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Holiday Buggy build has stalled due to the receiver not being in the box with the transmitter and consequent loss of enthusiasm.
However I used time wisely and made some progress with my (very) long term SCX10 D90 project:
Step 1: dig one of the D90 bodies (I have 2) out and decide to do something with it
Step 2: fit and mask the windscreen panel
Step 3: primer the body
Step 4: unmask the screen and realise it is covered in overspray on the back because all the side windows are open...
Step 5: polish off the overspray and make mental note not to to the same thing when it comes to top coat
Step 6: bleach the chrome off various parts (almost worked)
Step 7: mock it all up, decide it needs some more stuff to make it look better - spend 150 quid online on stuff
Step 7: stop work until the stuff arrives, put it all away again.
These things are an expensive rabbit hole.
However I used time wisely and made some progress with my (very) long term SCX10 D90 project:
Step 1: dig one of the D90 bodies (I have 2) out and decide to do something with it
Step 2: fit and mask the windscreen panel
Step 3: primer the body
Step 4: unmask the screen and realise it is covered in overspray on the back because all the side windows are open...
Step 5: polish off the overspray and make mental note not to to the same thing when it comes to top coat
Step 6: bleach the chrome off various parts (almost worked)
Step 7: mock it all up, decide it needs some more stuff to make it look better - spend 150 quid online on stuff
Step 7: stop work until the stuff arrives, put it all away again.
These things are an expensive rabbit hole.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
MB140 said:
I always keep wishfully thinking I should take it up again. I was pretty good at racing.
Then I remind myself I am over 40. My reactions aren’t as quick as they were in my teens and things have moved on.
I remember the signing on sheets where you had to list if you were 26mhz or 40mhz (might be wrong frequency) and what colour crystals you had for each band so they allocate you something you had.
I remember a pair of brothers turn up at Eastwood in Notts and people all of a sudden we’re having interference issues when either of them were racing. Little b
ds were swapping out the crystals and deliberately interfering with others frequencies. Sure fire way of getting told to fk off and not come back. I imagine these days there all encrypted and digital so a thing of the past.
Lol same here, although I am nearer 50! When I was in my late teens, I used to race at the grandly-titled 'Royal Surrey Radio Controlled Car Club' which had a permanent track at Sandown Park horse racing course. I loved it, and had enough success to keep going back. Then I remind myself I am over 40. My reactions aren’t as quick as they were in my teens and things have moved on.
I remember the signing on sheets where you had to list if you were 26mhz or 40mhz (might be wrong frequency) and what colour crystals you had for each band so they allocate you something you had.
I remember a pair of brothers turn up at Eastwood in Notts and people all of a sudden we’re having interference issues when either of them were racing. Little b
ds were swapping out the crystals and deliberately interfering with others frequencies. Sure fire way of getting told to fk off and not come back. I imagine these days there all encrypted and digital so a thing of the past. I don't think there'd be anything wrong with the likes of you and I taking it up again now, we'd probably have to learn some new stuff about the latest technology maybe, but I daresay that wouldn't be a barrier?
And this morning I have bought a mini crawler for something to do whilst the track is closed.
Once this is all over any of you in the north are welcome to come race at Force raceway in Ossett W.Yorks
edited to sort out screwed up quoting
Edited by GOG440 on Monday 13th April 18:41
Decided to cutout the shell I painted to test at a race meeting that was cancelled due to Coronavirus
The shells are normally painted by one of my son’s sponsors (he is the one who races, I just prep his cars)
All the national meetings and the European championship have been cancelled now so don’t know when we will get to run next
The shells are normally painted by one of my son’s sponsors (he is the one who races, I just prep his cars)
All the national meetings and the European championship have been cancelled now so don’t know when we will get to run next
Edited by Jetblackonetenth on Monday 13th April 16:20
MB140 said:
I always keep wishfully thinking I should take it up again. I was pretty good at racing.
Then I remind myself I am over 40. My reactions aren’t as quick as they were in my teens and things have moved on.
I remember the signing on sheets where you had to list if you were 26mhz or 40mhz (might be wrong frequency) and what colour crystals you had for each band so they allocate you something you had.
I remember a pair of brothers turn up at Eastwood in Notts and people all of a sudden we’re having interference issues when either of them were racing. Little bds were swapping out the crystals and deliberately interfering with others frequencies. Sure fire way of getting told to fk off and not come back. I imagine these days there all encrypted and digital so a thing of the past.
