Anyone into R/C?

he may need to shoot them an email first due to the lipo international shipping restrictions.

 

speaking of LiPo, tomorrow only, Hobby People will discount their 35c 2S 4000mah LiPo pack down to $23.99

i was there today and met a guy who is into RC naval combat... RC boats armed with C02 powered cannons shooting ball bearings at each other to damage and sink each others' ships and sink them... NUTS...

He steered me to rcnavalcombat.com and this is a description of what they do...

In RC Naval Combat, captains from around the world build, fight, and sink WWI and WWII RC scale model warships. Each ship is armed with CO2-powered cannons, armored in thin balsa, and built to scale specifications; typically the average battleship measures between 5 and 6 feet long! These vessels engage each other in combat, endeavoring to punch holes in each others hulls until one of the vessels sinks or flees. Yes, the cannon really do fire, the vessels really do take damage and sink, and yes, it is a ton of fun!

 

the rc naval ship guy i met today said that Hobby King just opened up a warehouse in Downtown L.A. and shipping should be cheaper and easier now...

 

Yeah but Tyler is in Canada, not sure if hobbypartz could ship other method.

Wow those ships are crazy looking at their gallery now

 

oh, didn't see Canada...

yah, those naval ships looks like a deep money pit... 5 to 6 foot long ships, with up to 10 channel radio systems, armory, then the rebuild after each battle... yikes...

 

definitely, just saw this pic



building all that to actually destroy it..... damn!.....

would love to see them in person.

 

My bud and I just got some pacs from China.

 

Prolly gonna pick up some kind of blade heli thursday... I like the msR

 

It's a cool little heli, should keep you challenged for some time. It is a good better in the wind (outdoors) than the MCX, but a good bit less sable. And still small enough for indoors after you get the hang of it. On these little helis if you get in trouble chop the throttle, and 95% of the time you won't break anything, BUT it's a TERRIBLE habit when flying collective pitch birds.

 

mSR is a fun bird. Its good for learning orientations and basic flight fundamentals.... however it flies nothing like a CP. Great beginner bird!

 

Thats's what I'm thinking. Learn on this and upgrade to a bigger CP heli later on

 

Anyone interested in buying kyosho DBX & traxxss slash 4x4 vxl ?

 

had some free time today and dusted off a couple projects...

swapped out the tire and wheel combo on my long travel slash...



picked up an HPI mini trophy with brushless system and aluminum 8hole scale wheels with yokohama geolandar 1.9s on eBay...

 

^^Never realized how scale those hpi trucks good look. Very cool.

 

HPI makes a Toyota body and BFG Baja Projects for the Mini Trophy

 

Yeah, I'm with you and Fear, those look awesome, not sure there purpose, but they look almost real...

 

That truck spawned out of HPI sponsoring Team Shark Attacks's 7200 truck

 

If your thinking MSR, take a hard look at the SR120, basically the same, but with more size and stability.

 

yah, the ivan stewart yota body looks bad ass...

these lil rigs are more for scale bashing... it doesn't have as much travel as my slash and steering control on it is a lil weird, but it's been cool to take out for a spin...

 

none of those lol
Team C. Im hooked on the brand. Everything I have from them is super nice, and the prices are really great for what you get.

The equivalent to a Factory Team Associated kit (race spec hop ups ie. shocks, hubs, hexes) cost me about 165 shipped.

Im very happy with the stuff I have from them