Any RC'ers here?

SevenDead1ySinz

SevenDead1ySinz

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Sep 11, 2013
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A couple years ago I got into RC with hobby grade stuff. I primarily fly aircraft and have a couple planes, and my sons are wanting to get into surface stuff.

Anyone else here into RC'ing?
 
Plainview said:
Had a Blackfoot 23 years ago.
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The Tamiya one? I hear that make good stuff but never used any myself.

For planes I stick to Parkzone for the micro's and I have a 55" Wingspan E-Flite T-34 mentor that has been on the bench for over a year after a spiralling crash lol
My boys have been asking for an RC truck/car for a while..and my wife always wants to get them the new bright/fast track stuff from Wal-Mart/TRU, while I keep holding off for hobby grade stuff that can take some abuse, be upgraded, and be fixed from the inevitable broken parts. Been looking at some ECX stuff which seems to be entry level stuff for a reasonable price. I also for some time have enjoyed building Guillows balsa wood rubber band powered models, great fun with the kids.
 
I'm very interesting in RC but can't really afford it on my college student budget.

Last year, I stopped by an RC club that had a display in the mall. I tried out a computer RC simulator they had setup and had fun flying some helicopters.

I'd like to get a real RC Helicopter someday.
 
I would love to get my revo running again. It`s just collecting dust right now. But my money is going towards my x1.
 
Videodrome said:
I'm very interesting in RC but can't really afford it on my college student budget.

Last year, I stopped by an RC club that had a display in the mall. I tried out a computer RC simulator they had setup and had fun flying some helicopters.

I'd like to get a real RC Helicopter someday.
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Yeah it is an expensive hobby. I had to put my flying on hold due to budget constraints as the MCAA and club dues were just not available at the time, plus our local flying field just got shutdown due to complaints so they are looking for a new one at the moment. Which RC sim did you use? RealFlight or Phoenix? I use Phoenix only for the free updates from version to version but I hear RealFlight is a good sim, just have to buy the new version every time. I have a cheapo costco heli for practicing, I'm not very good lol,
crbenfield said:
I would love to get my revo running again. It`s just collecting dust right now. But my money is going towards my x1.
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Plainview said:
Yeah, the Tamiya one.
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For you guys with surface experience, any tips for maintenance? or any recommended types of mods for new vehicles? My older boy wants a truck, and is leaning more towards the monster bodies over the short course or circuit style, and my younger wants a buggy. I was planning on just leaving them as is for now, until they are really into it. At that point I will probably switch the plastic gears out for metal, and upgraded the included brushed engine to a sensorless brushless, and maybe mod it to fit my 3S air lipo's.
 
I didn't notice which program it was. The last SIM Copter I flew was a heavy Apache and the weight made it seem nice and stable to move around.

Also, the SIM flyer did have a RC style controller plugged into the USB, so it's not like people were stuck with the mouse and keyboard.


Heh. Actually, my college campus is right next to a medical center and last week I watched the Life Flight helicopter cross over and land on the roof. I was just thinking it would damn cool to be flying one of those. What a helluva job.
 
SevenDead1ySinz said:
The Tamiya one? I hear that make good stuff but never used any myself.

For planes I stick to Parkzone for the micro's and I have a 55" Wingspan E-Flite T-34 mentor that has been on the bench for over a year after a spiralling crash lol
My boys have been asking for an RC truck/car for a while..and my wife always wants to get them the new bright/fast track stuff from Wal-Mart/TRU, while I keep holding off for hobby grade stuff that can take some abuse, be upgraded, and be fixed from the inevitable broken parts. Been looking at some ECX stuff which seems to be entry level stuff for a reasonable price. I also for some time have enjoyed building Guillows balsa wood rubber band powered models, great fun with the kids.
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Tamiya is like the GOD of anything model or RC'ing! It's like Tamiya are the Mercedes or BMW.....The rest Pintos (Ok, not that bad, but you get the picture).......

Have to go and take a look at my 1/200 scale Missouri when it comes in....Thinking about RC'ing it.....
 
Videodrome said:
I didn't notice which program it was. The last SIM Copter I flew was a heavy Apache and the weight made it seem nice and stable to move around.

Also, the SIM flyer did have a RC style controller plugged into the USB, so it's not like people were stuck with the mouse and keyboard.


Heh. Actually, my college campus is right next to a medical center and last week I watched the Life Flight helicopter cross over and land on the roof. I was just thinking it would damn cool to be flying one of those. What a helluva job.
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Yeah the sim I use at home for myself and my boys allows us to plug in our TX's and use those, great for perfecting skills

Stryder Kennset said:
Tamiya is like the GOD of anything model or RC'ing! It's like Tamiya are the Mercedes or BMW.....The rest Pintos (Ok, not that bad, but you get the picture).......

