Rc cars

[Tamiyoman]

I still have my Tamiya 'Lunch box' in the loft from when i was a kid, not in the best of condition i dont think anymore.

I had one of those too. Epic wheelie bar at the back. Only problem back then was the 10minute battery life! :-/

Not so much an issue these days with 7000-10000mah Lipo batteries available (7000mah battery should give you a good 30-40 mins on a std buggy  ), My RC plane (Addiction 3D) gets around 20mins when flown at WOT or 30 mins of gentle acrobatics, my other plane (VERY fast) gets around 16 minutes and thats about all I need, at the speed it does your mentally done anyway! 

[dan930]

I still have my Tamiya 'Lunch box' in the loft from when i was a kid, not in the best of condition i dont think anymore.

I had one of those too. Epic wheelie bar at the back. Only problem back then was the 10minute battery life! :-/

Not so much an issue these days with 7000-10000mah Lipo batteries available (7000mah battery should give you a good 30-40 mins on a std buggy  ), My RC plane (Addiction 3D) gets around 20mins when flown at WOT or 30 mins of gentle acrobatics, my other plane (VERY fast) gets around 16 minutes and thats about all I need, at the speed it does your mentally done anyway! 

I hear that you have to be very carefull when charging lipo batteries,is this true??think I'm gonna stick to the usual 7.2v nimh batts

[GTImike]

I used to race 1/10th electric indoor back in my teens, had a couple of Schumachers (Cougar and Top Cat) and then an Associated RC10, used to do okay in the BRCA northern leagues but funds were limited for this school boy back in 1992-3 and you needed a good few quid spending every year to stay competitive.

A mate of mine carried on racing (when I found girls and beer) and I think he's rated as one of the best in the UK if I get my facts straight, 1/8th nitro, think he's sponsered by Losi??

I bought a 1/8th Nitro second hand last summer but only had it out once because I felt a bit daft stood on the street with neighbours glaring!!

And I've also got a TT01 tamiya based Subaru in the wardrobe as well (with a 16T motor installed for good measure!), just waiting for my son to grow some more so I can blame him for all my big boys toys but he's only 3 months old yet so I don't think that excuse would wash!

[h4rdy]

Nice one Danny, I think I am going to get myself and the kids a Wild Willy 2 for Xmas.

I started off years ago with a Wild One, maybe 1985?

I have had a few:

Hornet
Kyosho Optima Sport
HPI Savage XL with an OPS 50 engine, mental thing that was
1/18th micro with brushless, even more mental
RC10 nitro

And others I can't remember.

All modded

I cut my engineering teeth building them.

A really good way to see how things go together and work.

[Cupra R]

I still have my Tamiya 'Lunch box' in the loft from when i was a kid, not in the best of condition i dont think anymore.

I had one of those too. Epic wheelie bar at the back. Only problem back then was the 10minute battery life! :-/

Haha. Yes, I remember those days too. 10 min run times with 20 min recharge times

[Tamiyoman]

I still have my Tamiya 'Lunch box' in the loft from when i was a kid, not in the best of condition i dont think anymore.

I had one of those too. Epic wheelie bar at the back. Only problem back then was the 10minute battery life! :-/

Not so much an issue these days with 7000-10000mah Lipo batteries available (7000mah battery should give you a good 30-40 mins on a std buggy  ), My RC plane (Addiction 3D) gets around 20mins when flown at WOT or 30 mins of gentle acrobatics, my other plane (VERY fast) gets around 16 minutes and thats about all I need, at the speed it does your mentally done anyway! 

I hear that you have to be very carefull when charging lipo batteries,is this true??think I'm gonna stick to the usual 7.2v nimh batts

If you have a decent charger (like the one I showed you a link to) it is no more dangerous than charging a NIcad or NIMH (All of them have blown up on me at some point  )

[Tamiyoman]

Nice one Danny, I think I am going to get myself and the kids a Wild Willy 2 for Xmas.

I started off years ago with a Wild One, maybe 1985?

I have had a few:

Hornet
Kyosho Optima Sport
HPI Savage XL with an OPS 50 engine, mental thing that was
1/18th micro with brushless, even more mental
RC10 nitro

And others I can't remember.

All modded

I cut my engineering teeth building them.

A really good way to see how things go together and work.

Hurdy, did you mean Optima Pro like this http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=77934&id=21969 or Turbo Optima like this http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=111966&id=10490 as Kyosho never made an "Optima Sport"  

I built 3 Optima pro's from new parts (from my stock) and sold them all and also built 5 Turbo Optimas from new parts (I had a quiet few weeks 2-3 years ago  ), what with Tamiya re-releasing everything (and de-valuing "Vintage" Tamiya buggies) the old Kyosho Buggies have been steadily increasing in value over the last 6 years!.

[screech]

I got back into R/C cars a few weeks ago. Went to see a mate race down the local track.... Ended up leaving with a 1/8 nitro stock car!

I've done one meeting, of which I couldn't get it round the corners! Got one this weekend, have a bit of a set up and tyre swap and see how I can do!!

[Tamiyoman]

Used to go to a few RC shows 7 or 8 years back, got to meet Ali Machinsky and Christophe Paysant La Roux (World champs in various styles, 3D and Jets) what those guys cannot do with a RC plane ain't worth knowing, it's mad to see Jet Turbine RC planes with a 5ft wingspan fly past at 270+mph (Those things cost upwards of £10 Grand!!!!) and even funnier watching a guy prop hanging an RC plane 2 feet in front of himself (took me months to be able to do 10% of what those guys can do  ).

[h4rdy]

Nice one Danny, I think I am going to get myself and the kids a Wild Willy 2 for Xmas.

I started off years ago with a Wild One, maybe 1985?

I have had a few:

Hornet
Kyosho Optima Sport
HPI Savage XL with an OPS 50 engine, mental thing that was
1/18th micro with brushless, even more mental
RC10 nitro

And others I can't remember.

All modded

I cut my engineering teeth building them.

A really good way to see how things go together and work.

Hurdy, did you mean Optima Pro like this http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=77934&id=21969 or Turbo Optima like this http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=111966&id=10490 as Kyosho never made an "Optima Sport"  

I built 3 Optima pro's from new parts (from my stock) and sold them all and also built 5 Turbo Optimas from new parts (I had a quiet few weeks 2-3 years ago  ), what with Tamiya re-releasing everything (and de-valuing "Vintage" Tamiya buggies) the old Kyosho Buggies have been steadily increasing in value over the last 6 years!.

Brain fade! I believe it to have been a Optima Mid Custom!

Where I got Sport from I will never know!

[Tamiyoman]

Optima Mid Custom, the first LWB Mid, nice looking model, had one or two myself.

Here is the link to my Addiction 3D plane:-

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?id=26895&cid=100387&t=05102012122702

[h4rdy]

Ill take a look.

It was Xray, the 1/18 I had.

An MT and stadium truck.

With Brushless mental.

Just looking at the NT version now.

[h4rdy]

[monte]

Been away from the rc scene for around 10yrs,just stating to get bk to it as I've ordered a rc kit on the net  ...noticed that there is a big improvement in technology since..anyone else intreasted in rc?

I wish I'd have known.... I've got well over a grands worth of 1/8th nitro buggy in the garage that I really need to sell cheap 

[Tamiyoman]

I had a 1/5th scale truck that did well over 100mph, that was mental on the beach