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I think they do, i can't say i have ever been but remember talking to a few chaps at the Nationals last year who flew there.
girl friend is from up there and she just said they used to fly there.
Wondering if i should start bringing a model when up visiting her parents hehehe
Don't get me started on RC
It's my Sons hobby really, I'm just his mechanic
He races 1/8th scale nitro powered buggies
This is a pic from the club website
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This is with the older body shell, probably pulling about 65mph here
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These after a rebuild, ready for the next race meeting
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I always keep my cheapy Belt heli in its Metal case in the boot for wasting time when its quiet!
[s]Edit: clearly I don't know how to do videos :roll:[/s]
I actually fancy a car now lol
I assume that with brushless motors and Lipo batteries electric cars can be quite fast too these days?
Things have come on a bit since the Mardave copy stock car I built in metalwork at school - even though it had an OPS .21 motor.
When the IWM first opened at Duxford I got to sit in the real P51D 'Big Beautiful Doll' as a kid of about 13 - made my day. 🙂
Spitfire MK IX, 1/9 scale
6 Channel - throttle, rudder, elevator, ailerons, retractable landing grear, flaps
Scratch built, probably taken about 100hours so far...
Probably chicken out of flying it when it's done!
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Wow! On so many levels!
Pacemaker - those vids and stills are truly amazing!
We regularly get fly past by Rob Davies in Big Beautiful doll at model shows as Rob is a modeller too, he landed at a the invitation fly in at Ex RAF Coltishall last year.
We were lucky enough to also get a cheeky low flypast by a couple of Typhoons as the head tech at Coninsby is the main man at the RAF model flying club 😀
what tyres for an RC ..
those planes are brilliant!
Found a little video taken from my Extra
Turn sound down first.
Pah don't want all that noisy stuff:
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/4575205211/ ]North Hill - May 2010[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/4827490989/ ]Garway - July 2010[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/alexleigh/ ]Alex Leigh[/url], on Flickr
All my models are electric so noise is not so bad (if you ignore the 2200kv motors spinning 6x4 props lol)
What glider is the first one?
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I cant stop.
This is among my favourite model to fly, simply because its super cheap to build.
and cheap meaning less tears when smashing it :0)
Managed to rip half the tail off it when i last flew it by turning rather sharply.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/4555266089/ ]mig 016[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/83246699@N00/ ]msh_sco[/url], on Flickr
First one is a Salto. Bit of an animal.. not mine but I do want one.
i got one of these....
http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.php?lang=en&partNo=511
and its awesome!
BUT A BIG BUT!!!!
THE SURFACE NEEDS TO BE PERFECT FLAT AND SMOOTH TO HAVE FUN!
id get a buggy next time.
i found a local track here in innsbruck so will be collecting mine in march when im back 😉
Pilot error, pushing the stick up whilst inverted
You mean pulling back on the stick, shirley?
What are these? They look interesting:
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Mig-29 build after the rcpowers plans.
Thrust vectoring pusher prop.
Build from 6mm depron
Rcpowers video
Amazingly fun to fly
Girlfriend have just said she is following this thread, to make sure i don't buy anymore planes.
the T-Rex 450 is indeed a good step up from a co-ax, although a totally different beast to fly; there are cheaper models at that size as well.
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be aware though that the 450 size helis will need a room the size of a church hall to fly in indoors; they are also big enough to fly outdoors on a calm day
I disagree - far better going to a FP if you've only flown co-ax - the learning curve is a little less steep, and you don't have to worry about all the setup stuff. You should be able to fly a 450 outside on a far less than calm day - I can fly my tiny 4#6S outside even when not completely calm.
I note you did mention some other options - out of those the SR120 would be my choice as it's FP, but then personally I'd pick a Walkera with a 3-axis gyro over that (the gyro helps a lot with the stability) - eg the 4#6S I have, or the flybarless V120D01. That's if you want something small enough that you can fly inside in a normal room and also fly outside. Then again, if you are happy with the next step being something to fly inside, an MSR or a Nine Eagles Solo Pro as they have a 45 degree flybar which makes them inherently stable, so a lot easier to learn with.
Thanks for the advice, was just looking at the MSR as it happens. Should be a bit cheaper as I already have the transmitter from the MCX2
Finding it hard to justify the money spent to the other half as you have all probably spotted but if i can get a red MSR to match the MCX2 she probably won't notice. Lol.
