tire proved to be a bit of a challenge. My trusty Tronxy suddenly died on me, and my Ender 3 kept jamming with TPU, so I had to think fast and come up with a solution. That's when I decided to switch to PLA, which also allowed me to switch to white filament for the lettering. However, there was one more thing that needed fixing - the rim wasn't looking quite right. So, I designed a new rim after SS Cragars, creating two different versions: one regular for TPU and another with no back lip so it can slide smoothly into my PLA printed tire.