diamond dust speed?
11-08-2011, 06:35 PM
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RE: diamond dust speed?
You should be in the 120-130 range.. try lots of props,, i've been surprised what works well for flat out top speed. Nice covering!
11-10-2011, 10:03 AM
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RE: diamond dust speed?
ORIGINAL: smoknrv4
An apc 9x7 would be a good prop to start w/, easy launches and yes about 120-130, and the engine will like it.
An apc 9x7 would be a good prop to start w/, easy launches and yes about 120-130, and the engine will like it.
good balance of performance, and will be pleanty quick
11-14-2011, 08:49 AM
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RE: diamond dust speed?
ORIGINAL: Jeremymac
How or what motor will really get the speed out of it?
How or what motor will really get the speed out of it?
a few references
Agreed - QM40 engine will get you some good top end, but launch is a little tricky. Not impossible. Some folks have had some amazing results.
More traditional FIRE type engine will get you tons of speed and a little more margin on launch since you have a bit more flexibility on prop selection.
Ultimately, the question is how fast do you wish to go ?
11-19-2011, 05:55 AM
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http://www.diamonddustrc.com/
UPDATE......web site says they are out of stock.....
MIKES R/C sells the SCREAMON DEAMON.
http://www.mikesrc.us/
UPDATE......web site says they are out of stock.....
MIKES R/C sells the SCREAMON DEAMON.
http://www.mikesrc.us/
11-19-2011, 07:29 PM
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RE: diamond dust speed?
FF, do you like the one with the engine laid down flat...? Bruce Matthews gave me that idea.
Too bad that messy NVA hangs out in the wind, but it's handy for running a latex bladder tank.
Otherwise, that mess could be cleaned up if the model had a normal tank and ran off crankcase pressure.
Too bad that messy NVA hangs out in the wind, but it's handy for running a latex bladder tank.
Otherwise, that mess could be cleaned up if the model had a normal tank and ran off crankcase pressure.
11-20-2011, 06:41 AM
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RE: diamond dust speed?
I have flown diamond dusts back about 10-12 years ago. I always run a on os piped up. I have never went to the extreme end to do funds back then. I had took break from the hobby for a few years. I had friend I helped wrap his car with carbon fiber vinyl wrap. I thought it looked real "space aged" being back into the hobby now. I wanted a platform to wrap. The dust was the first thing that came to mind! I think it looks good.
11-20-2011, 07:31 AM
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Is that the self adhesive stuff that sign shops wrap commercial vehicles with..?
Pretty amazing how they can print out a life sized photograph [for example] and all the other graphics then apply it so perfectly to a car body that's full of bumps and curves.
Pretty amazing how they can print out a life sized photograph [for example] and all the other graphics then apply it so perfectly to a car body that's full of bumps and curves.
11-20-2011, 11:33 AM
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I used to buy big rolls of that stuff with a friend, then we each took 1/2 and covered all our styrofoam combat planes with it. It was just clear plastic. It worked really well and was more puncture proof than monokote. We never found it wholesale and the outfit that sold it retail called it "Fascal". Some guys would spray paint or dye the sticky side before covering with it.
Since then, I've heard of a similar product called Avery paper.
I've never tried using it on open framework, I didn't know it would work.
Since then, I've heard of a similar product called Avery paper.
I've never tried using it on open framework, I didn't know it would work.
11-20-2011, 11:46 AM
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I used the wrap over the monokote it really doesn't shrink. But it think it should hold up to the wear and tear to belly landings. I have ripped the covering off a dust in the past.
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RE: diamond dust speed?
ORIGINAL: combatpigg
FF, do you like the one with the engine laid down flat...? Bruce Matthews gave me that idea.
Too bad that messy NVA hangs out in the wind, but it's handy for running a latex bladder tank.
Otherwise, that mess could be cleaned up if the model had a normal tank and ran off crankcase pressure.
FF, do you like the one with the engine laid down flat...? Bruce Matthews gave me that idea.
Too bad that messy NVA hangs out in the wind, but it's handy for running a latex bladder tank.
Otherwise, that mess could be cleaned up if the model had a normal tank and ran off crankcase pressure.
