Nitro cars FTW, obviously.
I haven't had my Riot out since I started building the Tomcat
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
kalmar wrote: Mr Chris wrote: So a new battery pack it is - but for a 7.2v 1400nmh it won't be shocking. 1400mAh is tiny, it may have been state of the art at the time but I guess you can get 2200 or 2400mAh packs cheaply now - lots more range. Hey, electric boy! Who are you calling tiny? My flight packs are 900s, and I get 10 minutes flying out of those. But yeah, I found 2400 racepack for £10, so that's the ticket. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Also see if there's room to fit a 9.6V pack, you usually can (motor just wears out a bit quicker) and the thing will be loads quicker. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Mr Chris wrote: kalmar wrote: Mr Chris wrote: So a new battery pack it is - but for a 7.2v 1400nmh it won't be shocking. 1400mAh is tiny, it may have been state of the art at the time but I guess you can get 2200 or 2400mAh packs cheaply now - lots more range. Hey, electric boy! Who are you calling tiny? My flight packs are 900s, and I get 10 minutes flying out of those. But yeah, I found 2400 racepack for £10, so that's the ticket. Also you should buy a 2200mAh LiPo for your Parkzone plane. If you look in the book it will probably tell you how to activate the low voltage cutoff on the ESC. I have one of their Typhoon aerobatic things and it's lighter, faster and runs more than twice as long with the LiPo. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Nitro cars FTW, obviously. I haven't had my Riot out since I started building the Tomcat
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| Author: | kalmar [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Mr Chris wrote: Hey, electric boy! Who are you calling tiny? 1.4AH, 7.2V? Pah. My car has 132V, 200AH. 2,640 times bigger. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
kalmar wrote: Mr Chris wrote: Hey, electric boy! Who are you calling tiny? 1.4AH, 7.2V? Pah. My car has 132V, 200AH. 2,640 times bigger. My car is 10 times smaller, so you still win on power to weight. 
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| Author: | kalmar [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Mr Chris wrote: My car is 10 times smaller, so you still win on power to weight. Probably cost more per weight though (don't ask..)
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Do the Electric Sipping Pocket Money Pits need their own thread? Seems to have been going on a while. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 14:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
There's already an RC thread that a mod could split it into if they feel that way inclined: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=126&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=rc+planes |
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| Author: | devilman [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 15:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Grim... wrote: Nitro cars FTW, obviously. I haven't had my Riot out since I started building the Tomcat You need to combine hobbies and make sure that your Tomcat can be radio-controlled too. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Car should hopefully get dropped off by dad this afternoon. I've donwloaded a manual so I can work out how to put it back together again. Off to get racepack, lube and shock liquid at lunch. I'll see if they have any shells there, but as it's Antics I suspect not. I'm inclined to do it as a pickup truck, using the shell for one of the monster trucks - I think the wheel base will work. Failing that I'm going to get hold of a Tamiya Humvee shell. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
 
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| Author: | MrChris [ Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Heh! I've found some LR bodies which might suit. Apparently, having looked at the manual, it has a mechanical servo-driven switch and "resistor" for the motor (which sounds like the setup markg was on about) rather than an ESC, but it has space to use an ESC instead, I think. Hoorah! |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Mr Chris wrote: I've donwloaded a manual so I can work out how to put it back together again. Off to get racepack, lube and shock liquid at lunch. I'll see if they have any shells there, but as it's Antics I suspect not. Paging Zardoz. Zardoz to the thread please. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Thu Jul 09, 2009 22:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Bloody hell, the car works. 15 years old, and it works. Needs cleaning up and a new shell, and new wheels (the tyres have settled in a flattened state where it was sitting on them), but it works. Fucking noisy bastard though - is that likely to be the motor, or the gearey bits? |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Gearey bits, I'd imagine. It probably has a differential and they can whine a bit, just take it apart and put some grease in there. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Yeah, I had a look at the diff and it needs cleaning and regreasing. Antics had sold out of diff grease so I'll be picking some up tomorrow morning form the shop in Stroud. I had a thrash round the carpark with it this morning and it went rather well. However, I shredded one of the tyres as it was rather decomposed rubber (or whatever the technical term is). So - this brings forward the conversion plan, which is to make it into one of these:  A nice company called Kemantec make the shells:  And I then need to find some nice wheels. I expect I may need to lengthen the suspension as well. It will, of course, require a "Chris makes a Wildcat" blogo page. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Mr Chris wrote: Sod the car - make car-shaped jelly. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
There will be a commemorative blancmange, I can assure you. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
I bet you finish yours first
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