Have to go and take a look at my 1/200 scale Missouri when it comes in....Thinking about RC'ing it.....
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Hmm, I will have to keep an eye out for some Tamiya stuff within my budget, usually it's been either out of my budget or experience level.
 
Stryder Kennset said:
Tamiya stuff are expensive no doubt, but the quality...Again, Mercedes or BMW vs. Pintos....If you got the cash, get the best!
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Yeah, for kids though it might be a bit much..but for myself in the future definitely something to look for.

Vaterra has a ZL1 Camero police car that looks sweet, would want to repaint the body though to look like Barricade from Transformers lol. Trying to keep the boys ones on the cheaper side, but want to get ready to run kits. The ECX line that Horizon Hobby has seems to be a good beginner line for what you get for the price. Tamiya has a nice 2WD Buggy kit for $100 but requires a TX, so I might get that later on for me to mess around with, it seems upgradeable too so that's a plus. Pretty much all of my RC experience has been flight thus far so surface stuff is very new to me, trying to learn what I can as fast as I can, but there is a lot of crossover in the basic stuff so that's a plus :)

Seems most of the surface kits all use NiMH's instead of Lipo's, not sure if there is a reason for that but luckily my Thunder power charger will work, hate those included in box peak chargers.
 
Hell Yeah ..the big one is my Baja 5b literally 2k in upgrades has a new OBR 38cc engine 10hp. The middle is a Losi Mini8ight and the last in a Thunder Tiger MT4 both brushless Castle Creations brushless systems .
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Zubalon said:
Hell Yeah ..the big one is my Baja 5b literally 2k in upgrades has OBR 38cc engine 10hp. The middle is a Losi Mini8ight and the last in a Thunder Tiger MT4 both brushless Castle Creations brushless systems .
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What scale are the Baja and the Thunder Tiger?

And 2k in upgrades? wow lol must have hopped up everything you could?
 
I guess I'm the equivalent of a lurker since I haven't bought this stuff yet, but I'm curious if all this is still only based on Radio? Has any of this started to use tools based on Wireless Internet control?
 
Videodrome said:
I guess I'm the equivalent of a lurker since I haven't bought this stuff yet, but I'm curious if all this is still only based on Radio? Has any of this started to use tools based on Wireless Internet control?
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I believe (but I could be wrong) that it currently only goes as high as 2.4Ghz transmission for most of the hobby grade stuff. I think the closest thing to what you are talking about is the Parrot AR Drone that uses an app on iOS and Android to control it, the onboard electronics create a WiFi hotspot. I think though that this is the only product that currently does this.

What type of uses would you want with Wireless internet control?
 
ZombiesRUCrazy said:
I use to do model rocketry lol.
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I used to as well when I was a young teen, would like to get my boys introduced to it but my wife is hellbent against it. She doesn't want the engines in the house for fear of explosion/fire..something about a bad accident in her family when she was younger.
 
SevenDead1ySinz said:
I used to as well when I was a young teen, would like to get my boys introduced to it but my wife is hellbent against it. She doesn't want the engines in the house for fear of explosion/fire..something about a bad accident in her family when she was younger.
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it got too expensive for me. $20 bucks to shoot off one rocket became too rich for my wallet haha.
 
SevenDead1ySinz said:
I don't think I ever went higher than a C size engine when I was younger, I only shot off a few though
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ya, the biggest I shot was a G size motor, anything higher and you had to get be certified, at least here in the U.S.

Only problem with the bigger motors is that you pretty much have to go out to the desert.
 
ZombiesRUCrazy said:
ya, the biggest I shot was a G size motor, anything higher and you had to get be certified, at least here in the U.S.

Only problem with the bigger motors is that you pretty much have to go out to the desert.
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Oh? why is that?
Videodrome said:
I'm partly curious just because I'm in College for networking stuff. Also, it would be interesting to see if it could interact with other devices.

Okay honestly, I'm thinking Cellular communication for crazy long range.
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Ahh ok, I think 1 mile is the reliable range on the 2.4Ghz spectrum for RC, though it's been my experience that I've run out of visibility of my aircraft before running out of range. I've heard of people who have gotten near 2 miles of range, mostly using FPV though. I've also seen people with sailplanes get some pretty high altitude and range. There is a guy who flew a transatlantic flight with his RC, from Newfoundland to Ireland, but I think the majority of it was GPS based autopilot.
 
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