I'm Here

For the past posts I have posted nothing but Radio Contolled car posts. But, I haven't forgoten about my lonly rocket on the shelf. The reason for such neglect is that I still haven't found anything to use as a blast plate on my launch pad ( though I admit I haven't looked as hard as I could).
On the other hand, a recently had a commentor suggest that I use an old cookie sheet. Strangely, I never thought about using that! And, the mysterious commentor had a good point, it probably be cheaper then finding sheet steel. So, one problem down; now to get my hands on a cookie sheet. It will be interesting to see if the thrust will burn through and how fast. Once I get one, I will post how it works and maybe a movie of the launch. Thanks for the comment, mystery Dude!

More R/C

Like I said earlier, I would be posting more movies by R/C Driver whenever they come out. this weeks tip happens to be how to flange your tune pipe and prevent it from coming lose in the event of an impact. I won't give it all away thought; I'll let the real experts tell the details. You can find more stuff from R/C Driver here.

Blitz-Rage!

As every R/C enthusiast is noticing, Short-Course race cars all the rage in the R/C market. Companies such as Associate Electronics and Traxxes have long since released their model of a big team truck. HPI Racing has released a a truck version of the Baja 5B, and a smaller truck was expected to be on the way. Well, here it is; the HPI Blitz!

The Blitz is a 1/10th scale, electric truck. This bad boy is 2wd, powered by HPI's reliable 15t electric motor. The chassis is based on the company's E-Firestorm, another 1/10th scale vehicle. In all the vulnerable areas, strong nylon takes the blow of impact. Plus, it is virtually fully customizable. Ride Height, anti-squat, camber and toe, and shock angles are all customizable (this is found elsewhere on many other cars).

Some of the features found are:

• HPI's 15t motor
• All metal gear transmission
• Full Ball bearings
• 12mm hubs
• Maxxis pre-painted body

...And, as a added bonus, the truck is mounted on Maxxis scale Trepador tires! These tires are designed to provide the looks and performance as the real thing!

Although you can't get it yet, it won't be a long wait. Scheduled to be released by this fall, it is just around the corner. To tease you even more, here is a video of the test Blitz in action, courtesy of the crew at R/C Driver magazine. I hope to have one of these things soon!

Digital R/C

A new feature at the web page of R/C Driver and on You Tube are videos of editor Greg Vogel and a host of other people from RCD explaining the what's-what of the r/c world as well as new products. And, just like the magazine, they will show projects and how-to's. From now on, I will be posting movies whenever they update. Enjoy!