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soundman98 · 03-06-2020, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Same with cars too. Sim doesn't have enough sense of speed or rotation besides wheel feel. RC is like trying to play a top down video game with a TV that moves farther or closer to you.

I did get my RC truck up to 57mph on the radar gun in the parking lot the other day. Then it hit a pine cone, caught air under the body, and kart wheeled a pretty good distance.

i need to get back into rc... my emaxx is lonely. but it's less fun without rocket motors...

Sapphireho · 03-06-2020, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JD001

What kind of track is that? Can't see any slots..

4 lane AFX plastic track. There are power tracks about every 3 feet (soldered from underneath). A giant power supply and HP tower control the track power and timing. It has 2 flat screen leader boards. It uses 3 wire controllers with brakes. It is really fun.

cjd · 03-06-2020, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

i need to get back into rc... my emaxx is lonely. but it's less fun without rocket motors...

Unfortunately all the tracks have closed. I have a bunch, never got to race 'em, except my first one back in '90 in a friend's back yard. I probably should do something with them though. Keep trying to figure out how to get a club going... Then I remember I'm over-volunteered already.

Ultramaroon · 03-06-2020, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

what size is that? seems like quite a vibration issue...

450. I always had trouble with the blade grips.

soundman98 · 03-07-2020, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

450. I always had trouble with the blade grips.

blade 450?

i've got a blade 400.

are you sure it's not an issue with your feathering shaft? talking to the local hobby shop, they recommended using an upgraded feathering shaft over the eflite variation.

i don't recall the issues i was having, but i had some issues right away with the eflite version bending and flexing at very amateur ground effect maneuvers. on the local hobby shops recommendation, i went with a stiffened aftermarket variation. i remember it helped a lot, though it still gets tweaked in surprise ground attacks.

last time i had a vibration like that, i replaced everything related to the head block. i think i worked some tolerances loose in the flybar/washout assembly over time.

of course, i haven't flown(wrecked) it in probably 3-4 years now. don't have time for hobbies like that anymore!

soundman98 · 03-07-2020, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by cjd

Unfortunately all the tracks have closed. I have a bunch, never got to race 'em, except my first one back in '90 in a friend's back yard. I probably should do something with them though. Keep trying to figure out how to get a club going... Then I remember I'm over-volunteered already.

i never tracked anything. i never had any sort of competitive gear. i just assaulted skate parks and alleyways with bike ramps.

oh, and snow piles.

Ultramaroon · 03-07-2020, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

blade 450?

i've got a blade 400.

It's mostly BEAM E4. I was building up a custom FPV platform when I got the frs. Haven't touched it since.

korhun · 03-07-2020, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

i never tracked anything. i never had any sort of competitive gear. i just assaulted skate parks and alleyways with bike ramps.

oh, and snow piles.

Does that have a TRD badge?

soundman98 · 03-07-2020, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by korhun

Does that have a TRD badge?

lol. no, but i have some random mitsubishi badges i could put on it!

though that's more of an insult now considering what mitsubishi has become...

Tcoat · 03-07-2020, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

lol. no, but i have some random mitsubishi badges i could put on it!

though that's more of an insult now considering what mitsubishi has become...

Actually they would be even more ironic now.

soundman98 · 03-07-2020, 10:10 AM

my first thought was this.

even by accident or irony, i can't support that.

korhun · 03-07-2020, 10:49 AM

My first thought when I hear Mitsubishi is still something like this:

Sapphireho · 03-07-2020, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by korhun

My first thought when I hear Mitsubishi is still something like this:

Or this

Sapphireho · 03-07-2020, 11:22 AM

Going to have to pick up a couple of the new Mega G+ chassis to check out. Sealed can motor means no engine modding.

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