My fleet of RC Cars

[Maxxed_Ross]

Following on from the snow thread, here's some shots of my "fleet!"

I'm a bit of a sucker for Tamiya models so over the years I've build up quite a few... with a few other mixed in from Kyosho and HPI that add to about 80 - 90... I've not counted recently :joker:

One of my favourites, and one of my best pictures. Taken for a comp on the Tamiyaclub world owners club it ended up coming second

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The truck that more or less started it all, the Traxxas EMaxx... the truck that actually got me my user name as the first forum I ever joined was for RC car racing!

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The Kyosho Blizzard - fantastic fun in the snow

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The HPI Baja 5B... insane fun and a deadly weapon if it ever hit you! :axe:

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My Tamiya Mountaineer... the oldest model I own and probably the most vauable

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All the Impreza's together

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The Juggernaught... it's a bit of a monster

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The Aeromax. A total swine to drive as it's so damn big and heavy. This one is probably the most expensive as it runs 6 channel radio gear and everything is automated. it looks, sounds and acts like a real truck

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My little F201 F1 car. Carbon fibre everything and proper inboard cam driven suspension. I love this car

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Godzilla - the Nissan Skyline R34 Z Tune replica I made up with full lighting kit

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My old racing colours from back in 2005 when I was sponsored by Morrisons MG garage in Stirling

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The Crawler project I put together back in the days when rock crawling was still a bit underground and you couldn't buy kits off the shelf. This one started life as a Tamiya TXT1 that was modified until the point only the chassis and axles were original!

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and the rest of team orange. My current Tamiya TRF 416 racing chassis (imported from Japan) and HPI Micro RS4

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And the last time they were all together in one place in the back garden

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and all the stuff that lives in the loft

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there's loads more here:

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/maxxed_ross/RC/

[welshone]

A great but slightly mad collection you have there :bow:

[mattie007]

That lot would fill my house!
Used to have a Tamiya 406, Mini and S2000. Loved them all but got smashed to pieces as the only place I could run them was on the road!
Was offered my mates 1:6 Kyosho Impreza but its just to big and fast! Would love a nitro one day.

[stamford]

A very nice selection Ross.

[Maxxed_Ross]

cheers lads. I've been running these since 1999 and only stopped racing at the end of last year when my local club went bust.

It's been a long and exciting time in places. I found a Tyrell 6 wheeler in my ex girlfriends uncles loft and he just gave me it... the car was mint and worth a silly amount of money.

Then there was the TA05 powered Ferrari F430. I had good links with a few guys in Japan and I had my kit built and painted the day after it was officially launched in Japan - and a week before anyone else in Europe got hold of one.

almost if not every car in that group picture has a story to it

[celtic_k8]

Wow! Some nice little beasties youve got there :)

Would love to one day have a couple of nitros.

[Maxxed_Ross]

nitro is a total pain in the ass, I've only got 3 and they hardly ever run these days

the Baja is 2 stroke and much more user friendly, starts without any issue even after sitting for months, is much cheaper to run (at todays prices roughtly 50p of unleaded and 2 stroke oil per tank - a tank lasts about 30 mins if you drive flat out everywhere!) and is faster

[celtic_k8]

Ahhhhh cool well maybe one day when I have some spare funds. Would be a laugh :)

[Alan.F]

nice collection there Ross i am not jealous honest :whistle:

[Smokie]

wow amazing collection. i was gonna put some pics up of Tamiya M03 Mini, Traxxas Rustler and Bandit but i dont think i will now lol

[Dav]

I've got a nitro HSP Warhead, and is my first foray into 'proper' RC cars. Only now I've gotta order some new bolts coz my pull start has come off :(

[BUCKYDEVIL]

Brilliant collection mate, really like the big rig truck.
Shame to have them up the loft, nice display cases would be cool.

[stamford]

I used to have a Jerobee race car many years ago, that thing was quick.

Now I have helicopters, the dogs hate it!

[Lukeus101]

Impressive collection :)

[Maxxed_Ross]

cheers lads

Brilliant collection mate, really like the big rig truck.
Shame to have them up the loft, nice display cases would be cool.

I just don't have the space. Around 10 are on display in my games room

I put in some nice floating shelves for my favourites, the rest are on the top of some wardrobes and the big rig lives over the TV

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I used to have a Jerobee race car many years ago, that thing was quick.

Now I have helicopters, the dogs hate it!

I've got a 400 brushless helicopter somewhere. It crashed badly on my first outing and hasn't flown since

[peterzs]

Love the thread, you wouldnt believe it till you have seen them all.

Great collection, and I thought I was lucky to have a remote helicopter to play with.

We live near the New Forest and used to see a couple of guys running some cars on the grassy slopes, did go well.

[Maxxed_Ross]

cheers Pete. There's loads of pictures on that photobucket link but I'm sure there are a few cars missing, as I've been doing this since before I actually had a digital camera!

[Leigh_EvoIX]

Cool collection there! I've had a few over the years. Have a Hobao hyper 7 PBS at the mo but it's stuck at my folks in the garage.

[Enright]

@ Stamford & Peter: what heli's do you have?
I've got a Raptor 50, a Zoom 400, and my personal favourite is a T-Rex 450.

[peterzs]

My ones a £14.99 special.

So good, its not got a name, made in China, Gyroscope, No. 9808.

Flashing LED's flys in the house, good fun, chasing the dog with it, he cant make it out.