Oh, and here's a pic of some of my fleet - mrs aracer bought me the one at the front (fool).
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I have one of these (Hobao Hyper 8)
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With one of these! (rb ws2)
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And it's far far to quick for me. Infact it's so much quicker than I imagined it to be!
Just over a meter wingspan with a SC .52 enginge in her...
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hows that helicopter flying upside-down? i didn't think that was possible?
Oh, and that spitfire up there is lovely. I'd love to do something like that if I had the time (and patience).
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The original poster has certainly got the best pics by far! The others are just all a bit too serious where as that one is just an RC car being played with.
hows that helicopter flying upside-down? i didn't think that was possible?
AFAIK, RC helicopters can fly upside down ,when real ones can't. Dunno why...
If I'm right, can someone please explain why? 🙂
I used to race 2WD electric buggies. A Schumacer Fireblade was my last one, some years ago now. That was a bit fast was that, but I'd love to see how they go with modern cells and motors in them.... 🙂
Lynx was famous for being able to loop the loop, as well as being the fastest production helicopter. Think that's changed now (other helos looping and faster)
On an RC helicopter you simply change the pitch of the blades. The blades don't change direction. There's no reason a full size helicopter [i]couldn't[/i] be built to do it, but why would you?
RC helicopters can fly upside down ,when real ones can't
No reason why you couldn't with a real one if they were set up to do so - it's just not a particularly useful thing to do, so they don't. Not exactly rocket science - you just reverse the pitch on the blades.
This thread has inspired me - anyone know of an RC flying club near Wrexham? I've still got a couple of planes hanging in the garage and would be great to get them flying again.
On the question of upside down helicopters, most collective pitch models range from positive pitch on the main blades (blow air down) to negative pitch (blow air up) meaning they will fly upside down with no issues (if the pilot can). It also means some spectacular aerobatics are possible , have a look on YouTube at some of the experts.
Matt- P, Pop into hobby corner I'm sure they'll be more than happy to point you in the right direction of some clubs.
On a side note are you Mathew Price??
No reason why you couldn't with a real one if they were set up to do so - it's just not a particularly useful thing to do, so they don't. Not exactly rocket science - you just reverse the pitch on the blades.
Once you have a heli set up to fly inverted (as much negative pitch as positive), then it can do all this:
Can you imagine being in that? Which is pretty much why real ones aren't set up to fly inverted.
This is as close as a real helicopter gets to the "3D" antics:
Pop into hobby corner
Aaah, Hobby Corner, the shop that took all my money as a youngster in exchange for lots and lots and lots of Scalextric bits. 😀
Do they still do the model car racing in Hoseley Lane, Marford?
Sadly not Hosely Is all over grown and seen better days, there Is a new track they use on the industrial estate, not sure where though.
Edit: Wrexham
This is my Hyper 8.5 Pro, with upgraded shock towers, shocks and loads of over upgrades. Savox servo's, soft compound tyres, Go Tech .21 & .25 engines Jp-3 & JP-4 exhausts. I use a Futaba 3PK transmitter with Spektrum modules.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/milkiekula/4702750042/ ]Buggy[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/milkiekula/ ]MilkieKula[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/milkiekula/4702127005/ ]Ramp Side[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/milkiekula/ ]MilkieKula[/url], on Flickr
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I also have a Walkera 4#3 micro heli, an eleccy TT-01 drifter and a NTC3 nitro touring car... More pics to follow! 😆
Discus Launch Gliders have it for me. No noise and you can fly them pretty much anywhere.
If anyone wants a helicopter recommendation - [url= http://www.bladehelis.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdId=EFLH3000 ]get a Blade[/url]!
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/flamejob/4276648374/ ]Heli Maintenence[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/flamejob/ ]Flamejob[/url], on Flickr
This kid knows how to fly a toy…
I sort of agree with you aracer, but not quite. I have a fixed pitch heli, two co-ax and 2 collective pitch - although the FP one is slightly easier to fly then the CP ones, it's not as rewarding; having said that, the two cp ones (a 450 size and .30 nitro) scare the bejaysus out of me 😉
Kind of missed the boat (or helicopter) on this one but going back a page I think that full sized helicopters did not fly inverted due to the rigidity of the blades, turn upside down and cut your tail off problems. I guess updated materials means this is not (always) the case now.
Am loving some of the detailed models 🙂