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[TA2DMAC]

Anyone else into RC Cars?
I picked up a Tamiya Mini Cooper a while back.

Since then I picked up another shell and tried my hand at paint. Turned out pretty good.

Post your RC's and-or Modification, tips, designs and favorites.

[eeae6000]

im into rc cars, i have a traxxas slash 4x4 with long travel suspension and vw baja body, brushless motor with matching ecu, 3000 lipos, does like 65+

would like a mini rep of my mini tho

[Lee_bash]

Ive had way too many r/c's. Started with xmods, moved to mini-z and it snowballed into an obsession FAST. Even worked in a massive r/c shop for a while doing repairs.
Heres some pics of what ive had-

Axial SCX10 defender 90-





Hpi savage:




Team associated SC10-





Not pictured, I've got/had:

3 xmods
5 Mini-z
Traxxas slash RWD
Traxxas slash 1/16 4WD
Henglong walker bulldog 1/16 tank (thats quite fun, working turret )
Eflite blade MSR helicopter
Tamiya cc01 Jeep

anddd, my latest i had a few months ago is a Tamiya m03 mini. But, ive been building a replica ive my mini out on the driveway, so no pics until its finished.

[minispaniard]

here!!

http://www.theminifo..._1#entry1853946

[Tupers]

I worked in a model shop from 13-18 so was hugely into R/C cars, I think at one point i had around 40 R/C vehicles in my room hanging off the walls.

I've slimmed down my collection now but I've still got these:
A rock crawler which I designed a chassis, axle plate and links for and had machined by a friend.




Two M&S cheapie Italian Job Minis, I'm still looking for a white one if any fancy selling me theirs.


A new in box Desert Thunder.


Two Tamiya Minis that live down the work shop with my die cast collection.


And a Tamiya Clod Buster that I need to respray the body for (bit bored of the tool box now).

[chipster196]

i have 3 v12 mardave bangers, well 1 lwb banger, 1 swb banger and 1 stock car. and a lot of shells! all run 4800 4cell batteries, esc and 2.4 radio set up, i race them at a local indoor club. tempted to buy a nitro car soon

[miniman24]

Im also into R/C, started off with a cheap 1/10th scale nitro, cant find any pics of it. Then I bought a run-down vintage Thunder Tiger Panda (I think) for a fiver of a car boot and did a mix n match resto on it with any parts I had at the time (I had no money ) ended up looking like this:







Really wish Id kept it, sold it for £50 on another carboot when I was really desperate for money
Also had a Kyosho Mad Force, 1/8th scale monster truck and a Tamiya TNX 5.2r, another 1/8th scale truck. This is my latest one, a King Motors Baja which Ive done lots of upgrades to, which is also for sale due to car insurance









Yup Ive spent way to much on R/C stuff

[Mini Cheddars]

Never had the money to properly get into RC cars and would really love to when I get a steady job. But first it will be FPV flying.

[M J W J]

Mini Chedders can you already fly RC aircraft? If not then you should look into the BMFA. Insurance is required to fly RC planes and it only cost £29 a year and then they cover you for £5,000,000 worth of damage (no joke).

RC aircraft can do a lot of damage even electric foam jobs as they still weigh a few kg's and move pretty quick (quicker than RC cars).

If you want to learn to fly you are best of with something like a 40 size glow fuel trainer (cheaper than electric flight at the minuet). It takes about 6-12 months to learn to fly properly and you are best joining a model flying club that can teach you to fly. Many people get fed up early on because they keep breaking things as they have had no tuition. I have had a few people build planes and say it won't fly properly and then first attempt I get good 10 minuet flights out of them. It is just that they can't control them or understand how to control them properly.

here is a link to a typical trainer plane.

http://www.myhobbyst...tf-a-irvtut40-2

[Mini Cheddars]

I've had no RC flying experience (well other than the little light polystyrene indoor helicopters) but I've done a lot of research prior to this thread popping up and plan on getting an Easystar as I hear they're nigh on indestructable and at about £50 they're relatively inexpensive. Plus I think there's an Easystar 2 just been released with the mods people have been doing to the Easystar 1 such as an elongated rudder.

