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GilbertRC1

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    Tamiya Electric Kits

    in General - Electric

    Posted

    Hi mate, welcome to the forum.

    I've built several tamiya kits over the years and my opinion is that they are great fun to build. To answer your question they don't require any soldering, providing you keep the standard electronics and don't change the battery connectors, other than that the kits do simply bolt together. Personally I would recommend the grasshopper as it has a hard ABS plastic body that is easy to paint and doesn't require any trimming which can be difficult for first time builders. The chassis is very easy to put together as well, I've had one for several years now and I've had a lot of fun with i ( take a look at my YouTube channel for some videos, links just below). I would recommend that you buy from modelsport and order a bearing kit with the car as this improves it hugely and is easy to use as it just replaces the plastic ones in the kit. The only thing you need to add to a tamiya kit is a transmitter and servo, the best budget transmitter you can buy is the Absima CR2 SV2 and pretty much any servo will do, if you want something that's adequate then go for plastic gear or if you want something a bit more substantial then go for metal gear, they're more expensive but will last longer and can cope with more stress. All tamiya kits are of high quality and well worth the purchase so whatever you choose you can't go wrong!

    Ben.

    Should I buy one?

    in Drones / Multi-Rotors

    Posted

    Hello Ben. 

     

     

    how do you find flying the phantom. are you still itchy fingered, or have you worked out the slow and gentle touch

    has an even better feel. 

     

    now i bet when they get that phantom out your all a glee , and i am right am i not ? 

    if this is the case its time you as a pilot stepped away from the toys and experiance 

    a larger machine. we tell most people a hubsan or a little baby quad because, they are cheap and they well

    lets just say kinda bounce of things. fun but becomes boring.

     

    being a young mind your are always looking to learn and hone skills for later in life. its the same as RC

    as you grow up your choices become more open, toy grade becomes hobby grade and not far after its prosumer grade ( its what i would call the very top end dji ).

     

    Now owning a larger quad does have some rules, as it is more adultfied ( geared towards an older pilot ) it becomes a little more technical.

    but there raise in price is still there, so my advice would be this. 

     

    keep with your hubsan as a skirtingboard skimmer , its going to still teach you control and fine control stick shifts,

    keep up flying the schools DJI PV2 ( this more so when your able to, a bigger drone flys very differnet to a skirtingboard skimmer.

    use the time learning to boost your pocket money - savings pot in time, and its takes some time to.  but you could save enough to have your very own

    hobby-prosumer grade quadcopter/drone.

     

    dont see my advice as a put off, its more a hey buddy your doing very well and should keep at it, but have that little savings pot running for when your ready to make that huge leap

    from toy grade to a more hands on hobby graded machine. the little drones are easy to fix and cheap, but a larger drone does require more payout on broken parts and repair.

    Thanks for the help.

    I do love flying the Phantom, although its not as exciting as some of the smaller quads I've flown. I enjoy doing flips and other aerobatic maneuvers with the smaller ones and just use the phantom to line up shots for the school newsletter. I agree with you that the hubsan is a bit toy grade but the Ares looks more hobby grade. Anyway im just using this for fun flying and may never even buy the optional camera or FPV kit.

    Ben. 

    Gilbert RC's videos

    in RC Pics & Videos

    Posted

    Good morning everyone (if your reading this in the afternoon or evening just wind reset your clock and pretend its the morning :tease: ).

    I have a new video for you all to watch, its just an update on the channel and a what to expect for 2015 type of video, part 2 will be coming soon (when Youtube stops being a bloody nightmare and refusing to upload it).

    Anyway, Enjoy!!

     

    Thanks for watching (providing you did actually watch the video) and please like and subscribe for more!

    Ben.

    Should I buy one?

    in Drones / Multi-Rotors

    Posted

    Sorry for the toddler part there fella! My wife just read the post and gave me a clip round the ear and told me not to be an arse! They sell them at my local hobby store and I'll happily go down to see them about this and get his advice. Simon tooley from Britain's got talent fame!

    Thanks for your help, don't worry about the joke, you can tell your wife that i actually found it quite funny! At the moment it looks like i will be buying it having read some reviews and watched some videos on it. The only thing that will stop is a bad experience with one which is why asked on here as well.

    Ben.

    Should I buy one?

    in Drones / Multi-Rotors

    Posted

    I'm relatively new to RC flying, but I own a a Hubsan x4 and some other things. I am also the pilot of my schools quadcopter (dji phantom vision 2). However now I want to buy something of my own to fly with my friends and wanted to know if the Ares Ethos qx130 would be worth my money. From what I've seen it looks pretty good and the bubble machine attachment looks like a lot of fun!

    Thanks for the help.

    Ben.

    Newbie - Looking to buy first RC car. Traxxas / FTX ?

    in General RC

    Posted

    Personally i wouldnt buy nitro for a first car as they can be really annoying to get running, your better off with an electric off-road car.

    The rustler and firestorm are both great cars and your son should be very pleased with either of them. If your based near Birmingham then i suggest you check out radshaperc, they are heving an Hpi open day on the 6th of december where you can see the firestorm and rustler and get a discount on the firestorm.

    Ben. 

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