--- title: Overpowered RC Car + Gimbal Cam = The Greatest Chase... description: A hobbyist built a camera chase vehicle using a 1/5th scale RC rally chassis, a stabilizing gimbal, and a professional Sony camera to capture smooth cinematic... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/overpowered-rc-car-gimbal-cam-the-greatest-chase-vehicle-we-ve-ever-seen-c0eolrss4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Overpowered RC Car + Gimbal Cam = The Greatest Chase Vehicle We’ve Ever Seen | daily.dev og:description: A hobbyist built a camera chase vehicle using a 1/5th scale RC rally chassis, a stabilizing gimbal, and a professional Sony camera to capture smooth cinematic... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/overpowered-rc-car-gimbal-cam-the-greatest-chase-vehicle-we-ve-ever-seen-c0eolrss4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/C0eoLrss4.png og:image:alt: Overpowered RC Car + Gimbal Cam = The Greatest Chase Vehicle We’ve Ever Seen og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Overpowered RC Car + Gimbal Cam = The Greatest Chase Vehicle We’ve Ever Seen **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hobbyist built a camera chase vehicle using a 1/5th scale RC rally chassis, a stabilizing gimbal, and a professional Sony camera to capture smooth cinematic ground-level shots. Key lessons include using TPU flexible filament for 3D-printed parts that endure vibration, and that decade-old surplus electronics (gimbal, HD FPV radio) are still capable of producing top-quality footage. The build also features googly eyes for personality. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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