Is easy to fly, we bought one of the grandkids one, spent all night fighting to have a go. So I bought 2, his and hers, sept hers isnt interested in racing, or seeing who can land on a plate!!!!!!!!!!

Women,,, dont know what they are missing, still, if I crash my yellow one know I have backup.

Was just thinking of scanning ebay, remote controlled cars!!.

:wave:

[Supercharged_Z]

i got a small rc copter for xmas but it does not lift itself well, it does not seem to have the power to pull itself up like you would expect!!

Do have a brushless of roader thats mental fast for a electric!!! 30mph over grass

[peterzs]

Just got shouted at for nearly taking the dangling bits off the lounge lights.

This little baby pulls up well, took it out in the driveway but its a bit too dark!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Boot Hill Bandit]

Just got shouted at for nearly taking the dangling bits off the lounge lights.

This little baby pulls up well, took it out in the driveway but its a bit too dark!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:laugh: I get shouted at all the time........you should have chased the missus instead lol

[peterzs]

:devil::devil::devil:

[stamford]

I'm on my third one now, first one broke, was a decent gyro one with alloy chassis I bought from the night market in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Youngest daughter bought me another for xmas and that got my interest again. Then recently bought another, Syma S032G, not bad bit of kit and a really easy to fly. I'm no expert so gradually getting bigger.

[ian zs180]

Great collection there mate . ive had a couple my first was a hsp cheap and cheerful nitro didnt last long , but then i got the bug so went out and bought an ansmann kyrptonite truggy with a 28 nitro engine my god it was the biggest laod of junk ever had loads of issues with the rear diff letting go and when the engine let go i thought bin it lol . I then bought my traxxas rustler vxl and i,ve never looked back i will always stay with electric now i,m running it on 3s lipo and its damn quick traxxas claim 70mph + but god knows how they do it mine just wants to take off lol .

[peterzs]

Took my little gyroscope out in the garden, went well!!!!

Bit too well, up in the air, tried to shut it down but just carried on going up, drifted over the fence into next doors garden. Felt like a little lad again, "can I have my helicopter back, please".

So...... tried again, kept away from that side, wooosh up and away, over the other side fence. The grandkids had just arrived so went round with one of them and blamed her!!!!!!!!!!

Neighbour was impressed with my £14.99 bargain, even more so when the 7 yr old grandson proceeded to show him how easy it was to fly....

Thanks Ross, RC car ummmmmmmmmm.

[stamford]

:laugh: nice one Peter, maybe we should take them to Stoneleigh to have some fun! :D

[peterzs]

Think we would get thrown out, can just see my one crashing into the most prized car at the show!!!!!!!!

Thought did cross my mind though.

:):):)

[stamford]

I'll bring mine, might have time to kill before it opens, besides it'll give the H&S execs something to do! :laugh:

[peterzs]

OK, I'll pop out and get some more rechargeable AA's.

I'd better get some practice in.

:):):):)

I've got a paste table we use for car booting, will that do, with a sheet or something over it. Or do we want something more substantial for our club stand??

:):):):)

[Maxxed_Ross]

it's worse when you give the girlfriend a go of the little indoor chopper that she bought you for christmas and heads straight for the new TV... twice


Think I'll stick to 4 / 8 / 16 / no wheels lol

[Enright]

I've got a Raptor 50, a Zoom 400, and my personal favourite is a T-Rex 450.

Here's what the T-Rex looks like, although I'd need to practise for a few years solid (and have an unlimited spares budget) if I wanted to become as good a pilot as this...

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=GB#/watch?v=exN75Bytq_o

[peterzs]

Links not working for me, but the censored one looked interesting!!!!!!!!!

[Enright]

I don't know what went off there - it worked fine on my iPad. This seems to work on the laptop and hopefully doesn't provide any more dodgy links!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exN75Bytq_o

[stamford]

Nice copter, but that pilot is mental! Looks like a demented dragonfly.

[peterzs]

Wow, he can certainly fly it.

Bit like my one, except mine was in the lounge and only stopped when it crashed up into the peardrop glass dangle bits of the lights, followed by shouts and screams!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stamford]

Wow, he can certainly fly it.

Bit like my one, except mine was in the lounge and only stopped when it crashed up into the peardrop glass dangle bits of the lights, followed by shouts and screams!!!!!!!!!!!!


:laugh: Pete you do make me laugh!

[peterzs]

Trouble is its all true!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maxxed_Ross]

it's either a T-Rex 400 or 450 I have... I can't remember. It's got loads of carbon fibre bling though haha

[talkingcars]

OK, I'll pop out and get some more rechargeable AA's.


Rechargables are not recomended for flying RC aircraft as the fade rate when they go flat is much more rapid than disposables.

Having said that, the helicopeter Mrs TC got me for christmas has a built in rechargable battery pack, it does go flat very quickly.

[Jem]

Nice collection you have,This is one thing i could never get into ive had a couple then got fed up.

[Maxxed_Ross]

it's a labour of love lol

the number if times I've had a proper wobbly fit when one of my race cars broke during a race or the batteries dumped (went off) early... and it always happens when you're doing well never when you're at the back anyway!

I snapped my extremely expensive import only (at the time there were only 3 in the UK) Evolution III chassis in half the first night I used it after clipping one of the sports hall roof supports at full speed. I hit the post so hard the carbon fibre chassis de-laminated and actually ripped apart in layers.

I wasn't a happy bunny that night

[readie86]

impressive collection there