calvino

they prob have the motor do some of the lifting, while the rudder steers it, maybe they have cntrol surfaces inside???

lee172

you might as well spend £10 more and get the joy of the build as well..

calvino

if you guys are into this stuff, here is another version of the vid I made WITHOUT the audio jump... enjoy http://www.rcuvideos.com/item/98QMYL1ZTH842H0P

rcluke

i fancy a re-build of one, like a restoration

mechanizeddeath

isn't the traxxas radio actually made by someone else? sort of like my cheapie Tower radio being Futaba?

also, man i go away for a day and the lounge grows like 10 pages! lol

Lunchboxer

That's like almost $200 USD, right?!

mechanizeddeath

oh mam, those are awesome! needs a Frog/Brat tho. or maybe just a naked spaceframe chassis.

mechanizeddeath

here's a crazy question... are there any hobby grade RC cars that still come with driver figures? besides the re-res of course! i know some boats and planes have them, but i can't recall seeing a modern RC car with a driver figure.

Lunchboxer

Well, don't go away for a day then.........

Was just saying that it is a 27Mhz AM radio working w/ a $300 ESC..

I am sure it works fine..... but was just saying..

rcluke

yeah $180

mechanizeddeath

hmm call me weird but i kind of like that second one... and the price isn't bad, considering the tamiya list prices seem to be roughly double what the car will actually sell for.

mechanizeddeath

haha, riiiiight. that's like me saying i was done after buying the TT-Gear Frog... less than 24 hours later i already had an order in for some hop ups.

[]TEX[]

I got my WW repro stickers from the UK today. Look like the originals, well worth the money.

mechanizeddeath

that thing is so cool... wish i had one!

Lunchboxer

Wild Willy 2 is not a re-re.... has the most famous driver figure in it!!

mechanizeddeath

haha, i get what you're saying. i'm sure people would have said the same had i gone through with my original plan of putting a $250+ brushless system into the Brat. i mean i'm sure someone has done that, but it was probably a fun swap from a more modern RC instead of the only one they had.

mechanizeddeath

hmmm you're right! but then again although it isn't a true re-re, it's sort of like the TT-Gear Frog, modeled after old school goodness! he is the most famous driver though, i know he was in the WW and also that willys wheeler, maybe something else.

didn't all the old drivers have names? just not as well known as willy... wonder what the Brat driver's name is? according to the sticker on the TT-Gear Frog, the driver is named "Glenn Morris" although sadly he does't appear inside the vehicle, just ESC tabs, some wires, and the flag on the RX crystal.

Lunchboxer

That's awesome! I might need to get one myself!!

Lunchboxer

So this is what I was working on last night and this morning... ha!

You can see more at my Blizzard thread (which is moved to an impossible to find location.. LOL! joke)

Bring it on, snow!!!! [:@] I will show you who's the boss!!

[]TEX[]

Hope everyone is saving their RC money!

Lunchboxer

Is that another M-03?!

[]TEX[]

It is the new MINI Cooper S 2006

mechanizeddeath

looks nice. very scale! almost like someone glued oversize body posts and clips onto the real thing.

come to think of it i might due that to my boring Camry. might make it a bit more exciting!

Lunchboxer

You are not getting that, are you?! (consider you got a M-chassis already!)

The Hedgehog