devilman wrote: Mr Chris wrote: Sod the car - make car-shaped jelly. This made me laugh lots and lots!! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Er, if you're going to buy one of those shells you might want to do it quick. It would appear that QT Services (who own the Wildcat brand) know nothing about them, and somehow (ahem) just found out. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Snitch! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
I only asked if they knew if there was a Tomcat one
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
You cunt! Anyway, they're not in breach of Bowler's (or whoever) IP rights by making this. There have been a bunch of cases about toy car manufacturers, and the big car makers got told to GTFF when they had a go at the toy companies for breaching their IP in the car design. As long as they're not holding themselves out as being part of Bowler or officially endorsed, they're doing nothing wrong. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Also - you twit. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Mr Chris wrote: As long as they're not holding themselves out as being part of Bowler or officially endorsed, they're doing nothing wrong. Hmm. That would be tricky, as it's not the Bowler Wildcat any more. Accuracy be damned! |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Well, who-the-fuck-ever owns the brand, it's still not a breach of IP unless they're claiming to be endorsed or licensed by or actually be part of that company. So QT Services can fuck off back down their hole. Probably. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Does that apply to everything? Could I, for instance, start selling little Halo models? |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Hmm, good question. I think the answer is no, but I couldn't tell you why exactly. I'll have a look later. Also Koolasaurus still due, natch. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Grim... wrote: Does that apply to everything? Could I, for instance, start selling little Halo models? You can already buy them in handy packs - you just need to file off the word 'polo'. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
devilman wrote: Grim... wrote: Does that apply to everything? Could I, for instance, start selling little Halo models? You can already buy them in handy packs - you just need to file off the word 'polo'. Heh. I do have awesome little Master Chief models:  Look out! Recon armour! |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
888 Bananas to Devilman |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Those Master Chief models are ace! Where did you get them? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Christ. Erm... I'll see if I can find out. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Take the stuff of the drawing of the saucy lady so I can see it properly Grim... |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Limited edition, apparently, but you might find some somewhere. http://www.firebox.com/product/1987/Hal ... ?src_t=wnw |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Zardoz wrote: Take the stuff of the drawing of the saucy lady so I can see it properly Grim... It's already on the pad - you draw the dirty bits in yourself. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Awesome http://www.firebox.com/product/2382/Beerdolier |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
You want to feed the Grimlet Tomcat-shaped jello? Cool. Also, there were piles of Halo figures for sale in my local Gamestation. They look cool. But they're Halo figures. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Sun Jul 19, 2009 23:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Hoorah! All the bits are on their way (various bits of grease, tools, Wildcat shell, Hummer tyres etc). I now just need to think about a colour scheme for the body. If only there were a Team Beex strip. Grimothy - what are you doing with the back end of your tomcat? is it going to be covered? If so I could make a mini-Grim... machine. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 0:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Mr Chris wrote: Grimothy - what are you doing with the back end of your tomcat? is it going to be covered? Nope. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Won't your office building air-con unit on the back get wet? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Probably. It it can't deal with getting wet it's not much use to me. |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
When I went skating on Saturday I was talking to the bloke who owns the building and he's building a great big indoor RC car track in an unused part of it. Might get myself something and have a go, as long as they do some sort of stock races. From what I've seen you can spend almost enough to go racing for real if you get obsessed over upgrading these things. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
£25 for 2 alloy body mounts, for instance. Bonkers stuff. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
markg wrote: When I went skating on Saturday I was talking to the bloke who owns the building and he's building a great big indoor RC car track in an unused part of it. Might get myself something and have a go, as long as they do some sort of stock races. From what I've seen you can spend almost enough to go racing for real if you get obsessed over upgrading these things. Ooooooh. Where's he going to build that though? In Pets Corner? 
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Heh, no Pet's Corner is staying intact thankfully, it's going to be the whole top floor of the Deadwood Saloon. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 13:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Yippeekayay! That's darn tootin! |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 13:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Radio controlled aeroplanes, and that... and now cars! |
Bar's re-opening too, with some kind of American Diner, which I guess will just be the same horrible burgers and shit as before but with more American flags and Elvis posters. |
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