Eastwood is still going although they have put tarmac on the old off road track (before my time) and have a new grass track. Then I remind myself I am over 40. My reactions aren’t as quick as they were in my teens and things have moved on.
I remember the signing on sheets where you had to list if you were 26mhz or 40mhz (might be wrong frequency) and what colour crystals you had for each band so they allocate you something you had.
I remember a pair of brothers turn up at Eastwood in Notts and people all of a sudden we’re having interference issues when either of them were racing. Little b
ds were swapping out the crystals and deliberately interfering with others frequencies. Sure fire way of getting told to fk off and not come back. I imagine these days there all encrypted and digital so a thing of the past. I am old enough to remember 27mhz and 40mhz but nearly everyone uses 2.4ghz now
Don’t get the interference issues anymore and you don’t need to take a peg
Jetblackonetenth said:
MB140 said:
I always keep wishfully thinking I should take it up again. I was pretty good at racing.
Then I remind myself I am over 40. My reactions aren’t as quick as they were in my teens and things have moved on.
I remember the signing on sheets where you had to list if you were 26mhz or 40mhz (might be wrong frequency) and what colour crystals you had for each band so they allocate you something you had.
I remember a pair of brothers turn up at Eastwood in Notts and people all of a sudden we’re having interference issues when either of them were racing. Little bds were swapping out the crystals and deliberately interfering with others frequencies. Sure fire way of getting told to fk off and not come back. I imagine these days there all encrypted and digital so a thing of the past.
Eastwood is still going although they have put tarmac on the old off road track (before my time) and have a new grass track. Then I remind myself I am over 40. My reactions aren’t as quick as they were in my teens and things have moved on.
I remember the signing on sheets where you had to list if you were 26mhz or 40mhz (might be wrong frequency) and what colour crystals you had for each band so they allocate you something you had.
I remember a pair of brothers turn up at Eastwood in Notts and people all of a sudden we’re having interference issues when either of them were racing. Little b
ds were swapping out the crystals and deliberately interfering with others frequencies. Sure fire way of getting told to fk off and not come back. I imagine these days there all encrypted and digital so a thing of the past. I am old enough to remember 27mhz and 40mhz but nearly everyone uses 2.4ghz now
Don’t get the interference issues anymore and you don’t need to take a peg
I really should get back in to it but I think it I did it again I would go petrol. Batteries even in my day were Uber expensive. I had a mixture of SCR and SCRC, should imagine that’s all gone now and there all Lithium.
I built a battery discharger for my GCSE (A*) (as the batteries couldn’t be charged from partial charge they had to be flat). I ended up with a bit of a sideline even at age 16 as I was making and selling them to other.
Motors I probably had 6, ranging from 9T to 14T some single and double. I also had a commutator lath. In general I found it very expensive (I should say my parents did until I picked up sponsorship).
Petrol sounds so much easier in the long run.
MB140 said:
Good to know Eastwood (although I believe it is called Broxtowe now)is still going. I’m from Eastwood. All my family still live local. Newthorpe and Langley Mill.
I really should get back in to it but I think it I did it again I would go petrol. Batteries even in my day were Uber expensive. I had a mixture of SCR and SCRC, should imagine that’s all gone now and there all Lithium.
I built a battery discharger for my GCSE (A*) (as the batteries couldn’t be charged from partial charge they had to be flat). I ended up with a bit of a sideline even at age 16 as I was making and selling them to other.
Motors I probably had 6, ranging from 9T to 14T some single and double. I also had a commutator lath. In general I found it very expensive (I should say my parents did until I picked up sponsorship).
Petrol sounds so much easier in the long run.
Yes it’s called Broxtowe Model Car ClubI really should get back in to it but I think it I did it again I would go petrol. Batteries even in my day were Uber expensive. I had a mixture of SCR and SCRC, should imagine that’s all gone now and there all Lithium.
I built a battery discharger for my GCSE (A*) (as the batteries couldn’t be charged from partial charge they had to be flat). I ended up with a bit of a sideline even at age 16 as I was making and selling them to other.
Motors I probably had 6, ranging from 9T to 14T some single and double. I also had a commutator lath. In general I found it very expensive (I should say my parents did until I picked up sponsorship).
Petrol sounds so much easier in the long run.
