My new toy

[mole2k]

A few studio style shots of my new rc car, its a Tamiya TRF 501x Worlds Edition for anybody who's interested.

Running an LRP Sphere 2007 Competition TC, novak 4.5R, GP4300's. :love:

#1
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2319/2433845467_96d3bdcf8e_o.jpg


#2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2388/2434660354_d8916a64dc_o.jpg


#3
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2434660804_b9b0306aa8_o.jpg


#4
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2322/2434660934_cd8f30b05e_o.jpg


#5
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2433845869_9f72535d5c_o.jpg


#6
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/2433845723_09d2e57b9f_o.jpg

[scraggs]

I like the lighting on these, very good

[sbowler579]

Lovely shots, those tyres look like they could climb walls.:eek:

[Borats Baby]

Trackings out, front and, er... rear !

Nice pics though, as mentioned, the lighting is good !!

[mole2k]

Trackings out, front and, er... rear !

Nice pics though, as mentioned, the lighting is good !!

The trackings about right :P except for the left front and it was fixed last night at the racings! With rc cars you tend to run exaggerated toe and camber settings. 2 degree's negative camber all round, 3 degree's rear toe in to stablise the rear and between 2 degree toe in on the front to about 2 degree's toe out depending on driver preferance/surface.

[the undertaker]

#6 is ace, seems to work on the black better, I used have remote car of competition level, I had to give it up as bad job, i was useless at steering??

[mole2k]

It quite often takes years to get really competitive unless your one of the few who just oozes natural talent. I've been racing for 10 years a now.

The steering is the first big stumbling block as untill you get it sorted out you cant really drive consistantly, the inverted when comming towards you feeling does dissappear and it all becomes natural.

[LKavaney]

nice! my dad races, he loves it. He runs 3 different cars Tamiya Mini's, and er can't remember the other 2 right now.

[ogbyte]

nice photos mole2k - great lighting :)

Can't believe the battery specs nowadays 4300Mah :eek: used to race 1/10th electric 1987 - 1994/5 and 1700mah were the tops then (SCRs, SCE etc)

Car looks very similar to a Yokomo Dogfighter 1994 spec i used to own - ah! memories :)

Gary

[mole2k]

nice photos mole2k - great lighting :)

Can't believe the battery specs nowadays 4300Mah :eek: used to race 1/10th electric 1987 - 1994/5 and 1700mah were the tops then (SCRs, SCE etc)

Car looks very similar to a Yokomo Dogfighter 1994 spec i used to own - ah! memories :)

Gary

Battery capacity has gone through the roof since they introduced nimh, the nicads slowly went up to 2400's then they jumped to 3000 for the nimh and been skyrocketing since, you can get 4600 maybe even 4800 now. I cant remember the last time I dumped in a race, i'm able to do about 10min using a 4.5 brushless (similar to a 6t brushed motor) on an offroad track.

[Techno-Geek]

What speed can they goo?

[illimark]

Cant help but think the money spent on the car could of been spent on a lense! LOL

[mole2k]

What speed can they goo?

Depends entirely on the motor, you could get 60mph out of it if you really wanted but it wouldnt be very racable, I have one car could reach 80mph fairly easily if i geared it that way.

Cant help but think the money spent on the car could of been spent on a lense! LOL

If you include the cost of everything you could of had a very very nice lens but i've been racing longer than i've been taking photos :P

[Techno-Geek]

Depends entirely on the motor, you could get 60mph out of it if you really wanted but it wouldnt be very racable, I have one car could reach 80mph fairly easily if i geared it that way.


I'd stick a camera on that and drive it down the motorway :P