RC corner

[recman]

As requested, chuck all your RC related stuff in here to avoid it getting lost in the void.
So I have a very old Tamiya Madcap which has had to have a lot of aftermarket bits and pieces fitted over the years, mainly due to unobtainium and general piss take prices.
It's nippy and drives ok but it's not a patch on my latest acquisition.
It comes with a 1500mAh 2S battery which is pretty good but limited in terms of run time.
Luckily it will run 3S higher capacity batteries but I don't think I'm ready for that yet.
I've already had the diffs apart because a common complaint with these models is that they are not sufficiently greased and this car was no exception so now they're packed and ready to go.
https://i.postimg.cc/rw4t6Whf/20220602-104209-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/K81CmcLq/20220602-104235-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/Qd65Jsy3/20220602-104258-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/L5XFftYR/20220602-104441-1.jpg

[MarJay]

Here's my Wild One, I built it around Feb/March time when I had Covid:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/wildonesmall2_966.jpg

It doesn't drive all that well, I stupidly put a classic Technigold motor in there, and it wheelies everywhere, so it doesn't so much steer as plane over the ground. It's quite a lot of fun though, and it looks great.

I also have this from my childhood although I've not driven it in it's latest guise as it's a bit too nice for that nonsense. It's definitely a shelf queen:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/gtfourresto_small_493.jpg

I also have a Kyosho Mini Z Celica like this:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0532/6176/2720/products/K.MZP446JK_1024x1024.jpg?v=1638876148

I's 1:28 scale which is an odd (very small) size, but it's a drift car. I bought it in Christmas 2020 because we couldn't go out, and I'd moved earlier that year into a house with nearly all smooth hard floors. It turns out it's better on very very short pile carpet but it's still a hoot. 4wd and a surprising amount of power for it's size.

I'm currently in the middle of building a car I wanted since I was a young teenager, namely the Tamiya Fire Dragon. I sent my Dad out to buy one and he came back with the 1/10 Celica instead (which I wasn't disappointed about!).

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/_images/products/800/t47457.jpg
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Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[MarJay]

Oh, and in the loft I have a Team Associated SC10 brushless short course truck. That thing is a weapon and it runs on lipos so it's a bit more hassle to set up and get going. Again it's a lot of fun and takes whatever punishment you throw at it. I bought it because the local council had just built a BMX track (race track style, not skate park style) near my office at the time, and me and a couple of mates used to take the cars down there at lunchtime to race.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[recman]

The Fire Dragon was something I wanted as a child too but financially it was a bit out my reach.
Can it run Lipos out of the box?

[Feasty]

I've always been more into air RC travel than ground, but then that's cost me more and power failures are slightly more problematic!

I started off small, getting used to flying with ready built electric flyers with gyros. These were great, and better still my dog would chase it all over the field then bring it back to me once it landed .
Then a couple of years ago I bought a 2nd hand Vulcan. It flies great, I've crashed and mended it a few times now. The motor is a powerful Overlander Thumper V2, run on a 2200mAH 11.1V battery - I rarely use full power or it would disappear out of my sight in a few secs!
The downsides are I can only fly it when there isn't much wind, and have to be careful where I fly it - I don't like disturbing peeps, so too many of them and it's wait till another day.
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Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed).

[Ayrton]

Bought a few helicopters last year for a bargain on ebay. Think there's a T-rex 450, Protos 380 (which is huge) and some other one thats missing bits and I cant identify. Think I paid £130 for them and new the Protos and T-rex are around £400 new so I think it was worth it. I really didn't want to learn on these so went and bought a smaller xk k11.

Still haven't flown the bigger ones. Think I'm going to try and join the nearby helicopter club first.

[Skudd]

I know someone is going to laugh, but it still, How do you turn off an RC fuel engine on a RC car and RC helicopter? With the Heli, also stop the blades rotating?
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[MarJay]

[P.]

Are drones welcome here

[recman]

[recman]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[P.]

Got this yesterday, I really want another 2 or 3 to play around with as this one was a bit too much cash to throw into trees, but its such a crisp bit of kit. Drive for scale

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=105673

[Nobby the Bastard]

Dji fpv.

Similar camera to the middle bastards, not as stabilised and can't chase you automatically like his can.


Apparently very fast....
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[P.]

[MarJay]

IMO, Drones are for people who don't want to go to the trouble of learning to fly a proper Heli, or for people who want to use the camera for Voyeurism.

It's great that drones are getting the 'kidz' into RC these days, but cars are just much more fun, and the fun per £ ratio is superior to that of Helis.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[P.]

I prefer flying to cars and I don't want a heli as I've crashed enough of them to know they arent for me

I've even had an RC plane, a proper one with an engine and shit. Its less fun for me.

[Ste]