As I said I am old but not old enough to remember it as anything else
It is all lipo now and they are fairly cheap
Nitro is fun but but lipo is more user and neighbour friendly
I still have a com lathe. Not used it for ages. It seemed daft skimming a brand new motor down but in on road certainly you had to to get the speed out of them. I presume it was the same in off road
My two sons were shop sponsored for 1/8 nitro off road but I still had a shop bill of 10K one year! I stopped adding it up after that That was without travel expenses
They are both old enough now to pay for their own racing and although my youngest son is sponsored by a manufacturer it still costs him a lot to race if you take into account all the travel especially to the European races
My two sons were shop sponsored for 1/8 nitro off road but I still had a shop bill of 10K one year! I stopped adding it up after that
That was without travel expenses They are both old enough now to pay for their own racing and although my youngest son is sponsored by a manufacturer it still costs him a lot to race if you take into account all the travel especially to the European races
Jetblackonetenth said:
I still have a com lathe. Not used it for ages. It seemed daft skimming a brand new motor down but in on road certainly you had to to get the speed out of them. I presume it was the same in off road
My two sons were shop sponsored for 1/8 nitro off road but I still had a shop bill of 10K one year! I stopped adding it up after that That was without travel expenses
They are both old enough now to pay for their own racing and although my youngest son is sponsored by a manufacturer it still costs him a lot to race if you take into account all the travel especially to the European races
Like I said I was sponsored by a model shop. I used to race against Craig Drescher (former world champion) every now and then. It’s at that point you know your really not that good despite regularly finishing top three in A finals. My two sons were shop sponsored for 1/8 nitro off road but I still had a shop bill of 10K one year! I stopped adding it up after that
That was without travel expenses They are both old enough now to pay for their own racing and although my youngest son is sponsored by a manufacturer it still costs him a lot to race if you take into account all the travel especially to the European races
There just another level of good. Certainly in terms of car setup. I remember once at Kirk Hallam following him down a straight as he lapped me. His car just floated over the off road course. Mine not so good.
In terms of batteries how long does a pack last these days. Back when I was racing you would do well to get 4 mins out of a set before reduce performance would really start to show. By 5 mins you would really notice the battery going flat. And by 6 mins they were dead. That was of course before you got to a wet claggy muddy track.
As for cost. Yeah I hate to imagine how much my dad spent and when it was all robbed during a house burglary (garage as well ) then my dad just couldn’t face it as his business was starting to fail and money had become tight. But I imagine between me and my brother I bet you were talking best part of £3k even back in the mid 80s.
Now back to reading more about modern 1/10 off road.
Not sure how long a lipo pack lasts in 1/10 off road, it’s a class we have never raced. It is now, I don’t know about in your time, the biggest class of rc racing.
The good thing about rc is it doesn’t matter about your age so much, albeit some of the youngsters have quicker reactions.
Craig was and still is one of the top off road racers.
I would imagine the cars have moved on a lot in recent years. brushless motors and lipo batteries have changed the dynamics of the car considerably.
The good thing about rc is it doesn’t matter about your age so much, albeit some of the youngsters have quicker reactions.
Craig was and still is one of the top off road racers.
I would imagine the cars have moved on a lot in recent years. brushless motors and lipo batteries have changed the dynamics of the car considerably.
MB140 said:
I always keep wishfully thinking I should take it up again. I was pretty good at racing.
Then I remind myself I am over 40. My reactions aren’t as quick as they were in my teens and things have moved on.
As well as the technical progress people have already said regarding electrics, there is also a great vintage racing scene in the UK and around the world. More relaxed racing, all the old cars you know and love and mostly older drivers reliving their youth. Think Goodwood for RC buggies.Then I remind myself I am over 40. My reactions aren’t as quick as they were in my teens and things have moved on.
Check out IconicRC.com on Facebook to see what it's all about.
Here's the entry for last years main event of the year 'The Revival':
2wd Saturday
4wd Sunday
Edited by groomi on Monday 13th April 22:04
The iconic series is great and the one off events are fully booked quickly. My sons took part in last year’s iconic on road championship. My eldest with a M03 and my youngest with a F103. It was great fun and it is encouraged to make the cars look like scale cars rather than the jelly mould aero based shells in modern rc cars.
For the last round I built him a 6 wheel Tyrrell. It wasn’t easy to drive and had way too much steering but he still managed to win with it
For the last round I built him a 6 wheel Tyrrell. It wasn’t easy to drive and had way too much steering but he still managed to win with it
Edited by Jetblackonetenth on Tuesday 14th April 06:45
Edited by Jetblackonetenth on Tuesday 14th April 08:44
Jader1973 said:
SlimRick said:
The Defender 110 is big so that buggy must be huge!What on earth is it?
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