I've found this site/forum to be a great help. http://www.fpvuk.org/

My end goals are to fly above the clouds in FPV and fly a few miles away. Maybe with a Dragonlink and RTH device.

Edited by Mini Cheddars, 27 February 2012 - 08:36 PM.

[daviedevil]

I've had my r/c nitro Tanya mini for a few years but unfortunately it's time for it to go to fund the turbo mini project

[M J W J]

I've just looked up the plane you are on about. I seriously wouldn't bother with one. I have flown one or something very similar. You still need to know what you are doing, they do break and most of the hardware (batteries etc) will need to be replaced to get any decent performance out of it. The one I flew only had enough power for about 6 minuets and wouldn't cope in anything stronger than a stiff breeze.

If you want to learn to fly RC I would suggest you talk to a local club. They may be able to let you have ago with a basic trainer plane and then you will see what it is really like. Its one of those things that if you are going to do you may as well do it properly so you don't waste your money at the beginning.

Three clubs I would definitely vouch for are the Mareston model engineers club in coleshill, Newport and DMFC near Newport shropshire and NRCS in Langar Nottinghamshire. The BMFA will have a list of all the clubs in your area.

I am currently a member of the first two and was of the last one while at university in Nottingham.

I posted these two pictures last night on another thread


My what 4 (stupid auto correct again should be an o not ha).


My Westonuk cougar 2000


This is a video of a test flight of a plane my dad built called a cheetah

[Mini Cheddars]

What I like about planes designed like the Easystar with the mid-mounted propeller is that the propeller has much less chance of breaking if when you nose dive it.

A local club is something I would consider but buying any gear is a long way off yet.

[M J W J]

Mini Cheddars.

Joining a club and the BMFA is a must. There is strict control over the 35 Mhz frequencies that you would end up using. If you learn to fly properly then you won't end up damaging anything. Training is free unless you go to a specialist RC school (they do exist).

I have just checked out the site that you put the link up for. They make no mention of the BMFA and the frequencies which they are operating on are 35 MHz channels. All clubs have frequency systems that they obey to prevent aircraft from interfering with each other. If you start flying on these channels then you may end up taking someone else plane nearby down which could kill someone.

A friend of mine put a girl in hospital years ago after his plane collided with her. He had landed and was only taxing along the runway. His plane went down a dip on the field that his club were flying off and the next thing he heard was a scream. He had hit her in here arm which resulted in a broken arm and two damaged tendons. The girl and her boyfriend stupidly decided to have a picnic in a field that had boards up saying model aircraft flying in progress keep clear. After a lengthy investigation it was deemed not my friends fault. I will also add that this guy has gone on to be an examiner so is a very good pilot.

Electric planes like the Easystar you are on about will do just as much damage as something like my cougar will. Image getting hit by a petrol strimmer that is doing 30 mph towards you. That is something what it would be like to be hit by an RC plane.

Sorry to sound preachy but it is for the safety of everybody not just model flyers. As the BMFA motto says, Through Safe Flying United We Achieve.

[Mini Cheddars]

When I'm ready to start purchasing RC plane equipment, I'll join that FPV UK forum as that's a more specialist interest focused and I know there's a guy up the road from me on there who I can get first-hand advice from. Plus it's free. ;)

Had a look at the BMFA website and it puts me off wanting to fly more than anything. It makes me feel scaremongered into paying for membership.

Being a UK forum that has been around for a while now I know there are a lot of clued-up members so I will get my advice from them.

Don't fret; I always do a lot of research into something before I start a new hobby because I don't want to be throwing money down the drain.

Also there is a link to what FPV UK say about frequencies here.

http://www.fpvuk.org...es-for-fpv-use/

Edited by Mini Cheddars, 27 February 2012 - 11:09 PM.